A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday granted parties involved in the elective convention dispute of the Peoples Democratic Party leave to resolve the matter out of court. The panel, led by Justice Biobele Georgewill, subsequently adjourned the case sine die following the decision of counsel representing …
The Presidency has accused the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) of spreading misinformation about the Electoral Act, 2026. On Thursday, opposition parties criticised the amended law, describing it as “obnoxious”, a threat to democracy and an alleged attempt to entrench a one-party state in Nigeria. Electoral Act Amendment 2026 …
The North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum has called on Bola Tinubu to ensure that only credible candidates emerge as national officers of the party at its forthcoming national convention. The APC national convention is scheduled to hold between March 27 and 28, 2026, during which members of the National Working Committee (NWC), including the …
Residents of the nation’s capital on Saturday trooped out to vote for chairmen and councillors in the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with security agencies deployed across polling units to ensure a peaceful exercise. According to live report by Channels Television Movement within parts of the territory was restricted as police …
With just two days remaining before the local council elections in Abuja, two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairmanship candidates will be absent from the ballot in two of the six area councils. Both have withdrawn from the race to support the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Candidates from Bwari and Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) …
Fresh details have emerged in the leadership crisis affecting the Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, as opposing factions within the party continue to assert their positions ahead of the forthcoming governorship election. At the centre of the dispute is the status of the state chairman, Sunday Bisi, who has rejected claims that …
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has appointed former Cross River State Governor and ex-presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Donald Duke, as Chairman of its newly established Leadership Forum. Duke, who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was appointed during an enlarged stakeholders’ and executive committee meeting of the ADC in …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned that its National Secretariat is currently under litigation and must not be forcefully accessed or occupied by any individual or group until the courts deliver a final judgement. The warning follows reports that a faction of the party loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), …
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has criticised the court judgement that nullified the party’s 2025 national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State. George expressed his displeasure while speaking during an interview on Arise Television on Friday, describing the ruling as deeply disturbing and unacceptable. He faulted the judgement delivered …
Major opposition parties in Nigeria, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), have criticised the Senate over its rejection of mandatory electronic transmission of election results. The parties reacted to the Senate’s decision on Wednesday to reject an amendment to Clause 60(3) of the Electoral …
