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Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has formally resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). In a resignation letter dated 29 December 2025 and addressed to the Ward Chairman of the PDP, Ampang West Ward, Mangu Local Government Area, Governor Mutfwang announced his decision to leave the party with immediate effect. The move brings an […]
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in 2023, has officially defected to the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress, ADC. Obi announced his defection in Enugu on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. The former governor of Anambra State said his defection ahead of the 2027 election is aimed transforming and rescuing Nigeria. “We are […]
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to halt implementation of the planned tax laws following alleged alteration controversies rocking the country. The call for suspension followed insistence by Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, last week, that the date for the […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned that joining the All Progressives Congress (APC) or openly professing loyalty to President Bola Tinubu does not automatically guarantee a second-term ticket. Wike issued the warning on Tuesday while addressing supporters during a political engagement in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, […]
Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, today tackled the African Democratic Congress, ADC, spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi over his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s latest trip to Europe, stressing that “Nigeria is not governed from a village square.” Spokesman of the party, Mogaji Seye Oladejo, said when faced with serious governance, strategic leadership, […]
The House of Representatives has ordered a review and re-gazetting of the recently passed tax reform laws following public backlash and allegations that some provisions were altered after legislative approval. The House spokesperson, Akin Rotimi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, saying the Green Chamber had inaugurated a special committee to examine the […]
Some members of the Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have disowned a communiqué issued after the party’s 83rd BoT meeting, describing it as unconstitutional, illegal and without effect. The aggrieved BoT members made their position known in a letter addressed to former BoT chairman, Adolphus Wabara, through their legal representatives, […]
In a major fiscal reset aimed at addressing revenue shortfalls, weak capital execution and overlapping budget cycles, the National Assembly on Tuesday approved a revised N43.5tn 2024 Appropriation Act and a reworked N48.3tn 2025 budget framework, with the 2025 fiscal year extended to March 31, 2026. The approval followed marathon plenary sessions in both chambers, […]
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, says it has temporarily closed its National Secretariat as part of the end-of-year break. A statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said full operations are scheduled to resume in the New Year. According to the statement, the secretariat will close on December 23, 2025, and reopen on January […]
Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and social media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has described Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State as a serial defector who will dump the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, after the 2027 general elections. In a post on his social media […]
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