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Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke had no decisive authority to award major oil and gas contracts during her tenure and functioned merely as a “rubber stamp” for recommendations from senior civil servants, her defence counsel told jurors at Southwark Crown Court in London on Thursday. Jonathan Laidlaw, appearing for Alison-Madueke, rejected…
Questions over party affiliation resurfaced in Sokoto on Monday after the African Democratic Congress (ADC) formally disputed claims that former senator Abubakar Gada was ever a registered member of the party, describing such assertions as false and unsupported by its records. The clarification was issued by the Chairman of the ADC in Sokoto State,…
Long-standing voting patterns in Kano State place the state firmly within Nigeria’s tradition of opposition politics, a reality that could shape the outcome of the 2027 general elections if current political alignments change. This was the central argument advanced by political analyst and former presidential aide, Dr. Umar Ardo, who has cautioned that Kano…
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has formally resigned his membership of the New Nigeria People’s Party, citing deepening internal crises and protracted leadership disputes that he says have created uncertainty within the party and threatened his ability to govern effectively in the interest of the people of Kano State. The governor conveyed…
The All Progressives Congress has invited all stakeholders, supporters, and members, both old and new, to participate in its ongoing Membership Electronic-Registration Exercise across the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory. Felix Morka, the APC National Publicity Secretary, announced in a statement obtained from the party’s official X handle on Friday that the exercise…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has removed Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) and formally recognised the leadership of a Caretaker Committee headed by Senator Esther Nenadi Usman. Justice Peter Lifu delivered the ruling on Wednesday, grounding his decision on a Supreme Court judgment of April 4, 2025,…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has cautioned supporters of opposition leaders against exchanging insults, warning that such attacks only serve to strengthen the ruling All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 general election. In a post on the social media platform X on Monday, Atiku stated that anyone who insults Peter Obi, the former presidential…
The National Working Committee of the New Nigeria Peoples Party has distanced itself from a planned protest against the Independent National Electoral Commission scheduled for Tuesday, January 20, 2026, describing the demonstration as illegal and organised by individuals no longer recognised as party members. In a statement issued on Monday by the party’s National…
Top leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have confirmed that governors who recently defected from other parties will not be guaranteed automatic tickets to contest in the 2027 elections. This applies to current governors including those from Akwa Ibom, Taraba, Rivers, and the soon-to-join governor of Kano State. A member of the APC National…
Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate Datti Baba-Ahmed has ignited heated debate across social media platforms after a video emerged in which he declared that unseating President Bola Tinubu would require what he termed “red eye” tactics, rather than sole reliance on judicial processes. The video, shared on X on Thursday by user #_Dejii, captured…
