By OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta – Ogun State APC Working Committee has upheld the suspension of Senator Gbenga Daniel and Kunle Folarin by their respective wards for alleged anti-party activities. The Ogun APC Director of Publicity, Nuberu Olufemi, announced this in a statement issued in Abeokuta. The statement noted that...
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By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Department of State Services (DSS) has cautioned a Federal High Court in Abuja against granting bail to the five men being prosecuted over their alleged involvement in the June 5, 2022 attack at St. Francs Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State in view of their...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is poised to demonstrate its resilience and organizational capacity at its upcoming elective national convention, according to Debo Ologunagba, the party’s National Publicity Secretary. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday to provide updates on the convention, Ologunagba announced that the event is...
Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday contested a bail application submitted by five individuals accused of perpetrating the deadly attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, which claimed numerous lives on June 5, 2022. The DSS argued that the defendants face charges related to terrorism,...
Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, issued an interim order to freeze four Jaiz Bank accounts allegedly tied to the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, amid a high-stakes fraud investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order following an...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court on Tuesday in Abuja ruled in favor of protecting witnesses set to testify in the trial of five suspects linked to the June 5, 2022 bombing of St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, in Ondo State.The ruling followed...
Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a lawsuit against Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, seeking N10 billion in general damages for alleged defamation. In a suit lodged at the Abuja High Court by his lawyer, Maxwell Opara, Kanu also demands...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to thoroughly investigate alleged irregularities that marred Saturday’s by-elections. In a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, called for sanctions against any officials found culpable and...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly denounced the outcome of the Anambra South Senatorial District by-election conducted on Saturday, claiming irregularities marred the process. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Dr. Emmanuel Nwachukwu of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – All Progressives Congress (APC) has consolidated its political dominance in Kaduna State, winning all three legislative seats contested in Saturday’s bye-elections. In the Chikun–Kajuru Federal Constituency, APC candidate Felix Joseph Bagudu emerged victorious, securing 34,580 votes to defeat his closest rival, Princess Esther Ashivelli...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has swiftly moved to set the record straight following erroneous media reports claiming a Canadian court branded the party a terrorist organization. The APC, in press statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Mokwa, , categorically debunked the claims, calling them “patently erroneous, if...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State has outrightly rejected the results of the Bagwai/Shanono and Ghari/Tsanyawa state constituencies’ re-run elections held on August 16, 2025, alleging rampant irregularities and violence that compromised the process. The party claimed the elections were tainted by thuggery, with political operatives intimidating voters,...
By OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta – In a dramatic turn of events during the Remo Federal Constituency by-election on August 16, 2025, the Ogun State Police Command has launched an investigation into the arrests of Abayomi Tella, the state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), along with two Independent...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Former Governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has reassured that Nigerians are ready to end misgovernance of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) come 2027. “We are determined. We are committed to democratic efforts, and we...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Federal Government of Nigeria has urged Canada to rescind a court ruling that branded the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as terrorist organizations. This follows a Canadian court’s decision to deny asylum to a Nigerian politician, Douglas Egharevba, citing his...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its failure to update the party’s current national executive list on its official website, a delay that is hampering the party’s operations ahead of upcoming state and...
Obidient Movement unveiled its ambitious “A New Nigeria is POssible – Secure Your PVC, Embrace MERD” initiative on Thursday, aimed at galvanizing Nigerians for the 2027 general elections. The campaign, themed around “Get Organised – Make Election Rigging Difficult (MERD),” seeks to empower citizens and safeguard the democratic process....
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday launched its National Convention Zoning Committee (NCZC) to establish the zoning framework for its national leadership positions ahead of the November national convention. During the committee’s inauguration in Abuja, acting PDP National Chairman Umar Damagum urged members to prioritize fairness, inclusivity, and the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Family of Sir Rex Onyeabo, a former National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced his passing at the age of 80. Dr. Obiora Onyeabo, his son, confirmed in a statement released on Thursday in Enugu that the respected PDP leader died peacefully...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Ogba, Lagos, has discharged Miss Comfort Emmanson from charges of unruly behavior and assault, following a dramatic turn of events sparked by the Federal Government’s intervention. The decision came just hours after the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus...