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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, …

There were indications on Thursday that some names on the presidential pardon list approved by the Council of State, as presented by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), may be dropped. The development comes amid growing public outcry over the inclusion of certain high-profile and violent offenders among those pardoned by President Bola Tinubu. The presidential pardon, …

Former Super Eagles striker, Emmanuel Emenike, has condemned the ongoing demolition of homes under the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in Lagos State. Emenike, in a post on his Instagram page, claimed that the demolition is targeted at Igbos from the South-Eastern part of the country. Emenike also blamed the Igbos over the demolitions, stating that they do not invest …

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 …

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Joash Amupitan, says Nigeria deserves elections where the loser will congratulate the winner. Amupitan made this statement on Thursday during his screening by the Senate, shortly before his confirmation. He said he would examine the Electoral Act to strengthen the credibility of Nigerian elections. The Professor of Law maintained that …

The federal government has denied news report claiming that it had scrapped the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) as requirement for admission into tertially institutions in the country..In a press release, the federal Ministry of Education described the report as fake, stressing that JAMB remains the sole body responsible for admission into tertially institutions. The government statement reads as …

The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has decried Illicit Financial Flows, IFFs out of Nigeria, noting that it was contributing to the worsening revenue problem of the country. The Managing Director of the global institution, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, who stated this at the ongoing 2025 Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington DC, promised renewed focus on tracing …

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, …

The Rivers State Government has cancelled a N134 billion contract awarded by the former sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ikot Ete Ibas (retd), for the reconstruction of the State Secretariat complex in Port Harcourt. The decision was taken during the State Executive Council meeting presided by Governor Sim Fubara on Thursday. The contract was awarded to the China Civil Engineering Construction …