By Ayomide Otitoju Former Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of orchestrating the collapse of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing the main opposition party as an extension of the ruling party. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, Melaye, who recently defected from the PDP to…
By Ayomide Otitoju Nentawe Yilwatda is expected to emerge as the new national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following what sources describe as a consensus endorsement at a high-level meeting involving President Bola Tinubu and party governors. Yilwatda’s likely confirmation is anticipated at the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for 2…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Labour Party (LP) National Executive Committee (NEC) has appointed Senator Usman Nenadi as Interim National Chairman and Senator Darlington Nwokocha as Interim National Secretary, pending the party’s upcoming national convention. The appointments were part of resolutions reached at the statutory NEC meeting held Friday, where members approved a schedule for ward,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The South West Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reaffirmed its loyalty to the party and its commitment to unity and progress in the region, following a strategic meeting held on Friday at the Olusoji Adagunodo Zonal Secretariat in Ibadan, Oyo State. In a communiqué issued at the end of…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Labour Party will hold a General Assembly in Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State on Saturday, June 28, 2025. The event is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. at 13 Odofin Street, Olodi Apapa. Hon. Francis Barthlomew Omowale Chima, popularly known as OmoBarca, a prominent Labour Party figure and…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has distanced the party from comments made by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, regarding the authority of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the party’s scheduled 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. In a statement on Monday, Damagum…
Eleven governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have approached the Supreme Court to challenge the constitutional powers of the President to suspend a sitting, democratically elected governor—specifically in reference to Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. The governors, through their respective state Attorneys General, filed the suit on Tuesday, contesting the legal basis of…
By Ayomide Otitoju Barely three weeks after former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, announced his defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the party’s North-West leadership has stated that he is not a registered member. In a statement issued in Kaduna, the North-West Assistant Secretary of the SDP,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has downplayed the defection of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), insisting that it remains focused on strengthening its political dominance in the state. El-Rufai, who announced his resignation from the APC on Monday, cited disappointment with the…