Politics

  “They Promised Us; They Asked Us To Name Our Price. We Did. But We Got Nothing. We Finished The Work, And No Dime Was Given To Us. Is It Good?” — Veteran Yoruba Actor Lalude Laments Abandonment After Campaigning ...

  Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has debunked claims suggesting he plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), reaffirming his loyalty and continued commitment to the party Speaking on Saturday during an interactive session with members of the Nigerian ...

  Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday night confirmed that the political rift between him and Governor Siminalayi Fubara has been resolved following a peace meeting brokered by President Bola Tinubu ...

The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and his predecessor and estranged political godfather, Nyesom Wike, have initiated peace talks to resolve their longstanding feud. Sources close to both politicians confirmed that the two recently met at Wike’s residence ...

  The Nigeria Labour Congress has declared that  the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, does not require any coalition with the Peoples Democratic Party  or support from political figures like former Vice President Atiku Abubakar or ...

  The Vice Chairman of Agege Local Government  Area in Lagos State, Mr Oluwagbenga Abiola,  has withdrawn his interest to vie for the chairmanship position of the LG in the upcoming July 12, 2025 council election. Abiola said he stepped ...

  Opposition political parties, especially the Peoples Democratic Party, the New Nigeria Peoples Party, and the Labour Party, are bleeding as some of their prominent members have dumped their platforms for the ruling All Progressives Congress. Concerned by the wave ...

  Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) The defection was confirmed on Wednesday following a closed-door meeting at the Government House in Asaba, attended ...

  Former Delta State Governor and 2023 PDP vice presidential candidate, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), alongside his successor, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, and the entire structure of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta ...

  Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that he possesses the capacity to lead Nigeria as President come 2027. Makinde made this known during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday. He emphasised that his achievements ...

  The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has not apologised to him to consider forgiving him. According to him, for there to be forgiveness, the person who did ...

  Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, on Sunday received the 2023 deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Emana Ambrose-Amawhe, into the All Progressives Congress. Her visit to the governor came hours after she announced her defection ...

  The political drama in Kogi State took a new turn on Tuesday following a controversial visit by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to her constituency, despite a state and police ban on rallies and restrictions on public gatherings. Akpoti-Uduaghan’s visit, ...

  Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, on Tuesday, accused the President Bola Tinubu administration of being ineffective in implementing economic policies. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, revealed this in an ...

  Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has announced his intention to contest for re-election in the 2027 general elections. Sani made the declaration on Sunday while delivering his Eid-el-Fitr message at his residence in Kaduna. “Any politician contesting an ...

  Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has alleged that he was offered N5 billion to coordinate the impeachment of his principal. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Ehie claimed he has evidence ...

  Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has vowed that his principal will frustrate former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s 2027 presidential bid. Olayinka made the declaration while reacting to Atiku’s recent comment ...

  Governors of states governed by the Peoples Democratic Party have instituted a suit before the Supreme Court, challenging the six-month suspension of the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and the Rivers House of Assembly ...

  The recently reinstated National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party and ally of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has called for party unity, stating that the internal crisis within the PDP has been resolved. ...

  The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has announced the formation of a Coalition of Opposition Political Parties to oust President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The former Vice President confirmed this while responding to a ...

  The Senate on Thursday approved the state of emergency imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday. The resolution was taken at Thursday’s closed-door session of the legislators to deliberate on the declaration and the suspension of ...

  The House of Representatives has approved the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, along with the six-month suspension of Governor Sim Fubara, his deputy, and all elected members of the assembly, as announced by President Bola ...

  The Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has dismissed claims by the Social Democratic Party that it is worried about the defection of ex-Governor Nasir El-Rufai and his ex-commissioner, Ja’afaru Sani, to the SDP. In a statement ...

  Tinubu Declares State Of Emergency In Rivers, Suspends Governor Fubara President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, citing the prolonged political crisis and governance paralysis. The President also suspended the Governor, Sim Fubara, his ...

  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has launched a scathing critique of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, declaring it the worst in Nigeria’s democratic history. Obasanjo, however, said the current government of President Bola Tinubu appears to be following the same ...