FCT Polls: APC leads PDP, ADC in titanic battle for Abuja, dominates in Rivers, Kano bye-elections
Voter apathy, late commencement of voting and allegations of vote-trading yesterday, shaped the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja Area Council elections and bye-elections in Kano and Rivers states, even as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and security agencies described the exercises as peaceful and orderly.
PDP crisis: Makinde, Wike fight dirty
“The vagabonds in PDP; they grew up in 2015. They had their time and 10 years — a decade — they practised their ‘vagabondcy’ in the PDP. But they were expelled in November 2025, so no more vagabonds in PDP…So whatever it is that they are doing, you should be able to trace it back to their origin.”
PDP a formidable party, not charity organisation – Wike
“Forget the idea that PDP is a charity organisation. PDP remains a formidable political force despite its current challenges.
2027: APC moves to exploit opposition’s disunity
AS Nigeria inches toward the 2027 general elections, widening cracks within opposition parties are fueling fears that President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, may secure a second term long before voters head to the polls.
Wike-backed PDP faction holds BoT meeting, sues for unity
The Board of Trustees BoT of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP has called on members to prioritize institutional caution over political haste, and ensure compliance with court orders regarding the party leadership.
PDP BoT, 30 state chairmen close ranks around Turaki, dismiss Ibadan court ruling
Both party organs said the ruling, which touches on the PDP National Convention held in Ibadan, does not unsettle the existing leadership
PDP insists Ibadan convention still valid after court declines mandamus
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday moved quickly to steady nerves within its ranks after the Federal High Court in Ibadan declined to grant an order of mandamus in a case linked to the party’s internal leadership dispute, insisting that the Kabiru Turaki–led structure that emerged from the Ibadan […]
2027: Seven governors defying the APC hurricane
At 7:21 a.m. on Ahmadu Bello Way in Abuja, a battered Toyota Carina II taxi crawled toward the Federal Secretariat. The radio crackled through the traffic hum as the morning news broke: another governor had defected.
Bloody politics of godfathers and godsons
Political power in Nigeria is often built on alliances, but it is frequently destroyed by ambition and the struggle for supremacy. Across the country, political godfathers and their protégés have repeatedly walked the same path: unity in opposition, victory at the polls, and rupture in power.
Nigerians back Gov Bago on single tenure for govs, President
“There are some steps I ought to have taken to move the state forward but I dare not because of fear that taking such decisions would affect my victory in 2027. For example, some people who failed examinations and should have been sanctioned one way or the other could not be punished because of second term ambition.”
PDP faction hails Ibadan court ruling
A faction of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed a Federal High Court, Ibadan, judgment refusing to recognise the Tanimu Turaki-led leadership of the party.
