Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday challenged a suit seeking to restrain him from contesting the 2027 presidential election, arguing that the issue had already been settled by the courts. Jonathan’s lawyer, Chris Uche, told Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja that the former president had filed a conditional appearance,...
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NNPP Says Ladipo Johnson Never Belonged To Party
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Friday said Barrister Ladipo Johnson did not resign from the party, insisting he was only a member of the Kwankwasiya Movement loyal to former presidential candidate Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. Johnson, a lawyer who had acted as spokesperson for the Kwankwaso faction of the NNPP, announced his resignation on...
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Oyo Witnesses Defections As PDP Reps, Assembly Members Align With New Political Direction‎‎
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State is witnessing a wave of political realignments as members of the House of Representatives and the State House of Assembly begin moves to exit the party, following what sources described as a new political direction within the state structure.‎‎ The development comes after Adebayo Gabriel, who represents...
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Jonathan To Consult Widely For 2027 Presidency
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has responded to requests urging him to contest the 2027 Presidential election. Jonathan while responding to the request revealed that he will consult widely before making a decision. The former president while addressing youth groups who visited him at his Abuja office to demand his participation, said Nigeria’s presidency is...
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APC Waives Screening For Tinubu Ahead Of Presidential Primaries
Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has waived the screening requirement for President Bola Tinubu ahead of its 2027 presidential primaries, declaring him duly cleared in line with party rules.The decision was taken at the party’s 188th National Working Committee (NWC) meeting held on Wednesday at its national secretariat in Abuja. In a...
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ADC Lagos Chairman Backs Coalition To Rescue Nigeria
The Lagos State chairman of the African Democratic Congress, George Ashiru, said on Tuesday that the party’s coalition was formed to address Nigeria’s current challenges and would ultimately succeed. In a statement issued in Lagos, Ashiru said the ADC remained committed to its founding vision of promoting national unity and purposeful development. He said the...
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17 Lawmakers Defect From ADC To NDC
Seventeen members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Tuesday defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the National Democratic Congress (NDC), citing an ongoing leadership crisis within their former party. The defections were conveyed in separate letters read at plenary by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, who presided over the session. Labour Party’s 2023...
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2027: NNPP Adopts Consensus, Pardons Expelled Members
The founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Boniface Aniebonam, has revealed that the party will adopt consensus in selecting its candidates for the 2027 general elections. Aniebonam, who also chairs the party’s Board of Trustees, said the NNPP had pardoned all expelled members and would re-admit them into its fold. Aniebonam who disclosed this...
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PDP Sets 100 Mn For Presidential Nomination Form, Releases Primaries Timetable
Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released its timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 general elections, following a meeting of its National Executive Committee (NEC) on Monday. The newly inaugurated Interim National Working Committee, led by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, also approved the cost of nomination and expression of interest forms for aspirants across...
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PDP Summons Emergency NEC Meeting Amid Leadership Dispute
The Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees (BoT), led by Adolphus Wabara, has summoned an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting for Monday. Wabara announced the decision on Sunday in Abuja during the 84th meeting of his faction of the board, saying it was necessary to prevent a leadership vacuum following recent developments within the...