The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Gombe State has condemned the alleged assault involving an aide to the state governor attached to the Office of the Chief of Staff and a serving councillor, following the circulation of a viral video of the incident. Civil society organisations, including Amnesty International and the Gombe State Network of Civil Society Organisations, had earlier condemned the incident, demanding justice and calling for the immediate dismissal of the aide involved. The viral footage shows a governor’s aide, identified as Adamu Abdullahi Danko, allegedly assaulting a councillor, Abdulrahman Abubakar, who appeared defenceless during the altercation. Reacting…
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said President Bola Tinubu possesses the authority to call the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, to order in the interest of democracy. Makinde made the assertion on Tuesday during a media chat with selected journalists in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to the governor, President Tinubu has a responsibility to rein in his ministers and ensure that democratic principles are upheld in the country. “President Tinubu has the power to call his minister to order and allow democracy to survive in Nigeria,” Makinde said. Speaking on the crisis within…
Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has warned that he may dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, if the lingering internal crisis within the party is not resolved. Lamido made the declaration during an interview with the BBC Hausa Service in Kaduna on Tuesday. He said should the situation in the party continue on its present path, he would be left with no choice but to take a decision he considers best for his political future, including aligning with another political party. The former governor expressed strong displeasure over what he described as deliberate efforts by some individuals to destroy…
Kwara State Governor, Malam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, on Monday presented a ₦644 billion budget proposal to the Kwara State House of Assembly for the 2026 fiscal year. The total budget size stands at ₦644,004,816,893, with 65.98 per cent allocated to capital expenditure, while 34.02 per cent is earmarked for recurrent spending. Presenting the appropriation bill, Governor Abdulrazaq said the spending plan reflects the direction of his administration in the coming year, with emphasis on the completion of ongoing projects and investments in critical areas such as security hardware, vehicles and technology to strengthen responses to kidnapping and other criminal activities. Tagged…
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, December 25, and Friday, December 26, 2025, as public holidays to mark Christmas and Boxing Day celebrations. It also announced that Thursday, January 1, 2026, will be observed as a public holiday for the New Year. The declaration was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Magdalene Ajani, on behalf of the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. According to the statement, the minister urged Nigerians to reflect on the values of love, peace, humility and sacrifice associated with the birth of Jesus Christ. Tunji-Ojo…
No fewer than 100,000 supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lega Local Government Area of Kebbi State have defected from the ruling party to the African Democratic Congress, ADC. The mass defection took place during a mega rally held at the weekend, where the APC supporters formally joined the ADC. According to figures shared on the ADC mobilisation X handle, the number of defectors exceeded 120,000. InfoStride News reports that the former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, who hails from Kebbi State, has been actively mobilising politicians and supporters into the opposition…
The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has criticised politicians defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, accusing them of lacking shame and respect for the electorate. The Secretary-General of CUPP, Peter Ameh, made the remarks on Monday during an interview on Sunrise Daily, a programme on Channels Television monitored by journalists. Ameh said it was morally wrong for politicians who contested elections on the platform and manifesto of one party to defect to another after winning elections. “Those defecting to the APC don’t have shame and respect for the electorate. You contested against this party you are defecting…
Former Senate Leader, Senator Teslim Folarin; Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu; former First Lady of Oyo State, Mrs Florence Ajimobi; and other prominent chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have vowed to deliver Oyo State for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election. The APC leaders made the declaration on Monday in Oyo town during the flag-off of a tour of 14 federal constituencies in the state. They said they had resolved to set aside internal disagreements and personal ambitions in order to work collectively for the re-election of President Tinubu. The event was attended by the…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called for decisive and robust efforts to curb vote buying at its roots, warning that the practice poses a serious threat to Nigeria’s democracy. Obi made the call on Sunday in a post shared via his verified X handle, where he lamented the damage vote buying has inflicted on Nigerian society. Describing vote buying as a cancer to national development, the former Anambra State governor said the practice has long undermined the country’s democratic process and eroded its credibility. According to him, credible elections cannot be built on corrupt…
The Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has formally declared its support for the Interim State Working Committee of the Labour Party in the state, led by Gogo Wellington. The endorsement was announced on Friday by the Rivers State Chairman of the NLC, Comrade Alex Agwanwor, during a courtesy visit by the Labour Party’s interim executives to the NLC Secretariat in Port Harcourt. Agwanwor stated that the Interim State Working Committee headed by Wellington remains the only recognised leadership of the Labour Party in Rivers State, stressing that no other group can legitimately claim to be the…
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has released the timetable for its nationwide ward, local government, state and zonal congresses, as well as its national convention for the 2025/2026 cycle. According to the timetable, the party’s activities will begin with a nationwide electronic membership registration exercise scheduled to run from December 1, 2025, to January 30, 2026. Following the registration, the APC will conduct its ward congresses on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, while local government congresses are slated for Friday, February 20, 2026. State congresses will take place on Saturday, March 7, 2026, with zonal congresses across the six geopolitical…
The Osun State chapters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Accord Party have engaged in a war of words over governance and political prospects ahead of the 2026 governorship election in the state. In a statement issued on Sunday, the APC State Chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, accused Governor Ademola Adeleke and his allies of launching what he described as frivolous attacks on a former governor and current Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, as well as the party’s governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji. Lawal claimed that the criticisms were driven by what he termed the ruling party’s disadvantaged…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has reelected members of its National Working Committee, NWC, to steer the affairs of the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. Delegates at the party’s national convention unanimously endorsed the National Chairman, Dr Ajuji Ahmed, to continue in office alongside other members of the party’s national executives. The decision was ratified at the party’s National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting held on Saturday in Abuja. The convention was attended by Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf; the party’s national leader, Engr Rabiu Kwankwaso; observers from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC; and other party stalwarts.…
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to review the decision to withdraw police officers attached to Very Important Persons, VIPs, across the country. InfoStride News reports that President Tinubu recently ordered the immediate withdrawal of police personnel providing security to VIPs, with the Presidency explaining that the officers would be redeployed to core policing duties in communities nationwide. Following the announcement, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, described the decision as mere political theatrics, insisting that the withdrawal would not be effectively implemented. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, had argued that the…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has explained the reason for his visit to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, stating that the move was not driven by political ambition. Otti made the clarification on Friday while receiving the leadership of the Abia Diaspora Commission and the medical team of the state’s Global Medical Mission 2025 at the Government House, Umuahia. The governor’s explanation followed a video circulating on social media in which a man criticised his visit to Kanu, who is currently serving a jail term in Sokoto. Defending his action, Otti said the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described his journey to the presidency as a difficult one marked by numerous obstacles, attributing his emergence as Nigeria’s leader to perseverance and divine intervention. Tinubu spoke on Friday at the 15th National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of the All Progressives Congress, APC, held in Abuja. Reflecting on events preceding the 2023 general election, the President said both his campaign and Nigerians faced severe economic and social challenges during the period. He recalled that the country experienced food shortages, the currency redesign policy and widespread fuel scarcity, which led to long queues at petrol stations…
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has trained 1,300 ward agents for the party’s electronic registration exercise in Enugu State. The APC State E-registration Coordinator, Chief Flavour Eze, disclosed this on Saturday in Enugu while taking journalists around the four centres where the agents were trained. Eze expressed confidence that the party would complete the registration exercise before the January 30, 2026 deadline set by the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda. According to him, the agents were trained ahead of the commencement of the registration exercise scheduled to begin in January 2026, adding that…
The National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Ajuji Ahmed, has criticised former members of the party who defected to other political platforms, warning that they would face challenges in their new political homes. Ahmed made the remarks on Thursday during the party’s 10th National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting held in Abuja. Describing the defectors as “renegades,” the NNPP chairman said that although the party may not be large in size, it remains stronger and more united than many other political parties. He urged current members to ignore those who left the party, insisting that their decision would…
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has approved the promotion of several senior officers of the Nigeria Police Force to higher ranks. This was contained in a press statement issued by the Head of Protocol and Public Affairs of the commission, Torty Njoku Kalu, who said the promotions followed rigorous written examinations and oral interviews. According to the statement, the exercise was concluded on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at the PSC Corporate Headquarters in Jabi, Abuja, and was presided over by the Chairman of the commission, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (retd). Among those promoted is AIG Mohammed Usman Gumel, who, prior…
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in Osun State has disclosed that two members of the 2024 Batch C were conferred with the Osun State Honours Award. The scheme also revealed that while 2,353 corps members successfully completed their one-year mandatory national youth service, 23 corps members absconded and 36 had their service extended for various breaches of the NYSC rules. The Osun State Coordinator of the NYSC, Agbor Ndoma Obim, made the disclosure on Thursday during the passing-out ceremony for the corps members held in Osogbo. Agbor, who monitored the exercise in Osogbo and Olorunda local government areas to…