Social Democratic Party (SDP) has inaugurated a five-man committee to investigate its suspended National Chairman, Shehu Gabam, and two other national officers over alleged N1 billion financial misconduct. The committee, chaired by Abubakar Liman, has 14 days to conduct the investigation and report back to the party. *Allegations of...
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Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Senate to recall Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, back to her legislative duties, describing her six-month suspension as “excessive.” Justice Binta Nyako also awarded a fine of N5 million against Akpoti-Uduaghan for contempt of court. The court found...
A former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Sir Jude Idimogu, has expressed confidence that the coalition being floated by former PDP Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and others will not stop the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Idimogu, Deputy Leader, Ndigbo in Lagos APC,...
A Lagos State PDP Chieftain, Prince Laja Adeoye, has expressed disappointment over former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s involvement in the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a platform adopted by his opposition coalition to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Adeoye, a House of Representatives hopeful in Oshodi-Isolo Federal Constituency, criticized...
By OLA MODUPE , Akure – A support group, Grassroots Movement for Tinubu (GMT), has dismissed claims that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and other coalitions pose a threat to President Bola Tinubu’s second-term ambition in 2027. GMT’s Director-General, Mr. Saka Yusuf-Ogunleye, in a statement on Thursday in Akure,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Acting National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Nenadi Usman, has confirmed that the party has given its full support to its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to join an opposition coalition led by David Mark. Usman in a statement on Thursday slammed the Julius...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Nigerian Youths for Atiku (NYFA) has issued a directive to its members across the 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC) immediately. This bold move is seen as a significant step towards unseating President Bola Tinubu...
By EZEKIEL OBi, Abuja- Julius Abure-led Labour Party (LP) faction has given former presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi 48 hours ultimatum to formally resign from the party. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the e ultimatum was issued due to Obi’s involvement in the ongoing coalition arrangement with Atiku Abubakar and...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) was officially unveiled on Wednesday as the platform for the National Coalition of Political Opposition Movement, with Senator David Mark as its interim National Chairman. Mark declared that the coalition’s mission transcends gaining political power in 2027, but rather to offer Nigerians a path to...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Tinubu Media Force (TMF), a support group for President Bola Tinubu, has dismissed the opposition coalition and their new platform, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), as a desperate attempt to regain lost relevance. TMF National Coordinator, Gbenga Abiola, described the coalition as “a patchwork held...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the commencement of the sale of expression of interest and nomination forms for outstanding by-elections in 12 states. According to the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the sale of forms will begin on Thursday, July 3, and end...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dumebi Kachikwu, has alleged that the Atiku Abubakar-led coalition is in a private alliance with the former leadership of the party, led by Chief Ralph Nwosu. This claim comes amid controversy surrounding the announcement of...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- An Ikeja High Court has dismissed an application filed by Joseph Aloba, father of the late singer Mohbad, seeking to quash the legal advice that exonerated music label owner Naira Marley and promoter Sam Larry from any involvement in Mohbad’s death. The court’s decision was...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has declared that the party remains united and intact despite its challenges. Speaking after a meeting of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja, Damagum emphasized the party’s ability to resolve conflicts internally. “We...
In a surprise move, the Speaker of the Plateau House of Assembly, Gabriel Dewan, has resigned from his position, paving the way for a new leader to emerge. Daniel Naanlong, representing Mikang Constituency under the All Progressives Congress (APC), was unanimously elected as the new leader of the 24-member...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Atiku-led opposition coalition’s effort to unite opposition forces under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has hit a snag. The party’s leadership is resisting the proposed appointment of former Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, as Interim National Secretary. A faction within the ADC, led...
Supreme Court has adjourned judgment indefinitely in the legal battle over the Edo Governorship Election Petition. The appeal was filed by Asue Ighodalo and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the election of Sen. Monday Okpebholo as the governor of Edo State. Justice Garba Lawal, who presided over the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Hamma Adama Bello in the trial-within-trial of the former Head of Service, HoS, Winifred Oyo-Ita on Monday, June 30, 2025 presented before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, a video evidence of the defendant writing down...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos – A prosecution witness, Ajayi Michael Folaseye, has told a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how he rejected a $7,000 bribe allegedly offered by a colleague seeking unauthorized access to Premium Trust Bank’s internal systems. Folaseye, the first prosecution witness (PW1), testified in...
A 45-year old Nigerian pastor, Ndukwe Ogbu, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for defiling his 14-year-old daughter. An Ikeja Special Offences Court found Ogbu guilty of three-count charges of defilement, sexual assault, and sexual assault by penetration. Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe held that the prosecution had proven...