The internal wrangling within the Labour Party took a fresh twist this week after Prince Tony Akeni, the factional National Publicity Secretary loyal to Peter Obi and Abia State Governor Alex Otti, accused top officials of neglect, sabotage, and deliberate attempts to frustrate the party’s national convention. In a leaked pre-resignation memo dated October 9,…
Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, at the centre of certificate forgery allegations, has resigned. Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesperson, confirmed this in a statement late Tuesday. Nnaji is in the eye of the storm over his academic qualifications. Following investigation by PREMIUM TIMES, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), disowned the Bachelor of…
By Sufuyan Ojeifo The confusion that has engulfed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited [NNPCL] in recent days has become so enervating that one wonders how long the debacle will persist. Surely, there must be an end to the chaos that now defines the administration of Nigeria’s oil crown jewel. To say that the vast…
NNPCL boss, Bayo Ojulari The report of abduction and forced resignation of the Group Chief Executive Officer, GCEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, Bayo Ojulari by the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede is, to say the least, ridiculous and mischievous. Sources within the Commission…
Nafi’u Bala, who recently declared himself as the interim national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), had actually resigned from his position in the party two months earlier, a document now reveals. A resignation letter signed by Bala himself on May 18, 2025, shows that he voluntarily stepped down from his role as the…
Senator Dino Melaye has formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Making the announcement on Thursday, he cited the party’s inability to provide credible leadership and deliver good governance to Nigerians. In a resignation letter shared on his official X account on Thursday, and addressed to the chairman of the PDP in Ward 1,…
The Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communication and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, has described the resignation of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar from the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the 2027 election, as “good riddance to bad rubbish”. The PUNCH reports that former Atiku resigned from the PDP in a letter…
Veteran journalist and former presidential aspirant, Dele Momodu, has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a “carcass” in the hands of those he accused of undermining internal democracy. This is as he announced his resignation from the party, citing what he described as the party’s hijack by “anti-democratic forces.” Momodu’s resignation was contained in…
Gov. Makinde Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has declared that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar leaving the Peoples Democratic Party won’t affect its fortune. Makinde said this in Akure, the Ondo state capital during an interview with journalists at the 10th anniversary of the rulership of the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi. Asked to comment…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has downplayed the resignation of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, urging Nigerians to shift attention from political defections to more urgent issues such as hunger and economic hardship. Atiku formally quit the PDP on Wednesday, citing irreconcilable differences and the party’s departure from its founding ideals. He also expressed disappointment…
