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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged President Bola Tinubu not to be distracted by the tactics of the opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections. Oyintiloye said the President should instead focus on governance and tackle security threats identified by security agencies head-on. The APC chieftain ...
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC) has challenged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to explain the legal, fiscal and operational basis of his proposal to introduce a production subsidy for locally refined petrol. The council said Atiku must explain how the proposed intervention would operate within the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 and ...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “over its failure to disclose the limits on political contributions under section 91 of the Electoral Act 2026, including whether the Commission has exercised its statutory power to set such limits and, if so, why the applicable ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Dr Usman Kallamu, has won the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency by-election held on Saturday in Gombe State. The result was announced on Sunday by Prof. Umar Gurama of the Federal University of Kashere, who served as the returning officer for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The announcement took place ...
The Lagos State Chairman of the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA), Mr Richard Benson, has urged opposition parties to close ranks and present a common front ahead of the 2027 elections. Benson made the appeal in an interview with newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. He said a united opposition was necessary to offer Lagos residents a ...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged President Bola Tinubu not to be distracted by the tactics of the opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections. Oyintiloye said the President should instead focus on governance and tackle security threats identified by security agencies head-on. The APC chieftain made ...
Mr Tonade Amos, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Isolo area of Lagos State, has urged security agencies to strengthen security at campaign grounds to prevent violence. Amos made the call in an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Sunday. He said that there was a need for adequate security arrangements to ensure political ...
Mr Wafarniyi Theman, the governorship candidate of Young Progressive Party (YPP) for the 2027 general elections in Adamawa has expressed readiness to improve security and children’s welfare if voted into office. Theman stated this during an interaction with newsmen in Yola on Saturday. He said his manifesto tagged ‘Adamawa Reset’ with a 17 points agenda ...
Mr Gbenga Abiola, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Agege Constituency 01, has organised an interfaith prayer session for the party’s candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections. Abiola said the session was organised to seek peace, divine guidance, protection and victory for all APC candidates at various levels. Newsmen report that the programme was ...
Dr Musa Kallamu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency by-election, has commended the peaceful conduct of the exercise. Kallamu also commended the arrangements put in place by the electoral authorities to facilitate smooth conduct of the exercise. He said this on Saturday shortly after casting his vote at Dabam-Fulani Polling ...
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe has expressed optimism that the 2027 general elections would be peaceful in the state. He said this on Saturday in Gombe shortly after casting his vote at the Jekadafari Polling Unit in the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency by-election. Yahaya, who commended the residents for the orderly and peaceful conduct of the ...
The Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMDB), has warned politician in Plateau against pasting their posters on public facilities ahead of the 2027 general elections. Mr Hart Bankat, the General Manager of the board gave the warning in a statement on Saturday in Jos. Bankat said that the move was in line with the Executive Order ...
There was low voters turnout on Saturday, during the by-election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) into the Dawakin Kudu state constituency, Kano State. The newsmen who monitored the exercise report that there were adequate security arrangements in all the polling units visited. Newsmen report that six political parties; Action Democratic Party (ADP), ...
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa has pledged continued support for security agencies to protect lives, property and critical national assets ahead of 2027 elections. Sule made the pledge on Friday in Lafia during a public lecture organised by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The lecture marked the first anniversary of the NSCDC ...
Dr Labaran Magaji, Secretary to the Nasarawa State Government, has urged pro-Tinubu support groups to prioritise grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 elections. Magaji made the call on Friday in Lafia while receiving the Tinubu Project 27 Support Group, led by National Coordinator, Mr Olushola Olawore. He said rallies were no longer sufficient to secure ...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s commitment to ensuring seamless Hajj operations. Shettima gave the assurance on Friday while receiving the 2026 Hajj operations report from the fourth board of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The newsmen report that the board members were led to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has urged African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race over ICC arbitration revelations. The council alleged that proceedings before an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal in Paris had raised serious questions about the former Vice-President’s role in the ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ekiti South Federal Constituency I, Engr. Toyin Okoro, has advised the incumbent lawmaker, AVM Rufus Ojuawo (Rtd), to halt a relentless campaign of calumny aimed at discrediting his projected successor. In an statement issued on Friday and signed by Yomi Abegunde, Director of Media, Strategy, and Publicity for ...
A socio-political movement, Nigeria Forward (NF), has urged Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, saying his administration’s reforms are driving infrastructure, connectivity, production and job creation. The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr Kingsley Udeh (SAN), made the call at the official unveiling of Nigeria Forward (NF) on Friday in Abuja. ...
Dr Obafemi Hamzat, Lagos State Deputy Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate, has urged members of the party to anchor electioneering on verifiable achievements and policy records of APC-led administrations. Hamzat said that facts, data and measurable impact, not emotions must drive engagements with voters across the state. The deputy governor gave the ...
Former Abia State Governor and Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has appealed to the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors’ Forum and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to end their ongoing disagreement and work together for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election. Kalu made the appeal on Friday in a video posted on ...
A coalition of civil society organisations has decried the low representation of women in the 2027 general elections. The coalition led by Gender Strategy Advancement International (GSAI) made their position known while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Thursday. The coalition noted that only 10.1 per cent of candidates vying for National Assembly seats were women. ...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the Federal Government is committed and has the capacity to fund its priority projects, describing the Abuja Centre for Entrepreneurship (ACE) as one of such priorities. Shettima said this on Thursday at the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Abuja Centre for Entrepreneurship (ACE) in Abuja, where he was represented by his Special ...
