Newly elected National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kabiru Turaki, used his acceptance speech to reassure party members that the trust they have placed in him “will not be taken for granted.” Turaki clinched the chairmanship at the PDP’s national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, where...
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Two governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa and Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, have openly opposed the move to expel Nyesom Wike and several other party figures shortly after delegates cast their ballots at the PDP convention in Ibadan, Oyo State. Fintiri, who chairs the...
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, host of the 2025 PDP National Convention, has said he is confident the gathering will mark a turning point for the party’s national future. Makinde made the remark on Saturday while welcoming delegates to the convention at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan. He...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the expulsion of the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, the factional secretary of the party, Samuel Anyanwu, Austine Nwachukwu and Dan Orbit over alleged misconduct and indiscipline. The motion for their expulsion was read by the former BoT Chairman,...
Former Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji has formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after years of active membership and leadership. In a resignation letter addressed to the PDP Ward 1 Chairman in Umuahia North Local Government Area, Orji announced his withdrawal from the party with immediate effect....
Human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has raised alarm over what he described as the unlawful and prolonged detention of a popular Anambra native doctor, Chidozie Nwangwu, widely known as Akwa Okuko Tiwara Aki. Nwangwu, a renowned native doctor hails from...
Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Obinna Nwaobi, a former Head of Operations at Access Bank Nigeria Plc before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State. He was arraigned on Thursday on a...
Department of State Services (DSS) has re-arrested Abdulazeez Obadaki, a senior figure in the Ansaru terror network and one of the most wanted escapees from the 2022 Kuje Custodial Centre attack. Obadaki, also known as “Bomboy,” had been on the run for more than three years before operatives finally...
Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has categorically dissociated and distanced itself from the purported report of the BoT reconciliation committee being circulated in some section of the media. Chairman of PDP BoT, Sen. Adolphus Wabara, disclosed this in a statement issued by the party...
Immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, is alive and in good health, a former state Commissioner for Information, Dr. Paul Nwosu, has confirmed. Nwosu issued a statement on Friday in Awka, responding to circulating rumors that Obiano had died in a London hospital. He emphasized that...
Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has raised fresh concerns that more than 33 million Nigerians could be plunged into severe hunger and malnutrition by 2026 unless urgent action is taken. Secretary General of the NRCS, Dr. Abubakar Kende, issued the warning in Abuja on Friday during the launch of...
Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from proceeding with its national convention, ruling that the event cannot go ahead until former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, is allowed to obtain a chairmanship nomination form. Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Peter Lifu held that...
The ancient city of Ibadan, long regarded as the political heartbeat of Southwestern Nigeria, has thrown its gates wide open as it prepares to host what many are already describing as one of the most consequential gatherings in the party’s recent history—the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Elective Convention,...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has defended his recent confrontation with a naval officer during a dispute over a plot of land said to be linked to a former Chief of Naval Staff. Speaking to journalists on Thursday just before the FCT Executive Council meeting, Wike...
Two Nigerians have been rescued while two others remain missing following a tragic shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The ill-fated vessel, which was carrying 49 migrants, capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving 42 people missing and presumed dead. In a...
Nnamdi Kanu has prayed the Court of Appeal in Abuja to stop Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court from continue with the proceedings in his trial. Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is currently being charged on seven-count bordering on alleged terrorism. The...
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), presenting more evidence detailing multiple suspicious cash withdrawals allegedly...
Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow ₦1.15 trillion from the domestic debt market to fund part of the deficit in the 2025 budget. The decision was reached during Wednesday’s plenary after lawmakers adopted the report of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, presented by...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has condemned the alleged illegal takeover of a disputed land in Abuja by military personnel reportedly acting on the orders of a former Chief of Naval Staff, describing the act as lawless and unacceptable. Wike, who personally visited the...
A tense confrontation unfolded in Abuja on Tuesday as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, clashed with a group of soldiers and city officials over a disputed parcel of land in the Gaduwa District. The altercation began when armed soldiers reportedly blocked Wike and his...