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Turaki Faction Faults INEC’s Recognition Of Wike Camp

05.02.2026

The Kabiru Turaki-led faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has criticised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for recognising the Nyesom Wike-backed caretaker committee. Describing the action as unconstitutional and capable of escalating tensions within the party, the Turaki-led PDP warned that it would explore all legal avenues to challenge...

Southern Coalition Set To Mobilize Massive Support For Tinubu

05.02.2026

A socio-political group, the Southern Coalition for Tinubu 2027, with a large membership across the three geopolitical zones of southern Nigeria, is set for an official launch in Abuja to mobilize Nigerians to support the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general election. In the same vein, the group will also be...

Obi Cubana Hails Tinubu’s Interest In Youth Development

05.02.2026

Frontline entrepreneur and social figure, Obi Cubana, has commended President Bola Tinubu for his demonstrated interest in youth development, noting that leadership responsibility will inevitably be transferred to the younger generation in the future. This was as Cubana formally declared his entry into politics, calling for a new culture of clean, issue-based political engagement driven...

Leadership Crisis: INEC’s Compliance With Court Judgment Commendable

05.02.2026

The Labour Party has described as commendable the invitation of its interim National Chairman, Senator Esther Nenadi Usman, to a meeting of political party leaders with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Usman and the interim National Secretary, Senator Darlington Nwokocha, were among the leaders of political parties who attended Thursday’s meeting at INEC headquarters....

Abaribe Clarifies Electronic Transmission Of Results

05.02.2026

Contrary to the news making the rounds, the Senate Minority Caucus Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has clarified that the Senate did not reject the electronic transmission of election results while passing the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill. Abaribe’s clarification followed public backlash that the 10th National Assembly voted against the electronic transmission of results and a proposed...

Owokoniran Installed As S’West Chair Of ADC

05.02.2026

The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has appointed and sworn in a former Commissioner for Housing in Lagos State, Alhaji Rahman Akanni Owokoniran, as the South West Zonal Chairman of the party. This is just as the party, in a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday after the inauguration...

APC-Led Senate Has Set Nigeria’s Democracy Backward

05.02.2026

Opposition political parties have said that by rejecting the electronic transmission of election results, the Nigerian Senate has set Nigeria’s democracy backward by many decades. In a joint statement on Thursday by their spokespersons, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi (African Democratic Congress, ADC); Ini Emembong (Peoples Democratic Party, PDP); and Bamofin Ladipo Johnson (New Nigeria Peoples Party,...

Kwara Attack ‘Pure Massacre’ – Gov AbdulRazaq

05.02.2026

Following the brutal killings of residents in Woro and Nuku Local Government Area of Kwara State by terrorists, Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq has described the attack as a “Pure massacre.” Governor AbdulRazaq, who spoke when he visited the area and the Palace of the Emir of Kaiama, Muazu Omar, said 75 people killed in the incident have been...

Edo APC Chairman, Tenebe Accuses Oyegun Of N150m Debt To APC

05.02.2026

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State on Thursday accused a former National Chairman of the party and ex-Governor of Edo State, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, of owing the party ₦150 million in outstanding debt. The party said the debts arose from alleged loans and accumulated membership dues spanning several years when Oyegun was listed as...

INEC Gives Recognition To Wike-Backed PDP

05.02.2026

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has formally recognised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike-backed National Caretaker Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by Abdulrahman Mohammed. The development followed Mohammed, and the Acting National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, who were present at the INEC’s first quarterly consultative meeting held on...