Bauçhi state Governor, Bala Mohammad, has dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM). He explained that the decision to join APM was guided by an overriding objective to continue serving his people with purpose and integrity. Mohammed made the declaration for defection on Saturday at the old banquet hall of Government House, Bauchi. He explained that APM offers a viable platform to organize effectively, mobilize supporters, and present a...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, and a former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, have formally joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). The two political figures were officially registered as members of the party on Sunday at its national secretariat in Abuja, where they were issued membership cards in the presence of party officials and supporters. Footage from the event showed Kwankwaso receiving his membership card first, followed...
Celebrity nightlife entrepreneur Pascal Okechukwu has entered partisan politics, declaring his ambition to contest for a seat in the House of Representatives ahead of the 2027 general elections. Okechukwu, widely known as Cubana Chief Priest, said he would seek to represent the Orsu/Orlu/Oru East Federal Constituency of Imo State. He disclosed his plan in a video posted on Instagram on Tuesday, shortly after a visit to the All Progressives Congress (APC) state secretariat, where he...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the removal of Saidu Mohammed as the Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The President also approved the nomination of Rabiu Umar as the new Chief Executive of the authority, subject to Senate confirmation. This was contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday in Abuja, said the decision was made pursuant to the Petroleum Industry Act 2021....
The Executive Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, commends the lead Pastor, Streams of Joy International, Pastor Jerry Eze, for not being involved in money laundering, as his office had presumed. Speaking at the Business Grant Award Ceremony, held by the Jerry Eze Foundation in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Wednesday, Olukoyede revealed that the Commission had investigated Pastor Jerry for 6 months on allegations of money laundering...
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or participating in any congress organised by committees appointed by the Senator David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The court, in the judgment on Wednesday delivered by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, also restrained the Mark-led group from interfering with the tenure and functions of elected state executives of the party. The court held that the responsibility...
The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, has advised the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC) 19 of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) Abuja to examine the concept of tragedy of the commons as the real bane of resource optimization in Nigeria. Addressing the officers on a study tour to Enugu State, Governor Mbah praised the nation as highly endowed with resources but, unfortunately, not utilized appropriately or optimally for the good of...
Senator David Mark-led African Democratic Congress (ADC), has written to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, seeking the Supreme Court to urgently deliver judgment in a pending appeal involving the party’s leadership crisis. ADC, in a letter dated April 28 to the Chief Justice of Nigeria and signed by its legal counsel, Shuaibu E. Aruwa (SAN), warned that any further delay could threaten its participation in the 2027 general elections. Mark’s legal...
The Kano State House of Assembly has confirmed Murtala Sule Garo as the new Deputy Governor of the state following the adoption of an ad hoc committee’s screening report. The confirmation was made during plenary presided over by the Speaker, Jibril Isma’il Falgore, after lawmakers considered and adopted the committee’s recommendations. Presenting the report, the Chairman of the committee and Deputy Speaker, Muhammad Bello, said the nomination followed the resignation of the former Deputy Governor,...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has publicly endorsed his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, as his preferred successor in the 2027 governorship election, describing him as the “best man for the job.” The endorsement was made during a meeting with All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders at the Governor’s Office in Alausa, Lagos. Speaking at the gathering, Sanwo-Olu offered prayers for his deputy, wishing him success and divine support ahead of future political engagements. “Peace of mind, peace...
