The Senator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson, has condemned the spate of defections by opposition governors and party leaders into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking with reporters at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Wednesday after plenary, Dickson described the defections as “a mockery of democracy” and reaffirmed his commitment to the

Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has filed a lawsuit against human rights activist Deji Adeyanju for defamatory comments. Obi accused Adeyanju of making false, baseless, unfounded, malicious, reckless, scandalous, and defamatory statements against him on social media. In the suit, filed at the state high court in Onitsha, Anambra, Obi is also asking the court to

The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has distanced himself from Governor Douye Diri’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Naija News learnt that Ewhrudjakpo, alongside some other stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), insisted that the opposition party remains formidable in the state and across the country, stressing that there was

The two ruling houses of Ipetumodu in Ife North Local Government Area of Osun State have petitioned Governor Ademola Adeleke, demanding the deposition of Oba Joseph Oloyede as Apetumodu of Ipetumodu following his conviction in the United States. In a joint letter dated October 13, 2025, and addressed to the governor through the Commissioner for

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of using institutions of the state, including anti-corruption agencies, to intimidate and coerce leaders of the opposition into their fold. Naija News reports that Atiku made this known while reacting to the mass defection from the opposition parties to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking