By Rafiyat Sadiq The Anambra State Government has dismissed eight members of the Agunechemba Vigilante Group following the assault on a female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Jennifer Elobor, serving in the state. The dismissal came after a viral video showed armed operatives of the vigilante outfit, also known as Operation Udo Ga-Achi, brutalising …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is facing fresh internal crisis as disagreement over the zoning arrangement for the 2027 general election deepens among its southern leaders. Party stakeholders from the South on Thursday dismissed as illegal a meeting convened in Lagos by Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa, who chairs the PDP zoning …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Senator Ned Nwoko (APC–Delta North) has called on security agencies to ensure those behind staged kidnappings are prosecuted to serve as deterrent to others. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, Nwoko decried the rising trend of self-orchestrated abductions, describing it as reckless and alien to the values of his constituency. …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged the Federal Government to suspend its plan to increase the salaries of political office holders, describing the proposal as insensitive to the economic realities confronting Nigerians. The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) is currently reviewing the remuneration of the President, Vice President, governors, …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) have written to President Bola Tinubu, protesting their exclusion from government appointments and patronage. They warned that the neglect of those who worked for the party’s electoral victory could undermine the APC’s strength ahead of the 2027 elections. The concerns …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated a 44-member zoning committee to determine the allocation of key positions ahead of its national convention scheduled for November 15 and 16. The party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) had earlier fixed the dates for the election of new members into the National Working Committee (NWC). …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday secured a sweeping victory in Saturday’s bye-elections, winning 12 out of the 16 legislative seats contested across 12 states. Figures released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) showed that the APC captured all available seats in Ogun, Edo, Niger, Kaduna, Taraba, Jigawa, Adamawa and Kogi …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has assured Nigerians that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Anambra State governor Peter Obi, and former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi will remain united in their commitment to transform the country, regardless of who eventually emerges as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 elections. The …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Residents of Ahoro-Afin in Ifon-Osun, Orolu Local Government Area, have protested an alleged move to grant bail to two men standing trial for ritual killing. The suspects, Tajudeen Oderinde and Mojeed Alani, are accused of murdering Lukman Akorede, whose mutilated body was discovered in March 2025. Community leaders expressed concern that the …
By Rafiyat Sadiq A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima, has expressed doubts over the ability of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct credible elections under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Galadima accused the government of neglecting governance for politics …
