Category archives: Politics

Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has strongly criticized the recent fuel price hike announced by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The price of petrol has surged from ₦897 to ₦1,030 per litre, marking the second increase in a month. Obi, in a post on his X account, called the increase “unfortunate […]

Former Senator Dino Melaye has advised suspended PDP National Chairman Umar Damagum to leave the party and join the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing him of causing significant harm to the PDP. This comes after a faction of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) suspended Damagum and National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu. In response, Melaye criticized […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in turmoil, with an intense power struggle between former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed. The conflict, which escalated after the removal of Senator Iyorchia Ayu as National Chairman, has split the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) into factions. Tensions peaked when Wike’s push […]

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 […]