News WordPress Theme

Minority leadership tussle disrupts Reps plenary

Minority leadership tussle disrupts Reps plenary

..Agbese, Ugochinyere clash over forgery allegation By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja A heated dispute over the leadership of the opposition caucus disrupted proceedings in the House of Representatives on Thursday as lawmakers engaged in a public confrontation over allegations of forgery and attempts to influence the race for the position of Minority Leader. The drama unfolded during plenary when the…

Read More

Rivers ADC plays down the political influence of Wike’s ‘Rainbow Coalition’ movement

Rivers ADC plays down the political influence of Wike’s ‘Rainbow Coalition’ movement

P/Harcourt Rpivers state chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has played down the overbearing influence of the ‘Rainbow Coalition’, a political movement associated with the minister of the federal capital territory, FCT, Barr Nyesom Wike. The party said that democracy thrives only on competition, and every political party has the constitutional right to seek the mandate of the…

Read More

Ekiti 2026: 16 days to go, Oyebanji dominates, opposition struggles for relevance

Ekiti 2026: 16 days to go, Oyebanji dominates, opposition struggles for relevance

By Rotimi Ojomoyela As Ekiti State moves toward the June 20, 2026 governorship election, the political atmosphere is becoming increasingly intense despite recent efforts by stakeholders to maintain peace. A total of 1,059,360 registered voters are expected to cast their ballots across 2,445 polling units in 177 wards spread across the state’s 16 local government areas. Read Also: Senate to FG,…

Read More

2027: Voting for Peter Obi is a vote for Tinubu – Kenneth Okonkwo

2027: Voting for Peter Obi is a vote for Tinubu – Kenneth Okonkwo

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kenneth Okonkwo, has said supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, risk boosting President Bola Tinubu’s re-election chances if they back the former Anambra State governor in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking during an interview with Symfoni TV on Wednesday, Okonkwo argued that Nigeria’s opposition must unite…

Read More

‘I’m independent, Peter Obi doesn’t own me’ — Datti Baba-Ahmed

‘I’m independent, Peter Obi doesn’t own me’ — Datti Baba-Ahmed

Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has defended his decision to leave the Labour Party for the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), insisting that his political choices are independent of former presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Baba-Ahmed, who was Obi’s running mate in the 2023 presidential election, said he declined to follow the former Anambra State governor into the…

Read More

2027: I endorse Obi, but I still support Tinubu’s policies — Omo-Agege

2027: I endorse Obi, but I still support Tinubu’s policies — Omo-Agege

Former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has declared his support for Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 election while maintaining that he still believes in the key economic reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Omo-Agege made the remarks during an appearance on ARISE TV’s The Morning Show on Wednesday, where he explained his political…

Read More

Crisis hits NDC over Imo primaries

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Crisis has erupted within the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, following allegations of hijack and manipulation of the party’s recently concluded primaries in Imo State ahead of the 2027 elections. A former member of the House of Representatives, Uche Nwole, accused influential figures within the party of undermining internal democracy and compromising the primary election…

Read More

2027: Babachir considers voting for Sowore, rules out APC, ADC, NDC

2027: Babachir considers voting for Sowore, rules out APC, ADC, NDC

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has said he may consider voting for activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore in the 2027 election, while ruling out support for the All Progressives Congress (APC), the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). Lawal made the remarks during an interview with TVC…

Read More

Tinubu will defeat Atiku if election is decided by rigging – Babachir Lawal

Tinubu will defeat Atiku if election is decided by rigging – Babachir Lawal

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would be difficult to defeat if the outcome of the 2027 presidential election is determined by electoral manipulation. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Lawal argued that no politician currently possesses the capacity to outmaneuver Tinubu in…

Read More

2027 Presidency: You don’t have moral right to advise Jonathan — PDP tells Keyamo

2027 Presidency: You don’t have moral right to advise Jonathan — PDP tells Keyamo

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party has taken a swipe at the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, over his comments urging former President Goodluck Jonathan to reject the party’s presidential nomination for the 2027 election. In a statement on Tuesday, the PDP accused Keyamo of attempting to interfere in the internal affairs of the party and questioned…

Read More