In a surprise move, the Speaker of the Plateau House of Assembly, Gabriel Dewan, has resigned from his position, paving the way for a new leader to emerge. Daniel Naanlong, representing Mikang Constituency under the All Progressives Congress (APC), was unanimously elected as the new leader of the 24-member...
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Supreme Court has adjourned judgment indefinitely in the legal battle over the Edo Governorship Election Petition. The appeal was filed by Asue Ighodalo and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the election of Sen. Monday Okpebholo as the governor of Edo State. Justice Garba Lawal, who presided over the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Former Senate President David Mark has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing deepening divisions, persistent leadership crisis, and irreconcilable differences that have reduced the party to a shadow of its former self. In a letter dated June 27, Mark announced his decision...
In commemoration of the 2025 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, A New Thing International Foundation held the grand finale of its School Outreach for Better Education (SOBE) Inter-School Quiz Competition on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Jefla Event Centre, Minna, Niger State. The event marked the...
By EZEKIEL OBi, Abuja- All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed July 24 for its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, a crucial gathering that will deliberate on the party’s next steps, including leadership succession, internal restructuring, and preparations for the 2027 general elections. The meeting will be held at the...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has assured that at the end of his tenure, his administration will conduct a free and fair primary election through which his successor would emerge. Governor Sule gave the assurance when he delivered a goodwill message at a meeting...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano– New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has expressed that it would be a huge relief for its members if Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, its 2023 presidential candidate, joins the All Progressives Congress (APC). This reaction comes amid speculations that Kwankwaso might be negotiating to join the ruling...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has called on stakeholders, particularly APC governorship aspirants, to remain calm and adhere to the political process ahead of the 2027 general elections. He made this appeal during a stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa West Senatorial Zone held in...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Stakeholders of All Progressives Congress (APC) from Nasarawa State have called on President Bola Tinubu and the leaders of the party in the country to make Senator Umaru Al-Makura, it’s next National Chairman The stakeholders made the call in a Statement made available to...
National Chairman of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Alhaji Yabagi Sani, has clarified that his party is not part of the coalition aimed at unseating President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Sani made this assertion in a recent interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. “ADP is...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan, and the Managing Director of Ajmal Traveling and Tours, Alhaji Annur Abubakar Mecca, have extended their warmest congratulations to Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori on his appointment as the Acting National Chairman of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has commended Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje for resigning as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing health reasons. Obi praised Ganduje’s decision, saying it was “wise and honourable” to step aside when one’s health may...
In a surprise move on Friday, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje stepped down from his exalted position citing health reasons. But observers of developments within the party say it goes beyond that APC party emerged from the merger of Action Congress of...
A coalition of opposition parties has formed in Gombe State to unseat the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government of Governor Inuwa Yahaya. The coalition comprises the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC), Labour Party, and some aggrieved APC members who have defected to...
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, is reportedly set to resign from his position due to intense zoning agitations within the party. According to sources, Ganduje’s exit is part of a strategic move to calm rising tensions among APC stakeholders from the North-Central zone, who have been...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Niger State Governor, farmer Mohammed Umaru Bago has continued to host sympathisers on the Mokwa flood disaster. This time, it is the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who led members of the National Working Committee of the...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Dr. Adetokunbo Pearse, has expressed confidence that the party’s crisis will soon be over after its Convention in August. Pearse, a former member of the Atiku Abubakar 2023 Presidential Campaign Committee and Convener of the Reset Lagos PDP...
The Deputy President of the Senate, Jibrin Barau, has dismissed speculation about becoming President Bola Tinubu’s running mate in the 2027 elections, emphasizing his loyalty to the President and commitment to supporting the administration’s goals. When asked about the growing calls for him to be considered as Tinubu’s running...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – A group known as the Kaduna Patriotic Movement (KPM) has declared the newly formed All Democratic Alliance (ADA) coalition a non-starter, describing it as “dead on arrival” ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a fiery statement issued by its Chairman, Ibrahim Dan-Gaskiya, the...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Edo Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly criticized the APC-led government over the state Assembly’s approval of a N100 billion loan request by Governor Monday Okpebholo, describing the move as lacking transparency and scrutiny. According to Dr. Anthony Aziegbemi, Chairman of...