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Court of Appeal Affirms Ruling Halting PDP Ibadan National Convention, Restraining INEC Validation

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Court of Appeal affirms ruling halting PDP Ibadan convention, citing constitutional breaches and protecting excluded delegates’ rights. The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the decision of Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, restraining the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its controversial National Convention in Ibadan...

Ndume To Tinubu: Walk Your Talk On Security Emergency

NewsDeskNgMar 8, 2026March 8, 20260

Senator Ali Ndume urges Tinubu to match security emergency declaration with decisive military operations and frontloaded defence funding. Former Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, has urged President Bola Tinubu to match his declaration of a nationwide security emergency with decisive action to tackle insurgency and banditry across the country. The...

Akpabio Predicts Opposition Parties Will Stay Confused Until After 2027 Elections

NewsDeskNgMar 8, 2026March 8, 20260

Senate President Akpabio says opposition parties remain disorganised, while APC enjoys unity and public support ahead of 2027. The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Saturday mocked the opposition parties, saying that they would remain in confusion till after the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the...

Kwankwaso Supporters Warn Kano Assembly Against Impeaching Deputy Governor Gwarzo

NewsDeskNgMar 8, 2026March 8, 20260

Kwankwasiyya Movement cautions Kano House and state government against impeaching Deputy Governor, warning it could deepen political divisions. The supporters of the National Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Dr. Musa Kwankwaso, under the aegis of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, has cautioned the Kano State House of Assembly and...

Rivers: ADC Demands Arrest Of Perpetrators Over Ubima Secretariat Arson

NewsDeskNgMar 7, 2026March 7, 20260

ADC condemns burning of its Ubima secretariat in Rivers State, urges security agencies to investigate and arrest those behind the attack. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the burning of its party secretariat in Ubima, the hometown of former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, describing the incident as a...

Peter Obi Officially Registers For ADC

NewsDeskNgMar 7, 2026March 7, 20260

Peter Obi officially registers for ADC in Anambra, vows to challenge Electoral Act 2026. Presidential hopeful and former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, senator representing Anambra Central, Victor Umeh, and former lawmaker and presidential aide, senator Ben Obi, on Saturday officially registered with the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The...

Court Orders INEC To Recognise PDP Candidate Oluyede For Ekiti Governorship Poll

NewsDeskNgMar 7, 2026March 7, 20260

A Federal High Court has ordered INEC to recognise and publish Oluwole Oluyede as PDP candidate for the 2026 Ekiti governorship election. Justice Mohammed Umar of a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise and publish the name of Dr. Oluwole...

Zamfara Governor Dauda Lawal Set To Defect From PDP To APC

NewsDeskNgMar 6, 2026March 6, 20260

Zamfara Governor Dauda Lawal plans defection to APC amid PDP crisis, as ex-governor Seriake Dickson joins NDC. Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has concluded plans to defect from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as consultations have been completed of political realignment in...

Kano Assembly Launches Impeachment Proceedings Against Deputy Governor Abdulsalam Gwarzo

NewsDeskNgMar 6, 2026March 6, 20260

Kano State Assembly has begun impeachment proceedings against Deputy Governor Abdulsalam Aminu Gwarzo over alleged gross misconduct and financial impropriety. The Kano State House of Assembly has officially commenced impeachment proceedings against Deputy Governor Abdulsalam Aminu Gwarzo, following a motion raised during plenary alleging gross misconduct and abuse of office....

Peter Obi Attributes Nigeria’s Poverty To Choices

NewsDeskNgMar 6, 2026March 6, 20260

ADC presidential aspirant Peter Obi says Nigerians remain poor due to choices, urges citizens to defend votes and demand responsible leadership. A presidential front-runner in African Democratic Congress (ADC), Peter Obi, has said the reason more than half of Nigeria’s population live below the poverty line, despite the country’s wealth...