A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Adetokunbo Pearse, says the current challenges facing the party are not as serious as widely perceived, insisting that the party remains a strong opposition platform. Pearse said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, while reacting to the recent Appeal Court ruling invalidating the…
Luminous Jannamike, Abuja A few metres from the busy junction near the Peoples Democratic Party national secretariat in Wuse Zone 5, Musa Sani runs a small kiosk squeezed between a POS operator’s stall and a modest business centre where residents come to print documents and photocopy forms. Behind his seat is a carton filled with unused campaign posters from the February…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Kenneth Okonkwo, has alleged that the continued detention of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai is politically motivated, directly linking his ordeal to his association with the opposition party. Okonkwo, a lawyer, made the allegation on Friday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Morning Brief, where he also condemned the detention as…
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has assured its members and Abuja residents of a hitch-free and secure environment for its National Convention slated for March 27 and 28. . During the committee’s inaugural meeting in Abuja, the Chairman and Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd), emphasized that the party is leaving nothing to…
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has flatly denied claims by President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, that he sought to recruit him into his 2023 presidential election campaign, describing the allegation as baseless and unworthy of a response. Obi made the clarification in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by his media…
The Seyi Makinde Disciples, a political support group, has urged members of a factional caretaker committee backed by Minister Nyesom Wike to return to the party’s mainstream leadership. Convener of the group, Mr Laja Adeoye, made the appeal on Thursday in Lagos during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Adeoye said the party remained open to…
The nine senators who announced their defections from their respective former political parties have adduced different reasons for their actions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Senators Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), Eyinnaya Abaribe (Abia), Binos Yaroe (Adamawa), Victor Umeh (Anambra), Tony Nwonye (Anambra), Lawal Usman (Kaduna), Ogoshi Onawo (Nasarawa), Augustine Akobundu (Abia) and Ireti Kingibe (FCT) had earlier…
By Dayo Johnson, Akure The Federal High Court in Akure, Ondo State, has barred governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa from contesting the 2028 governorship election in the state. According to the court, allowing him to seek another term would violate the constitutional limit of eight years’ tenure. The court, presided over by Justice Toyin Bolaji Adegoke, in a judgment delivered, held…
By Luminous Jannamike The African Democratic Congress has dismissed reports that the Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Ireti Kingibe, has been suspended from the party, saying the claim is false. The party said the reports circulating in some quarters are misleading and urged the public and the media to ignore them, stressing that issues involving its members are…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says a delay by INEC in uploading the party’s current leadership to the commission’s website is affecting its registration/membership drive nationwide. This is contained in a statement by the NNPP Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr Boniface Aniebonam, on Thursday in Lagos. Recall that INEC had directed all political parties to…
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