Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed reports suggesting he promised automatic senatorial tickets to lawmakers who lost in the recent All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections.

According to him, true opposition leadership requires direct engagement with citizens affected by insecurity rather than commentary from a distance.

P/Harcourt Rpivers state chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has played down the overbearing influence of the ‘Rainbow Coalition’, a political movement associated with the minister of the federal capital territory, FCT, Barr Nyesom Wike. The party said that democracy thrives only on competition, and every political party has the constitutional right to seek […]

A heated dispute over the leadership of the opposition caucus disrupted proceedings in the House of Representatives on Thursday as lawmakers engaged in a public confrontation over allegations of forgery and attempts to influence the race for the position of Minority Leader.

Okonkwo also criticised Obi’s reported decision to withdraw from coalition discussions within the ADC, claiming that the former Labour Party presidential candidate was unwilling to participate in a competitive primary process.