A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, a major city in south western Nigeria and the capital of Oyo State, has nullified the national convention held by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), one of Nigeria’s main opposition parties, on Saturday, 15 November, 2025. Reports said the court also barred Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, a Nigerian lawyer with the Senior Advocate of Nigeria rank, and other officials elected at the convention from presenting themselves as the party’s national officers. The decision affects the convention held at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Adamasingba, Ibadan, where delegates gathered for the party’s elective national convention…
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Prominent Nigerian activist and African Democratic Congress (ADC) member, Aisha Yesufu, has apologised to fellow civic advocate Yemi Adamolekun after Adamolekun complained that her name was published as a member of the party’s Wise Men and Women Policy and Manifesto Committee without her knowledge or consent. The issue surfaced earlier in the week when Adamolekun, who previously served as Executive Director of Enough is Enough Nigeria, a citizen-led accountability group in Nigeria, said she was surprised to see her name on a list of committee members released by the opposition political party. In a post on X, formerly known as…
Nollywood filmmaker and actor Stanley Amandi, who was also identified as Peter Obi supporter has been arrested in connection with an alleged plot by some military officers to violently remove Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, from office, according to government and security sources familiar with the investigation. Mr Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, is Nigeria’s current President and leads Africa’s most populous country from the federal capital, Abuja. Sources said Mr Amandi was arrested in September 2025 alongside some of the military personnel accused of taking part in the plot. This is the first time details of the…
A recent post on X (formerly Twitter) by user Fisayo Ademuwagun (@tolu_7086) has accused supporters of the Obidient movement – the grassroots base associated with Labour Party figure Peter Obi – of engaging in fraudulent activities among themselves. In the post, Ademuwagun wrote: “Obidient camp is literally full of thieves… they’re scamming each other now. Wow. 😭” Attached to the post is a 33-second video clip showing the lobby of an ongoing X Spaces audio session organized around the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a Nigerian political party. The Spaces is titled “ADC Tell Us – Are You Here For The…
The chairperson of Onitsha Main Market, one of the biggest trading hubs in Onitsha, a major commercial city in Anambra State in south-eastern Nigeria, Chijioke Okpalaugo, has backed Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo for shutting the market for one week after many traders complied with a sit-at-home order. Mr Okpalaugo spoke on Tuesday, 27 January 2026, during an interaction with reporters in his office in Onitsha, saying the governor’s decision was aimed at restoring the market’s strength and protecting livelihoods that depend on daily trading. Governor Soludo ordered the temporary closure after visiting the market on Monday, 26 January…
Fresh controversy has hit the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a Nigerian political party, after two public figures said they were listed as nominees for an ADC committee without being consulted. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, Yemi (@_yemia) said she would not engage privately after what she described as a “gross oversight”, adding that she was responding publicly because she did not receive “the courtesy of a call to apologise”. She wrote: “No, I’m not interested in serving on a Committee where a simple vetting process is complicated & no one is taking responsibility for the error.”…
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Nigeria’s federal agency responsible for enforcing data privacy rules, has held a capacity-building training on data protection and privacy for digital media partners, in collaboration with the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT) Media Centre, the media platform linked to Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The session took place in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, on Tuesday and ran from 11:00 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. It focused on helping digital media practitioners understand Nigeria’s developing data protection and privacy framework, while also promoting ethical and responsible reporting. According to the organisers, experts at the training walked participants…
In a recent video statement that has sparked widespread reactions online, Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi distanced himself from certain supporters who have been verbally attacking other opposition figures involved in ongoing coalition discussions. Speaking to journalists at the Symfoni Movement Headquarters, Obi emphasized unity among opposition leaders and condemned derogatory remarks directed at them. “I dissociate myself from those calling other Leaders in the Coalition bad names. These are criminal elements who are trying to hurt the Peter Obi brand,” Obi said. The statement comes amid reports of tensions within the opposition space, where some of Obi’s ardent…
The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), a Nigerian policy think tank, says new tax laws and improving macroeconomic stability could help lift Nigeria’s economy by at least 5.5 percent in 2026. In a policy statement signed by its Chairman, Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, IMPI argued that 2026 could turn out to be a strong year for Africa’s most populous country because the federal administration has continued with reforms that began in 2023, even after early economic pressures. IMPI said it expects the reforms to translate into stronger growth, adding that it based its projection on what it described as a…
Opeyemi “Yemi” Adamolekun, a Nigerian civic activist and former executive director of Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria, has challenged the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over her name appearing on the party’s policy and manifesto committee list. The opposition party recently released a circular announcing what it called a “50 wise men and women policy and manifesto committee”, with Adamolekun listed among the members. The committee is expected to draft the ADC’s policy proposals and election manifesto ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general election, when voters will elect a president and other national and state leaders. The circular, signed by Bolaji Abdullahi,…