The factional Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed its commitment to work with and support the party’s National Working Committee in efforts to stabilise the party and strengthen its internal structures. Chairman of the factional BoT, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, made the declaration on Sunday during the opening of an ongoing BoT meeting held at Wike’s…

“There was enough evidence that the government of President Obasanjo was reluctant to find the killers of Bola Ige.” – Chief Bisi Akande When Chief James Ajibola Ige, SAN, was murdered on December 23, 2001, few days after resigning his position as Nigeria’s Minister of Justice, some thought it would be a matter of days before the assailants would be arrested and brought to justice. Their optimism was because Ige,…

Former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, has condemned his disqualification from the party’s Osun State governorship primary, describing the decision as “a huge joke” and accusing the screening panel of bias, inconsistency, and procedural misconduct. Omisore spoke in Abuja on Saturday after he and six other disqualified aspirants appeared before the APC Screening Appeal Panel to challenge the decision. The aspirants were barred from…

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) alleged that Governor Ademola Adeleke and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are deliberately misinterpreting a recent Supreme Court judgement to provoke unrest and violence across the state. The APC in the state urged the Inspector-General of Police and the National Security Adviser (NSA) to intervene. In a press statement issued on Saturday, the APC chairman  in the state,…

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Accord Party has approved the formation of a Caretaker Committee for its Osun State chapter, appointing Pastor Victor Akande as chairman, as the party intensifies preparations for the 2026 governorship election in the state. The decision, announced yesterday, follows the expiration of the tenure of the previous state leadership. The NEC expressed full confidence in the new committee’s ability to steer the party…

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has fiercely rejected claims by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has begun early campaigning for the 2027 presidential election, branding the accusation “misguided, unserious and a cheap bid for relevance.” In a strongly worded statement issued yesterday, the ruling party insisted that the President is wholly focused on governance and tackling insecurity, rather than electioneering.…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said the 16 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) are “free to leave,” insisting that his political camp will continue to collaborate with the lawmakers who have remained loyal to the PDP. Wike made the remarks on Friday while speaking to journalists after inspecting…

The Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti on Friday adjourned until 8 December 2025 a suit seeking to nullify Dr Wole Oluyede’s emergence as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. Oluyede was declared winner of the party’s primary election held on 8 November 2025 after polling 279 votes to defeat his closest challengers, Funsho Ayeni and Mrs Funmi Ogun. Read also: Disclaimer vs Disclaimer:…

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has constituted caretaker committees to manage party affairs in Lagos and Ekiti States, effectively dissolving the previous state executive committees in both chapters. In a statement signed by the National Organising Secretary, Alhaji Umar Bature, the NWC invoked Section 21(2)(a-b) of the PDP Constitution (2017 as amended) to establish the interim structures for an initial period of 30 days…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused President Bola Tinubu of reducing Nigeria’s declared national security emergency to “mere political theatre” by allegedly distributing fleets of branded Hilux trucks, Land Cruisers and Hummer buses to political agents ahead of the 2027 elections. In a blistering statement issued on Thursday, the opposition party described the move as “obscene and morally bankrupt” at a time when kidnappings, banditry and insurgency continue unabated…

In a dramatic escalation of the internal crisis within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), rival factions led by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki and Nyesom Wike have issued contradictory public disclaimers, each declaring different sets of high-profile politicians as no longer members of the Party. The Turaki-led faction released a statement to the public asserting that Nyesom Wike and several others had been formally expelled at the 2025 Elective National Convention held…

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…