Politics

Hon. Ugochukwu Agballah, Chairman of the APC in Enugu State, has fired back at the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) after they dissolved the state executive. In a strong communique, he called the decision “strange, unconstitutional, and reminiscent of military-style impunity.” The ousted executive, through Agballah and State Publicity Secretary Hon. Titus Ezeagu, condemned the NWC’s 179th meeting held on …

The interim National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party (LP), Tony Akeni has dismissed claims that former presidential candidate, Peter Obi would resign for any political coalition or rival aspirant. Akeni stated that such a move would dash the hope of millions of Nigerians seeking change. He asserted that withdrawing Obi from the race “is to take away 90 per …

Fresh revelations have shown that former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, was compelled to resign following allegations of certificate forgery hanging over him. Presidential aides told Saturday Punch that President Bola Tinubu personally invited Nnaji to the Presidential Villa, where he was directed to tender his resignation in the wake of the scandal. Nnaji’s ordeal began after …

Indications have emerged that President Bola Tinubu is facing mounting pressure from some of his closest political allies and long-time associates to review his relationship with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Multiple presidency sources told Signal.ng that the pressure intensified following reports that Wike’s regular monthly media briefings was generating public disaffections against the president. Wike …

The White House has accused the Nobel Prize committee of choosing politics over peace. It said this while protesting the decision to grant the peace prize to Venezuelan activist, María Machado. Announcing the award in Oslo on Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee commended Machado for her “tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle …

All is set for the formal defection of Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, in Enugu, the state capital. Mbah is expected to join the ruling party alongside elected national and state legislators, members of the state executive, and party leaders from ward and …

The Labour Party’s House of Representatives caucus has slammed the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu over his recent comments against the administration of Governor Alex Otti of Abia State. The lawmakers in a statement issued on Thursday described the remarks by Kalu as an unfortunate political development. Recall that Kalu had on a different occasion stated that Abia state – a …

An interview granted by the newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, on February 25, 2020, has resurfaced online. The National Council of State, presided over by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, approved the nomination of Amupitan as the new Chairman of INEC. His nomination followed Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s exit on Tuesday after completing …

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has dissolved the APC State Executive Committee in Enugu, a dramatic step seen as paving the way for the much-anticipated defection of Governor Peter Mbah from the Peoples Democratic Party PDP to the APC. The party subsequently appointed a former state chairman, Dr. Ben Nwoye as caretaker committee chairman The APC also disqualified prominent …

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State is set to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) following the dissolution of the party’s structure in the state by the National Working Committee (NWC). In a major shake-up announced on Thursday, the APC national leadership appointed Dr Ben Nwoye as the new caretaker chairman of the party in Enugu. Nwoye met with Governor …