Seven Nigerian Governors Know Fate today At The Supreme Court

The election of governors of seven states in Nigeria will be affirmed or cancelled on Monday as the Supreme Court has hinted on readiness to deliver judgement. The Supreme Court, at the weekend, sent…

PDP hails supreme court on Delta, Abia and Taraba election rulings

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the ruling of the Supreme Court, upholding the elections of Governors Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Darius Ishaku of Taraba.The part…

30,000 PDP members defect to APC in Zamfara

At least 30,000 loyalists and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, January 8, left the party and moved to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara state. It was gathered…

CAN attacks Fr Mbaka over prophesy concerning Imo state governor Ihedioha

The Christian Association of Nigeria in Imo State, and other leaders have attacked Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, over his prophecy that Governor Emeka Ihedioha will lose his seat to Hope Uzo…

Obaseki issues order stopping Oshiomhole, others from political rallies in Benin

Obaseki, through the secretary to the state government, Barr Osarodion Ogie, said it is a total ban on rallies and demonstrations in the state.         The governor aske…

Wike Clashes With Dickson Over Oil Wells, Threatens Sanctions Against Rivers Monarch

There is a crisis brewing between the Rivers state governor Nyesom Wike and his Bayelsa state counterpart, Seriake Dickson, over an alleged plan by the latter to take over some oil resources reported…

Stop heating up the tension in Edo state,PDP tells APC

Nine months to the governorship elections in Edo, the PDP has warned the ruling APC in the state, to desist from taking actions or making utterances that would heat up the polity and stoke violence.&…

Edo APC crisis tragic and unfortunate, says Oyegun

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr John Oyegun, on Thursday spoke on the crisis rocking his party in Edo, describing it as “tragic and unfortunate”.   …

Shehu Sani reacts as Akpabio withdraws from Akwa Ibom Senatorial rerun election

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has reacted to the withdrawal of Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, from the Akwa Ibom North West senatorial rerun election.   &nbs…

APC governors reportedly plotting to overthrow Oshiomole

A fresh plot to remove the embattled national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is reportedly being hatched by the state governors on the platform of the ruling party.   &nbsp…

Tension in Edo APC as rift between Oshiomole and Obaseki widens over rally

The purported rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo said to have been scheduled for Friday, December 20, has widened the rift between the national chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhol…

Wike and Oshiomole clash during book launch in Abuja

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Tuesday traded blames on the concept of leadership by example. The two leaders were at each other’s throa…

APC governors in disagreement over national chairman Adams Oshiomole

Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress exchanged hot words and shouted at one another during last Thursday’s meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, with some of them demanding the remova…

Kogi West: Buhari’s aide mocks Melaye as Senate swears-in Smart Adeyemi

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie has mocked Senator Dino Melaye over his loss at the Senate. Obiaksnews reported yesterday that Smart Adeyemi the newl…

Uche Secondus: PDP May Not Participate In Future Elections

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday expressed fears of participating in the upcoming gubernatorial elections being planned for Edo and Ondo states in 2020. It also re-echoed its disappointme…

APC senatorial candidate Ezeh defects to PDP along with 20,000 supporters

The Enugu East senatorial candidate of the APC in the last election, Lawrence Ezeh, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party Party (PDP) along with about 20,000 supporters.     &nb…

Kogi West senatorial rerun: I can't congratulate Smart Adeyemi - Melaye

The victory of Smart Adeyemi, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Kogi West senatorial rerun election, has clearly not gone down well with his opponent, Dino Melaye of the Peoples…

Appeal court upholds Bala Mohammed's election as governor of Bauchi state

The Appeal Court sitting in Jos, Plateau State, on Friday upheld the election and return of Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir as the duly elected Governor of Bauchi State as declared by the Independent Na…

APC alleges arrest and detention of it's members in Zamfara

Politicians in the camp of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara are being hounded and detained, the chairman of the state chapter of the party, Lawal Liman, has alleged. Liman, however, not…

Kogi rerun: Dino Melaye cries out over Yahaya Bello, El-Rufai’s meeting ahead Saturday’s election

Dino Melaye, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the Kogi West Senatorial rerun election, has raised the alarm ahead of Saturday’s supplementary election.        Melaye alleged that his S…