African Democratic Congress (ADC) has committed to reserving 50 percent of its elective and appointive positions for youth and women, signaling a transformative approach to inclusive leadership. This announcement was made by the ADC National Secretary and former Osun governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, during a Lagos ceremony welcoming defectors...
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Former Vice President and 2023 PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has declared that his focus is on fostering a better Nigeria rather than pursuing the presidency at all costs. Speaking through his representative, Prof. Ola Olateju of Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State, at an affirmation ceremony for new defectors...
Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has dismissed the opposition coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a misleading effort to sway Nigerians with false promises of progress. Speaking on Channels Television’s _Politics Today_ on Friday, he accused the coalition of deception, stating, “They are leading...
In a passionate call to action, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged Nigerians to participate in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise to secure their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and shape the nation’s future. The directive came from the ADC Gombe State Chairman, Mr. Danladi Yau, during...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has firmly denied any involvement in the recent unsuccessful attempt to impeach Mr. Aondona Dajoh, the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly. The clarification was made in a statement released on Friday in Makurdi by the...
Benue State Deputy Governor, Mr. Sam Ode, has refuted social media claims suggesting his replacement ahead of the 2027 general elections, labeling them as unfounded. Speaking on behalf of Governor Hyacinth Alia at the funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Apochi in Owukpa, Ogbadibo Local Government Area on Friday, Ode dismissed...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Labour Party has urged the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to reconsider its proposal to raise salaries for political office holders in Nigeria. In a statement released on Friday in Abuja, the party’s interim National Publicity Secretary, Tony Akeni, described the planned salary...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has emphasized the importance of building a robust and cohesive Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before discussing potential presidential candidates for the 2027 general elections. Speaking to journalists after a closed-door PDP Southern Zoning Consultative Summit in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, Makinde underscored the need...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia- Senator Ahmed Wadada, representing Nasarawa West, has formally withdrawn his membership from the Social Democratic Party (SDP), citing ongoing internal conflicts as the primary reason for his departure. In a letter dated Thursday, addressed to the SDP Chairman of Tudun Kofa Ward in Keffi Local...
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking the ouster of four Osun State lawmakers from the National Assembly due to their defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In four distinct lawsuits filed on August 20 by its legal representative, Rapheal Oyewole, the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has dismissed the 2027 presidential ambitions of former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi, labeling them as doomed from the start. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, Wike asserted that Amaechi’s bid for the African Democratic...
By OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta – Ogun State APC Working Committee has upheld the suspension of Senator Gbenga Daniel and Kunle Folarin by their respective wards for alleged anti-party activities. The Ogun APC Director of Publicity, Nuberu Olufemi, announced this in a statement issued in Abeokuta. The statement noted that...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Department of State Services (DSS) has cautioned a Federal High Court in Abuja against granting bail to the five men being prosecuted over their alleged involvement in the June 5, 2022 attack at St. Francs Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State in view of their...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is poised to demonstrate its resilience and organizational capacity at its upcoming elective national convention, according to Debo Ologunagba, the party’s National Publicity Secretary. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday to provide updates on the convention, Ologunagba announced that the event is...
Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday contested a bail application submitted by five individuals accused of perpetrating the deadly attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, which claimed numerous lives on June 5, 2022. The DSS argued that the defendants face charges related to terrorism,...
Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, issued an interim order to freeze four Jaiz Bank accounts allegedly tied to the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, amid a high-stakes fraud investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order following an...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court on Tuesday in Abuja ruled in favor of protecting witnesses set to testify in the trial of five suspects linked to the June 5, 2022 bombing of St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, in Ondo State.The ruling followed...
Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a lawsuit against Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, seeking N10 billion in general damages for alleged defamation. In a suit lodged at the Abuja High Court by his lawyer, Maxwell Opara, Kanu also demands...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to thoroughly investigate alleged irregularities that marred Saturday’s by-elections. In a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, called for sanctions against any officials found culpable and...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly denounced the outcome of the Anambra South Senatorial District by-election conducted on Saturday, claiming irregularities marred the process. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Dr. Emmanuel Nwachukwu of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)...