The crisis within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a new twist on Friday as a faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, dissolved the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) led by former Senate President Adolphus Wabara and replaced it with a new leadership structure. At a meeting …
Politics in Kano is now telling a different story than the usual. While other opposition politicians are running to join the All Progressives Congress (APC), over 100 members of the APC in Tarai, Kibiya Local Government Area of Kano State, have defected to the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). The Kano State Commissioner for Humanitarian …
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has faulted Tuesday’s decision of an Oyo State High Court, which approved the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to proceed with its planned national convention in Ibadan on November 15 and 16, 2025. Conflicting Court Orders Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo High Court, while ruling on …
Nigerian activist and public commentator Mahdi Shehu has warned that both Christians and Muslims would suffer if the United States were to invade Nigeria under the pretext of protecting religious groups. In a post on X on Wednesday, Shehu alleged that Washington’s heightened interest in Nigeria is driven principally by a fear of China and …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), demanding a full investigation into what it described as a violent invasion of its National Secretariat in Abuja by suspended officials and their supporters. In a petition signed by the party’s Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, the PDP alleged that …
The Democratic Party secured sweeping victories across the United States on Tuesday in a series of local elections widely viewed as an early test of President Donald Trump’s second-term leadership. In New York City, Democratic socialist and state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani emerged victorious in the mayoral race, according to projections by major American news networks …
The Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of all 25 chairmanship positions in Saturday’s local government elections held across the state. In a statement released to journalists and signed by the Commissioner for Operations, Barrister Mohammed Liman, the commission confirmed that all Returning Officers had completed the …
The administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu has set out to appoint ambassadors to fill long-vacant seats in Nigeria’s foreign missions, while also ordering key security chiefs to begin immediate action, a move observers say may be partly driven by recent threats from the United States. Diplomatic void and looming appointments Since September 2023, Nigeria has …
As the Ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) officially welcomes Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, Gov. Diri has defended his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC, saying it is in the best interest of the state. Governor Diri was welcomed by the Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill …
The leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a dramatic turn on Monday as security operatives sealed off the party’s National Secretariat at Wadata Plaza and the Legacy House, its National Convention Organising Committee headquarters. The action followed the controversial emergence of Abdulrahman Mohammed as Acting National Chairman. Heavily armed police officers arrived …
