Politics

Since Thursday, February 6, when the House of Representatives announced the receipt of proposals for the creation of 31 new states in the six geo-political zones of Nigeria in the ongoing review of the 1999 constitution (as amended), and its preparedness to consider the proposals once they comply with the stipulated guidelines, there have been […]

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Anambra State has protested the dominance of the Chukwuma Soludo-led All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the affairs of the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government. The party chairman in the state, Mr Basil Ejidike while speaking at the weekend said the dominance of Soludo in affairs that concern Anambra […]

The Peoples Democratic Party’s elected governors have called for an emergency meeting on Friday in Asaba, Delta State, to redress the challenges plaguing the party. This comes as the party’s BoT meeting on Wednesday in Abuja was marred by rowdy scenes after supporters of Senator Samuel Anyanwu attacked the party’s former Youth Leader Sunday Ude-Okoye. […]

The Edo State Police Command has deployed more men to secure the venue of the Edo State governorship election petition tribunal venue in Benin City, the state capital, following escalating tensions during the first week of hearing at the High Court Complex on Sapele Road. In an exclusive interview on Sunday, the command said it […]

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said he would have disowned the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees, BoT, Adolphus Wabara, if he were his father. Wike accused Wabara of being part of those fanning the crisis in the PDP. Speaking during a media chat in […]

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has continued to lose its stamina as the main opposition party in Nigeria. Having lost to the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2015, the party has struggled ever since, losing some of its states to the ruling party. In this interview, Segun Sowunmi, former campaign spokesman of the party’s 2023 […]

The Arewa Consultative Forum, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and other stakeholders attacked the Presidency for stating that President Bola Tinubu would stay in power till 2031. Instead of obsessing over the 2027 election, the ACF admonished the Tinubu administration to focus on delivering good governance to Nigerians. The […]

The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has promised to reward the immediate past governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, with N50 million if he could walk freely on the streets of Benin City and receive a rousing welcome from residents. It was reported that Prince Kassim Afegbua, a chieftain of the […]

Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the Governor Monday Okpebholo-led government of squandering over N30 billion left in the state’s coffer by the immediate past government of Godwin Obaseki, two weeks after he was sworn-in as governor. It was reported that the caretaker committee chairman of the party in the […]

A showdown looms in the House of Representatives this week between lawmakers elected on the platform of the ruling party and their opposition counterparts over the $2.2m (N1.77tn) loan request by President Bola Tinubu. This is as the Deputy Spokesperson of the House, Mr Philip Agbese has declared that the Green Chamber will have no […]