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The leadership crisis within the African Democratic Congress has deepened further with the emergence of a third faction led by Abia State Chairman Don Norman Obinna, rejecting both the Senator David Mark-led coalition and the group associated with Nafiu Bala. The development comes days after the Independent National Electoral Commission delisted the Mark…
The youth wing of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has threatened nationwide protests unless the electoral umpire reverses its recent leadership “derecognition.” During a heated press conference in Abuja on Monday, National Youth Leader Balarabe Rufa’i gave the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) 72 hours to reinstate David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola as the party’s…
A brief airport stopover by President Bola Tinubu in Jos has handed Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, a fresh political opening to revisit one of the administration’s most consequential campaign promises and to argue, pointedly, that the president has failed on his own terms. In a post on his verified X account…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared that the internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has subsided, announcing an open-door policy for former members seeking a return to the opposition party. Speaking during a media parley in Abuja on Friday, the PDP chieftain likened politics to a game…
A former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Lai Olurode, has cautioned the African Democratic Congress (ADC) against proceeding with its planned national convention without securing the explicit endorsement of the electoral body. Speaking on the legal and political implications of the party’s proposed course of action, Olurode said INEC’s…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has unveiled an interim report on its digital membership registration exercise, claiming that over 4.2 million Nigerians have enrolled in the party within a three-week period, asserting that the defection wave affecting its ranks is limited to political office holders rather than the electorate. The party’s factional National Publicity Secretary,…
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai appeared before the Kaduna State High Court on Tuesday for fresh arraignment proceedings, days after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) briefly released him on compassionate grounds to attend the funeral of his late mother in Egypt. El-Rufai, who had spent over a month…
\ The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has resigned from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet to pursue his governorship ambition in Bauchi State ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Ministry confirmed the resignation on Monday through its spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, who stated, “The resignation of the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs is confirmed”…
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has cleared President Bola Tinubu of any involvement in the legal and political persecution he endured during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, while also firmly rejecting claims that he is currently working for the president or the ruling All Progressives Congress. Saraki made the clarifications during an…
The Peoples Democratic Party has stepped back from the edge of a damaging internal rupture, with camps loyal to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike opening peace talks aimed at steadying the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. For months, the crisis had played out in courtrooms, public exchanges…
