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The 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has said his party is ready to take over Nigeria in 2027. Kwankwaso made the statement while hosting thousands of APC defectors from the NNPP at his Millar Road home in Kano. He said: “Nigerians, especially northerners, have suffered enough and no amount of pressure, ...

A Federal High Court of the Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama has issued public summons against the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. The court ordered Bello to appear in court and answer to a new 16-count charge pending against him. According to the summons, Bello will appear in court on October 24 for his charge along with two ...

The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for urgent intervention to stop the state government from disobeying the court order, which it said could lead to anarchy. The state chairman of the PDP, Aaron Chukwuemeka, made the call on Thursday after handing over letters of protest to security agencies in the state. Rivers State PDP ...

The Katsina State High Court has dismissed a suit seeking to remove Umar Iliya Damagum as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The suit, filed by Ibrahim Musa, a member of the PDP, challenged Damagum’s appointment, arguing that the replacement of former National Chairman Dr Iyorchia Ayu was unconstitutional. Musa contended that Ayu’s successor should have been ...

Elder statesman, Dr. Chike Obidigbo, said the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has continued to behave like a spoiled child since the founding of the party in 2002 by Chief Chekwas Okorie. He noted that, for most of the party’s history, it has been mired in a leadership crisis and structural instability. In a statement he signed and made available ...

The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, on Monday congratulated Senator Okpebholo, the governor-elect, for his victory in the just-concluded governorship election in the state, advising him to watch out forsycophants The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Monday Okpebholo defeated the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Asue Ighodalo by 291,667 votes ...

One of the leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of ruling Rivers State with a high level of impunity, warning that the APC will not stand still of such a thing. . and practices to continue unchecked. Speaking at a press conference at the party secretariat on Wednesday, Okocha ...

Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday picketed the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Benin City, Edo State, protesting the outcome of the just concluded governorship election. The protesters, carrying placards with various inscriptions and chanting slogans, demanded a reversal of the election results announced by INEC. This is coming amid INEC’s declaration of ...

Interest groups of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Benue have announced their decision to boycott the next state congress of the party slated for October 3. This was disclosed at a global press conference on Wednesday by the respective factions of Benue State PDP in Makurdi. The statement was read on behalf of the stakeholders by the former Speaker ...

To the research Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for a rotating presidency and the strengthening of electoral laws to advance democracy in Nigeria. Atiku made the proposals which he addressed to the Deputy Senate President, Senator Jibrin Barau, who is also the Chairman of the Commission for the Review of the Constitution, saying that the continued effort to ...