Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the National Leader and 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has officially resigned from the party. In a press statement issued via his official X handle on Sunday, March 29, 2026, the former Governor of Kano State cited the need for "strategic realignment" within the evolving political landscape as the primary driver for his exit. The announcement marks a definitive end to his leadership of the NNPP, the platfor

Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the former First Lady of Ondo State and widow of the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, has officially defected to the Labour Party (LP). In a formal announcement shared via her social media channels on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, the gender activist confirmed her transition to the party in her home state of Imo and declared her intention to contest for the Imo East Senatorial District seat in the 2027 general elections. This move marks a significant politi

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu formally inaugurated Taiwo Oyedele as the Minister of State for Finance on Monday, March 16, 2026. The ceremony, conducted at approximately 2:30 pm at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja, follows Oyedele’s confirmation by the Nigerian Senate on March 12. The 50-year-old fiscal policy expert replaces Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, who has been redeployed to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning as Minister of State, marking her third portfolio t