APC to ADC: Your Defiant Posture Amounts To Illegality Text of A Press Conference by the All Progressives Congress National Working Committee of the baseless allegations by the Senator David Mark Factional Leadership of the African Democratic Congress It is imperative to address the Nigerian people on the deliberate mischief and puerile propaganda of Senator David Mark and his co-travelers parading themselves as “coalition politician” at the ignoble press conference held on Thursday 2 April, 2026. The highlights of their press conference, shorn of unwarranted verbal vituperations, are: 1. Claim that Bola Ahmed Tinubu is deliberately weakening opposition parties to…
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Kwankwanso’ Defection ‘Not A Surprise’, Says NNPP Scribe Olayoku As Party Faces Post – Kwankwansiya Test The National Secretary of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Dipo Olayoku, has described the resignation of former Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, from the NNPP to the coalition party, the African Democratic Congress, as a predictable political development rooted in long-standing ideological and strategic differences within the party, stressing that the move was anticipated rather than abrupt, and reflects the deep divisions that had been quietly shaping the party’s internal dynamics for months. He noted that the defection, though significant, aligns with earlier…
President Tinubu Appoints Ibrahim Ida As CAC Chairman, Nominates Seven As National Population Commissioners, Confirms Balla Bello As Special Adviser President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Sen. Dr Ibrahim Ida as Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission and nominated seven people to fill vacant commissioner positions at the National Population Commission. Ida holds an MSc in Banking & Finance from the University of Ibadan (1983) and an LLB from the University of Abuja (2003). Before being elected to the Senate in 2017 to represent Katsina Central, he served as the Commissioner of Finance for Katsina State and as the…
PHOTOS: Atiku, Amaechi, Yilwatda pay condolence visit to el-Rufai Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, and Nentawe Yilwatda, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday paid condolence visits to Nasir el-Rufai over his mother’s death. Hajiya Umma, the mother of the former Kaduna governor, passed away in Egypt on Friday. El-Rufai, who was in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission(ICPC) at the time of his passing, was released on compassionate grounds to attend the burial rites. He was visited at his Kaduna residence by several dignitaries, including…
Much Ado About Nothing: Barrister Sharafa Ali and the Beaded Crown Chief Controversy At the heart of the ongoing debate surrounding Barrister Sharafa Ali and the question of elevation to a beaded crown chief lies a fundamental constitutional and legal issue: Can the refusal or failure to accept such a traditional title disqualify an individual from becoming a governor? A careful and objective examination of Nigeria’s legal framework strongly suggests that the answer is in the negative. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which remains the supreme law of the land, clearly outlines the qualifications required…
President Tinubu Returns To Abuja President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, departed Lagos for Abuja after marking the Eid-el-Fitri, following his historic state visit to the United Kingdom. His plane left the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport at 6.44 pm. President Tinubu returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom in the early hours of Friday and participated in the Eid-el-Fitr prayers held at Dodan Barracks. As part of his Lagos schedule, President Tinubu received 23 governors, including Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji. The president also received Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, an EU delegation and members of the…
Clarifying The Nigeria-UK Migration Partnership It has become necessary to debunk the raft of misinformation assailing the migration partnership between Nigeria and the United Kingdom, as contained in the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the two nations on the sidelines of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s historic state visit to the UK. The memorandum on immigration cooperation, like other memoranda signed, aimed to strengthen the partnership between Nigeria and the United Kingdom. Nigeria’s Minister of Interior and the Secretary of State for the Home Department of the Government of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland signed the Migration MoU. The MoU…
*I Don’t Criticise Govt, Officials Only Deliver Based on Their Capabilities – Dapo Lam-Adesina* The Coordinator of Ibadan Youths for Asiwaju, a support group mobilising support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027, Hon. Dapo Lam-Adesina said he does not join the trend of criticising government officials, noting that public office holders can only deliver based on their capabilities. Lam-Adesina, a former member of the House of Representatives who represented Ibadan North East/South East Federal Constituency of Oyo State between 2015 and 2019, made the remark during a courtesy visit to the Chairman and executives of…
Southwest APC Support Groups Council Parners With APC Lagos State Chapter The Leadership of the South West APC Support Groups Council, led by the DDG South West, Hon Adewale Adeogun, the Protem Zonal Secretary, Dr Lawrence Enaholo, Dr Bilesanmi among others had a fruitful interaction and discussion with the Lagos State APC’S State EXCOS today, 16/03/2026 at the APC’S State Secretariat in Acme, Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos State. The APC’S State EXCOS team were led by the Deputy Chairman, Hon Lanre Mayegun, APC’S State Secretary, Hon Dr Muyideen Adeola Jokomba, others present at the meeting are the State APC’S…
Tinubu, Wife Departs Abuja For UK President Bola Tinubu, accompanied by the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, will depart Abuja on Tuesday, 17 March, for a State Visit to the United Kingdom as guests of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla. King Charles will host President Tinubu and his wife at Windsor Castle from Wednesday, 18 March, to Thursday, 19 March. The state visit is the first by a Nigerian leader in 37 years. President Tinubu is also the first Nigerian leader to be hosted by the British monarch at Windsor Castle.