Politics

  Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President, has denied any connection with a media consultant named Kola Johnson The denial comes after Kola Johnson reportedly released a statement on Wednesday ...

  Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy, marking the first time in modern French history that a former head of state has received a prison sentence The Paris court found ...

  Governorship Aspirant Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour Dumps Labour Party Ahead Of 2027 Elections, Joins ADC Former Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). He made the declaration on Saturday at an ...

  Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has resigned after an inquiry concluded that she breached the ministerial code by underpaying property tax, dealing a heavy blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government Rayner, a prominent figure within Labour’s ...

  David Lammy has been appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary in a sweeping cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, following the resignation of Angela Rayner Lammy, who previously served as Foreign Secretary, now steps into one of the ...

  President Donald Trump has cancelled Secret Service protection for Kamala Harris, which had been extended by Joe Biden before he left office, according to one of her advisers As a former vice-president, Ms Harris was entitled under law to receive six months ...

  Former Zamfara senator, Kabiru Garba Marafa and his supporters on Friday announced their resignation from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC Marafa, who represented Zamfara Central in the 7th and 8th National Assembly, hinged his decision to quit the ruling party on alleged ...

  The national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has maintained that he has no plans to defect to another political party Making the clarification at the party’s National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja on Thursday, Kwankwaso said ...

  Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her position as prime minister, ruling that as the country’s leader she violated constitutional rules on ethics in a phone call with Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen The ruling means she immediately ...

  Contrary to recent reports that he may opt out of the 2027 presidential contest, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said he remains in the race Atiku was quoted to have said at the weekend his commitment to the evolution of a ...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has formally confirmed Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum as its substantive National Chairman at its 102nd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting This brings and ending to over a year of Damagun’s tenure as the acting national chairman ...

  INEC Declares Prison Inmate Serving Seven-Year Jail Term As Winner Of Enugu-South Rerun The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday declared Bright Ngene of the Labour Party winner of the rerun election in Enugu South 1 State Constituency. ...

  Minister of Works, David Umahi, has insisted that all South-East governors are backing President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027 The minister made the remark in a video shared by @peopleofebonyi_, Ebonyi 1st Choice News Media on Instagram on Sunday. ...

  By-election: INEC staff, politician caught with huge cash in Ogun Security officers in Ogun State have arrested some people suspected to be Independent National Electoral Commission staff with a huge amount of money ahead of the state by-election. They ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission will deploy 7,726 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System devices for the upcoming by-elections scheduled for Saturday, August 16, 2025 in 12 states. A top INEC official told The PUNCH that the devices would be distributed ...

  With roughly two years until the 2027 presidential election, members of the Peoples Democratic Party National Executive Committee are divided over moves by certain individuals to facilitate the return of former President Goodluck Jonathan and the 2023 Labour Party ...

  President Bola Tinubu has described Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, as his friend of over two decades, pledging to partner with him and any state committed to human, social, and economic development. ‎ ‎Tinubu, in a post on ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission has warned Nigerians against multiple registration in the forthcoming Continuous Voters Registration exercise. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Plateau, Alhaji Mohammed Sadiq, said this during a meeting with stakeholders on the resumption of CVR ...

  The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, and the governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, hosted the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, in the Bauchi Government House on Friday. While welcoming the members of ...

With the 2027 general elections drawing closer, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s presidential ambition is reportedly shaping the internal structure of the African Democratic Congress while Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, is said to be struggling for ...

  2027: Goodluck Jonathan Ready To Run Again — Close Ally Claims A close ally of the former President Goodluck Jonathan has claimed that the former Nigeran leader will be one of the leading candidates to confront incumbent President Bola ...

  President Tinubu Suspends Some Sections Of Rivers Laws, Giving The Rivers Sole Administrator Power To Conduct Elections In Rivers State President Bola Tinubu has modified the powers of the Sole Administrator of Rivers State in the Conduct of Local ...

  Kano State Commissioner for Transportation, Ibrahim Namadi has resigned his position hours after Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf received the report of the investigative committee probing his involvement in the controversial bail of a suspected drug baron, Sulaiman Aminu Danwawu The ...

  The African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kaduna State chapter has warned former State Governor. Nasir El-Rufai against plotting moves to hijack the party The party says the ex-governor will be will be strongly resisted. Addressing a press conference in Kaduna on Monday, leaders ...

  Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar over his frequent defections across political parties Wike says his actions are driven by a desperate ambition to become president. Speaking during a media ...