Politics

Former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and has joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP). El-Rufai announced his defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in a post on his verified Facebook page on Monday titled “NIGERIA UPDATE: Onwards to the future”.…

Former Senator for Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has criticised the National Population Commission (NPC) for requesting nearly a trillion naira to conduct a national census, describing it as “total madness.” The NPC had proposed a budget of ₦942 billion for this year’s housing and population census However, reports indicate that…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared commitment towards a multi-party coalition against the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) in 2027.  He however said he will never leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).  In a statement titled: “Atiku remains a bonafide member of PDP” in Abuja on Saturday night, the former PDP presidential…

LAGOS— THERE was panic among staff members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, when the acting Clerk, Mr. Ottun Babatunde, was rushed to hospital shortly after returning from the office of Department of State Services, DSS, on invitation. Babatunde, who has been displaced from acting as clerk, was…

Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has claimed that if not for the “Peter Obi effect,” he would have emerged victorious over Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the 2023 Lagos State governorship election. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday, the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate argued that…

Rivers Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has assured his supporters that victory is inevitable, despite the political challenges in the state. Governor Fubara stated this on Monday during the commissioning of Government House Staff Quarters at the Forces Avenue, Opposite Government House in Port Harcourt. He assured the immediate past council chairmen…

A former Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party during the 2023 general election, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has dumped the party. Jandor announced his resignation at a press briefing held at Liberty Place, Ikeja, in Lagos on Monday. According to him, his reasons for leaving…

PRO and anti-Nyesom Wike camps in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are back on the drawing board following Friday’s judgment of the Supreme Court which went hugely in favour of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister. While Wike’s supporters are still basking in the euphoria of the court’s verdict which handed…

Mudashiru Obasa has claimed that Mojisola Meranda agreed to resign as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly during a peace meeting. Meranda replaced Obasa as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly in January. While the former had rejected his removal, he said during a…