By Rafiat SADIQ In a dramatic development, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje has stepped down as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Though the party is yet to make an official announcement, a senior APC official confirmed the news late Friday, stating simply, “Yes, it is true. He has resigned.” The surprise resignation …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Confusion continues to trail the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the party struggles to hold its rescheduled 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting amid an internal dispute over the position of national secretary and the powers of the acting national chairman. The crisis intensified after the acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, …
by Rafiyat Sadiq After months of political unrest and tension in Rivers State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, have announced a truce, declaring that peace has finally returned to the state. The resolution followed a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday night, where both …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Obidient Peoples Party and the Advanced Democratic Alliance (ADA) are among 110 political associations that have formally submitted applications to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be registered as political parties ahead of the next general elections. The Obidient Peoples Party, which has Mr. Barry Avotu Johnson listed as the …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Tensions flared at the national secretariat of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Tuesday following the suspension of the party’s National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, and two senior officials over allegations of financial impropriety. The National Working Committee (NWC) of the party announced the immediate suspension of Gabam, National Auditor Nze …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) on Tuesday lost two members of the House of Representatives to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), marking another round of defections in the lower chamber. Hon. Peter Akpanke, representing Obanliku/Obudu/Bekwara Federal Constituency of Cross River State, and Hon. Paul Nnamchi, representing …
By Rafiyat Sadiq ADA Registration Request Signals Fresh Political Realignment After weeks of consultations and internal debate, a coalition of opposition leaders has formally applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register a new political party, the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. Prominent political figures behind the move …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido has accused President Bola Tinubu of supporting the annulment of the historic June 12, 1993 presidential election won by Chief Moshood Abiola. Speaking in a live interview on Arise News, Lamido alleged that Tinubu quietly aligned with former military ruler General Ibrahim Babangida, who annulled the …
By Rafiyat Sadiq, Ubong Usoro Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, former Special Adviser to the President, has expressed grave concern over what he describes as serious internal divisions within Nigeria’s emerging opposition coalition, warning that the effort to form a viable alternative to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is faltering even before takeoff. In a recent …
