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Veteran journalist and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential hopeful, Dele Momodu has formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), becoming the latest prominent figure to align with the party months after leaving the opposition party. The Publisher of Ovation Magazine on Thursday

Orphaned when parental care was most needed, the children of Brigadier Samuel Adesujo Ademulegun and his spouse, Latifat Feyisitan Abike (nee Ekemode – Noble) are at sea about the burial site of their parents who were murdered sixty years ago, in Kaduna.

Preparations towards the next general polls should include vibrant alternatives for Nigerians BY MONDAY PHILIPS EKPE If the move by some over-ambitious persons to draw the next general elections closer fails, the polls will be held in February 2027, the original date,

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed claims that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is missing or absent from his duties, insisting that the President remains fully engaged in the business of governance. The ruling party’s reaction followed comments by the Labour Party

Signs that the political grip of former governor and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, over Governor Siminalayi Fubara weakened on Monday as cracks widened within the Rivers State House of Assembly, with some lawmakers openly backing away from the impeachment threat against the

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike has threatened to use his powers to punish those against him. Wike issued the threat while noting that politicians struggle for power because it is not ‘dashed’ as a gift. Speaking

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has urged residents of the state to stay calm as the House of Assembly proceeds with moves to impeach him. Referring to comments he made during the New Year banquet at the Government House, Fubara said

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has replied the people calling for his sack, saying, “it is” within the right of President Bola Tinubu to do so if he so wished. Wike stated this on Sunday, during a “thank you”

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has described the much-publicised expectation of delivering one million votes by the Kwankwasiya Movement in Kano State ahead of the 2027 general election as a mere illusion, deceptive, unrealistic, and completely detached from present political realities.

The Labour Party (LP) has dismissed claims linking the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) recent statement on the 2026 FCT Area Council elections to an alleged leadership crisis within the party. The party dismissed this claim in a statement issued to newsmen on