The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has accused the APC-led Senate of being afraid of free and fair elections after rejecting key electoral reforms meant to strengthen transparency and integrity in Nigeria’s voting process. This was contained in a statement signed and released by the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdulahi on Wednesday. The…
Former Governor of Benue State, Senator Gabriel Suswam, has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, following his registration at his village in the Logo Local Government Area in the ongoing APC e-registration exercise. Senator Suswam, who broke away from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last year following disagreement with his…
Two opposition senators from Taraba State in Nigeria’s North-east region have resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The senators are Haruna Manu, representing Taraba Central Senatorial District, and Shuaibu Lau, representing Taraba North Senatorial District. The lawmakers announced their defections in separate letters read by the…
Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and national leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement in Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, says he still feels like it is a dream the defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, his estranged godson who he helped to install in office, as well as son-in-law, to…
African Democratic Congress, (ADC) has unfolded its plan to exit both the All Progress Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the corridors of power in all the states in the Southwest region. The process will start with Osun and Ekiti states governorship elections in 2026. The party made this known at the…
Unidentified hoodlums on Saturday disrupted the Labour Party (LP) and African Democratic Congress (ADC) event in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. The event was organised by the parties to officially mark the defection of LP members in Alimosho into ADC. The hoodlums, numbering over 100, stormed the first venue of the event…
A prominent Kano-based lawyer, Abba Hikima, has called on the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, to ensure that corruption cases against his predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje, and his close associates are fully pursued. Mr Hikima, a rights advocate, fears that several pending cases of alleged financial impropriety and unlawful acquisition of public assets could be quietly…
The Forum of Governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Progressive Governors Forum, met on Wednesday night with the national working committee (NWC) of the ruling party led by Professor Netanwe Yilwatda. Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Forum, Senator Hope Uzodinma, read the Communique to newsmen at the end…
Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo, daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has reportedly registered as a member of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, according to a former chairman of Abeokuta South Local Government. The claim was made by Hon. Biodun Ajayi, a former chairman of Abeokuta South Local Government and a close ally of Obasanjo,…
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general election and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said that Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, and his political associates will eventually regret their decision to leave the party. Kwankwaso made the assertion during an interview with…
