By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on an appeal seeking validation of the outcome of the national convention held by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, 2025. The appeal, marked SC/CV/164/2026, was filed by the Tanimu Turaki, SAN-led factional national executives of the party who emerged…
…as justices reserve verdict By Luminous Jannamike, ABUJA The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved judgment in the appeals and cross-appeals arising from the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), after hearing all parties. The case has already reshaped the party’s leadership, with earlier court decisions nullifying its Ibadan convention and upholding the suspension of key officials. In a…
President Bola Tinubu has said democracy will survive in Nigeria despite the challenges. Also, he accused the opposition politicians of undermining democratic values while claiming to uphold them. President Tinubu made the remarks on Tuesday at the State House while receiving a delegation from Enugu State, led by Governor Peter Mbah. Tinubu said: “We will do everything to ensure that…
By Egufe Yafugborhi & Ochuko Akuopha, ASABA Former Delta State governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has faulted Senator Ned Nwoko on the Anioma State Delta North desires, accusing Nwoko of scheming to cede Anioma to South East and cancel Asaba as state capital. Addressing All Progressives Congrese, APC, stakeholders, yesterday in Oshimili South Local Government Area of the state in ongoing…
By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja A new wave of defections swept across the House of Representatives on Tuesday, with several lawmakers switching party allegiance in what is seen as political manoeuvring ahead of the 2027 general elections. At the resumption of plenary after the Easter break, when Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, who presided, read multiple defection letters on the floor…
Former Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate Abdulazeez Adediran, known as Jandor, has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu has endorsed Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat as the preferred All Progressives Congress candidate for the 2027 Lagos governorship election. He maintained that neither a presidential endorsement nor a formal declaration of interest from Hamzat himself has been made. Jandor,…
Senator Victor Umeh, representing Anambra Central at the National Assembly, has clarified that the recent meeting between former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and ex-Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi was a routine political consultation and not a negotiation for either aspirant to step down from the 2027 presidential race. He described the reports about the meeting as a…
By Juliet Umeh The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, on Tuesday, raised fresh concerns over a looming legal tussle with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, warning that unresolved disputes over party leadership recognition could disrupt preparations for the 2027 general elections. The party said INEC’s alleged failure to comply with court judgements, particularly on internal party leadership matters,…
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared that a forensic cybersecurity investigation has conclusively established that its Chairman, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, does not own or operate any account on X, formerly known as Twitter. It also said viral social media posts attributed to him were digitally fabricated, as part of a coordinated disinformation…
By Omeiza Ajayi & Adeola Badru IBADAN—FOLLOWING remarks made by former Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, about Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, the South-West chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, loyal to Governor Makinde, yesterday, threw its weight behind Makinde, reaffirming its unwavering loyalty to the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, led by Aminu Turaki. Speaking on…
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