In a significant development, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda has been appointed as the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), replacing Abdullahi Ganduje, who stepped down due to health issues. A Profile of the New APC Chairman Prof. Yilwatda, born on August 8, 1968, in Dungung, Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau State, is a technocrat and…
In a significant reshuffle, Senate President Godswill Akpabio has removed Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs). Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, was replaced by Senator Aniekan Bassey, who represents Akwa Ibom North-East and is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This development comes after Akpoti-Uduaghan…
President Bola Tinubu has extended an open invitation to Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to join the All Progressives Congress (APC), praising Wike’s leadership in the FCT and hinting at a potential future alliance. Speaking at the inauguration of the Arterial Road N16 to Arterial Road N20 and other projects in Katampe…
The Rivers State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Tony Okocha, has stated that the suspended Rivers State Governor, , must face the full weight of the law, regardless of any potential defection to the APC. He also said that the sins of the embattled Governor can’t be forgiven even if he joins APC, stressing…
A heated exchange has erupted between Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, and Segun Showunmi, former spokesperson of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign, over Showunmi’s recent visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Sowore accused Showunmi of duplicity and political inconsistency, describing him as a “double speaker” who once sought opposition unity against Tinubu, only to…
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike and three former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors – Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, Samuel Ortom of Benue State, and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State – at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Saturday evening. The meeting’s details remain undisclosed, but sources suggest it centered on exploring ways to…
The National Opposition Coalition Group, led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has formally applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for registration as a new Political Party, the All Democratic Alliance (ADA). The Party Name and Acronym is All Democratic Alliance (ADA) with the Slogan: “Justice for All”….
In a surprise move, the Deputy Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon. Abayomi Akinruntan, and the Majority Leader, Hon. Ogunmolasuyi, have resigned from their positions, effective immediately. The pair, both members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), tendered their resignations during Tuesday’s plenary session, which was presided over by the Speaker,…
…Vows to deal with the masterminds …We won’t bow to intimidation – PDP governors dare Tinubu, APC …APC plotting one-party rule out of fear of 2027 defeat — PDP NEC Umar Damagum, acting national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says members fuelling the party’s crisis will be expelled. Damagum spoke in Abuja on…
A northern civic advocacy organisation, Coalition for Safer North-West Communities (CSNC), has blamed the persistent insecurity in Zamfara State on what it described as the “lack of courage and gross administrative ineptitude” of Governor Dauda Lawal. A strongly worded statement signed by its President, Alhaji Murtala Shehu Gusau, on Wednesday, said the worsening wave of…
