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Reps Summons Rivers’s Sole Administrator, Ibas For Interactive Session

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Reps Summons Rivers Sole Administrator, Ibas For Interactive Session

The Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State Oversight has invited the state's Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), for an interactive session scheduled for Thursday, April 17, 2025. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Akin Rotimi, the session will take place at 4 p.m. in Room 414 of the House of...

PDP Governors Dismiss Alleged Coalition Plans For 2027 Elections

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PDP Governors Dismiss Alleged Coalition Plans For 2027 Elections

Governors elected under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) unanimously agreed yesterday not to participate in any coalition or merger ahead of the 2027 general elections. The PDP Governors’ Forum meeting, held in Ibadan, Oyo State, was attended by key governors, including Bala Mohammed of Bauchi, Peter Mbah of Enugu, Agbu Kefas of Taraba, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara, Seyi Makinde of...

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...

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