Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has downplayed the challenge posed by other candidates in the November 8, 2025, governorship election, claiming they are merely using their campaigns to solicit funds. Representing the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Soludo made these remarks during a vibrant endorsement rally held by party...
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By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Social Democratic Party (SDP) has publicly distanced itself from former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasiru El-Rufai, asserting that he is neither a member nor authorized to represent or speak on behalf of the party. In a press briefing on Friday in Kaduna, Inuwa Idris,...
Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and former Adamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako until October 16, 2025, to reach an out-of-court settlement in the alleged N29 billion fraud case or face a full trial. During Friday’s hearing, Justice Peter Lifu expressed...
Adeshina Fasasi, a witness for the defense, testified on Thursday before the Federal High Court in Abuja that an analysis of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari’s call records showed no communication with any phone number associated with a suspected cocaine dealer, referred to as Mike Coke. Fasasi,...
Newly elected National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has vowed to bolster the party’s membership base and ensure a decisive win in the 2027 general elections. Yilwatda spoke on Thursday at the APC’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja on Thursday after assuming...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed concerns about a recent coalition that adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its platform for the 2027 general elections, asserting it remains unperturbed. Speaking at the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Thursday, Acting National...
International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued prison sentences to two former leaders of the predominantly Christian Anti-Balaka militia in the Central African Republic (CAR) for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the 2013-14 civil war. In a statement released on Thursday, the ICC announced that Alfred Yekatom...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday elected Professor Nentawe Yilwatda as its new National Chairman, as President Bola Tinubu called on governors to focus more on grassroots engagement to meet the expectations of Nigerians. At the party’s 14th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Humanitarian Minister Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda is the new chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He was elected unanimously by the National Executive Committee of the party on Thursday. Yilwatda replaces Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, who resigned for crucial private matters. Here is a profile...
Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the trial of social media influencer Martins Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), accused of cyberbullying actresses Tonto Dikeh and Iyabo Ojo, among others, to December 2. The adjournment was announced on Thursday by Justice Musa Liman after addressing other cases on...
Federal High Court in Abuja has invalidated the Corporate Affairs Commission’s (CAC) unauthorized replacement of the Incorporated Trustees of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), ruling that the action violated legal provisions. Delivering the judgment, Justice Obiora Egwuatu declared that the CAC’s decision to alter ALGON’s trustees...
Former Niger State Governor Babangida Aliyu has cautioned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership against re-admitting members who previously defected to other parties, labeling them “nomadic politicians” who exacerbate the party’s challenges. Speaking at a PDP Consultative Conference in Abuja on Wednesday, Aliyu recalled the party’s national convention in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- All Progressives Congress (APC) has relocated its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, set for Thursday, July 24, 2025, from its national secretariat in Abuja to the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa at 2:00 p.m. According to a statement by APC National Publicity Secretary Felix...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has sharply criticized Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members joining a new opposition coalition aligned with the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking at the PDP Stakeholders Conference in Abuja on Wednesday, the PDP Governors’ Forum chairman condemned the dual allegiance, calling it “indiscipline” that the...
Former Minister of Transportation and two-term Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has disclosed that leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition will fully back the party’s chosen presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. Speaking to journalists in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, Amaechi emphasized the...
Members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Wednesday gathered in Rivers State for the official launch of the party in the region. Supporters at Port Harcourt International Airport in Omagwa expressed enthusiasm, with some voicing hopes that former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar...
Four senators from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have announced their defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during a plenary session in Abuja. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read their individual defection letters on the floor of the chamber on Wednesday. The defecting senators are Francis Fadahunsi...
Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam and his ex-Commissioner for Finance, Omadachi Oklobia, must answer to charges of alleged N3.1 billion fraud. Delivering his ruling on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, Justice Peter Lifu dismissed the defendants’ no-case submission, stating that the...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out a 13-count charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko and three others. The charges were withdrawn following a comprehensive review of the representations submitted by all...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to promptly update its records of political parties and their legitimate leadership to avoid future disputes ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos...