Politics

The Tanimu Turaki-led leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State has collapsed its structure into the Aaron Chukwuemeka-led faction, which is loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. The announcement was made ...

Titus Uba, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 governorship candidate in Benue State, has explained that he left the party because members abandoned him during a critical period of his life. Uba officially dumped the PDP for the All Progressives ...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Nyesom Wike has fired back at his estranged political son, Siminalayi Fubara over his dog barking comment. DAILY POST recalls that Governor Fubara, at the New Year banquet held on Thursday said, ...

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has urged his supporters to remain calm amid the face-off between him and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Speaking at the New Year banquet held on Thursday at the government house ...

A political economist, Prof Pat Utomi, has demanded a review of the age of political aspirants running for public office in Nigeria. Naija News reports that Utomi made this known on Thursday while responding to questions in an interview on ...

The defection of former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has triggered a sharp war of words between the Presidency and the opposition, with an aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar accusing Aso Rock ...

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the appointment of five special advisers, including two former commissioners who served under his administration. This comes barely 72 hours after the governor carried out a minor cabinet reshuffle with the redeployment of ...

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has called on Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to return the ₦30 billion intervention fund released by the Federal Government for victims of the January 16, 2024 Bodija explosion in Ibadan. Naija News ...

Barr. Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, has accused the African Democratic Congress (ADC) of refusing to clearly zone its presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 elections. In a post on X on Thursday, Keyamo said the ADC’s ...

The African Democratic Congress has rejected claims by the Minister of Aviation, Barr. Festus Keyamo that the party is controlled by Atiku Abubakar. Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, spokesperson of the ADC, dismissed the allegation in a post on X on Wednesday, ...

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has formally withdrawn his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In a letter dated 29th December 2025 and addressed to the PDP Ward Chairman of Ampang West Ward in Mangu Local Government Area, Mutfwang ...

The interim leadership of the Labour Party (LP), led by Nenadi Usman, has said it backed the defection of the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). This was contained in a statement issued late ...

A leadership faction of the African Democratic Congress has rejected reports linking former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to a fresh membership registration in the party. The group, led by Nafiu Bala Gombe, said the process allegedly used to ...

Controversial Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has reacted to Peter Obi’s defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), saying that no individual can hold Nigerians to ransom ahead of the 2027 general election. Gumi urged politicians to listen to the ...

A professor of political science, Jibrin Ibrahim, says President Bola Tinubu who criticised former President Goodluck Jonathan over the abduction of Chibok girls has done even worse than Jonathan in terms of insecurity. Prof Ibrahim made this statement on Wednesday ...