Politics

President Bola Tinubu has recalled the moments shared with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as founding members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying they were united in the mission to build a better future for Nigerians. While acknowledging their engagement as political opponents in the 2023 presidential election, he said Atiku, who was the…

A network of support groups under the auspices of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that in the interest of the party

President Bola Tinubu has formally written to the Senate requesting the confirmation of Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Army

Members of the House of Representatives have thrown their weight behind the decision to relieve Mr Yakubu Danladi Umar of his duties as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) for allegedly indulging in a public brawl with a security guard at the Banex Plaza Shopping Complex, Abuja, recently. The decision followed the…

The former Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has criticised his successor, Monday Okpebholo, for shutting down the state's e-governanc

A former presidential spokesperson, Doyin Okupe, has insisted that the presidency will not return to the North in 2027, even if President Bola Tinubu fails to secure a second term. Okupe made this statement on Monday during an interview with Arise TV, while responding to calls for a Northern presidency in the upcoming electoral cycle.…

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, representing Abia South in the Senate, has claimed that Nigeria would have been better off if the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi, had won the 2023 presidential election. Abaribe said this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday. Abaribe criticised the current administration of President Bola Tinubu, accusing it…

Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has suspended the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Moses Ekuma, and the Commissioner

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Segun Sowunmi, has said that former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has not made up his mind to contest the 2027 presidential election. Sowunmi, a former spokesman to Atiku, said he had spoken to the former presidential candidate of the PDP about contesting the 2027 election but was…

The Tony Okocha-led All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State on Saturday held its party congresses and described it as very peaceful, despite a court order restraining the party from conducting any congress. The Guardian gathered that the congress was monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Department of Security Service (DSS), and…

President Bola Tinubu is due to arrive at the Presidential Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at 10.00 p.m. The President departed Galeao Air Force Basa (SBGL) Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday, for Abuja after attending the 19th G20 Leaders Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Tinubu had attended the G20 Leaders…

Some aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State have accused the party leadership of perpetuating illegality by allegedly imposing Enemona Anyebe, a member disqualified by the court from contesting the chairmanship position during the party's delegate election held in August this year. Speaking on behalf of the group at a press…

The High Court of Rivers State, presided over by Justice G.V. Obomanu, has granted an interim injunction restraining the All Progressives Congress (APC) from conducting elective congresses in the state. The claimants, representing themselves and other APC Rivers State Chapter members who paid for nomination forms, alleged they were denied participation. In Suit No: PHC/3859/CS/2024,…

From his haven in Finland, Simon Ekpa’s fiery agitation paralysed South-East Nigeria, inciting violence and economic ruin.

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George, yesterday, lamented the destructive influence of the selfish interests of some members, as the party set to hold its National Executive Committee (NEC) on November 28.