Politics

The chairman African Democratic Congress (ADC), Sokoto state chapter, Alhaji Bello Isiyaku-Keegan, has denied Sen. Abubakar Gada’s membership, saying he was never their member. Isiyaku-Keegan stated this while addressing newsmen on Monday in Sokoto. He emphasised that membership of a political party was a formal and verifiable process involving registration and documentation through official records. He explained that Gada, who …

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has formally resigned his membership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), citing deepening internal crises within the party and the need to protect the broader interest of the people of Kano State. The governor conveyed his decision in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the NNPP in Diso–Chiranchi Ward, Gwale Local Government …

A Private Investigator, Prof. Sandra Duru, has called on the Police to expedite action on her petition against Sen. Natasha Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, in the National Assembly. The private investigator, based in the US, told newsmen on Friday in Abuja, that there was no need for delay in the investigation of the issues raised in the petition. She said …

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a security expert, Ambassador Abayomi Mumuni, has cautioned party leaders against any move to replace Vice President Kashim Shettima on religious grounds ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that such a decision could undermine the ruling party’s electoral prospects. Mumuni, who served as a member of the intelligence and security …

The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, has explained why he declined to set up a seven-member panel to investigate Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, amid ongoing impeachment proceedings. In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, Amadi cited court orders as the …

A CSO, Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, has decried what it called delay by the Senate to conclude passage of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill in 2025. Convener of the group, Yunusa Ya’u, who stated this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday, noted that the bill had earlier been passed by House of Representatives. Ya’u called on the …

The Department of State Services (DSS), on Thursday, tendered a generated copy of the message posted by Omoyele Sowore on his social media handles where he allegedly defamed President Bola Tinubu as evidence at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The DSS also played the video evidence of President Tinubu’s speech made on Aug. 26, 2025, during his state’s visit …

The names of the worshippers abducted from three churches in Kurmin Wali, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have been released. The list was attached to a statement issued by the Chikun/Kajuru Active Citizens Congress (CKACC) on Tuesday. The group in the statement shared with our reporter described the attack as a “heinous and unacceptable” act. This newspaper reported …

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, sacked Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). In a judgement that was delivered by Justice Peter Lifu, the high court relied on the April 4, 2025, verdict of the Supreme Court to declare a former Minister of Finance, Senator Esther Nenadi Usman, as the valid leader …

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says it cancelled its planned protest against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to avoid it being hijacked by hoodlums and political rivals to instigate disorder. Recall that the party on Jan. 10, announced that it would be holding a peaceful protest in Abuja on Tuesday, Jan. 20, to press home its agitation for …