Nasir el-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna, says he does not pretend and cannot be one of the politicians who become “Nollywood actors” once in government. Recently, el-Rufai has been involved in a public war of words with some members of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The spat began after the former Kaduna governor criticised the…
After months of speculation, Senator Ned Nwoko, representing the Delta North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Nwoko cited deep divisions and factionalization within the PDP as the primary reasons for his decision to leave the party, stating…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially expelled former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, from the party over allegations of anti-party activities. Aregbesola, who governed Osun State for eight years, had formed a faction within the APC known as The Osun Progressives (TOP), now rebranded as the Omoluabi Caucus. The group was accused of contributing…
Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, says the distance between him and the All Progressives Congress (APC) is “widening”. El-Rufai, a chieftain of the APC, spoke on Monday at the national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria held in Abuja. The ex-governor criticised the party for allegedly straying from its core values and promoting…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed former PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over his comments during the recently concluded two-day National Conference on Strengthening Democracy in Nigeria in Abuja. APC accused Atiku of consistently blaming the APC for issues within his party, describing his claims as “like a broken record.” This was contained…
The Omoluabi Progressives, a political group led by former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has announced its decision to exit the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement signed by the group’s Organising and Publicity Secretary, Oluwaseun Abosede, and obtained in Osogbo on Sunday, the resolution to leave the APC was said to have been…
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu, has traced the root of the party’s ongoing crisis to unresolved grievances from the 2022 primaries and alleged interference by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to weaken opposition parties. Speaking during an interview on Arise TV on Thursday, Momodu, who was a contender for…
Mr Tunde Omosebi, a former presidential aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections, has sued the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and others for 990 trillion pounds in damages for allegedly violating his fundamental rights. Omosebi, in the suit filed before Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court…
Senator Ned Nwoko has officially announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This shift, confirmed by reliable sources, has quickly sparked political discussions, especially concerning its potential impact on the 2027 elections. Nwoko’s decision to join the APC comes amid growing speculation that former Delta State…
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has alleged a threat to his life by Felix Morka, the spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The allegation comes after Obi criticized President Bola Tinubu’s administration for failing to address the worsening economic and security challenges in the country. According to Obi, Morka’s recent…