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As the coalition meant to oust President Bola Tinubu from power gains momentum, the All Progressives Congress has asserted that the President will emerge victorious in the 2027 election. APC spokesman, Bala Ibrahim, described the coalition, whose leaders met in Abuja on Tuesday, as “dead on arrival.” Multiple sources within the coalition movement revealed their […]

Ex-Senate President, David Mark A former Senate President, Senator David Mark, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party, citing deepening internal divisions and unresolved leadership crises. In a letter dated June 27 and addressed to the PDP Chairman in his Otukpo Ward, Benue State, obtained by The PUNCH on Wednesday, Mark cited deep, […]

Dele Momodu The planned unveiling of the African Democratic Congress as a unifying political platform for Nigeria’s opposition suffered a setback on Wednesday after the event venue abruptly cancelled a fully paid reservation just hours before the programme. The event, scheduled to hold at the Wells Carlton Hotel and Apartments in Asokoro, Abuja, was expected […]

The Omoluabi Progressives, a grassroots-based political movement in Osun State, has congratulated the people of the state and Nigerians at large on the emergence of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as the National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The group spoke in a statement signed by Abosede Busayo Oluwaseun, the Publicity and Organizing Secretary of […]

Ex-minister and Osun State former Governor Rauf Aregbesola has emerged the National Secretary of the coalition party to challenge President Bola Timubu in the 2027 election. Following is his acceptance speech to the party leaders. “Dear Party Leaders, Distinguished Members, Friends, and Fellow Citizens, It is with deep humility, a profound sense of duty, and […]

Wike Federal Capital Territory minister, Nyesom Wike, has again denied widespread allegations that he allocated lands to any of his children, insisting that the ongoing reports are another failed attempt at blackmail. A statement issued on Tuesday by Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the FCT, […]

A former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said the internal disputes within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were resolved due to a renewed sense of trust among its leaders and a collective commitment to peace. Saraki, who led the Senate from 2015 to 2019, stated this in a statement on Monday after the 100th National Executive […]

Atiku and other PDP leaders in a meeting at Abuja. Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, a former Senate President, David Mark, a former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, and several other prominent figures of the Peoples Democratic Party have commenced a high-level, closed-door meeting in Abuja. The strategic gathering, held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, is […]

Photo credit: The Nation The Polytechnic Ibadan has been shut down as students protest against the institution’s renaming by the Oyo State Government. The protest, which caused a severe traffic disruption along the Sango-Eleyele axis of the city, was sparked by the state government’s recent renaming of the institution as Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic, in honour […]

The All Progressives Congress will pick its new national chairman at its National Executive Committee meeting on July 24 in Abuja. It will decide whether Deputy Chairman (North), Ali Bukar Dalori, will remain as acting national chairman until the national convention or if a new substantive chairman will be appointed. The party’s Deputy National Secretary, […]