In preparation for the 2027 general elections, a faction of the Labour Party (LP) loyal to the interim Chairlady, Nanedi Usman has launched a comprehensive strategy to revive the party’s fortunes and position it as a major party to beat. The strategy, tagged “Operation Recover and Redeem,” was aimed at addressing the party’s internal challenges…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on the National Assembly to enact stricter laws prohibiting politicians from possessing large sums of money within polling areas in order to curb vote-buying and other electoral malpractices during elections. This is also as the Chairman of the House Committee on Electoral Matters, Hon. Adebayo Balogun announced…
A two-term Senator who represented Kaduna South Senatorial Zone, Danjuma La’ah, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party. La’ah, who served in the National Assembly for eight years, submitted his resignation letter to the Ward Chairman of PDP Mallagum Ward, Kaura Local Government Area, on February 4, 2025. In his letter, sighted by our…
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the suit by Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara seeking to remove 27 members of the State House of Assembly on ground of their alleged defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Uwani Aba-Aji delivered the judgment following the dramatic withdrawal of the…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned the Federal Government that “claims of animals such as snakes, termites, gorillas and monkeys swallowing public funds must never be the fate of the funds budgeted for the critical sector of health in the 2025 budget.” In a statement on Sunday, Atiku urged President Bola Tinubu’s administration to…
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, says the seeming fights among politicians are not real but only to entertain Nigerians. Speaking during his 60th birthday thanksgiving service at St. Martins’ Catholic Church, Isan Ekiti, on Sunday, Fayemi downplayed the perception of animosity between political figures, emphasising that many of the supposed rivalries exist…
Bello El-Rufa’i, the eldest son of Nasir El-Rufai, the former Governor of Kaduna State, has expressed displeasure over the rift between his father and the Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, stating that he is not in the position to intervene and reconcile both men. Bello, who is a member of the House of Representatives,…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has declared that he dismantled the influence of political godfathers who previously exploited the state’s resources, ensuring that Osun’s finances are now channelled directly into development projects. Speaking in an interview with Channels TV, Adeleke disclosed that his administration’s strict financial discipline and aggressive revenue generation strategies had enabled him…
The Personal Assistant to the President on Constituency Affairs, Hon. Khadijat Omotayo Kareem paid a courtesy visit to the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mrs. Oluwatoyin Madein, to discuss key initiatives aimed at supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. During the meeting, Hon. Kareem highlighted her office’s nationwide engagement with critical stakeholders…
The wife of President Bola Tinubu, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Friday, said skewed messages projected by some movies, social media and religious organisations are fueling the get-rich-quick syndrome which is also driving Nigeria’s high rate of trafficking in persons. Tinubu also pledged her support to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons…