politics

Prince Laja Adeoye, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship hopeful in Lagos State, has called for calm and unity among party members following the recent Supreme Court judgment on the party’s leadership crisis. Adeoye made the call in a statement issued on Friday in Lagos, urging members to rally behind …

The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by former Senate President Adolphus Wabara, has announced that it has taken over the national leadership of the party. Newsextra24 reports that the PDP BoT, in a statement on Thursday, signed by Wabara, said the step was taken based on the …

Celebrity businessman, Pascal Chibuike Okechukwu, better known as Chief Priest, has declared interest in contesting the Orsu/Orlu/Oru East Federal Constituency in Imo State in the 2027 elections. Newsextra24 reports that the businessman is set to contest on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He has already purchased the APC …

Mary Ikoku has formally declared her intention to contest for the House of Representatives seat representing Arochukwu–Ohafia Federal Constituency, drawing significant support from party leaders, stakeholders, and grassroots executives across both Arochukwu and Ohafia Local Government Areas. The declaration, held at the Civic Centre, Oror, Arochukwu, was marked by a …

Stanley Osifo, a former presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has purchased the N100 million presidential nomination form of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The 50-year-old entrepreneur is so far the only aspirant who wants to contest the ruling party’s ticket against President Bola Tinubu. On Monday, Osifo …

Dr. Samuel Mawuyon Ajose Obtains APC ₦50m Lagos governorship expression of interest and nomination forms.  

There are indications that the All Progressives Congress (APC) included its account details in the revised timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 general elections following alleged moves by some governors to hijack the sale of expression of interest and nomination forms. The governors, under the aegis of the …

The trial of the former Taraba State governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku alongside the former permanent secretary in the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero, before Justice S. C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,  High Court, Abuja, continued on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, …

The Labour Party (LP) has elected former Minister of Finance and Senator, Nenadi Usman, as its National Chairman, at the party’s national convention held on Tuesday in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. Newsextra24 reports that the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ken Eluma Asogwa, disclosed the latest development in a statement …

Some stakeholders in Bayelsa East Senatorial District have taken to the streets to protest alleged moves to abandon existing zoning arrangement in the area. The protesters who matched from the NUJ Press Center Azikoro Road through the Ekeki Area of Yenagoa City, chanted solidarity songs, insisting on zoning. Newsextra24 reports …