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Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Diri announced this on Wednesday at the exco chamber in the Bayelsa State Government House. He said his decision was for an obvious reason, but did not state the reason or the political party to which he will be moving. The…
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has officially dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). He made the declaration during a state-wide broadcast to the people of the state. The governor defended his decision to switch camp, saying the move was necessitated to connect the South-Eastern state to the central government….
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called for a global awakening to the power of language in environmental and social justice struggles, urging activists worldwide to “Ogonize and Yasunize” – a phrase coined to symbolise resistance against ecological destruction and fossil fuel exploitation. At the 2025 Wisdom Gathering held at the Oronto Douglas…
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) has raised concern over the rising prices of cooking gas across the country, saying that the current prices are artificial. The National President of the Association, Oladapo Olatunbosun, raised the alarm on a monitored programme on Wednesday. Olatunbosun was reacting to the current product scarcity, caused…
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has tackled the Presidency over comments by Vice President Kashim Shettima condemning its industrial action over a rift with the Dangote refinery. PENGASSAN told journalists on Monday that it would take the same action if its members were sacked again. This comes as some individuals…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has urged the National Assembly to expedite the passage of proposed amendments to the country’s electoral legal framework. Yakubu made the appeal on Thursday in Abuja during a meeting with the European Union (EU) Election Observation Follow-up Mission to Nigeria, led by Barry…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, and former House of Representatives member, Usman Bugaje, have indicted Nigeria’s political parties as a major factor stalling the country’s growth 65 years after independence. Both statesmen spoke during a special broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary on Wednesday. Falana faulted what he described as the “winner-takes-all” mentality…
The Edo State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Monday, raised doubts over the recent $250 million investment partnership between the state government and Euro-Africa CCI. The query, raised in a statement by the new State Publicity Secretary of the party, Daniel Osa-Ogbegie, said the proposed investment has become a source of embarrassment to Edo…
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday attended a closed-door meeting of African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition leaders in Abuja. The closed-door meeting, held at an undisclosed venue in the Federal Capital Territory, was attended by former Senate President and ADC National Chairman, David Mark; former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir…
A political crisis has unfolded across Edo State’s 18 local government areas as the acting chairmen were either impeached or forced to resign. The development followed the presentation of Certificates of Return to 63 newly elected councillors by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) on Monday, September 22, 2025. These councillors had won the…