The crisis currently rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has worsened as the South East caucus of the party has threatened mass exit from the troubled party if its choice of Hon. Udeh-Okoye as the National Secretary is not respected for the umpteenth time. This was even as the governor of Enugu State and […] More
The Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party has fixed Friday for its chairmanship primaries for the July 12 Local Government election in the state. The LP State Chairman, Pastor Dayo Ekong, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lagos. Ekong said that the chairmanship primaries would be […] More
Governor Hope Uzodimma says All Progressives Congress members remain steadfast in backing President Bola Tinubu, despite widespread hardship and growing disillusionment due to his harsh economic policies. He made the remarks while briefing journalists following a closed-door meeting with progressive governors and ministers in Abuja on Wednesday. Mr Uzodimma, chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, […] More
Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro on Thursday criticized those who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Moro said those PDP members who defected to APC have their sins forgiven. Lately, there has been a gale of defections from the PDP to the ruling APC. Opening the floodgate was […] More
A youth coalition within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), under the banner of the Coalition of PDP Youth Defenders (CPYD), has launched a scathing attack on Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, accusing him of playing a destructive role in the crisis engulfing the PDP and contributing significantly to the political instability in Rivers State. The group […] More
The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has dismissed growing concerns that Nigeria’s ruling party is working to turn the country into a one-party state. Speaking on Arise Television’s The Morning Show on Thursday, Morka insisted that the increasing number of defections from opposition parties into the APC is not […] More
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has sharply criticized the present administration’s handling of insecurity in the country, describing its approach as “the greatest irresponsibility by any political leader anywhere.” Speaking when he reeceived a political group in his Abuja home, Atiku decried what he called a glaring lack of political will to combat […] More
The Presidency has said that former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai no longer holds strong political influence and that the coalition around him has already collapsed. This was revealed by Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser on Public Communications and Media to President Bola Tinubu, during an interview on Focus Nigeria, an AIT programme. Bwala dismissed El-Rufai’s […] More
Tensions are rising within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as reports emerge that Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has summoned a meeting of the Southeast Zonal Executive Committee (ZEC) in apparent violation of the party’s constitution. The development comes amid growing speculation that the governor is planning to defect from the PDP after a […] More
National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has fired back at critics within the party, including 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi and Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, over recent allegations of corruption and mismanagement. Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja, Abure challenged his opponents to prove they gave him or the party any money […] More
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has expanded its dominance in the Nigerian Senate to 68 seats following the defection of three senators from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) representing Kebbi State. The defectors Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North), and Garba Maidoki (Kebbi South) formally announced their departure from the PDP during […] More
The Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro has said that several members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were disappointed that Ifeanyi Okowa, a former governor of Delta State was picked as Atiku Abubakar’s running mate for the 2023 elections. While reacting to the defection of the former governor, Moro in a recent interview said he […] More