Politics

Mr Mandela Obasi, the lawmaker representing Ohafia North State Constituency in the Abia House of Assembly, says he has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling-Labour Party (LP). Obasi announced his defection during an interactive session with newsmen after having a closed-door meeting with Gov. Alex Otti, in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South LGA. He said that he decided …

The Edo House of Assembly says the probe into the Museum of West African Arts (MOWAA) and the Radisson Blu Hotel is not meant to victimise former Gov. Godwin Obaseki. The Chairman of the ad-hoc committee set up to investigate the two projects, Mr Ibhamawu Aigbokhan, said this Tuesday at a news conference in Benin, organised to make the committee’s …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned political parties taking part in the Osun governorship election to shun abusive language, hate speech and violence as election campaign starts on Wednesday. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun, Dr Mutiu Agboke, gave the warning in a statement issued by the commission’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Musa Olurode, on Tuesday in Osogbo. …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday night assured Nigerians that the country would never allow agents of instability to undermine its peace, unity and sovereignty, assuring that terrorists would be defeated Tinubu gave the assurance while hosting religious and traditional leaders for an interfaith breaking of fast at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He acknowledged the critical roles of religious and traditional …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Nigeria’s opposition parties appear to be “merely breathing but not competing” ahead of the 2027 general elections. Lagos APC spokesman, Mr Seye Oladejo, said this in a statement issued on Monday in Lagos. “As the nation approaches the 2027 elections, Nigeria may be heading towards one of the most predictable electoral cycles in its …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has welcomed the Court of Appeal judgment voiding the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention held in Ibadan on Nov. 15 and Nov. 16, 2025. The appellate court ruled on Monday that the party acted wrongly by proceeding with the convention in spite of a subsisting court order directing compliance with conditions set …

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja on Monday, dismissed an appeal filed by the Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, challenging an amendment to a suit aimed at barring him from seeking re-election in 2028. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of justices, held that the appeal lacked merit and awarded costs of N2 …

Former presidential candidate and African Democratic Congress chieftain Peter Obi has described the continued detention of former Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai and ex-Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami as worrisome, accusing the Tinubu administration of deploying criminal prosecution as a political weapon against opposition figures. Obi made the allegation in a statement posted on X on Monday, …

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Monday, affirmed the judgment that barred the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from proceeding with the national convention it held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, 2026. That convention produced a factional leadership for the party, with Senior Advocate of Nigeria Taminu Turaki, SAN, as National Chairman. In a unanimous decision, …

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has formally registered as a member of the African Democratic Congress. Obi, who completed his registration in his hometown of Agulu in Aniocha Local Government Area of Anambra State on Saturday, said he would challenge the newly passed Electoral Act 2026 in court over what he described as attempts to …