Politics

There is no automatic presidential ticket for any aspirant in 2027, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) clarified yesterday. According to the party, while the consensus option would be adopted in selecting the standard bearer, members would resort to open, competitive ...

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised the Nigerian government for its continued silence over recent developments in Venezuela. Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, described Nigeria’s lack of response as embarrassing, especially ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday escalated its lingering leadership crisis to former President Goodluck Jonathan, as members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) held a closed-door meeting with him in Abuja to seek guidance and reassurance at ...

The apex northern socio-cultural organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has disclosed it will not endorse any candidate in the 2027 presidential election. It, however, said it would interview the presidential hopefuls in the next six months to ascertain their plans ...

A former senator from Rivers State, Magnus Abe, has openly declared the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, as President Bola Tinubu’s main political figure in Rivers State. He said Wike stands as the “001 of President Bola ...

The Amanyanabo of Torusarama Piri in Degema Local Government Area, Asari Dokubo has vowed to support President Bola Tinubu in his 2027 re-election bid. Dokubo made the vow to mobilise massive support for the president alongside the Rivers State Elders ...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has spoken publicly on the political crisis rocking Rivers State and the failed peace move between him and Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Wike disclosed that the controversial agreement reached with Governor Fubara was ...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that no 2027 presidential aspirant will step down in the African Democratic Congress presidential race, adding that all aspirants will present themselves freely. Atiku, in a statement released on Tuesday by his media ...

Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has expressed satisfaction that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains alive, strong, and resilient, contrary to speculations in some sections of the media. Dr. Jonathan reaffirmed that the PDP remains a fundamental pillar of ...

Indications emerged on Tuesday that several chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are on the verge of defecting to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in what party insiders describe as a major realignment ahead of the 2027 electoral contests. ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has declared that Governor Siminalayi Fubara “remains leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State”. He also warned Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, to stop meddling in APC affairs in the oil-bearing ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday intensified efforts to resolve its festering leadership crisis by holding a closed-door meeting with former President, Goodluck Jonathan, in Abuja. The meeting, which took place at Jonathan’s Maitama office in the Federal Capital ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr Olugbemisola Titilayo Odusote as the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School. His Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, the appointment ...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revealed the individuals who endorsed the peace agreement he and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, signed at the instance of President Bola Tinubu. Wike said the agreement was witnessed and signed ...

The 2023 presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, is currently in a closed door meeting with the former governor of Old Anambra State, Chief ...