•Supreme Court Despite the intervention of Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court in the crises rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), the situation in the two parties still appears hazy, investigations by our correspondent have revealed. Though the leadership of the two parties has hailed the decision of the Suprem...
Members of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Lagos West senatorial district have come under criticism following the election of Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda as the new Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. It would be recalled that on January 13, 2025, Mudasiru Ajayi Obasa, who represente...
•PDP leaders Leaders, governors and founding fathers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday scrambled to save the party from factionalisation as two groups claim its leadership. Both the party’s Governor’s Forum and its Board of Trustees (BoT) emphasised on Friday that there was no faction within its fold, reports Saturday Tribune. Th...
•Illiya Damagum The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has suspended Debo Ologunagba, the party’s national publicity secretary, and Kamaldeen Ajibade, the national legal adviser, following misconduct allegations against them. A statement signed by the PDP National Director of Publicity, Chinwe Nnorom, also noted t...
•Martin Amaewhule and Governor Fubara The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule has issued a 7-day ultimatum to Governor Siminalayi Fubara to re-present the 2024 budget to the House. The order follows the first sitting of the pro-Wike House today after some months. The other House led by Victor Oko-Jumbo also held […]
With the party primaries for the September 21 Edo State governorship election concluded, The PUNCH reports the chaos generated by the exercise which may take some time to clear up. The just concluded primary elections by the major political parties in Edo State to choose their candidates for the September 21 governorship election were chaotic,...
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation has announced plans to employ additional aid workers to improve humanitarian response time. The ministry said the employment would be on a temporal basis as part of the federal government’s commitment to reduce unemployment in the country, reports The PUNCH. It was earlier reported t...
The Centre for Africa Liberation and Socioeconomic Rights (CALSER) has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by some members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to disrupt the conduct of by-elections in the state. Leader of the Centre, Lady Princess Ajibola, who made this known at a press conference, said the lawmakers are […]
•Fubara and Wike The Rivers State political crisis deepened further yesterday as six commissioners loyal to ex-governor Nyesom Wike resigned from the cabinet of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. This was as the two factions of the split state House of Assembly held separate sittings yesterday. The commissioners, who tendered their resignation were t...

