He also warned that rising ethnic and religious tensions could further strain the country’s political environment if not carefully managed, stressing the need for a return to issue-based politics.

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party, led by Adolphus Wabara, has instituted a suit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), seeking recognition of the party’s interim National Working Committee (NWC). In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1159/2026 and filed on June 4 at the Federal High Court, Abuja, the plaintiffs are asking […]

LAGOS — THE Forum of Local Government Area Chairmen of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Lagos State, yesterday, urged the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, to respect members’ votes in the governorship primary. The communiqué, which was signed by the Chairman and Secretary, Messrs Anaere Ugochukwu and Oluwabukola Okeowo, on behalf of the forum, […]

The former senator pointed to Tinubu’s political trajectory as an example of patience and strategic alliance-building. He noted that the president had, at different times, provided political platforms for other aspirants while waiting for his own opportunity to seek the presidency.

Efforts for reconciliation seem elusive as the Omisore group remains adamant after it reported that demand for legislative tickets was not endorsed by the party’s hierarchy.

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.