Category archives: Politics

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected opposition demands to reconsider the policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, instead urging support for the government’s Renewed Hope agenda. This follows criticism from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which accused the APC of electoral manipulation in the September 21 Edo State governorship election and warned of a […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State has suspended several high-ranking officials, including the Minister of State for Petroleum, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, and David Lyon, the party’s 2019 gubernatorial candidate. The suspension also affects two commissioners currently serving in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led Bayelsa State administration who are also APC members. Mitin Eniekenemi, […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a restraining order preventing the National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from removing Umar Damagum as the Acting National Chairman. This ruling ensures that Damagum remains in his position until the party’s national convention, scheduled for December 2025. […]

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, and National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade (SAN). This was disclosed in a statement by PDP’s National Director of Publicity, Chinwe Nnorom, on Friday. The party has formed a committee, chaired by Deputy National Chairman (South), Taofeek […]

Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Uche Secondus, has commended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State for his resilience in the face of political intimidation during the recently concluded local government elections. Secondus lauded the governor’s steadfastness, praising him for upholding democratic values and demonstrating true leadership. In a statement released by his media […]

The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for his recent criticisms regarding the local government elections in the state. Wike, during an interview on Channels TV, accused Governor Siminialayi Fubara of being the cause of the ongoing political turmoil in Rivers […]

Newly elected Ikwerre Local Government Chairman, Israel Abosi, has successfully reclaimed the council secretariat in Isiokpo just hours after it was set on fire by unknown arsonists. Accompanied by his deputy, councillors, and a large group of supporters, Abosi made a bold entrance into the secretariat, backed by vigilante members who fired shots into the […]

At a tense conference in Abuja, top leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed over the lingering internal crisis that has troubled the party since its controversial presidential primary. The division within the PDP, Nigeria’s main opposition party, is widely seen as contributing to its defeat in the 2023 general election by the ruling […]

Chijioke Ihunwo, the newly elected Chairman of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area in Rivers State, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to dismiss Nyesom Wike from his position as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Ihunwo claims that Wike’s involvement in the recent unrest in Rivers State during the local government elections threatens […]