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The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, has stated that the Federal Government’s economic reforms will foster long-term resilience aimed at lifting millions of Nigerians out of poverty. Edun said this during the ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank 2025 Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. He also […]

Former Delta State Governor and 2023 PDP vice presidential candidate, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), alongside his successor, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, and the entire structure of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta state. The mass defection was announced on Wednesday following an enlarged stakeholders’ meeting held at the […]

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has officially left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). According to Vanguard, the announcement came after a closed-door meeting held at the Government House in Asaba on Wednesday. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, confirmed the development in a […]

The chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, Oluwole Oke, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The lawmaker, who represents Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State, announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the PDP in Wurd 7, Obokun Local Government Area of the state. Oke, […]

Indications have emerged that President Bola Tinubu met with suspended Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, in London during the President’s working visit to the United Kingdom. According to Vanguard, the meeting was reportedly initiated by Governor Fubara, though the Presidency has declined to comment on the matter, keeping tight-lipped despite multiple inquiries. Sources familiar […]

George Turnah, an ally of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has been appointed the chairperson of the caretaker committee to run the affairs of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, south-south Nigeria. The PDP South South Zonal Working Committee disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. The statement signed by the PDP […]

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, announced that the nomination fees for the chairmanship form in the July 12, 2025, local council election in the state will cost N5 million with an administrative fee of N500,000.00. According to the party, for female candidates seeking the chairmanship role, the nomination fee […]

The chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, has dismissed moves by some political actors to form a coalition or merger to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election, describing them as content creators. In recent times, some political heavyweights in the opposition political parties, including a […]

The Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Robinson Nname-Ewor, has declared that the party’s structure in the state is no longer under the control of former governor and current Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike. Speaking during an interview on Arise News on Monday, Nname-Ewor described Wike’s influence over […]

Robinson Ewor, acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, has accused Nyesom Wike, former governor of the state and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, of deliberately instigating and sustaining the crisis within the party for personal political gain.   Speaking on Arise TV on Monday, Mr Ewor alleged that […]

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, says those struggling to curry the favour of former President Muhammadu Buhari, including loyalists of President Bola Tinubu and some chieftains of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, are “busy chasing shadows.” Lawal stated this in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH, insisting that every […]

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has stated that the implementation of Diaspora voting can be nade possible to enable Nigerians living abroad to actively participate in the 2027 general elections. Ganduje disclosed this during the inauguration of the new executive committee of the APC France Chapter in […]

Former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has said that in the next six months, the North will decide where it stands on the 2027 presidency. He also declared that no politician can win the Nigerian presidency in 2027 without the support of the northern region. Speaking in a […]