Protesters on Wednesday flooded the premises of the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, throwing their support for the Acting National Chairman of the Party, Umar Damagun; and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The protesters, who displayed placards with various inscriptions, pledged support for Wike […]

  The meeting of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the House of Representatives ended in commotion with the lawmakers sharply divided along the lines of those in support of the party’s Acting National Chairman, Umar Damgun and those against his continued stay in office. The meeting summoned by the leader of the Caucus […]

  The State Working Committee of the Kano chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has sanctioned some ward party leaders who earlier suspended the national chairman of the party, Umar Abdullahi Ganduje. Leaders in Ganduje ward in Dawakin Tofa Local Government had on Monday suspended the APC national chairman. However, in a quick counter, […]

  Bello Matawalle, minister of state for defence, has described the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) as a “political paperweight”. The minister said this in reaction to a comment by Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, spokesperson of the forum, who said the north made a mistake by voting for President Bola Tinubu in 2023. “The north made a mistake […]

  Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State says local government chairmen disrespecting him will fall into the pit they have dug. He said this while inaugurating the Comprehensive Primary Healthcare Centre in Ndoni, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) of the state, on Thursday. Upon sighting the Chairman of ONELGA at the event, the governor expressed […]

  Philip Shaibu says his impeachment as the Edo State deputy governor is a threat to the nation’s democracy and believes it was a “flagrant abuse of power” by the Edo State House of Assembly. My reaction to my illegal impeachment as Deputy Governor by the Edo State House of Assembly. pic.twitter.com/makWClHdlw — Philip Shaibu […]

  Governor Godwin of Edo State has picked 37-year-old Omobayo Godwins as his deputy, hours after the impeachment of Philip Shaibu. Omobayo’s inauguration is also set to take place on Monday at the Edo State Government House in Benin City. Already, friends and well-wishers have gathered at the inauguration venue for the swearing-in ceremony. Born […]

  The Edo State House of Assembly has impeached the state’s deputy governor, Philip Shaibu The Assembly impeached the deputy governor on Monday after it adopted the report of a seven-member probe panel set up to probe allegations of gross misconduct against him. The Assembly had accused Shaibu of leaking the state government’s secrets and […]

  THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has won the eight local government chairmanship positions in the Saturday council polls in Bayelsa State. It also won all the legislative seats in the 105 wards across the state. The main opposition, All Progressives Congress, APC, and Labour Party, LP shunned the exercise, which was conducted by the […]

  Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, says he is not leaving the party. Obi spoke on Sunday during the inauguration of a borehole he donated to traders at Pantami cattle market in Gombe state. The former Anambra governor said he would financially support 100 traders to boost […]