Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has been cleared to participate in the forthcoming governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after successfully passing the party’s screening exercise. The screening marks Kefas’ first official vetting by the APC since his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the...
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Fresh cracks have emerged within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) following the appointment of a 13-member interim National Working Committee (NWC) by the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) led by Senator Adolphus Wabara. The decision, which underscores the deepening leadership tussle within the opposition party, comes in the wake...
A former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Sandy Ojang Onor, has officially joined the party’s 2027 presidential race after purchasing his nomination form, pledging to reposition the party for national leadership. Onor, who represented Cross River Central Senatorial District in the Senate...
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has formally announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), in a move that could reshape the political landscape in the state and beyond. The announcement was made on Saturday at the Government House in Bauchi, where...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised concerns over its internal stability following a split judgment by the Supreme Court that upheld the nullification of its Ibadan convention, warning that the development could steer the party into a “dangerous bend.” In a press statement issued on Wednesday, the party described...
National Working Committee (NWC) of the factional Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dissolved the Sokoto State Executive Committee of the party and constituted a caretaker committee to oversee its affairs. The decision, which takes immediate effect, is part of ongoing efforts by the party leadership to strengthen and reposition...
Sokoto State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commenced the sales of nomination and interest forms. chairman of the committee, Hon. Kabiru Aliyu, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, urged all interested politicians to pick up forms of various positions they wish to vie for from...
Nigeria’s opposition political parties have declared a renewed commitment to democratic pluralism and electoral participation, announcing plans to present a united front in the 2027 general elections. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the Opposition Political Parties National Summit held in Ibadan, Oyo State,...
IBADAN DECLARATION:Communiqué issued at the end of Opposition Political Parties National Summit held on Saturday April 25, 2026 in Ibadan, Oyo State. Participating Opposition Parties in Nigeria, after an extensive deliberation on the collective threats that we face and the existential challenges facing our country under the stranglehold of...
Prominent opposition figures from across the country are converging in Ibadan today for a high-level national summit focused on strengthening democratic governance. The gathering, taking place at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in Oyo State, brings together leaders of major opposition political parties under a shared goal...
Political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections gathered momentum on Tuesday as eight members of the House of Representatives formally defected to new political parties during plenary at the Green Chamber. The defections, which cut across multiple political parties, are widely seen as early strategic moves by lawmakers...
Nigeria’s political landscape is gradually heating up ahead of the 2027 general elections. Yet, beyond permutations of power, recent personal encounters have exposed a deeper concern—how dangerously our national discourse is drifting toward divisive narratives of religion and ethnicity. Recently, I confronted a disturbing social media post by a...
As political parties begin preparations for the 2027 general elections, with party membership electronic verification exercises completed and some parties already concluding their ward, local government, and state congresses, NATIONAL ACCORD correspondent, Ankeli Emmanuel, in this analysis, examines the chances of some key political actors in Sokoto State. No...
Supreme Court of Nigeria has granted the request by the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for an accelerated hearing of its appeal. The Court directed all respondents to file their necessary processes within five days and fixed April 22, 2026, for further hearing. Notably,...
Former Benue State Governor and ex-Senator, Gabriel Suswam, has officially declared his intention to contest the Benue North-East Senatorial seat in the 2027 general elections under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Suswam made the declaration during an interview on Arise Television, where he explained that his...
Leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) intensified on Sunday after the Turaki-led faction condemned the unsealing and takeover of the party’s national secretariat, describing the action as “contemptuous” and politically motivated. In a strongly worded statement signed by National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, the group accused...
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State has began membership drive with an electronic registration targeting no fewer than 4 million new members. The process geared towards strengthening PDP’s visibility and admissibility ahead of the general elections, entails that both old and...
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has paid a solidarity visit to the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over the recent political attacks targeted at Nigeria’s opposition parties. During the visit, the PDP acknowledged the growing and shared threat confronting opposition political parties in the...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to clarify allegations that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, offered land and cash gifts to senior officials of the electoral body. In a statement issued on April 7, 2026, PDP National Publicity...
Nigeria stands today at a troubling crossroads—not yet in the darkness of outright dictatorship, but no longer walking confidently in the light of democratic consolidation. What confronts us is subtler, more insidious: a steady, almost calculated drift toward what political scientists describe as competitive authoritarianism—a system where elections exist,...