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admin - May 13, 2025

BREAKING: Kebbi Senators Dump PDP For APC, Citing Party Crisis And Leadership Failure

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    In a major political realignment, all three senators from Kebbi State have defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).   The senators who made the move on Tuesday, cited internal crises and leadership failures within the PDP.   The defectors, Senator Adamu […]
admin - May 12, 2025

2027: Saraki Chairs PDP Governors Forum Committee To Prepare For NEC Meeting, National Convention

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    Former Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has announced the outcome of a high-level meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, held at the Bauchi Governor’s Lodge in Abuja.   In a statement posted on his official Facebook page shortly after the meeting on Sunday night, Saraki disclosed […]
admin - April 30, 2025

NIGERIA: Enugu Labour Party Leaders Defect To PDP Amid Allegations Of Political Pressure

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   The Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party in Enugu Titus Odo, has officially defected to the People’s Democratic Party.   He was joined by Prince Emeka Mamah, a former Commissioner for Chieftaincy Affairs and the State Coordinator of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign during the 2023 election.   The […]
admin - April 30, 2025

SOUTH SUDAN: Nuer Leaders Call For Minister Lomuro’s Resignation Over Controversial Remarks

  By Deborah Akur Chol, South Sudan   Leaders of the Nuer community in Juba, are demanding the resignation or dismissal of Cabinet Affairs Minister Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro, citing “incitement” and “genocidal profiling” following his recent comments categorizing certain Nuer-majority regions as “hostile” to the government.   The controversy erupted after Dr. Lomuro, during […]
admin - April 15, 2025

NIGERIA: Reps Speaker Unveils 21-Member Committee To Legislate For Rivers Assembly, Vows Non-Partisan Approach

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has inaugurated a 21-member ad-hoc committee to temporarily take over the legislative responsibilities of the suspended Rivers State House of Assembly.   The inauguration ceremony, which took place on Sunday at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, brought […]
admin - April 15, 2025

SOUTH SUDAN: Parliament Registers MPs As Session Reopening Approaches

By Deborah Akur Chol, South Sudan   The Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) of South Sudan, has commenced the registration of lawmakers, as they prepare to return from a three-month recess, though the formal reopening of parliament is still pending.   The TNLA, formed under the revitalized peace agreement of 2018, had adjourned in December, […]
admin - April 10, 2025

NIGERIA: INEC Chair Warns Of Democratic Backslide In West Africa, Confirms His Tenure Ends Soon

Onoja Baba, Nigeria   With the curtain gradually falling on his tenure as Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu delivered what appeared to be both a call to action and a sobering reflection on the state of democracy in West Africa.   Addressing the Extraordinary General Assembly of the ECOWAS […]
admin - April 9, 2025

NIGERIA: INEC Reaffirms Neutrality As Labour Party Submits Supreme Court Judgement

By Onoja Baba, Abuja   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, reiterated its commitment to neutrality and the rule of law, following a visit by a delegation of the Labour Party led by Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti.   The delegation visited the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja and submitted a Certified True […]
admin - April 9, 2025

SOUTH SUDAN: SPLM-IO Distances Self From Former Deputy Chairperson Nathaniel Oyet

By Deborah Akur Chol, South Sudan   In a press conference on Wednesday, Hon. Stephen Phar Kuol announced that the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) has officially distanced itself from former Deputy Chairperson Nathaniel Oyet. Moving forward, the party will only recognize Oyet as the former deputy chairperson.   “Hon. Nathaniel Oyet will […]
admin - April 8, 2025

Rivers State: Wike Hosts Suspended Lawmakers In UK

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Monday, hosted a group of suspended Rivers State lawmakers currently on a legislative tour of the United Kingdom, further fueling speculation about the deepening political crisis in the state.   According to a post by Lere Olayinka, Senior Special […]
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