The National Leadership of the Accord Party has called on All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmen and councillors in Osun State, recently removed by court rulings, to immediately vacate Local Government secretariats. The officials’ elections were nullified by the Federal High Court, Osogbo, in November 2022, and the Court of Appeal upheld the judgment on February …
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Friday declared that the political campaign season has officially begun. Wike made the announcement during the inauguration of senatorial and local government area (LGA) coordinators of the Rivers State Renewed Hope Ambassadors in Port Harcourt, the state capital. He praised the coordinators for their …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended its electronic membership registration deadline from January 31 to February 8, 2026. The party’s national spokesman, Felix Morka, said in a statement on Friday that the extension is intended to allow more supporters and members to register and validate their membership. Morka announced that Ward Congresses will now …
Abdullahi Sule, Governor of Nasarawa, says Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are not worried about the impeachment process initiated against Siminalayi Fubara, Governor of Rivers state. Sule spoke on Thursday during an appearance on Politics Today, a programme aired on Channels Television. Asked whether APC governors were anxious about …
The Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has assured its members that the party remains legally intact following a Federal High Court judgment in Ibadan which nullified its national convention. The assurance was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the party’s national publicity secretary, Ini Ememobong. An Ibadan federal high …
A Prosecution witness in the trial of Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has told the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja that $6.23 million was withdrawn from the apex bank using forged documents. Bashirudden Maishanu, an assistant director at the CBN and the 11th prosecution witness, gave …
Burkina Faso’s military-led government has dissolved all political parties and movements and repealed the laws governing their activities. The decision was announced on Thursday in a statement issued by the presidency’s communications directorate following a meeting of the council of ministers presided over by Ibrahim Traore, head of the ruling junta. Émile Zerbo, minister of …
A compliance officer with Access Bank, Olomotane Egoro, on Thursday continued his testimony at the Federal High Court, Abuja, in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello over the alleged diversion of funds belonging to Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the State. Bello is standing trial on 19-count charges bordering on alleged …
A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, has nullified the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held in the state on November 15, 2025. In a ruling delivered on Friday, Justice Uche Agomoh barred the national officers elected at the convention from presenting themselves as the party’s legitimate leadership. The judge …
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, in the 2023 election, says he has never encouraged members of the Obidient movement to insult leaders within the opposition coalition. Obi spoke on Tuesday during an engagement with supporters at the Obidient movement’s secretariat, where he distanced himself from abusive attacks allegedly carried out …
