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The Senate on Thursday passed the 2026 Statutory Appropriation Bill for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), approving total expenditure of N2.285 trillion for the administration and development of the nation’s capital. The passage followed the presentation and consideration of the harmonised report of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on the Federal Capital Territory ...
The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark has said that the recent defection of former Presidential candidates, Peter Obi and Rabi’u Kwankwaso will spur the party to work harder. Mark made this known when he met with the Forum of ADC Former and serving Federal Lawmakers on Wednesday in Abuja. ...
Son of former Kaduna state Governor, Hon. Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, the member representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency and Chairman of the House Committee on Banking Regulations, has officially defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The announcement was made during Thursday’s plenary session by the Speaker of the House ...
Ahead of the 2027 governorship election, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has submitted his nomination form for the primaries of the All Progressives Congress ( APC) with a call on party faithful to support his aspiration. Speaking with Government House Correspondents at the Victor Attah International Airport upon his return from Abuja, where ...
Prof. Nantewe Yilwatda, National Chairman of the APC, says the party is unconcerned about Mr Peter Obi’s defection from ADC to NDC. Yilwatda spoke on Wednesday in Abuja during the ongoing purchase and submission of APC nomination and expression of interest forms for the 2027 elections. The report states that Obi was the Labour Party ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will resume the third phase of the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) across the 33 local government areas of Oyo State on May 11. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo, Prof. Adeniran Tella, made this known in a statement issued in Ibadan on Wednesday. According to Tella, the third ...
Activist, Aisha Yesufu has officially resigned from the African Democratic Congress to join the Nigeria Democratic Congress, where she intends to contest the Federal Capital Territory senatorial seat in 2027. Her transition follows the recent exit of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso from the ADC, a move she described as essential to maintaining her alignment ...
Drama erupted in the Senate on Wednesday as Senator Adams Oshiomhole clashed with Senate President Godswill Akpabio, just 24 hours after the chamber amended its standing orders to restrict eligibility for the Senate Presidency. The tension began when Akpabio started reading the votes and proceedings from the previous day's sitting. Oshiomhole rose to raise a ...
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri today directed the deputy governor, Dr. Peter Akpe and Secretary to the State government, Prof. Nimibofa Ayawei to set up a schedule for another round of projects commissioning in the state. Governor Diri, who was speaking during the 186th State Executive Council meeting at Government House, Yenagoa, said ...
The Senate Minority Whip, Tony Nwoye, has defected from the African Democratic Congress to the Nigerian Democratic Congress. Neoye's defection was snnounced by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio during Wednesday's plenary session. In a formal letter read on the Senate floor, Nwoye attributed his departure to a deepening internal crisis within the ADC. He noted that ...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that he will seal off any building used as a secretariat by the Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Wike made this statement while addressing journalists during a media parley monitored live by TVC News Online on Wednesday. The Minister ...
The Ogun state Deputy governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele has officially picked up nomination and expression of interest forms aiming to represent Ogun West senatorial districts in the 11th Senate. The entrance of Deputy Governor into the Ogun West senatorial race for the 2027 elections has stirred fresh political intrigues and permutations. According to her, "This ...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has challenged the Taminu Turaki led-factions within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to open an official party bank account and secretariat if they are confident in their claim to the party’s leadership. Speaking during a live media chat in Abuja, Wike accused opposition leaders within ...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at its 188th Meeting, held today May 6, 2026 has resolved to waive screening requirements for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to the statement, the Party said the decision was made pursuant to the powers conferred on the NWC under Article 13.4 (xiii) and ...
An African Democratic Congress(ADC) presidential aspirant, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, on Wednesday, met young Nigerian entrepreneurs, promising to rebuild the economy by supporting small businesses and expanding opportunities. Speaking at the consultative meeting in Abuja, Hayatu-Deen said SMEs remained Nigeria’s economic backbone, creating most jobs and sustaining millions of households. He, however, expressed the regret that struggling ...
The Senate has confirmed Amb. Sola Enikanolaiye as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, following his nomination by President Bola Tinubu. The upper chamber also urged him to take a holistic view of key issues, including the killings of Nigerians in South Africa, and work towards improving the country’s global image. Enikanolaiye was confirmed ...
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Mr Joseph Tegbe as Minister of Power following his successful screening at the plenary. Newsmen reports that Tegbe’s confirmation followed an extensive deliberation by the Senate Committee of the Whole. The senators noted that Nigeria’s installed generation exceeded 13,000MW yet actual supply rarely surpasses 4,500MW because transmission and distribution systems ...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) says it remains committed to a transparent and credible national convention scheduled for May 9 in Bauchi. The party has also commenced screening of aspirants, including its presidential hopeful, Dr Adewale Adebayo, and other contestants for various elective positions. The National Chairman, Prof. Sadiq Gombe, said the party had made ...
Global music icon, Davido has narrated how current Osun state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke ventured into politics. Reflecting on the sudden 2017 passing of his eldest uncle, Senator Isiaka Adeleke, who was widely favored to reclaim the governorship, Davido noted that many believed the family’s political influence would end there. However, despite perceptions that the ...
A legal practitioner and development advocate,Mr Jide Ologun, has attributed the growing wave of political defections in Nigeria to weak party ideology, personal ambition, and gaps in the constitutional framework regulating party loyalty. He said many political actors abandon their parties at the slightest internal crisis because parties lack firm ideological foundations that should ordinarily ...
Some Nigerians have called on political office seekers to focus on issue based campaigns as preparations begin for the 2027 general elections. They said that candidates should present clear plans and programmes that would address key challenges facing the country. A civil servant,Mr John Musa,said that voters were more interested in policies that would improve ...
