The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved judgement in an appeal seeking to validate the outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, 2025. The appeal, marked SC/CV/164/2026, was filed by the factional national executive led by Tanimu Turaki (SAN), which emerged from the convention. …
Three members of the House of Representatives have defected from their respective parties to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in a move seen as part of ongoing political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections. The lawmakers are Thaddeus Attah, who represents Eti-Osa federal constituency in Lagos; Usman Zubairu, representing Birnin Gwari/Giwa constituency in Kaduna; …
Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres has formally received and accredited Jimoh Ibrahim as Nigeria’s permanent representative to the United Nations. Ibrahim presented his letter of credence on Monday, officially beginning his assignment at the multilateral body. The former senator had earlier, on April 1, collected his letter of credence from Nigeria’s ministry of …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has rejected claims that it has withdrawn support for President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid, distancing itself from a statement issued by a group known as the Arewa APC Forum. The forum, in a statement signed by its state chairman, Sallah Hakilu Kibiya, had announced that it was …
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has elected Bala Mohammed as its new national chairman following the exit of Ajuji Ahmed. Ahmed, who became acting national chairman in March 2024, recently defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a statement issued on Sunday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ladipo Johnson, described Mohammed as an …
Former Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He announced his defection on Sunday at his residence in Kano. Shekarau governed Kano State from 2003 to 2011 under the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP). He joined the PDP …
Youths of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) are set to protest at the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos, Ogun and Jigawa states today under the #AmupitanMustGo campaign. Balarabe Rufai, the party’s national youth leader, disclosed this in a post on X on Monday, attaching flyers for the Lagos and Ogun …
Former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, says he was pushed out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife. Amaechi made the claim on Friday during an appearance on Sunrise Daily, a breakfast programme on Channels Television. The former minister of transportation, now a member of the African Democratic …
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his comments on Nigeria’s privatisation programme, describing them as a reflection of “desperation” and a disregard for history. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said Tinubu’s remarks reveal “a troubling pattern of hypocrisy and historical …
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said newly elected state executives and other party officers will not assume office until the expiration of the tenure of current officeholders and their formal inauguration. The party fixed the inauguration of the newly elected executives on May 12. In a statement issued on Friday, the National Publicity Secretary …
