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The Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday suffered fresh losses in the Green Chamber, with six lawmakers defecting to the All Progressives Congress and the African Democratic Congress, twenty-four hours after losing four of its members in the House of Representatives to rival parties. The Labour Party was also hit by …

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has assured Nigerians that the commission has the capacity to electronically transmit election results in 2027, but cautioned that it may not be able to guarantee a “100 per cent perfect election.” Amupitan spoke on Sunday at the Citizens’ …

Minister of Works Senator David Umahi has said that President Bola Tinubu would on Saturday, 31 May 2025, commission the first completed section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. The minister, who disclosed this during an inspection of the project at the weekend, said the federal government has intensified work on …

The City Boy Movement (CBM), a political support group founded by Seyi Tinubu and aligned with Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has confirmed the appointment of Suleiman Abubakar Magaji as its North Central Zonal Youth Coordinator. The move is seen as part of the movement’s broader consolidation efforts ahead of the 2027 …

Low voter turnout and delays with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System at various polling units in Kubwa, Bwari Area Council, disrupted the conduct of the FCT Area Council elections. At Polling Unit 044, LEA Primary School, Kubwa II, only about 50 voters had been accredited and had cast their votes …

Three major opposition political parties are absent from the ballot in Saturday’s bye-election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano State. FILE: A ballot box The affected parties are the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and a coalition involving the African Democratic …

Rep. Yusuf Gagdi (APC-Plateau) has rejected the clamour for the creation of state police in Nigeria. Gagdi, representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency, stated this on Sunday while visiting troubled communities in Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau. Newsextra24 reports an increased presence of bandits in Garga, Kukawa, Kyaram, Gyambau, Dungur and …

The Deputy Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, Hon. Aliyu Yakubu Barde, is dead. Family members confirmed that he died on Tuesday in Lafia in a brief illness. His burial has been scheduled to take place in his hometown, Wamba, following Islamic rites. The State Secretary …

THE 2023 Labour Party Senatorial candidate in Lagos West, Mr Moshood Salvador, on Saturday dumped the party for the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Salvador, a former PDP Chairman in Lagos and ex-APC chieftain, defected with leaders and members of his group, Conscience Forum, in Surulere. He said the group was …

  A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has cautioned critics and opposition members against making disparaging remarks about President Bola Tinubu. Oyintiloye, a member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), said this while speaking with journalists on Sunday in Osogbo. He …