Author: Gbenga Olaleye

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has formally announced the expulsion of eleven prominent members following decisions taken at its 2025 Elective National Convention, held between 15 and 16 November in Ibadan, Oyo State. The announcement, issued as an official statement and signed by National Chairman Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, confirms that the individuals concerned “no longer hold membership of the PDP nor occupy any office within the Party”. According to the statement, the expulsions were carried out “in accordance with the Constitution of our Party (as amended)” and are considered final decisions of the national leadership. Those named include several…

The Accord Party has expressed readiness to welcome Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State into its ranks as he considers options for his second-term bid in the 2026 off-cycle governorship election. Speaking on Wednesday in Lagos, the Lagos State Chairman of the party, Mr Dele Oladeji, made the declaration following Adeleke’s resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which has been plagued by leadership crises in recent months. Adeleke, who is seeking re-election, is reportedly exploring a more stable political platform ahead of the polls. Oladeji described the Accord Party as a well-organised and dependable platform, capable of providing the…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has officially denied claims circulating on social media that the party has “picked” Hon Najeem Salam as its flagbearer for the forthcoming Osun State gubernatorial election. The reports, which began trending earlier this week, suggested that Salam had emerged as the ADC’s candidate for the 2026 governorship race. The claims sparked a flurry of reactions among party members, particularly supporters of another aspirant, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, some of whom accused Ogbeni Rauf of undermining the party’s internal democracy. In response, ADC issued a statement on Wednesday, clarifying the situation. The statement, signed by the party’s…

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday inaugurated the newly appointed Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Dr Aminu Yusuf, alongside two commissioners of the agency and five Federal Permanent Secretaries. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja, shortly before the President presided over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. Tinubu arrived at the Chamber at exactly 1:31 p.m., where the newly appointed officials and senior government aides were already assembled. After citations were formally read, the five permanent secretaries — Abdulkarim Ibrahim, Dr John Ezeamama, Dr Abdul-Sule Garba, Dr Isiaku Mohammed and Dr…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally announced that its National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) will meet on Monday, 15 December 2025, and Tuesday, 16 December 2025, respectively. Both high-level gatherings are scheduled to take place at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The announcement was contained in an official notice signed by the APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, and published on the party’s website on Wednesday. According to the notice, the National Caucus meeting will convene at 6:00 p.m. on 15 December. The National Caucus is one of the statutory organs of the…

President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has defended his principal’s decade-old demand that former President Goodluck Jonathan step down following the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls in 2014. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday, Bwala insisted that Tinubu’s call at the time was “legitimate”, given the severity of the incident and the government’s initial response. In 2014, Tinubu—then a leading opposition figure—accused Jonathan’s administration of failing to secure Nigeria after Boko Haram militants abducted 276 schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Chibok. The kidnapping, the first mass school abduction in the country, sparked global…

The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), Professor Cornelius Omonokhua, has described the escalating violence in Nigeria as a form of genocide, affecting both Muslims and Christians across the country. Speaking at the close-out event of the “Promoting and Protecting Freedom of Religion or Belief” project in Abuja on Tuesday, organised by Search for Common Ground with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Omonokhua condemned the attacks carried out by bandits and terrorist groups, saying they constituted a “war on humanity.” “Just like recently, the word genocide has become problematic. The question is, what…

Former acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has formally handed over leadership to the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC), following the expiry of his tenure on 8 December 2025. The handover ceremony took place at the Bauchi State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja, marking a transition after a prolonged leadership tussle between Damagum’s faction and the group led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. During the event, Damagum commended the new NWC and stressed their responsibility to restore unity within the party. He said, “The beauty of it is that…

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting behind closed doors with the nation’s service chiefs and heads of key security agencies at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, amid heightened national security concerns. The security chiefs were seen arriving at the Villa’s forecourt at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, then filing into the President’s office complex for what sources describe as an urgent strategic briefing. Tuesday’s meeting comes less than three hours after President Tinubu nominated the former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa (rtd.), as the new Minister of Defence. His nomination followed the sudden resignation of the immediate past Defence…

The incumbent Owa of Igbajo in Osun State, Oba Ademola Stephen Makinde, has dismissed widespread rumours claiming he is dead, clarifying that it was the immediate past monarch, Prince Adegboyega Famodun, who passed away. The clarification was issued in a statement released on Tuesday in Osogbo by the Traditional Secretary of the Royal Court of Igbajo, Gbonjubola Olorunnisola. He stated that the misinformation had led to an influx of calls and visits from concerned Nigerians seeking to verify the monarch’s well-being. Olorunnisola attributed the confusion partly to the ongoing legal dispute between Oba Makinde and the late Famodun. Famodun, a…