Seventeen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, including the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, on Friday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), deepening the latest round of political tensions in the state. Amaewhule announced the decision during plenary, attributing the mass defection to what he called a “clear …
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has criticised the alleged distribution of luxury vehicles to state coordinators of a new political mobilisation platform linked to President Tinubu for campaign. In a statement issued on Thursday, Obi described the development as “profound insensitivity” to the hardships faced by Nigerians. The former Anambra State governor …
The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs has cleared Ayodele Oke, Kayode Are, and Aminu Dalhatu for ambassadorial appointments following an intensive screening session at the National Assembly on Wednesday. The three nominees were part of the first batch of ambassadorial candidates submitted to the upper chamber by President Bola Tinubu. During the session, senators focused …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the first phase of the physical continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise in Yobe State will end on December 10. The state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Damaturu. He said the preliminary register of voters will …
Tension began shortly after Akpabio entered the chamber and took over from Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau, who had been presiding. Upon assuming his seat, Akpabio immediately invited Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and a few other senators to approach the chair for a brief discussion. Goje, displeased with the development, rose swiftly to raise a …
Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal Capital Territory High Court on Tuesday granted bail to activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore on self-recognition. The judge cautioned Sowore against making statements capable of inciting the public against President Bola Tinubu. Sowore was arraigned by the Department of State Services (DSS) on a five-count charge bordering on alleged …
President Bola Tinubu has appointed six zonal coordinators for the Renewed Hope Initiative Committees, a platform created to drive his administration’s development agenda across the country. Former Delta State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, will coordinate the South-South zone, while former Bauchi State governor, Isah Yuguda, will oversee the North-East. In the North-West, the President …
Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola, popularly known as FRYO, has clinched the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket for the August 8, 2026, governorship election in Osun State. The primary election was held on Tuesday in Osogbo under tight security. Announcing the outcome, the chairman of the PDP primary election committee, Humphrey Abba, said Adedamola secured 919 votes …
Former acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has formally handed over to the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee. The handover took place at the Bauchi State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja. The tenure of the Damagum-led NWC expired on December 8, 2025, after months of internal conflict with a faction aligned …
Cameroon's top opposition leader, Anicet Ekane, has died after some weeks of detention, his lawyers and family said on Monday, alleging that he had struggled to breathe but didn't receive proper care. Aged 74, Ekane was arrested in late October alongside other top figures of his African Movement for New Independence and Democracy party …
