The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s Structures in Imo, Abia, Enugu, Akwa Ibom and Rivers will no longer be functioning after the Party dissolved them following a decision concluded at the Party's Saturday's National Convention held in Ibadan. Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, moved the motion, saying the move was necessary to validate executives elected through …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday expelled Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory; Samuel Anyanwu, the party’s suspended national secretary; and Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state. The decision was taken at the party’s national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Saturday. Also removed from the party were Umar Bature, …
A major political realignment is underway in Kogi State as former Governor Capt. Idris Ichalla Wada and several notable members of opposition parties are scheduled to formally defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, November 17, 2025. The APC State Chairman, Hon. Abdullahi Bello (Dollar), announced the development in an invitation issued to …
Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi, has been honoured with the Exemplary Patriotism and Transformational Leadership Award for his visionary governance and commitment to sustainable development. Governor Namadi was among several eminent Nigerians recognised by the Parliament Diary Newspaper during its first Special Recognition Award ceremony held on Thursday at the NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja. …
Two former Senate Presidents and chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara and Senator Bukola Saraki, have expressed opposing views over the party’s national convention scheduled to begin tomorrow in Ibadan, Oyo State. Wabara, who chairs the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), insisted the convention must hold as approved by all major …
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Abuja Branch, on Friday called on political parties across the country to widen their doors for greater women’s participation ahead of the 2027 general elections. FIDA also urged the National Assembly to accelerate work on the Reserved Seats Bill, describing it as a critical tool for strengthening gender …
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday halted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national convention scheduled for Saturday and Sunday in Ibadan, Oyo State. Justice Peter Lifu, in a judgment delivered in the suit filed by former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, also restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from supervising, monitoring, or …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for another five-year term. This was contained in a statement signed by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Marwa, who was first appointed by former President …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to harnessing Nigeria’s human, material, and intellectual potential for national development. President Tinubu made this known on Thursday while receiving members of Course 33 of the National Defence College at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser …
A Kano State High Court has sentenced four men to death by hanging for the murder of Rilwanu Ilyasu, popularly known as Nanu, a mechanic who owned a garage at Farawa Layout in Kano. The convicts, Abubakar Sadiq (alias Alhaji Sallari), Abdulmajid Jibrin, Nasiru Sani, and Yusuf Sani, were found guilty of criminal conspiracy and …
