Category: Politics

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s swift reshuffle of nominees for the South East Development Commission (SEDC) within 24 hours has exposed an escalating power tussle between Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu. On Friday, Tinubu unveiled the initial list of nominees through a statement by his Special…

A former gubernatorial aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Segun Sowunmi, has expressed uncertainty about plans of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, to contest the 2027 presidential election. Naija News reports that Sowunmi made this known during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. The PDP chieftain said he has asked…

The Labour Party has announced its decision to initiate legal action to reclaim the seats of four lawmakers who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party criticized the lawmakers for retaining their parliamentary positions after switching allegiance to the ruling party. Obiora Ifoh, the Labour Party’s National Publicity Secretary, disclosed this during an…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have declared their readiness for a legal showdown as the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal begins hearings on petitions challenging the results of the September 21, 2024, election. Naija News reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Senator Monday Okpebholo…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano state, Ismael Ahmed, has stated that the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu would have easily lost the 2023 presidential election if the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, had united in the election.…

An Akure Magistrate’s Court in Ondo State on Thursday, ordered the remand of a 38-year-old labourer, Moses Udoh, in the Olokuta Correctional Centre, for alleged rape of his 11-year-old daughter.  The police arraigned Udoh on a two-count charge of indecent sexual assault of a minor and threat to life.  The prosecutor, Inspector Taiwo Oniyere, told…

.. TikTok has moved closer to a potential ban in the United States after a federal court upheld a law that forces the Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell its business to an American company or face a ban. In a ruling Friday, the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) camp led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is reportedly planning to confront those against its efforts to maintain the position of the acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum. Naija News reports that four governors, Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa), Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau), and Agbu Kefas…

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has nullified the expulsion of Ikenga Ugochinyere, the House of Representatives member representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State, describing the action as inconsistent with the party’s constitution. In a statement on Saturday, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, declared that…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairmen in the council areas of Imo State have dismissed the expulsion of Imo Ugochinyere. The PDP local government chairmen passed the vote of confidence on the Ideato North/South Constituency, Ikenga Ugochinere, at the end of an emergency meeting in reaction to the lawmaker’s expulsion by state’s party executives. In…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ideato North local government and Umukegwu/Umuopia ward chapters have dismissed the expulsion of Imo Ugochinyere. Naija News reported that the member of the House of Representatives, representing Ideato North/South Constituency, Ugochinyere, was expelled by the Imo State executives of the party. In a joint statement, on Saturday ward and local…

Activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a “dead party” following its decision to expel Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the House of Representatives member representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State. Adeyanju criticized the party’s move, questioning why Ugochinyere was expelled while Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal…

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Umar Damagum, has announced a meeting to resolve crisis in the Cross River State chapter of the party. A circular of the meeting, on Saturday, stated that the meeting would resolve the suspension of the state’s party chairman, Barr. Venatius Ikem. Damagum-led…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi State has criticized the state government for allegedly underpaying local government workers following the payment of November salaries under the newly implemented minimum wage structure. The party’s spokesperson, Alhaji Sani Dododo, disclosed this in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi on Friday. According to him, the PDP has…

A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has claimed that the party is in coma. Ologbondiyan, however, in an interview with Vanguard claimed that PDP is not dead despite the leadership crisis rocking the party. The PDP chieftain when asked if the party is dead said, “No. The problem…

Hon. Benedict Etanabene, representing Okpe/Sapele/Uvwie Federal Constituency in Delta State, has called on four lawmakers who recently defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to vacate their seats in the National Assembly. Etanabene argued that the law on party defection is clear, stressing that the lawmakers should not need any…

Human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju has retracted alleged defamatory statements made against the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, and the party’s acting National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu. In a letter dated December 6, 2024, and issued from his law firm, Deji Adeyanju & Partners, Adeyanju expressed regret over the…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the lawmaker representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State and spokesperson of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP). The expulsion, effective immediately, was based on charges of gross indiscipline, insubordination, and anti-party activities. The Ideato Local Government Area (LGA) chapter of…

.. The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), has presented an award of exceptional productivity to the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari. The National President of the PETROAN, Prince Dr. Billy Gillis-Harry, presented the award to Kyari recognising him as the Most…

The lawmaker representing Okpe/Sapele/Uvwie Federal Constituency of Delta State in the House of Representatives, Benedict Etanabene, has submitted that the recent defection of some Labour Party legislators is not about any crisis in the party. According to him, the rep members who recently dumped the Labour Party for the All Progressives Congress (APC) are only…