Tuesday, February 3

Politics

2027: Wike meets Rivers PDP, APC chairmen

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike met with the state chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and and the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chukwuemeka Aaron and Chief Tony Okocha respectively. According to a Facebook post by…

Former PDP senator Abdallah Wali dumps party

Abdallah Wali, a former senator and diplomat, has formally withdrawn his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), bringing to an end more than 20 years of association with the party. In a resignation letter dated December 31, 2025, and…

BREAKING: Rivers SSG Benibo Anabraba resigns from PDP

The Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Benibo Anabraba, has officially withdrawn his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Anabraba conveyed his decision in a letter dated January 5, 2026, which he addressed to the PDP chairman of Ward…

Rivers deputy gov dumps PDP for APC

The Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Professor Ngozi Odu, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. Odu’s defection comes more than a month after Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the majority of state and federal lawmakers…

ADC gains 5,000 members in Abia after Peter Obi’s entrance 

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, on Saturday, received 5,000 members in Abia State, barely one week after the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi joined the party. The 2023 governorship candidate of the Accord Party, Bishop…

Peter Obi’s Defection to ADC: LP Faction Responds

A faction of the Labour Party loyal to Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has welcomed the defection of the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the African Democratic Congress, describing the development as consistent with the party’s earlier position…

Ogun ex-lawmaker builds support for Tinubu’s re-election

A two-term former member of the House of Representatives, Jelili Amusan, has begun mobilising grassroots political stakeholders in support of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid ahead of the 2027 general elections. A statement obtained by PUNCH Online on Thursday noted…

Plateau Gov Caleb Mutfwang officially dumps PDP

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party. In a letter addressed to the PDP Chairman of his Ampang West Ward, Dasjak Sunday Longyol, and dated December 29, 2025, the governor cited the need for…

ADC Faction Rejects Peter Obi’s Defection and Registration

A faction of the African Democratic Congress, led by its National Chairman, Nafiu Gombe, on Thursday distanced itself from the reported defection and registration of former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi at its Enugu zonal office. The faction, which…

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