Former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, said his defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) is informed by the need to build a platform free from godfatherism and internal dysfunction. El-Rufai made the remarks in Kano on Monday while briefing newsmen on why he decamped to the SDP. The former governor noted…
Traditional rulers from across Igbo land in the South East have pledged to deliver at least 70 percent of the region’s votes to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. Operating under the aegis of the Ndi Igbo Progressive Traditional Rulers Council, the monarchs, led by their chairman, His Royal Majesty Eze Nnamdi…
Many supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party and the New Nigeria Peoples Party have defected to the All Progressives Congress in Jigawa State. Speaking on defection during the 6th edition of the Government and Citizens Engagement programme held on Sunday at Buji Local Government Area, Governor Umar Namadi welcomed the defectors, expressing his delight at…
Former Governor of Delta State Ifeanyi Okowa has explained that his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) was motivated by the desire to connect the state to the seat of power in Abuja. Last week, Okowa, his predecessor, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his cabinet members dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC….
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is yet to release the reports of its investigations into the alleged fraud cases involving former Ministers of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouk and Betta Edu, Daily Trust reports. The investigations, which were launched 15 months, also involved a former coordinator of the National…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has tackled Peter Obi over the perceived disparaging comment he made about Nigeria at Johns Hopkins University in the United States. The Lagos Governor said Obi lacks the moral right to talk about poverty in Nigeria. During his recent engagement at Johns Hopkins University, the 2023 Labour Party Presidential…
A former presidential spokesperson for the Labour Party, Kenneth Okonkwo, has stated that forming a coalition is the opposition’s only chance to defeat President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. Okonkwo, a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, expressed confidence that the coalition would be formed, though he could not specify…
The Senator representing Delta North, Ned Nwoko, has asked Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State to leave “old habits” of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) behind as he joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Following Oborevwori’s defection, Nwoko, in a statement addressed to the governor, advised him to ensure his move to the APC…
The suspended Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), has issued a sarcastic and satirical apology to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, reigniting discussions about gender dynamics and power struggles within Nigeria’s legislative chambers. In a letter dripping with biting irony, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan offered what could be described…
A former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, says he has lost hope in the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, adding that he doesn’t believe the President can achieve anything significant before May 2027. Lukman was a guest on the Sunday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akanda, a socio-political…