Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has advocated stronger oversight, in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, for sustainable growth, saying the President was working assiduously to address Nigeria’s public debt through a non-oil revenue drive.

To form a formidable opposition against the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and beat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election, supporters of former President Goodluck Jonathan have started wooing key aspirants to back his ambition.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, of hypocrisy over his warning on Nigeria’s rising debt, saying he lacks the moral right to complain after approving President Bola Tinubu’s borrowing requests.

The controversy over the eligibility of former President Goodluck Jonathan to join the 2027 presidential race took a twist last week when it emerged that a court had cleared the obstacle to his being sworn in for the third time as president.

There is growing uncertainty in the camp of former President Goodluck Jonathan regarding which political platform he may consider using, should he decide to pursue a return to the presidency in 2027.

By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF) has warned that Nigeria was moving towards dictatorship, worsening hunger, and insecurity. The warning came in a statement signed by Dr. Emmanuel Agbo, Director General of the Forum, on behalf of its chairman, Senator Bala Mohammed, Governor of Bauchi State on the occassion of […]

THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is not just divided. It is at war with itself. In Abuja this week, the party once proud to call itself Africa’s largest political family looked less like a movement, more like a battlefield.

THIS week, Nigerian politics took an unusual turn as two key ministers stepped outside their roles in government to warn the opposition about its 2027 presidential ticket.

On Saturday, August 30, during the local government elections in Rivers State, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Barr. Nyesom Wike hinted that the coast was clear for the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State to return to the Government House and resume his constitutional responsibilities.

The stakeholders said Wike is now a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and as such cannot dictate to them

The Gbenga Hashim Youth Support Group has urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to abandon its zoning formula for the 2027 presidential ticket and allow aspirants from all regions to contest freely.

“We are not cowards; we are not afraid of anybody. But we cannot continue to keep quiet and allow people to take us to the slaughterhouse. We will not allow it”

AHEAD of the 2026 governorship election in Osun State, some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ife Federal Constituency, yesterday, passed a vote of no confidence in the Deputy Governor, Prince Kola Adewusi, and a former PDP National Secretary, Professor Wale Oladipo, for anti-party activities.

“PDP was built on inclusivity, fairness, and justice. To reclaim its pride of place, the party must now rise above narrow interests”

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has warned that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) risks serious setbacks in its 2027 presidential strategy if it opts for former President Goodluck Jonathan or ex-Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, as its standard-bearer.