Politics
2027: No Vacancy In Aso Rock, Says APC Scribe
The National Secretary of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bashir Ajibola has declared that there is no vacancy in Aso Rock Presidential Villa in 2027. He, therefore, urged Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu’s administration and re-elect the party in the next general elections. Ajibola spoke in Ilorin, Kwara State during an agriculture […]
Supreme Court: Hope you’ll still hail Fubara – Wike mocks Atiku, Bala Mohammed
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has mocked former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and the Chairman of the party’s Governors Forum, Bala Mohammed over the Supreme Court judgement against Rivers State government. Wike wondered if Atiku and Mohammed would continue to hail Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers […]
Lagos Assembly Crisis: 36 lawmakers reject Obasa, insist Meranda remains speaker
Thirty-six of the 40 members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have reaffirmed their support for Speaker Mojisola Meranda, following the forceful takeover of her office by ousted Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. The lawmakers gathered at the Assembly garden on Thursday, standing by their February 17 vote of confidence in Meranda, despite Obasa’s return, allegedly […]
Buhari, El-Rufai, Amaechi snub APC NEC meeting amid internal crisis
The National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was held in Abuja on Thursday with heavy security presence, but notable absentees, including former President Muhammadu Buhari, ex-Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai, and former Minister of Transport Rotimi Amaechi, raised eyebrows.The meeting, the first since President Bola Tinubu assumed office in May 2023, […]
Tight Security At APC Headquarters As Party Holds NEC Meeting
Security has been tightened in and around the national secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja, where the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting is holding on Wednesday. Joint security team comprising military, police and other security personnel cordoned off the Buhari House national secretariat building, located along Blantyre street in Wuse […]
Shock As APC Disowns Delta Leadership Council
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has distanced itself from the purported inauguration of a “Leadership Council” in its Delta state chapter. In a statement issued on Tuesday by APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the party clarified that the NWC did not sanction the council’s reported inauguration. He stated […]
El-Rufai Shuns APC Caucus, NEC Meetings As Party Dismisses Ganduje Ouster Rumours
As the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) prepared for its much-anticipated National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Wednesday, the party has firmly denied speculation that President Bola Tinubu may ask national chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, to step down. The party’s National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, debunked the rumours in an interview, insisting that the meeting […]
Forget 2027 Presidency, Akume Tells Atiku, Bala, Others
As Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 general elections, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has called on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and other northern leaders to uphold the zoning principle in the country. Speaking in Bauchi […]
Kalu Urges IBB To Expose Those Behind June 12 Election Annulment
Former Abia State governor and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu, has called on former military president Ibrahim Babangida to fully disclose the events surrounding the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election in the second edition of his book. Addressing journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, Senator Kalu responded to recent […]
Tinubu: I pity you, you’re hurt over ministerial rejection – Presidency replies El-Rufai
The Presidency on Tuesday said former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai feels hurt over his exclusion from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said it is time for El-Rufai to move on and stop behaving like a child crying over spilled milk. He was reacting to El-Rufai’s remark […]