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Ex-Information Minister, Maku Dumps PDP For SDP

Former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the Social Democratic Party (SPD), with a pledge to mobilise support ahead of the 2027 general election. At a news briefing flanked by SDP officials held at his country home, Wakama, Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday,...
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APC Bauchi Endorses Tinubu For Second Term

The Bauchi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has unanimously endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as its sole candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The endorsement was reached on Monday during a high-level stakeholders’ meeting held in Bauchi, attended by key party leaders, elders and supporters across the state. The meeting, convened to...
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ADC Alleges Plot To Destabilise Party

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of trying to destabilise the party. The party, in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, alleged that the ruling party is mounting pressure on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, to...
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APC, ADC, APP Gain As 28 Reps Dump NNPP, PDP

…Gov Yusuf, Barau, Ganduje Witness Defection The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) increased their numerical strength in the National Assembly as 28 members of the House of Representatives defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and Labour Party (LP). A total of 14...
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Wike Plays Mind Game Over Who’ll Face Fubara In 2027

Top appointees loyal to Barr. Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have not submitted their resignation letter in preparation for the Rivers State governorship election in 2027. Wike, who hosted his loyalists in Abuja after the factional People’s Democratic Party (PDP) convention, is keeping the candidate to contest against Governor Siminalayi...
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Wike Woos Finland On Smart City Technology, Waste Management

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has expressed interest in having the government of Finland intervention on smart city and waste management technologies. ​Wike, who disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria, Sanna Selin, said that Abuja needs smart technologies to enhance infrastructure, agriculture,...
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Eight Kano Federal Lawmakers Leave NNPP for APC

On Tuesday, eight members of the House of Representatives from Kano State officially announced their defection from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Their decision to join the ruling party was communicated in a letter read during plenary by the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas. READ...
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Adeoye Urges Nigerians To Reject One-Party Dominance

A leading governorship aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Prince Adelaja Adeoye, has called on Nigerians to firmly oppose any drift toward a one-party state. Adeoye, in a statement, said the country is being subtly advanced to one party state by elements within the ruling All Progressives Congress...
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Kebbi Lawmaker, Mohammed, Dumps PDP Over Leadership Crisis

Hon. Ibrahim Mohammed, a member of the House of Representatives representing Birnin Kebbi, Kalgo and Bunza Federal Constituency, has formally resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), citing persistent leadership crises and internal conflicts within the party. In a statement announcing his decision, the lawmaker said the PDP has been grappling with unresolved leadership challenges...
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N’Assembly Moves To Approve ₦58.47trn 2026 Budget

The National Assembly is expected to approve the proposed ₦58.472 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill this week, barring any unexpected changes. Implementation of capital projects carried over from the extended 2024 and 2025 appropriation acts is scheduled to end on Tuesday, March 31. New Telegraph reports that both chambers of the legislature had approved the extension...
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