By Rafiyat Sadiq The former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has been appointed as the Interim National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). His appointment comes as part of the broader reorganisation of the party aimed at creating a credible opposition platform ahead of the 2027 general elections. Aregbesola criticised Nigeria’s political structure, describing …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Plateau State House of Assembly has elected Hon. Nanloong Daniel, representing Mikang Constituency, as its new Speaker, following the resignation of Gabriel Dewan. Dewan, the only lawmaker on the platform of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), tendered his resignation during an emergency plenary session held Tuesday at the Assembly’s temporary complex …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Yunusa Tanko, has revealed that Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has formally submitted his proposal to serve a single term in office if elected in 2027. Speaking on Tuesday at a chieftaincy event in Gombe, Tanko stated that …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum and Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, has dismissed reports suggesting internal divisions within the opposition party, declaring the PDP as united and fully intact. Speaking on Monday during the 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party held in …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Former Senate President, Senator David Mark, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ending a decades-long association with the party. He attributed his decision to persistent internal divisions and unresolved leadership crises within the PDP. In a letter dated June 27 and addressed to the PDP Chairman in Otukpo Ward …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Armed herders on Sunday attacked the Udei community in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, killing four Mobile Police officers in what residents described as a coordinated assault that once again threw the area into panic. The attackers launched the operation around 11 a.m., moving from the Asha community toward …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Federal Government delegation arrived in Madina, Saudi Arabia, on Monday to receive the remains of the late elder statesman and business mogul, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, ahead of his burial. The delegation, led by Minister of Defence Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, left Nigeria late Sunday and landed in the holy city early …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Federal Government has arraigned the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, at the Federal High Court in Abuja Monday. The charges relate to alleged cybercrimes committed against the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. The prosecution accused the senator of making harmful imputations …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday relocated its scheduled Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting from the Wadata Plaza National Secretariat to the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja. The party attributed the move to the presence of heavily armed police officers and operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election while firmly dismissing rumours of a possible alliance with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Obi made the declaration on Sunday night during a live interactive session with his supporters on X (formerly Twitter). He restated …
