Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, representing Cross River North Senatorial District, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing persistent internal crises within his former party as the reason for his move. The announcement was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, …
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State, Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, has officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election on the platform of the party. Shinkafi, a former National Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), made the declaration while addressing his supporters in Gusau, the state …
The Anambra State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended its governorship candidate, Mr. Jude Ezenwafor, for one month following what it described as his poor performance and acts of sabotage during the November 8 governorship election. The decision was taken at a meeting of the State Executive Committee (SEC) held at the …
Hon. Muhammad Sanni Gambo has emerged as the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State after his swearing in at the PDP State Secretariat in Lokoja. Speaking shortly after his swearing-in, Gambo described Kogi as a traditional PDP stronghold and called for unity among members to restore the party’s dominance in the …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the just-concluded Anambra State governorship election, Jude Ezenwafor, has expressed his readiness to work with Governor Chukwuma Soludo to advance development across the state. Speaking on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Ezenwafor said his relationship with Soludo predates the election, describing it as cordial …
The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance and incumbent governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has been declared the winner of the Saturday, November 8, 2025, Anambra State governorship election by the Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Edoba Omoregie. Soludo, who polled a total of 422,664 votes, defeated his closest rival, the …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded over 93 per cent of polling unit results from Saturday’s Anambra State governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal (IReV). As collation continues across the state, reports from various local government areas indicate a largely peaceful process, though marred by allegations of vote buying and voter disenfranchisement …
Anambra State, the south-eastern part of Nigeria popularly called The Light of the Nation, will today, Saturday, November 8, witness one of the most closely watched governorship elections in recent years. For 19 years, APGA has held firm in the state, weathering political storms and surviving multiple attempts by national parties to take control. Saturday’s …
The European Union (EU) on Friday announced new restrictions on visas for Russian nationals, citing rising security concerns nearly four years into the war in Ukraine. EU foreign affairs chief, Kaja Kallas, said the bloc would no longer issue multiple-entry visas to Russians, stressing that it was unjustifiable for citizens of a country waging war …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, swore in two new ministers, Bernard Doro and Kingsley Udeh, during a brief ceremony held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. Bernard Doro, from Plateau State, replaces Nentawe Yilwatda as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction. Yilwatda had …
