Four Kano Lawmakers Join African Democratic Congress
The wave of defections in the House of Representatives continued on Wednesday, with four lawmakers from Kano State dumping the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the African Democratic Congress…
Defections Rock Reps as Lawmakers Realign Ahead of 2027 Elections
A fresh wave of defections swept through Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Tuesday, underscoring growing political realignments as the country inches closer to the 2027 general elections. At the resumption…
Reps Amend Electoral Act, Criminalise Dual Party Membership with N10m Fine, Two-Year Jail Term
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has amended the Electoral Act 2026 to criminalise dual membership of political parties, introducing strict penalties including a fine of N10 million or a maximum of…
15 Adamawa Assembly Lawmakers, Including Speaker & Deputy, Dump PDP Amid National Crisis
Fifteen members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, including Speaker Bathiya Wesley and his deputy Buba Jijiwa, have resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing the prolonged internal…
National Assembly Lawmakers Meet to Harmonize Electoral Act Amendment Bill Versions – Electronic Result Transmission Dispute Takes Centre Stage
A joint conference committee of the Senate and House of Representatives convened on Thursday, February 12, 2026, to harmonize the differing versions of the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Re-enactment)…
SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS TINUBU’S PARDON OF MARYAM SANDA: “EXECUTIVE CAN’T TRAMPLE JUDICIARY” – DEATH SENTENCE REINSTATED
By Ogungbayi Beedee AdeyemiSend tips to: adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com In a landmark ruling that underscores the supremacy of the judiciary, the Supreme Court has set aside President Bola Tinubu’s controversial commutation of…
Cross River Assembly Clears Hon. Omini of N1.6bn Kickback Allegations, Dismisses Claims as “Baseless”
By Ogungbayi Beedee Adeyemi October 31, 2025adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com The Cross River State House of Assembly has exonerated Hon. Cyril James Omini, the lawmaker representing Yakurr I State Constituency, from serious allegations…
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Clarifies Invitation to Akpabio, Senators: “It’s Procedural, Not Personal Reconciliation”
By Ogungbayi Beedee Adeyemi October 31, 2025adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has dispelled rumors of a budding truce with Senate leadership, insisting her invitation to Senate President Godswill…
All Enugu Reps Now APC: Five Lawmakers Dump PDP, LP for Ruling Party in Mass Defection
By Ogunbayi Beedee Adeyemi October 30, 2025adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com In a seismic political shift that hands the All Progressives Congress (APC) total control of Enugu State’s representation in the House of Representatives,…
Drama in Kogi, Grief in Edo
By Alabi Williams | 07 April 2025 The Senate has kept the polity enthralled since one of them, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, challenged the oppressive manner the red chamber administers itself in…