Politics

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has said that the will of God and the mandate of the people will determine who wins the 2027 governorship election in his State, warning that nobody should contemplate rigging results against people’s wills. Otti, who sounded the warning at the Government House, Umuahia, on Thursday, during October edition of Alex Otti Speaks to Abians, …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused governors defecting from its fold of greed, selfishness, and covetousness, insisting that Nigerians will ultimately decide their fate in the 2027 general elections. The opposition party maintained that it is not governors who make a political party, but the people, adding that those abandoning the platform that brought them to power would soon …

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is facing its worst time as a political party in Nigeria. Apart from the 2015 general elections, when then Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State led four of his colleagues out of the party, the PDP has never had it so bad. The recent gale of defections from the party to the All Progressives Congress, …

Muslim scholars visiting the Vatican Apostolic Library are being accommodated with prayer spaces, its Vice Prefect has confirmed. Fr Giacomo Cardinali, Vice Prefect, said in an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica that Muslim academics had requested a small area in which to pray, and the library had agreed. “Some Muslim scholars have asked us for a room with …

In a move reshaping Nigeria’s political landscape, several governors elected under the main opposition the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the country heads towards the 2027 general elections. Although defections are nothing new in Nigerian politics, observers say the movement is unprecedented due to its timing, pace, and symbolism. Umo Eno, …

Half of all Conservative Party members do not want to see Kemi Badenoch leading the Tories into the next General Election, according to a bombshell new poll. The poll by YouGov found 46 per cent think the current Tory leader should stay in place when the country next goes to the polls, while 50 per cent say she should not. …

The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has distanced himself from Governor Douye Diri’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ewhrudjakpo, alongside some other stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), insisted that the opposition party remains formidable in the state and across the country, stressing that there was no justification for abandoning the platform that brought them …

Ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, anxiety is spreading among the electorate, political observers and citizens. The ongoing wave of defections by governors, senators and other key politicians from opposition parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has triggered fears that Africa’s largest democracy may be drifting toward a one-party state. In recent months, the nation’s political terrain has …

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has asked governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to thank him. Wike, who bragged that he paved the way for them through good works, said their defection has justified his support for President Bola Tinubu. Wike spoke at the flag-off of the construction of the …

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State have pledged to rebuild the party following the defection of Governor Peter Mbah to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Mbah, who announced his move on Tuesday, cited what he described as the PDP’s continued marginalisation of the South-East. However, the decision has sparked mixed reactions across the state, …