Against the backdrop of major defections from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in recent times, Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that the most important defection has not yet taken place. Makinde, in his bi-monthly newsletter issued on Thursday, said that while the defections of some PDP governors...
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Founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu is coercing politicians to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to him, party membership in Nigeria remains a matter of personal choice, not compulsion. Speaking in Lagos on Friday,...
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has clarified that no inmate has been released yet under the latest Presidential Prerogative of Mercy, as the process remains in its final stages of administrative review. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday...
A High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has directed the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to issue a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) to Al-Kafawi Venture Limited in connection with a long-standing land dispute. Justice Sylvanus Oriji handed down...
Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has reiterated its commitment to a unified communication strategy, measurable governance impact, and national progress under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking at the PGF 2025 Quarterly Strategic Meeting of Information Commissioners from APC-governed states, held in Maiduguri, the Director-General, Mr....
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has scheduled November 12, 2025, to deliver a ruling on a motion filed by Binance Holdings Limited, challenging the method used by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to serve court documents in a $79.5 billion tax evasion case. Presiding over the...
A group of Igbo businessmen in the United States has raised the alarm that the ‘Free Nnamdi Kanu Now‘ protest planned for October 20, is a ploy by the presidential candidates in the 2023 elections, Omoyele Sowore and Atiku Abubakar, to delay Kanu’s ongoing trial of the IPOB leader....
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), did not recognise the voice of his people. The governor, in a broadcast to the Enugu people on Tuesday morning, announced that he had quit the...
In a significant political shake-up, Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah has formally dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), announcing his move to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Mbah made the declaration in a live broadcast to residents of Enugu, emphasizing that the decision was guided by a broader...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the postponement of its 103rd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, which was initially slated for Wednesday, October 15. This update was shared by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. According to Ologunagba, the decision...
The internal crises within the Kaduna State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a new twist as its suspended Secretary, Sa’idu Adamu, has officially resigned from the party. Adamu’s exit was confirmed through a statement he personally released to journalists on Monday in Kaduna, marking the...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stay the course and not be discouraged by recent defections, stressing that the party is still on track to reclaim national leadership by 2027. Speaking in Abuja during the inaugural meeting of the PDP...
Federal Capital Territory High Court in Jabi has officially kicked off proceedings in the N550 million defamation lawsuit filed by Senator Chris Anyanwu against former Imo State Governor, Ikedi Ohakim. Senator Anyanwu is suing Ohakim over remarks he made in an interview with The Nation newspaper, published on January...
Lagos State Government has again brought convicted billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike—widely known as Evans—before the court, this time over the alleged murder of two police officers. Evans was re-arraigned on Monday before Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Ikeja High Court, following the transfer of the case from Justice Adenike...
As the 2027 elections begin to take shape, former Ogun State Governor and current Senator representing Ogun East, Chief Gbenga Daniel, has urged Nigerians to rally behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office. Speaking during the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-Otunba Gbenga Daniel (BATOGD) Mid-term Community Assessment...
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State has thrown its full weight behind President Bola Tinubu and Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, endorsing both leaders as the party’s sole flagbearers for the 2027 presidential and governorship elections. This unanimous decision came during the party’s inaugural Stakeholders Meeting held at the Government...
In a strategic political move aimed at reinforcing grassroots democracy, Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has appointed 23 key coordinators—one for each Local Government Area (LGA) in the state—to spearhead the All Progressives Congress (APC) agenda ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking at the APC’s expanded caucus meeting...
Minister of Works, David Umahi, has advised the South-East region to shelve its presidential ambitions—for now. According to him, it is not yet the region’s turn to lead Nigeria, as President Bola Tinubu deserves to complete his constitutionally-allowed eight years in office. Speaking in Abuja during an interview with...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos Former Member representing Mangu/Bokkos Federal Constituency, Hon. Solomon Bulus Maren, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms, describing them as bold and transformative measures that have stabilised the economy, improved local government finances, and enhanced social development across the country. Maren made this known...
Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Lanre Issa-Onilu, has encouraged media practitioners to introduce probing of manifestoes of aspiring political office holders as part of their responsibilities to reshape the country from frivolous and unfulfilled promises. On his part, the Editor-in-Chief and Chief Operating Officer of Premium Times,...