Category: Politics

Former Minister of Aviation in the Goodluck Jonathan administration, Osita Chidoka has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Chidoka announced his resignation during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday night. He disclosed that he had earlier today sent a letter to his ward chairman in Anambra State informing him of his…

A retired colonel of the Nigerian Army, Babatunde Bello-Fadile, has said that the late General Sani Abacha would not have taken power from late businessman Ernest Sonekan if he was allowed to resume as the aide-de-camp (ADC) of the interim president. He explained that he was posted as the ADC to Sonekan but was not…

The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, made a private visit to the Abuja residence of Abdulsalam Abdulkarim Zaura (AA Zaura) a prominent member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who hails from Kano State. Naija News reports that the two politicians held a closed-door meeting that extended beyond…

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogbagi Akoko Ward Six, Ondo State, have rejected a group of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defectors led by Bobade Gboyega, popularly known as “Danger.” The rejection follows what APC members described as an unauthorized acceptance of the defectors by some local party leaders. The issue came to…

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Sowunmi, has stated that the 2023 presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar has not spoken about his 2017 ambition to anyone. He explained that he has asked Atiku about his 2027 presidential ambition twice. Sowunmi disclosed this during an interview with News Central TV. He…

The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to invite the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, and the Chief Executive Officers of commercial banks to appear before it to propose solutions to the challenges posed by the lack of documentation of Point of Sale Users across the country. The resolution of the…

.. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State has announced the member representing Obingwa East State Constituency, Hon. Solomon Akpulonu as the Speaker of the PDP Shadow Government in the State House of Assembly. Recall that the PDP State Chairman, Elder Abraham Amah after their inauguration earlier this month, announced that the Party…

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed plans by the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to unseat Governor Ademola Adeleke in the 2026 governorship election. Naija News reports that on Thursday, the Osun NNPP Chairman, Tosin Odeyemi, had expressed confidence in the party’s chances of clinching victory in 2026, citing…

The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, stated that some persons want Rivers State to experience a black Christmas. The Governor stated this on Thursday during the 2025 armed forces remembrance emblem appeal fund launch in Port Harcourt on Thursday. Fubara’s declaration is coming against the backdrop of a court order barring financial allocation to…

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s commendation of Governor Ademola Adeleke achievements. Speaking at a press briefing in Osogbo on Thursday, the APC’s Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Olabisi, accused the governor of engaging in extra-budgetary spending. Responding to Obasanjo’s high praise for Adeleke’s…

A member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Aminu Wali, has asserted that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has a hand in the intensifying internal strife within the opposition party. Naija News reports that Wali made this remark during a recent discussion with the BBC. The founding member…

.. Oil-producing states in Nigeria have been urged to take urgent steps to reduce their debt burden and diversify into non-oil revenue sources as a strategy for fiscal resilience given the energy transition. The call was made by participants at a two-day regional dialogue focused on strengthening subnational fiscal resilience in the Niger Delta…

The Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume has berated those faulting his stance against President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform bills. He fumed at those who called him ignorant over his submission on the bill. Ndume argued that he taught in a polytechnic for 20 years before joining politics. He made the disclosure during an appearance…

Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the remand of a former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The judge also adjourned till December 10, 2024, to rule on his bail application. Bello and two others, Shuaibu Oricha…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed claims that its governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Senator Aishatu Ahmed, also known as Binani, has been suspended. Speaking via a statement on Thursday evening, the party disclosed that the party’s national vice chairman in charge of the North East, Mustapha Salihu had directed that those behind the…

A High Court in Makurdi has mandated the reinstatement of Austin Agada along with other elected officials of the Benue State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), whose terms were prematurely terminated by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). In a ruling delivered on Thursday, Justice Tertsegha Kume presided over the case brought forth…

Chief Edozie Njoku has announced his decision to accept the Supreme Court’s judgment that removed him as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The ruling, delivered on Wednesday, declared Sylvester Ezeokenwa as APGA’s legitimate national chairman, effectively ending a protracted leadership dispute that had plagued the party for years. Earlier, Justice…

House Representatives member for Ideato North and South Constituency, Imo Ikenga Ugochinyere, has said the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalaya Fubara, would contest and win 2027 election. Imo Ugochinyere said any plan to seize the federal allocation of Rivers State by forces in Abuja would cause a security crisis in the state. He stated this…

A former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Ogun State, Segun Sowunmi, has said he would have frozen the membership status of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, if he was the party’s National Chairman. Naija News reports that Sowunmi, during an interview with Nigeria Info FM, said…

The Chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chijioke Ihunwo, has urged the media to engage in constructive criticism and be objective in their reportage. He called on media organizations in the state to support Governor Siminalayi Fubara to succeed, adding that he is a silent achiever. The LG chairman said this when…