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Defection in FCT: Ganduje, Kogi Gov. Ododo, Barua, others welcome AMAC chairman, Maikalangu, 30, 000 PDP members to APC
The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Chairman, Christopher Zakka Maikalangu, on Thursday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), bringing no fewer than...
PDP Governors Rule Out Merger With Other Parties, Open To Defectors Ahead of 2027 Polls
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum has ruled out merging with other political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. This decision...
2027: Atiku, El-Rufai, ex-Reps Speaker, other ex-governors, ministers visit Buhari
Former Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, ex-Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, and ex-Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, and...
Anambra 2025: Soludo emerges as APGA candidate, PDP, LP postpone primaries
Ahead of the November 8 Anambra State governorship election, incumbent Governor Chukwuma Soludo has secured the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship ticket....
Updated: INEC Reveals Why Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Recall Failed to Gain Momentum
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will not proceed with the recall process of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan due to the petitioners’...
Edo Elections Tribunal’s Judgment, Temporary Setback, Set To Appeal – PDP Chairman
The Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal’s verdict of April 2 has continued to generate mixed reactions from Nigerians with Mr. Tony Aziegbemi,...
Just in: Disagreement Over Sharing of Funds Source of Fubara-Wike Rift, Amaechi Reveals
Rivers State’s ongoing crisis has taken a new turn, with former Governor Rotimi Amaechi shedding light on the underlying cause of the rift...
Just in: INEC gets petition for Kogi Senator Natasha’s recall
Despite a court-ordered interim injunction, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received a petition to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central...
Just in: Supreme Court reinstates Anyanwu as PDP National Secretary
The legal battle for the position of Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has finally come to an end with the Supreme...
Constitutional Showdown in Rivers: PDP Insists Tinubu Cannot Suspend Elected Governor
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the state of emergency imposed on Rivers State on Tuesday evening by President Bola Tinubu,...
Just in: FCT Minster Wike Revokes PDP National Secretariat Land
In a shocking move, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike has revoked the land allocated to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)...
Just in: Two PDP Reps defect to APC, citing party divisions
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) suffered another significant setback on Tuesday as two of its House of Representatives members defected to the ruling...
Breaking: Finally 2023 Lagos PDP guber candidate, Jandor, returns to APC
The 2023 governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran aka Jandor, has finally returned to the All...
We deliberately locked out Gov. Fubara – Rivers lawmakers
The Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday reacted to the claim by Gov. Siminalayi Fubara that he was blocked from gaining access...
Lagos Assembly crisis: Tinubu reconciles aggrieved lawmakers, backs Speaker Obasa’s return
President Bola Tinubu has weighed in on the Lagos State House of Assembly leadership crisis, backing Mudashiru Obasa to remain as Speaker. This...
Gov. Fubara calls Rivers lawmakers’ snub “unfortunate”
The embattled Governor of River State Siminalayi Fubara has described the failure of lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory...
