A former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Victor Ochei, Esq., has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ochei announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the leadership of the party, though he did ...
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday met with his main rival in the party’s presidential primary, former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi. Atiku had emerged winner of the recently ...
A Federal Capital Territory High Court has thrown out a $19.6 million lawsuit filed against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC Ltd, describing the claim as lacking merit. The judgment, delivered on Thursday, ended a legal battle linked to ...
Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and political organisation, has criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu, alleging that Nigeria is worse off under his leadership three years after he assumed office. The group made the allegation in a statement titled “Tinubu’s ...
Celebrity socialite Cubana Chief Priest has reaffirmed his loyalty to President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), describing it as “undiluted and unshakable” despite recent political setbacks in Imo State. He made this known during an interview, ...
Brother of Rivers State Governor, Ambassador Blessing Fubara, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in the state under the Nigerian Democratic Congress, promising to serve only one term if elected. The governorship hopeful made the declaration ...
The Edo State Government has dismissed the claim surrounding an incident at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium during Children’s Day celebrations on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. In a statement issued by Dr Patrick Akhere Ebojele, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor ...
The constitutional immunity shield provided by a gubernatorial seat has emerged as the primary motivation driving former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, to desperately contest the 2027 Enugu State governorship election. Mr. Nnaji fears that an ongoing ...
Iran has condemned what it described as violations by the United States following strikes on the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, vowing to defend its sovereignty. The position was made known in a statement issued on Thursday by the ...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) is set to review complaints raised by aggrieved aspirants following the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential candidate. Lawal Batagarawa, a member of the ADC Presidential Primary Committee, disclosed this ...
A fresh crisis has erupted in the All Progressives Congress in Kogi State following the suspension of Senator Jibrin Isah, popularly known as Echocho, by executives of APC Odu Ward 2 in Dekina Local Government Area. The ward executives accused ...
A Director of Research at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Femi Otubanjo, has suggested that Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, may defect to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. Otubanjo made the remark during ...
Former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has congratulated Atiku Abubakar on his victory at the presidential primary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a statement issued on Thursday, Malami described the victory as a reflection of the ...
The Federal High Court of Nigeria has directed all its divisional registries to commence operations on weekends and public holidays to accommodate the filing of pre-election matters ahead of the 2027 general elections. The directive was contained in a public ...
The Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised Governor Alex Otti’s decision to name the newly commissioned Umuahia Central Bus Terminal after Professor Nnenna Oti, the Returning Officer for the 2023 governorship election in the state. ...
The government of Sokoto State has announced plans to introduce a new law that will prescribe strict punishment for individuals who provide information to bandits operating in the state. The move is part of renewed efforts to curb rising insecurity ...
The annual children’s day celebration in Edo State took a distressing turn on Wednesday as an unexpected stampede and chemical exposure left scores of young students hospitalized. The event, which was meant to celebrate the youths of the state at ...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has released the list of electoral committee members to conduct its primaries for state House of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate, Governorship and Presidential Elections across the 36 states and the FCT. The party announced ...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has warned that any attempt by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, the Independent National Electoral Commission, or the judiciary to interfere in the affairs of the African Democratic Congress will be strongly resisted. Atiku issued the warning ...
Nigerian socialite and nightlife entrepreneur Paschal Okechukwu, popularly known as Chief Priest, has reaffirmed that he remains firmly in the political race despite his recent setback at the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary election. He says the ...