Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has ordered an autopsy to medically determine the cause of death of his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who passed away on Thursday, December 11, at the age of 60. The directive was given during a condolence visit by former President Goodluck Jonathan to the Bayelsa State Government and the family of…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has explained his decision to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying it was to reciprocate President Bola Tinubu’s role in stabilising the state. According to the governor, aligning Rivers State with the Federal Government was necessary to strengthen cooperation with the centre…
Days after resigning from PDP, Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke, has announced his defection to Accord party and his decision to run for a second term in office on the platform of the ‘thumb up’ party. The governor made the announcement on Tuesday, December 9, at the Banquet Hall of the Government House,…
The Young Progressives Party has expelled a member of the House of Representatives, Uzokwe Peter, over alleged anti party activities, as the party also elected new national officers to fill vacant positions. The decisions were contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the party’s 24th Extra Ordinary National Executive Committee meeting held…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has once again stopped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its planned National Convention, originally scheduled for November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The convention was meant to elect new national officers to steer the party’s affairs. The order followed an ex-parte application…
The incumbent governor of Anambra State and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has won at the polling unit of Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi. Obi, a former governor of the state, cast his vote at Umudimakasi, Agulu Ward 2, Polling Unit 008, where residents and supporters…
The Anambra State Government has declared Friday, November 7, 2025, a work-free day for all civil servants in the state. The directive, which takes immediate effect, comes ahead of the governorship election scheduled for Saturday, November 8, 2025. This announcement was made in an official statement released on Thursday, November 6, by the Head…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned a recent Federal High Court ruling in Abuja aimed at halting its forthcoming National Convention, describing the judgment as an “assault on Nigeria’s democratic process.” Debo Ologunagba, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, insisted that the court order would not impede the PDP from going ahead with its convention…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that eight political associations successfully completed the first stage of party registration, while six others were disqualified. In a statement on Thursday, October 30, 2025, Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, said the commission reviewed progress during its regular…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its 2025 National Convention until the party complies with the Constitution, the Electoral Act, and its own statutory requirements. The ruling followed a suit filed by three aggrieved PDP members: Hon. Austin Nwachukwu (Imo PDP Chairman),…
