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Court Extends Order Permitting PDP National Convention Till Friday

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Court Extends Order Permitting PDP National Convention Till Friday

Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has again extended its interim order restraining any interference with the planned National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, scheduled for November 15 and 16, in Ibadan. The extension will remain in force until Friday, when the substantive case comes up for further hearing. In his ruling, yesterday, Justice Ladiran Akintola ordered that...

VIDEO: Ex-Abia Councillor Flogged, Detained By Youths Over Alleged Insult To Serving Member

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VIDEO: Ex-Abia Councillor Flogged, Detained By Youths Over Alleged Insult To Serving Member

A former councillor in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State, Mr. Uduma Uguru, popularly known as Makiba, has alleged that he was lured, beaten, and detained by youths of Amaekpu Ohafia over claims that he disrespected a serving councillor in the area. Makiba, who spoke during an exclusive episode of the “Talk Make I Talk Podcast”, recounted how the...

Anambra PDP Gov. Candidate Suspended Over Alleged Sabotage

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Anambra PDP Gov. Candidate Suspended Over Alleged Sabotage

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended Mr Jude Ezenwafor, its governorship candidate in last Saturday’s election over alleged sabotage. The State Executive Committee (SEC) of the PDP in Anambra announced this at the end of its meeting held at the party’s office in Awka on Tuesday. The party said that the suspension, which will last for a period of one...

PDP State Chairmen Express Full Confidence In Makinde’s Leadership

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PDP State Chairmen Express Full Confidence In Makinde's Leadership

Barely a week to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national convention in Ibadan, state chairmen of the party have thrown their weight behind Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, expressing full confidence in his leadership and direction. The chairmen voiced optimism that ongoing efforts to destabilise the party ahead of the 2027 general elections would fail, describing such attempts as futile...

PDP Stakeholders Petitions NJC Over Justice Akintola’s Ruling On National Convention

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INEC Boycott PDP National Convention As Rivers PDP Rejects Expulsion Outcome

The crisis rocking the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party took a fresh twist on Monday as a group of stakeholders petitioned the National Judicial Council against Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court over an ex parte order permitting the party to hold its national convention in Ibadan, the state capital. The petitioners accused Justice Akintola of...

Opposition Cites Lack Of Credibility, Vote-buying During Anambra Gov. Election

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Opposition Cites Lack Of Credibility, Vote-buying During Anambra Gov. Election

Opposition parties on Sunday condemned the conduct of the Anambra 2025 governorship election, warning that the level of vote-buying and institutional complacency witnessed during the exercise posed a serious threat to the credibility of the 2027 general elections. The incumbent governor, Chukwuma Soludo, won in all the 21 local government areas in a landslide to seal a second term ticket. The...

INEC Declares Soludo Winner Of Anambra Guber Election

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INEC Declares Soludo Winner Of Anambra Guber Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Governor Chukwuma Soludo as the winner of the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State. Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof. Edogah Omoregie, made the declaration at the commission’s headquarters in Awka on Sunday. The incumbent governor, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance...

Soludo Wins 19 Out Of 21 LGAs In Anambra Polls, Awaits Final Two Results

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Soludo Wins 19 Out Of 21 LGAs In Anambra Polls, Awaits Final Two Results

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, is coasting to a historic victory after winning all 19 local government areas so far announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Saturday’s governorship election. According to the results released by INEC, Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), maintained commanding leads across all the announced local governments,...

“End Of Godfatherism: Shinkafi Declares Only Credible Primaries Will Save APC In 2027”

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“End Of Godfatherism: Shinkafi Declares Only Credible Primaries Will Save APC In 2027”

A prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Zamfara State governorship candidate, Alhaji (Dr.) Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, has declared that only credible, transparent, and people-driven primaries will determine who flies the APC flag in the 2027 general elections. Shinkafi, who served as Patron of the Tinubu–Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (2023) and leads the Wamban Shinkafi Democratic Front,...

2027: Prophet Arogun Warns Governor Otti May Lose To Mascot Kalu if He Doesn’t Change Party

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2027: Prophet Arogun Warns Governor Otti May Lose To Mascot Kalu if He Doesn’t Change Party

The General Overseer of Light of the World International Church, Prophet Joshua Arogun, has issued a spiritual warning that Governor Alex Otti may become a one-term governor unless he changes his political party ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking during a Wednesday ministerial service in Lagos, Prophet Arogun revealed that the rising political strength of Mascot Uzor Kalu, who...

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