A former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has reacted to speculations that he has perfected plans to defect from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). On Sunday, a page on X claimed that el-Rufai, who governed Kaduna State from 2015 to 2023, was set to receive the membership card of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna. …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday fired back at some opposition party chieftains in the country over recent attacks on the reforms and policies of the current administration under President Bola Tinubu. The Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 governorship candidate in Lagos, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, had on Friday echoed the recent criticisms from opposition parties when he stated that President Tinubu’s …

The Deputy National Chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Ali Dalori has lauded the resilience and mentality of his compatriots grappling with the global economic realities as they impacted on Nigeria. In a New Year Message by his Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, Hon Yemi Akinbode, Dr. Dalori ascribed the resilient spirit of Nigerians to their …

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State says council election will be held in all 20 local government areas and 37 local council development areas (LCDAs) in 2025. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the APC Chairman, Cornelius Ojelabi, made this clarification in a statement on Sunday in Lagos, following speculations about the status of the 37 LCDAs …

The opposition Labour Party (LP); Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and others, on Thursday, lampooned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the country’s worsening poverty. The condemnation by the opposition parties followed a viral video showing long queues of Nigerians seeking foodstuffs at President Bola Tinubu’s Bourdillon residence in Lagos on Christmas Eve. Senator Ali Ndume, who shared the video …

As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in the recent Edo and Ondo states off-cycle governorship elections challenge the results of the polls at the election petition tribunals,  Imoleayo Oyedeyi examines the legal hurdles before them and what may likely truncate their chances of victory. Edo and Ondo states are set to witness another round of battles following the petitions …

Four members of the House of Representatives, on Thursday, decamped from the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers are Rep Tochukwu Okere, Imo State; Rep. Donates Mathew, Kaduna State; Bassey Akiba, Cross River State; and Iyawu Esosa Edo and Rep Erthiatake Ibori-Suenu, Delta State, who defected from PDP to APC. The defection was announced by …

The proposed relocation of Osun State’s airport project from Ido Osun to Ede, Governor Ademola Adeleke’s hometown, has continued to spark controversy, with accusations of nepotism levelled by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the state government. At a press briefing in Osogbo on Wednesday, a member of the Technical Committee overseeing the project, Mr. Lai Oriowo, defended the relocation …

Labour Party (LP) has again denied working clandestinely for President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general election. The National Publicity Secretary of LP, Obiora Ifoh, clarified the party’s position in a statement in Abuja, on Friday. Ifoh’s rebuttal was in response to a viral video where a popular human rights lawyer, Deji …

The South-West Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday, tackled the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, over the plot by the ruling party to take over Oyo and Osun states after winning Ondo State in last Saturday’s election. Rising from its three-day meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Thursday, the PDP called on President …