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Okpebholo Commences Needs Assessment In Edo, Pledges To Unseat PDP

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Court Halts Edo Govt Inaugurating New Electoral Body

Sen. Monday Okpebholo, the governor of Edo, has started visiting communities to learn about their needs and devise solutions for them instead of waiting for the election to use them as campaign issues. Besides, the governor has vowed that in a matter of days, there would be mass defection from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as he said the...

Hundreds Dump PDP For Labour Party In Ohafia As Hon. Sunday Ojo Leads Mass Defection (Photos)

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Hundreds Dump PDP For Labour Party In Ohafia As Hon. Sunday Ojo Leads Mass Defection (Photos)

In a major political shake-up in Abia State, Honourable Sunday Anya Ojo, popularly known as "School Boy," has officially dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Labour Party (LP), leading hundreds of his loyal supporters in a mass defection. The event, which took place on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at the residence of the Deputy Governor of Abia...

Tinubu Moves To Prevent CPC Bloc Defections From APC Ahead Of 2027

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Tinubu Labelled Coalition Supporters As Political IDPs

President Bola Tinubu's administration is reportedly taking drastic measures to stop important members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from defecting to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), especially those from the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) bloc, as the countdown to the 2027 presidential election intensifies. A leaked memo has revealed that President Tinubu is considering drafting former Nasarawa State...

Neglecting South-East Will Have Huge Consequences — APC Chieftain Joe Igbokwe Warns

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Killings In South-East Linked To Igbos, Not Herdsmen — Joe Igbokwe

An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, has raised alarm over the continued neglect of the South-East region in national matters, warning that such marginalization could come with serious repercussions. Igbokwe made this known in a post on his official Facebook page on Saturday, amid growing concerns over alleged lopsided appointments in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s...

Onuigbo Slams Barr. Ubani Over ‘Misleading’ Claims On Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Road Project

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Onuigbo Slams Barr. Ubani Over 'Misleading' Claims On Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Road Project

Former member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, Rep. Sir Sam Onuigbo, has strongly rebuked Barr. Monday Onyekachi Ubani SAN over what he described as “false and sensational claims” concerning the state of the Umuahia-Ikwuano-Ikot Ekpene Road project. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Friday, Onuigbo faulted a petition submitted by Ubani to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on April 7, 2025, alleging that...

Ganduje, APC NWC Members Visit Buhari In Kaduna

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Ganduje, APC NWC Members Visit Buhari In Kaduna

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Friday, led members of the party’s National Working Committee to visit former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Kaduna State. The visit took place hours after the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, led the opposition delegation on a Sallah homage to the former president. The delegation...

LP Splits Into Three Factions As Apapa Declares Self Chair

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LP Splits Into Three Factions As Apapa Declares Self Chair

The leadership tussle between the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee and the Nenadi Usman Caretaker Committee took a dramatic turn on Wednesday, following the return of factional leader Lamidi Apapa. Apapa, who had disappeared from the political circles in the past year, announced on Wednesday that he had taken over the leadership of the Labour Party following the release of...

INEC Assures Transparency, Rule Of Law In Meeting With Labour Party Delegation Led By Gov. Otti (Photos)

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INEC Assures Transparency, Rule Of Law In Meeting With Labour Party Delegation Led By Gov. Otti (Photos)

A high-level delegation of the Labour Party (LP), led by Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti, today Wednesday visited the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja to discuss key developments within the party. During the visit, Governor Otti formally presented a Certified True Copy of the recent Supreme Court judgment concerning the party’s leadership. He...

Bode George: APC Lacks Structure, It’s A One-Man Show

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Bode George: APC Lacks Structure, It’s A One-Man Show

Chief Bode George, a former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) a "one-man show" and dismissed it as having no true political structure. The elder statesman made the statement on Wednesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Morning Brief while addressing the possibility of a third political force, such...

Labour Party Now In Safe Hands Now’ — Gov. Otti Applauds Supreme Court Ruling

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Labour Party Now In Safe Hands Now' — Gov. Otti Applauds Supreme Court Ruling

'Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has applauded the Supreme Court of Nigeria for its landmark judgment which affirmed that the leadership of political parties remains an internal affair beyond the jurisdiction of any court. Governor Otti, who spoke on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, when he received the leadership of the Labour Party (LP) in Abia State at his...

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