Nine senators across different political parties defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Thursday. The senators are Aminu Tambuwal, Sokoto State; Eyinnaya Abaribe, Abia; Binos Yaroe, Adamawa; Victor Umeh, Anambra; Tony Nwonye, Anambra; Lawal Usman, Kaduna; Ogoshi Onawo, Nasarawa State; Augustine Akobundu, Abia and Ireti Kingibe, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The letters of defection addressed to the Senate…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday set out conditions for a possible end to the war, saying the only way to halt the fighting would be international guarantees ensuring a permanent end to all attacks. Writing on X, Pezeshkian also called for reparations and said Iran’s “legitimate rights” must be recognized. He did not specify which rights he meant,…
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has constituted a special committee to interface with the party’s legal team and stakeholders to foster internal reconciliation. The BoT disclosed this in a communiqué issued on Wednesday in Abuja, at the end of its two-day expanded emergency meeting, presided over by the board chairman, Sen. Adolphus Wabara….
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives and ex-Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has formally resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The ex-governor cited the PDP’s persistent internal crisis, leadership disagreements, and deepening divisions as the driving forces behind his decision. Tambuwal announced his defection in a statement…
By Gift ChapiOdekina Abuja-The House of Representatives yesterday amended the Electoral Act 2026 to criminalise dual membership of political parties, prescribing a fine of N10 million or a maximum of two years imprisonment for offenders. The amendment, contained in a bill seeking to strengthen provisions on political party membership, was passed during plenary, after lawmakers considered it at the committee…
–How Wabara-led BoT plans peace –Enough of litigation, Wike-backed PDP declares lReconciliation yes; APC appendage no — Turaki-led By Omeiza Ajayi, Adeola Badru & Luminous Jannamike ABUJA —STAKEHOLDERS and elders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, were, last night, ready to pursue reconciliation as advised by the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division. The court, yesterday, urged warring factions within…
By Shina Abubakar OSOGBO— THE pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has taken a swipe at the National Assembly for removing the presentation of forged certificates as a ground for challenging election results in the newly enacted Electoral Act 2026. Afenifere, in a statement by its leader and National Publicity Secretary, Oba Oladipo Olaitan and Mr Justice Faloye, described the legislative…
By Adeola Badru The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has granted all parties involved in the dispute over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) elective convention leave to pursue an out-of-court settlement, adjourning the case indefinitely while urging stakeholders to resolve the crisis peacefully in view of the timetable for the 2027 general elections released by the Independent National…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are not worried about the party’s shrinking number of governors, insisting the current crisis within the party will pass. Makinde spoke on Tuesday in Abuja during an expanded meeting of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), describing the ongoing defections from the party as a…
By Ike Uchechukwu The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Cross River State has strongly condemned attempts by non-members to hijack the party’s structure, insisting that the party remains united under the leadership of its State Chairman, Ambassador Dr. John Oga. Addressing journalists at a press briefing in Calabar on behalf of the state chairman, the Vice Chairman for the…
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