Gov Monday Okpebholo of Edo said he has no regret asking former Governor Peter Obi of Anambra to notify him before visiting the state. Okpebholo made the clarification on Tuesday in Benin at the official inauguration of the new Edo Line, a transport company owned by the state government. According to him, the directive to…
The Senate on Tuesday approved the 2025-2026 external borrowing plan of 21.5 billion dollars presented by President Bola Tinubu for consideration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the senate’s approval, followed presentation of the report of Committee on Local and Foreign Debts at plenary by Chairman of the committee, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto)….
The Osun caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says Gov. Ademola Adeleke will contest the Aug. 8, 2026 governorship election on the platform of the party. The PDP leadership emphasised that the governor would not defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is contained in a communique issued at the end of the…
The suspended senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Tuesday made good her resumption as she stormed the National Assembly in company with her supporters. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akpoti-Uduaghan, who had earlier vowed to resume legislative activities on Tuesday, arrived at the national assembly complex at exactly…
Datti Baba-Ahmed, Labour Party’s 2023 Vice Presidential candidate, has expressed interest in contesting the 2027 elections, stating LP is not a party to abandon. He disclosed this on Monday in Abuja following the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Labour Party. According to Baba-Ahmed, he considers himself a committed son of the party with…
Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says it is the only political organisation with the structure and public goodwill needed to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the next presidential elections. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday, PDP’s spokesperson, Debo Ologunagba, stated that the party’s nationwide presence and grassroots network…
Sen Babajide Omoworare, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, says the party will never lose the governorship election in the state again. Omoworare said this on Monday in Osogbo while declaring his intention to contest the Aug. 8, 2026 Osun governorship election. The chieftain said that the loss of the 2022…
Mr Joe Okojie, on Monday emerged candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the August 16, 2025 National Assembly by-election for Edo Central Senatorial District. This is contained in a statement on Monday in Benin, by Mr Chris Nehikhare, Publicity Secretary, Edo PDP caretaker committee. According to Nehikhare, Okojie emerged winner of the PDP…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has condemned the assignation attempt on its Nov. 8, governorship election in Anambra, Chief Jude Ezenwafor, demanding immediate arrest of the assailants and their sponsors. The party stated this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba on Sunday in Abuja. Ologunagba urged the Inspector General of Police…
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the restriction order issued on the 2023 Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi in Edo, describing it as unacceptable. ADC’s National Spokesperson, Mallam Bolaji Abdulahi, stated during a news conference in Abuja on Sunday. Abdullahi said that the pronouncements credited to Gov. Monday Okpebholo that Obi or opposition…
