Politics

Abia  Lawmaker Alex Ikwechegh Joins Labour Party The member representing Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Alexander Mascot Ikwechegh, has officially defected to the Labour Party. Ikwechegh was received on Tuesday by the Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti. The defection comes days after the federal lawmaker resigned from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), a move that followed the resignation of over 90 party executives across Aba North and Aba South. In a letter dated 28 February 2026 and addressed to his ward chairman, the federal lawmaker announced his immediate withdrawal from the party. In…

No Retreat: ADC South-South Leaders Reaffirm Support For Ex-Rivers Governor Rotimi Amaechi The South-South leadership of the African Democratic Congress has reaffirmed its support for a former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, in his 2027 presidential ambition, emphasising that the backing is voluntary and based on personal conviction. The ADC National Vice Chairman (South South), Usani Uguru Usani, stated in a statement issued on Saturday that no member was forced to act contrary to his or her personal conviction. He explained that at a meeting of party leaders in the zone held in Benin City, the Edo State capital, on…

The City Boy Movement, one of the campaign groups aligned with the interests of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appointed popular hotelier and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, as its Southeast Coordinator. The appointment was contained in a congratulatory flyer sighted by The Whisperer on Saturday morning. The appointment of the popular hotelier, nightclub owner, and businessman is expected to add more bite to the 2027 re-election campaign of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the Southeast. One of the main challengers to President Tinubu, Peter Obi of the Labour Party and now of the African Democratic Congress,…

2027: LP National Chair Abure Meets Mayor Igbokwe In Abuja, Sparks Defection Rumours The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barr. Julius Abure, on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with renowned media entrepreneur and 2023 Abia PDP governorship aspirant, Mayor Lucky Igbokwe (popularly known as Don Lulu), in Abuja. Also present at the meeting were the Labour Party’s Vice Chairman for the Southeast, Chief Ceekay Igara, and former member representing Umuahia North State Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Kelechi Onwuzuruike. The high-level meeting has sparked strong speculations about a possible political alignment ahead of the 2027…

2027: Threats, Intimidation Won’t Force Tinubu To Pick Shettima As Running Mate – APC Vice Chair The National Vice Chairman (North East) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mustapha Salihu, has declared that neither threats nor intimidation will compel the party or President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to select Vice President Kashim Shettima as running mate in the 2027 presidential election. Salihu made the statement during an interview on Channels Television on Monday, in response to the controversy that trailed the APC North East Zonal Congress held on Sunday in Gombe. The congress was marred by violence following disagreements over the…

𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐛𝐢 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞, 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐤𝐰𝐨 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 Veteran actor and ex-spokesperson of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo, has accused former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of betrayal in the wake of internal party disputes. In a viral interview with Symfoni which started trending on Saturday, Okonkwo, who officially exited the Labour Party in February 2025, revealed that Obi went against his advice and returned to support the embattled Julius Abure-led faction of the party, despite alleged warnings. According to him, Obi was misled by LP executives who claimed that the Independent National Electoral Commission had…