…As Turaki-Led NWC Seeks Police Protection To Hold Inaugural Meeting The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has barely 48 hours after the conclusion of its elective national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State capital on Saturday, the crisis in the party took another twist. The two factions have boasted of taking over the party’s national Secretariat tomorrow, Tuesday, to have their meetings. While the Nyesom Wike-backed faction is set to hold its National Executive Committee (NEC) and...

The federal government, in collaboration with the United Nations UN, on Monday launched the Regional Partnership for Democracy (RPD), a new framework aimed at tackling West Africa’s democratic decline, political instability, and unconstitutional government across the region. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb Maitama Tuggar, stated this at the unveiling ceremony, stressing that democratic governance on the continent has continued to face serious challenges, including flawed elections, political violence, declining citizen participation, institutional weakness, and...

Mr. Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections has said that Nigeria can be redeemed through truth, sacrifice and leadership by example. The former Anambra State Governor stated this on Thursday at the 21st All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) in Abuja, in a paper titled “Reclaiming Our Nation’s Dignity”. Obi noted that Nigeria stands at a critical crossroads today, more than ever before, stressing that it is vital to reflect...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the inclusion of the construction of Itawure-Aramoko-Ado Ekiti and Aramoko-Ijero-Ifaki Ekiti roads in the 2026 budget of the Federal Government. A press statement on Wednesday, signed by Olayinka Oyebode, Special Adviser (Media) to the Ekiti State Governor, noted that a letter to this effect has since been forwarded from the Office of the President to the Honourable Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, while Governor Biodun Oyebanji was copied. The...

Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, Governor of Kogi State has congratulated the Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on the occasion of his first year in office. In a personally signed congratulatory message on Wednesday, Governor Ododo commended Governor Monday Okpebholo for the strides recorded in Edo State within just one year, noting that his focus on good governance, infrastructural renewal, youth empowerment, and economic reforms has placed the state on a path of sustainable...