Politics

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Prince Emmanuel Odigie, has called on supporters of Bola Ahmed Tinubu to begin shifting their political message toward a possible second term ahead of the 2027 elections. He said the current administration is ...

A presidential aspirant on the Peoples Democratic Party platform, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has stepped up consultations within the party following a high-level meeting with Seyi Makinde. According to a statement from his media office on Thursday, the closed-door meeting in Abuja ...

Former presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has said he is not certain of clinching the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. Obi made this known in a video message shared with his ...

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) says it will petition Amnesty International and other human rights organisations over the continued detention of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state. The party said El-Rufai, one of its leaders, has been held ...

Fresh crisis has erupted within the Bauchi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), following a sharp accusation by former Governor Isa Yuguda against the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar. The clash became public on Wednesday after Yuguda’s ...

Bala Mohammed has dismissed reports suggesting he plans to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), insisting he remains a loyal member of the party. Speculation had emerged that the governor was considering a move to the All Progressives Congress ...

Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu, accusing it of failing to protect the lives and property of Nigerians in the wake of the recent Maiduguri bombings. In a statement issued on Tuesday ...

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River state, has asked political appointees intending to contest in the 2027 general election to resign from office. Otu gave the directive during the state executive council meeting on Wednesday, adding that it applies to ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Maiduguri, Borno state, for an on-the-spot assessment and condolence visit following recent tragic incidents in the state. Shettima arrived on Wednesday on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is currently on a ...

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Labour Party has approved the timetable for its primary elections ahead of the 2027 general elections. At a statutory NEC meeting held on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, and observed by the Independent National ...

Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda, a former Senate Minority Leader who represented the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the 9th National Assembly, has officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The development was announced on Tuesday via the party’s official ...

President Bola Tinubu has reacted to the recent bomb explosion in Maiduguri, declaring that Nigeria will not bow to terrorism. In a statement released on Tuesday, the President described the incident as disturbing and painful. He expressed deep sorrow over ...

Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Soludo, has been officially sworn in for a second term in office. The inauguration took place on Tuesday at the newly renovated Alex Ekwueme Square in Akwa, the state capital. Soludo was sworn in alongside ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima, along with former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, arrived at Chinua Achebe Airport on Tuesday to attend the second-term inauguration of Governor Chukwuma Soludo. A video shared by Anambra State New Media confirmed the dignitaries’ ...

President Bola Tinubu departed Abuja on Tuesday for a state visit to the United Kingdom, marking the first such trip by a Nigerian leader in 37 years. The Airbus A330 carrying the President and the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, ...

A former lawmaker who represented the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at the Nigerian Senate, Philip Aduda has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Aduda announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the party leadership in his ward in ...

Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate for the Labour Party has reacted to the Monday, March 16, multiple suicide bombings in Maiduguri, Borno State’s capital city. Obi, in a post on X said Nigeria is under siege with the horrific ...

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has asked President Bola Tinubu to return to the country following the bomb explosions in Maiduguri, Borno state. The party condemned the attack which occurred on Monday night and left 23 people dead and several others ...

A fresh political storm has erupted in Abia State as the Labour Party Nigeria launched a blistering attack on Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, accusing him of threatening violence and attempting to intimidate voters ahead of the next senatorial contest in ...

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has disclosed that former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, paid a visit to former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, to show support amid his ongoing legal battles. In a statement shared on Tuesday, the ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued a decisive directive to all political appointees with ambitions for elective offices in the upcoming general elections. In a move aimed at ensuring governance remains unencumbered by political campaigning, the President has ordered such ...

The Abia chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has distanced itself from remarks attributed to Uche Ogah, former minister of state for mines and steel development. The party said Ogah allegedly declared at a Labour Party event in Isuikwuato ...

The Department of State Services (DSS) has officially sanctioned the release of the former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN. This development ends several weeks of high-profile detention for the former Chief Law Officer ...

Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday threatened to commit the lead defence lawyer to politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore, Marshall Abubakar, for contempt over rudeness in court. For raising his voice in court, ...

Women stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have purchased the expression of interest and nomination forms for Mrs. Mary Alile-Idele, national women leader of the party. The stakeholders said the gesture demonstrates their support for Alile-Idele ahead of the ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that the existing zoning arrangement for National Working Committee (NWC) positions will remain in place for the party’s 2026 national convention. Barr. Felix Morka, national publicity secretary of the ruling party, made the ...

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused powerful figures within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of plotting to ensure that Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerges unchallenged as the sole candidate in the 2027 presidential election. The party declared that it ...

The Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says former Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Uche Sampson Ogah, remains suspended from the party and does not have the authority to speak on its behalf. The ...

The newly elected chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, George Turnah has said that God Almighty will intervene on behalf of the party in the forthcoming 2027 general election. Turnah said the party, despite its challenges, ...

A former governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Yobe State, Ali Tikau, has defected to the African Democratic Congress. Tikau announced his defection on Monday during a ceremony held in his hometown, Tikau, in Nangere Local Government Area. ...

The office of the Minister of Works, David Umahi, has responded to a protest by relatives and sympathisers of engineers from NELAN Consulting Engineers who were killed during the 2021 communal crisis in Ebonyi State, describing the incident as a ...

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has said that President Bola Tinubu’s reforms are strengthening global confidence in Nigeria. Idris said this on Sunday in London during a World Press Conference ahead of President Tinubu’s official visit ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally sworn in Taiwo Oyedele in as Minister of State for Finance. The swearing-in took place briefly at the State House on Monday. More details to follow… ...

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can no longer function effectively as a political party, following the growing wave of defections from the opposition camp. Morka made ...

The Secretary to the Zamfara State Government (SSG), Abubakar Nakwada, has disclosed that the recent defection of Governor Dauda Lawal to the All Progressives Congress has triggered a sharp increase in the party’s ongoing e-membership registration across the state. Speaking ...

Former presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has raised concerns over what he described as a worsening poverty crisis in Nigeria. Obi made the remarks in a statement shared on his official page, citing findings from a policy ...