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Senator Ekong Sampson (Akwa Ibom South) has raised alarm rising socieity threats along the Calabar–Oron waterways. The Senator moved the motion during plenary on Thursday calling for a comprehensive investigation and the urgent need to fast-track the reconstruction of the Calabar–Itu–Odukpani highway. Moving the motion under Order 42 of the Senate Standing Rules, Sampson drew ...
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Dr. Muttaqha Rabe Darma as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The confirmation followed a letter sent by President Bola Tinubu to the Senate on Wednesday seeking the formal approval of the appointment. During a plenary session presided over by the Senate President Godswill Akpabio, ...
By Omobolaji Adekunle The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ogun State has plunged into a deep internal crisis after parallel congresses produced two separate leadership factions, each laying claim to legitimacy. The party, which had positioned itself as a strong alternative following the decline of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is now grappling with internal ...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has declared that he is now a freelance politician stating he is no longer firmly aligned with any specific political party. He made this known while receiving African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Peter Obi, alongside stakeholders from the South-East at the Government House in Bauchi. According to the governor, the ...
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi has sounded a warning to desperate politicians ahead of the 2027 general elections. He noted that the politicians must learn to act responsibly and within the laws of the land. He stated that the federal government will not surrender to blackmailers masquerading ...
The Senate on Thursday screened Hajiya Amina Ibrahim Gamawa following her nomination as Commissioner of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), representing Bauchi State, by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. During the screening exercise, presided over by the Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Planning, Senator Augustine Akobundu, the nominee ...
By Omobolaji Adekunle The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ogun State has plunged into a deep internal crisis after parallel congresses produced two separate leadership factions, each laying claim to legitimacy ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party, which had positioned itself as a strong alternative following the decline of the Peoples Democratic Party ...
By Austine Agbo Emmanuel A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and the Labour Party senatorial candidate for Southern Kaduna in the 2023 general elections, Engr. Michael Auta has endorsed former Senator Danjuma La’ah for a return to the Senate. Auta, who had earlier nursed senatorial ambition, announced his decision to step down in support ...
By Idowu Adewara Nigeria is once again entering a familiar season. The season of campaigns, promises, political calculations, and renewed appeals for the people’s trust. Billboards rise along highways, political slogans echo across media platforms, and candidates present themselves as the answer to the nation’s many challenges. But beyond the spectacle of campaign rallies and ...
…as APC majority hits 91 in upper chamber Senator Tony Nwoye has emerged as the new minority whip of the Senate following a series of defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Nwoye, who represents Anambra North Senatorial District, was unanimously chosen by the Senate minority caucus to assume the position. His emergence comes after ...
Former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun has stated that he is proud of his achievements as Minister under President Bola Tinubu. Recall that President Bola Tinubu relieved Edun and Ahmed Dangiwa on Tuesday of their appointments as Minister. In a statement on Wednesday, Edun said it was an honour ...
…says consensus key to party stability Ondo State Governor, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday intensified calls for unity within the All Progressives Congress (APC), urging aspirants and stakeholders to embrace consensus and avoid internal rivalries capable of weakening the party. The Governor, who spoke at the Northern Senatorial District stakeholders’ meeting held in Owo, ...
By Austine Agbo Emmanuel Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has raised alarm over Section 63 of the Electoral Act that allows a ballot paper without an official mark to be counted at the discretion of a returning officer. In a statement signed on Wednesday, by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, ...
The Presidency has clarifed that the former Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Mr. Wale Edun, officially resigned from his position citing health reasons. His departure preceded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s announcement of a cabinet replacement on Tuesday. Alongside Edun, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, also stepped ...
By Ismail Azeez Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has predicted a landslide for the Accord Party expressing strong confidence in securing a second term. Speaking on Wednesday during the inauguration of the 52-member Imole Campaign Committee at the Imole Campaign Office in Osogbo, the Governor stated that he already senses a looming victory for ...
The decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria to reserve judgment in the leadership disputes within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has placed Nigeria’s opposition politics at a critical juncture. At a time when preparations for the 2027 general elections should gradually be taking shape, uncertainty over party leadership ...
The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment in the appeal filed by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki seeking to overturn the ruling of the Court of Appeal, which nullified the conduct of the PDP’s national convention, held in Ibadan last year. Justice Lawal Garba, who led the five-member panel of justices, made the announcement on Wednesday, shortly ...
By Ariyo Zainab A political support group, the JAGABAN-JANDOR 2027 movement, has launched a stakeholders’ funding initiative to support the governorship ambition of Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran ahead of the 2027 elections in Lagos State. The initiative, unveiled at Liberty Place in Ikeja, is aimed at raising funds to procure the nomination forms of the All ...
By Damilare Adeleye The former Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) and renowned economist, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has officially declared his intention to seek the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket for the 2027 general elections. Speaking during an interview on ARISE TV on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, Hayatu-Deen described Nigeria as a nation ...
By Ismail Azeez Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Davido has been appointed Head of Youth Mobilisation for Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election campaign ahead of the August 15, 2026, Osun governorship election. Davido announced the appointment on Wednesday via his verified X handle, expressing excitement over the new political role. “I have been appointed by the Governor of ...
By Damilare Adeleye Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has formally nominated Murtala Sule Garo for the position of Deputy Governor, transmitting his name to the State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. The nomination, announced on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo on March 27, ...
By Damilare Adeleye As politics is heating up ahead of the 2027 general elections, the minister of power, Bayo Adelabu, is set to resign his appointment in the coming days in order to pursue his governorship ambition in Oyo state. His special adviser on strategic communications and media relations to the minister, Tunji Bolaji, confirmed ...
