Fresh efforts to reconcile warring camps within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have begun, as leaders push for unity ahead of the party’s planned national convention scheduled for March 29–30, 2026. The faction led by Tanimu Turaki, with backing from PDP governors, confirmed on Wednesday that a renewed peace process is underway to address lingering …
The screening committee for the 2026 All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention has begun screening aspirants seeking various positions in the party’s national working committee (NWC). The exercise, conducted by the party’s Aspirants’ Screening Committee, is expected to assess the eligibility and credentials of aspirants. Party stakeholders say the process ensures that only qualified and …
As the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continues, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has mocked Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo State, accusing him of starting a fight he cannot win. Wike made the comments on Monday during the national executive committee (NWC) meeting of the PDP faction led by …
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, and his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed, held talks with key political figures, including former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, amid a breakdown in reconciliation efforts within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Makinde and Mohammed, who chairs the PDP Governors’ Forum, first met behind …
A former senator and ex-ADC gubernatorial candidate in Adamawa state, Abdulaziz Nyako, has defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Nyako, who represented Adamawa Central Senatorial District from 2015 to 2019, announced his return to the APC on Saturday when Ahmadu Fintiri visited his residence in Yola, the state …
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has alleged that members of a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aligned with Nyesom Wike are working in support of the re-election bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Makinde made the claim on Sunday during a closed-door meeting at the Bauchi Government House with Bala Mohammed …
The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has called on people in the south-east to support President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election. Soludo made the appeal on Tuesday during his second-term inauguration at Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, the state capital. Onochie Anyachebelu, chief judge of Anambra, administered the oath of …
President Bola Tinubu has ordered all political appointees under his administration seeking to contest elective offices in the 2027 elections to resign before March 31. Dewan Goshit, head of information and public relations at the office of the secretary to the government of the federation (OSGF), announced this in a statement on Tuesday. Goshit said …
The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has validated her membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). She urged Nigerians, particularly youths and party loyalists, to do the same as part of efforts to strengthen the opposition. The lawmaker disclosed this on her verified social media platforms. Akpoti-Uduaghan said she completed her membership validation through …
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called on the federal government to review its security strategy following the recent bomb explosions in Maiduguri, Borno State. On Monday, no fewer than 23 people were killed and over 100 others injured after multiple explosions struck a market, the gate of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, and the …
