The Speaker Adamawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley, and 14 other lawmakers have resigned their membership from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. The development came amidst rumours that, in the coming weeks, the Governor of the State, who was elected to two terms on the platform of the PDP, will quit the party and join the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley announced the names of the members...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has congratulated the Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna, Most Rev. (Dr.) Mathew Man-Oso Ndagaso on his election as the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). In a goodwill message through his media office in Abuja on Wednesday, Atiku commended the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria for being an exemplary institution on democratic transition, and a strong national moral voice, advocating...

Enugu State Government has raised the stakes for political parties and candidates in the 2026/2027 elections. Announcing the increase in advertising permit for political parties and candidates participating in the 2026 and 2027 Local, State, and Federal elections, the General Manager of the Enugu State Structures for Signage and Advertisement Agency (ENSSAA), Mr. Francis Aninwike said interested persons or parties are to obtain a campaign permit from ENSSAA before deploying any form of visual campaign...

The National Forum of Former Legislators (NFFL) has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and six political parties before the Federal High Court in Abuja, over allegations of violations of constitutional provisions governing the continued existence of registered political parties. The suit, which came up on Tuesday before Justice Peter Lifu, is anchored on the interpretation and enforcement of Section 225A of the Fourth Alteration Act (2017) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The...