Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda may not roll easily off the tongue or be instantly recognisable to many Nigerians. Its provenance is the Ngas ethnic stock, also known as Angas, in Plateau State, which produced the late Joseph Gomwalk, the first military governor of the defunct Benue-Plateau State. Yilwatda hails from...
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Court of Appeal in Akure has affirmed Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s victory in the November 16, 2024, Ondo State governorship election. This decision reinforces the earlier ruling of the Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which validated Aiyedatiwa’s election. The November 2024 governorship election in Ondo State saw Aiyedatiwa emerge...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Comrade Ini Ememobong has called for a holistic rebirth process following the defection of key officials to other parties ahead of 2027 general elections. Ememobong, a former publicity secretary of the party in Akwa Ibom State and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reaffirmed its robust support base, extensive national reach, and political strength to triumph in the 2027 general elections, despite some member defections. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. The...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly condemned the unprovoked public verbal attack on national television by Bolaji Abdullahi, Interim National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, described Abdullahi’s actions as “reckless and revealing,” noting that...
Diverse group of Ekiti residents, including members from various political parties, on Monday gathered in Ado-Ekiti to endorse President Bola Tinubu and Governor Biodun Oyebanji for a second term in office. At the rally, former Governor Ayo Fayose of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), wearing a PDP cap, pledged...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has sharply criticized President Bola Tinubu led administration for failing to deliver on its promise to “put food on the table of Nigerians,” as the nation battles a worsening hunger crisis. Reflecting on Tinubu’s 2022 campaign remarks in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Southern Borno Senator, Mohammed Ali Ndume has launched 12,000 bags of NPK fertilizer for distribution free of charge to nine (9) Local Government Areas in his constituency. The gesture which is part of his routines, aims to bolster massive agricultural productivity, food security and...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has called on Northern youths to dismiss allegations by Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, its former 2023 presidential candidate, that the Federal Government is marginalizing the North, labeling the claims as baseless. In a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos by...
Interim National Chairperson of the Labour Party (LP), Sen. Nenadi Usman, has declared the party as the only viable alternative to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking to journalists on Sunday in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area, Usman urged Nigerians to maintain confidence in the LP, describing it...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- Former presidential aspirant and prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief Stanley Osifo,, has called on the party’s newly appointed chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, to prioritize unity and reconciliation within the APC. Speaking with journalists in Lagos on Saturday, Osifo congratulated Yilwatda...
Former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof. Olusola Eleka, and a former Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Boyega Aribisogan, were among the prominent figures who recently joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ekiti. They were accompanied by key members from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),...
Newly elected National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has vowed to bolster the party’s membership base and ensure a decisive win in the 2027 general elections. Yilwatda spoke on Thursday at the APC’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja on Thursday after assuming...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday elected Professor Nentawe Yilwatda as its new National Chairman, as President Bola Tinubu called on governors to focus more on grassroots engagement to meet the expectations of Nigerians. At the party’s 14th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in...
By ANKELI Emmanuel, Sokoto – Governors of the All Progressive Congress (APC) under the banner of Progressive Governors (PGF) have paid a visit to the Governor of Katsina State, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda to commiserate with him over the demise of former President Muahammadu Buhari and also wish him...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The question on everyone’s lips is: Who is Afraid of Dr. Aliyu Bello (Zarma Baban Lafia), as the APC Chairman in Nasarawa State, whose leadership has been of recent marred with controversy of failed suspension and now court case. Another question is, what lies...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- All Progressives Congress (APC) has relocated its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, set for Thursday, July 24, 2025, from its national secretariat in Abuja to the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa at 2:00 p.m. According to a statement by APC National Publicity Secretary Felix...
Four senators from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have announced their defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during a plenary session in Abuja. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read their individual defection letters on the floor of the chamber on Wednesday. The defecting senators are Francis Fadahunsi...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has said it remains confident of a strong performance in the 2027 general elections, undeterred by opposition efforts to undermine its progressive initiatives. In a statement released on Tuesday, Mr. Seye Oladejo, the Lagos State APC Publicity...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly refuted a report by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that criticized Nigeria’s foreign representation and ambassadorial appointments, labeling it as misleading and politically driven. In a statement released on Tuesday in Abuja by Alkasim Abdulkadir, Special Assistant on Media...