Politics

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Sunday reacted to claims by its 2023 presidential candidate, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, that his exit from the party was externally influenced. Kwankwaso in a statement on Saturday, addressing what he described as “misleading narratives” in the public domain about leaving the African Democratic Congress (ADC) , said that ongoing discussions about a possible …

Rep. Leke Abejide (ADC-Kogi) has announced his resignation from African Democratic Congress (ADC), citing the leadership crisis in the party as reason for his actions. Abejide, while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Friday, said that the decision to leave ADC was painful but necessary to advance his political career and attract more dividends of democracy to his constituents. The lawmaker, …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) has extended the sales of the party’s Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to aspirants from May 2 to May 4. The party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Mr Durosinmi Meseko, who announced this while speaking with newsmen at the national secretariat on Thursday in Abuja, said the decision was taken at …

The Sen. Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees (BoT) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has assumed leadership of the party, following Thursday’s judgment by the Supreme Court. The BoT, in statement on Thursday in Abuja, said that the constitutional intervention by the BoT was to avert leadership vacuum at the national level of the party, following the apex court …

President Bola Tinubu has nominated Mr Joseph Tegbe as Minister of Power, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The nomination has been transmitted to the Senate for screening and confirmation in accordance with the Constitution. This is contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday in Abuja. The nomination follows the resignation of the former …

The Supreme Court has voided the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, 2025, ruling that the exercise was conducted in violation of a subsisting court order. In a split decision delivered on Tuesday, three of the five justices of the apex court dismissed the appeal filed by the …

African Democratic Congress (ADC) says it will review the court judgment sacking its state executives before taking a position. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party was reacting to Wednesday’s Federal High Court judgment sacking its elected but yet-to-be inaugurated state executives. NAN reports that the judgment barred INEC from recognising them, citing the David Mark-led NWC’s …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council in Osun has clarified that its candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, was not responsible for the payment of half salaries to workers under the previous administration in the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Head of Media and Publicity of the campaign council, Remi Omowaiye, on Monday in Osogbo. Omowaiye …

  Edo State Government has distanced itself from controversial remarks allegedly made by Emmanuel Egogo, Special Assistant to Governor Monday Okpebholo, insisting it does not condone intimidation or suppression of opposition voices. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kassim Afegbua, who made this known at a press briefing on Monday, said the comments were personal and do not represent the …

A dark political cloud is gathering over the state, particularly in Edo South, said to form the highest votes aside its two other districts. It is said that the travails of Ize-Iyamu were borne out of the mischief by certain powerful individuals, to install a rubber-stamp senatorial candidate, so that the clique continue to hijack federal patronages, as they had …