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SARAKI-LED PDP RECONCILIATION TEAM MEETS ENUGU GOVERNOR, PETER MBAH. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Special Reconciliation Committee, chaired by former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, held a crucial closed-door meeting with Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, on Friday Governor Mbah, who serves as the leader of the PDP in the South-East, welcomed the reconciliation committee at the Enugu State Government House. …

TINUBU GOVT RESPONSIBLE FOR CRISIS IN PDP, LP – PETER OBI The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has claimed that the government is responsible for the internal crisis in the party and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He made the claim while speaking to a group of young supporters in a 7-minute, 16-second video circulating …

NNAMANI, ANYIM, SHEMA, OTHERS APPOINTED INTO FEDERAL AGENCIES President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 22 individuals into key positions across various federal agencies and commissions, in what is seen as a strategic move to strengthen public institutions and enhance service delivery. Among those appointed are prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwarts, including former Senate President Ken Nnamani, ex-Secretary …

2027: ATIKU, OBI, AMAECHI, EL-RUFAI, OTHER KEY OPPOSITION LEADERS MEET IN ABUJA TODAY Opposition to the reelection bid of President Bola Tinubu will get a major boost today, with prominent opposition political figures, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, former governor if Rivers State, Rotimi …

WHY I DUMPED LABOUR PARTY FOR APC – ENUGU REPS, SUNDAY UMEHA The House of Representatives member for Udi/Ezeagu Constituency of Enugu State, Sunday Umeha, has reassured his commitment to delivering quality representation to his people.Umeha said he dumped Labour Party (LP) for All Progressives Congress (APC) because of the leadership crisis ravaging the party at the national and state …

I’LL RUN ON THE LABOUR PARTY PLATFORM – PETER OBI HINTS AT FINAL PRESIDENTIAL BID Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has confirmed that he will again seek the presidency in the 2027 general election, under the platform of the Labour Party. He also hinted that the upcoming contest could be his final attempt at …

APC DRIFTING TOWARDS MONARCHY, ABANDONING PROGRESSIVE IDEALS – EX-PARTY CHIEF A former National Vice Chairman (Northwest) of the All Progressives Congress, Salihu Lukman, has expressed concern that the ruling party is gradually moving away from its founding ideals of progressivism toward a structure that resembles centralised control. Lukman, who spoke on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, The Morning Brief, on Friday, …

SOUTH-EAST SENATORS PROTEST REGION’S EXCLUSION FROM FG’S N3.2TRN IRRIGATION FUNDS Senators from the South-east geopolitical zone yesterday drew the attention of the Senate to successive strategic exclusion of the region from key development projects of the federal government. The latest according to them, was the N3.2 trillion Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Funded irrigation development projects under the 2025 Appropriation Act. …

BRING PETER OBI BACK INTO YOUR FOLD – PDP CHIEFTAIN A member of the People Democratic Party, PDP, Segun Sowunmi, has advised the party to do everything and bring back the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, into its fold. Sowunmi gave the advice on Friday while playing host to Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’. Obi left …

2027: HURDLES BEFORE THE COALITION Andrew AgbeseSat, 24 May 2025 5:50:14 WATWith the weakening of major opposition political parties in Nigeria, pundits say only a few options are left for the opposition parties to make meaningful impact at the next general elections. With many concluding that each of the major opposition parties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Labour Party and …