Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has launched a series of meetings with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders across the state to strategise and discuss issues affecting both the party and the state. A statement from the Governor’s spokesman, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said the engagements began on Tuesday at the Rescue Mission Hall, Government House, …
The Former Governor of Kano State and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and his political associates will regret their decision to leave the party. Kwankwaso made the statement in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service and monitored by Vanguard in Kaduna on …
George Moghalu, the Labour Party (LP) candidate in the 2025 Anambra governorship election, has resigned from the party. Moghalu, a former managing director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), announced his resignation in a letter dated January 26, 2026. The letter was addressed to the LP chairman of his ward, Uruagu, in Nnewi, Anambra …
As Nigeria gears up for the 2027 general elections, the Senate has proposed tougher penalties for vote buying and other electoral offences. This was made known by the Senate Majority Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, in a statement released on Monday to mark the resumption of plenary by the 10th National Assembly. He said the proposals are …
The defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), did not come without drama, triggering a wave of resignations by commissioners and senior government appointees loyal to the Kwankwasiyya movement led by Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. The resignations, which began quietly and gathered momentum …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed reports suggesting that Vice-President Kashim Shettima may be replaced as President Bola Tinubu’s running mate ahead of the 2027 general election. In a statement issued on Monday, Felix Morka, national publicity secretary of the party, described the reports as “speculative, untrue and utterly baseless”. According to the APC, …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned hearing in the final forfeiture proceedings over a London property linked to the late Jeremiah Useni, former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to February 25. In 2025, the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) filed an ex parte application seeking an interim forfeiture and preservation order …
Twenty-one members of the Kano State House of Assembly have formally defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers announced their defection on Monday, days after Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano State, officially resigned from the NNPP. Yusuf’s resignation followed shortly after his meeting with President Bola …
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has expressed concern over the low number of votes usually recorded in Aba during elections, saying the figures do not reflect the city’s large adult population. The governor spoke during a church service at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Abayi Ariaria, Aba, where he urged residents to participate in the ongoing …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State says it is positioning itself to deliver no fewer than one million additional votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. The party said it is relying on the political structure of the bloc led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), …
