The House of Representatives has announced the defection of Minority Leader Kingsley Chinda from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Following the announcement, Chinda formally resigned his position as Minority Leader of the House. The lawmaker, a political ally of the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, recently emerged as…
Babachir David Lawal has reportedly resigned from the African Democratic Congress, accusing the party’s recently concluded primaries of being heavily manipulated and lacking credibility. In a strongly worded statement, Lawal alleged that the exercise was marred by widespread irregularities, including the imposition of preferred candidates and the alteration of results in favour of certain interests…
Fresh divisions have emerged within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as rival factions loyal to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ally, Senator Sandy Onor, and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike-backed party leadership trade accusations over an alleged move to endorse former President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2027 presidential election. The controversy intensified after the Tanimu Turaki-led…
Former senator and prominent politician, Senator Kabiru Marafa, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Zamfara State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Marafa clinched the party’s ticket through a consensus arrangement after emerging as the sole aspirant for the position during the party’s governorship primary held in Gusau,…
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate for the 2027 election, Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Bola Tinubu to resign over the worsening insecurity across Nigeria. In a statement released on Thursday, Atiku blamed the growing wave of terrorism, kidnappings, and attacks on schools on what he described as the failure…
Former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Victor Ochei, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a resignation letter addressed to the APC Ward 4 Chairman in Onicha-Olona, Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, Ochei stated that his resignation takes immediate effect. According to the former lawmaker,…
A governorship aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kaduna State, Shuaibu Idris, has rejected the outcome of the party’s governorship primary election, describing the process as fraudulent and lacking credibility. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Idris accused the ADC primary election committee of conducting a flawed and compromised exercise that failed to…
Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement issued through his Media Adviser, Sunday Areh, the former lawmaker said his decision followed consultations with political associates and supporters, as well as recent developments within the APC in Delta State. Omo-Agege explained that his…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has emerged as the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 general election. The party announced that Atiku secured 1,846,370 votes in the nationwide direct primary election to defeat his closest rival and former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, who polled 504,117 votes. Businessman Mohammed Hayatu-Deen…
Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Isa Ashiru, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. Ashiru, a former member of the House of Representatives who represented Makarfi/Kudan Federal Constituency, secured 86,113 votes to clinch the party’s ticket during the ADC…
