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Appellate Court Dismisses Legal Challenges, Affirms PDP NWC's Power to Suspend Embattled Former Officers The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday, March 9, 2026, affirmed the suspension of three former high-ranking National Officers…
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Lawmakers Confirm Five, Throw Out Four Amid Petitions, Tax Issues, and Performance Concerns The political tension in Rivers State escalated on Monday after the State House of Assembly rejected four commissioner nominees submitted by…
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Governor Cites Prolonged Internal Crises, Seeks Closer Federal Collaboration for Security and Development Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress…
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The former governor of Anambra State secured his ADC membership card on Saturday, in a move that political observers say firmly establishes his new political home and extinguishes rumours that he was considering a return to the Labour…
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Former Bayelsa Governor Set to Defect Ahead of 2027 Elections as Party Receives INEC Certificate Barring any last-minute changes, former Bayelsa State Governor and serving senator, Seriake Dickson, has finalized plans to defect from the…
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Ex-Governor Ibori’s Daughter Attacked as Violence Erupts at APC Congress in Delta. Violence disrupted the All Progressives Congress (APC) congress in Ethiope-West Local Government Area of Delta State after gunmen reportedly attacked…
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Tinubu Signs Electoral Act 2026 into Law Amid Debate Over Electronic Transmission President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment) into law, days after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
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Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has explained the circumstances that led to his departure from the Labour Party, the platform under which he contested the 2023 presidential election. Speaking at the OBIDIENT Conference and…
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Nigeria’s Senate has approved an amendment permitting both electronic and manual transmission of election results, a decision that has triggered renewed controversy among political stakeholders and civil society groups. The upper chamber…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Obinna Ihedioha as Executive Director in charge of People, Stakeholders, and Communication at the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), representing the South East geopolitical zone. The…
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Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf Resigns from NNPP Amid Speculation of APC Move. Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has formally resigned his membership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), ending weeks of…
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The arrest of a man allegedly conducting unauthorised voters’ registration using equipment belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission has triggered serious concerns about electoral integrity, internal safeguards within…
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The Peoples Democratic Party has suffered another judicial setback in its protracted internal leadership crisis following a ruling of the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissing a suit filed by Senator Samuel Anyanwu challenging his removal…
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Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, is facing a renewed internal crisis following sharp disagreements over the political turmoil in Rivers State, where impeachment threats against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy…
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Court Bars Rivers Chief Judge From Acting on Assembly Communications Over Fubara Impeachment. A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued an interim order restraining the Chief Judge of the state, Justice…
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Rivers State lawmakers loyal to the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule, have commenced impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu, even as four legislators who initially…
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Abba Abubakar Atiku, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has defected from the opposition political space to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), formally declaring his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election…
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A senior chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. George Agbakahi, has publicly articulated why he believes a significant segment of the Igbo electorate will shift political allegiance away from  Peter Obi and instead support…
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Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have reportedly withdrawn the impeachment notice earlier issued against Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The decision, announced…
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Kogi State was plunged into mourning on Monday following the deaths of three prominent chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), a development that has unsettled the political atmosphere and generated widespread concern…
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