The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has said that the North is grumbling ahead of the 2027 general elections. Ndume made the statement on Wednesday while responding to questions in an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme…

The National Legal Adviser of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Magaji Mato, SAN, has suggested that Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, may be struggling with his conscience over his continued association with the Kwankwasiyya Movement. Mato made the remark…

The Chairman of the Accord Party in Osun State, Pastor Victor Akande, has said the party operates without political godfathers, stressing that its structure is guided by principles rather than patronage. Akande also argued that politics itself should not be…

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has dismissed as inconsequential, the opinion by a former Rivers SouthEast Senator, Magnus Abe, that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, is the leader of the Rivers State All…

Former Kano State governor and national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, will not win the 2027 governorship election following his defection to the All Progressives Congress. But the…

Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said Governor Sim Fubara is weak if the Minister is controlling the state House of Assembly.…

The ruling All Progressives Congress on Wednesday began moves to manage the defection successes it has recorded and resolve internal crises in some of its state chapters, The PUNCH has learnt. The National Working Committee of the party and governors…

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of misrepresenting facts surrounding local government administration and federal allocations in the state. The party chairman, Tajudeen Lawal levelled these allegations on Wednesday while addressing…

The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday, said it wished Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, well following reports of her registration as a member of the All Progressives Congress. Obasanjo-Bello, a former…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has constituted a 50-member Wise Men and Women Policy and Manifesto Committee following approval by the party’s National Working Committee. The committee was formally approved by the party’s National Chairman, Senator David Mark, as part…

Former Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has denied allegations that he encouraged members of the Obidient Movement to insult leaders of the opposition coalition, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Obi made the clarification in…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, youths in the South East have strongly criticized the appointment of Obinna Ihedioha, brother of former Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha and a key leader in the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as Executive Director of…

The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, Bolaji Abdullahi, has explained why he was relieved of his appointment as Sports Minister by former President Goodluck Jonathan in March 2014. Abdullahi, who represented Kwara State at the Federal Executive…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy governorship candidate in the 2023 election, Murtala Garo, has welcomed Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to the party. Garo described the governor’s defection as a positive development for political stability and sustainable growth…

Tension heightened on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission, EBSIEC, in Abakaliki following allegations by the Labour Party, LP, that the commission was deliberately frustrating its participation in the forthcoming local government elections in the…