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Just In: INEC Steps In to Mediate PDP Crisis, Summons Warring Factions

In an effort to broker peace, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has summoned the warring factions of the PDP to its headquarters...

Just Out of Prison, Ngige Crashes APC Meeting at Aso Rock

Few hours after he left the Kuje prison, former Governor of Anambra State and immediate past Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris...

Osun Gov Primary: INEC Disowns Accord Party Faction, Declines Recognition

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State has denied receiving notification of a parallel governorship primary election reportedly conducted by a...

Another PDP Governor, Taraba’s Agbu Kefas, Joins Ruling APC

Taraba Governor Agbu Kefas has dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and officially registered as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC)....

Obasanjo to PDP Leaders: Stay Focused on Repositioning Party

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by National Chairman Kabiru Tanimu...

Osun 2026: Ex-NIWA Boss, Bola Oyebamiji Emerges APC Candidate

Mr. Bola Oyebamiji, the immediate past Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), has emerged as the consensus candidate of the...

Rivers Gov. Fubara Officially Joins APC, Receives Membership Card

In a significant political move, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially welcomed Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara into its fold. The transition...

Rivers Speaker Slams Fubara, Says Governor Not Working with Assembly

Just two months after the return to democratic governance, hostility appears to be reigniting between Rivers lawmakers and Governor Siminialayi Fubara. The conflict...

Accord Party Backs Adeleke’s Re-Election Bid, Paves Way for Smooth Campaign

The Accord Party has cleared Governor Ademola Adeleke as the sole aspirant for the Osun State governorship primary scheduled for Wednesday, December 10....

Osun APC Guber Primary: Omisore, Omoworare, Ogunbiyi, Others Disqualified

Seven aspirants, including former National Secretary and ex-Senator Iyiola Omisore, have been disqualified by the All Progressives Congress (APC) from its upcoming 2026...

I’m Still A PDP Member, Wike Insists, Dismisses Expulsion

Mr. Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has declared that he is still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),...

Updated: Why we defected to APC – Rivers Speaker Amaewhule

Mr. Martin Amaewhule, the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, cited a “clear division” within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as...

Breaking: Speaker, 16 Rivers lawmakers defect from PDP to APC

Sixteen lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly including the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, have defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to...

Tinubu Seeks Senate’s Confirmation of Omokri, Fani-Kayode, Other Ambassadorial Nominees

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday transmitted a fresh batch of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. The request came barely 24...

Cross River APC Chair Eba Sacked

Mr. Alphonsus Eba, the embattled Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, has been removed from office. This decision...

Abia Gov. Otti’s meeting with Tinubu Centres on Kanu, not defection – Aide

Abia Governor Alex Otti’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma, has clarified that the Governor’s visit to President Bola Tinubu on...