The Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ward 4 in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State, on Thursday reaffirmed the suspension of Senator Gbenga Daniel, representing Ogun East Senatorial District, declaring that the action remains valid despite the intervention of the party’s national leadership. At a press conference held at the Ward …
The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee held a hearing on Thursday examining rising insecurity in Nigeria and allegations of widespread attacks targeting Christian communities, insisting that the Nigerian government must intensify efforts to curb the violence. The session also reviewed global cases of religious persecution and urged immediate action to halt genocidal attacks wherever …
President Bola Tinubu has postponed his planned trips to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola, as he awaits security briefings on the recent abduction of schoolgirls in Kebbi State and the attack on worshippers at Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, Kwara State. In response to a request from the Kwara State Governor, President Tinubu directed the …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed gratitude to Nigerians and its members for standing with the party during what it described as an attempt by anti-democratic elements to seize its National Secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday. In a statement issued by the newly elected National Working Committee (NWC), led by National Chairman Kabiru Tanimu …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for what it described as an irresponsible call for foreign intervention in Nigeria’s internal affairs. In a statement issued on Tuesday, APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka criticised the PDP’s new factional chairman, Tanimu Turaki, who urged foreign powers to intervene in Nigeria …
Amid the tensions that erupted at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday, the newly elected National Chairman of the PDP, Taminu Turaki, called on United States President Donald Trump to intervene and “save democracy in Nigeria.” Turaki made the appeal while addressing journalists at the party headquarters following attempts by …
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday announced the expulsion of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, and Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal. The announcement came hours after violent scenes unfolded at the PDP national secretariat in …
Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Kizito Bonzena, on Monday announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing persistent factional crises within the PDP at the national level. Bonzena also disclosed that 15 other PDP lawmakers in the Assembly …
Former Kaduna State Governor, Ahmed Makarfi, has stepped down as secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, insisting the party must uphold its zoning formula to preserve internal equity. His resignation followed the emergence of Kabiru Turaki, a former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, as the party’s new national chairman …
A fierce struggle for control of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reached a boiling point on Tuesday as two rival factions, one led by newly elected National Chairman, Tanimu Turaki, SAN, and the other loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Nyesom Wike, converged on the party’s national secretariat in Abuja for …
