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Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that the prolonged political crisis in the state is over, throwing his full support behind Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda. Fubara made the announcement on Tuesday during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Riven Medical Facility, a public-private pharmaceutical project in Rivers State. Addressing ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Bola Tinubu to order an independent probe into the controversy surrounding the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council or resign. The former Vice President made the call on Wednesday noting that the conflicting explanations from the ...
Prof. Sebastian Hon (SAN), Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate for 2027 election in Benue, says God called him to contest the election to address the state’s myriads of challenges. Hon stated this in an interview with the news reporters on Wednesday in Gboko. He added that his primary objective was to address the economic ...
By Precious Mark The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is being haunted by the ghost of his sordid past following his allegations over the 2026 budgetary service-wide vote. In a statement signed on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the ruling party pushed back against Atiku's ...
By Precious Mark The Chairman of the Imole Campaign Council, Hon. Bamidele Salam, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State of orchestrating a coordinated campaign of violence and chaos designed to portray the state as ungovernable and sabotage election logistics ahead of the upcoming governorship polls. Speaking on Tuesday during an interview ...
By Ismail Azeez The African Action Congress (AAC), Osun State chapter, has accused the Nigeria Police Force in the state of partisanship and called on the Inspector-General of Police to redeploy the Osun State Commissioner of Police ahead of the August 15 governorship election. The Party, in a statement signed on Tuesday by the its ...
By Ismail Azeez The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday expressed confidence of securing victory in Governor Ademola Adeleke's hometown of Ede and Awo in Egbedore Local Government Area in the August 15 Osun State governorship election. Leading the campaign in Awo, the Director-General of the AMBO Campaign Organisation, Hon. ...
By Ismail Azeez The campaign train of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, has gained significant momentum following his endorsement by all three major ruling houses in Osogbo as their preferred candidate. The ruling houses, Sogbodede, Matanmi, and Lahanmi attributed their decision to a collective desire to restore the lost glory of ...
By Precious Mark Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s performance, courage, and vision set him apart from opposition leaders. Speaking live on Tuesday during Channels Television’s flagship political program, Politics Today, Governor Sule dismissed criticisms of the administration, insisting that Nigerians should evaluate political contenders based on verifiable achievements ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The death of a Labour Party organiser, Mr. Emmanuel Chukwuma Ekwueme, has raised fresh concerns over alleged political violence in Lagos, following claims that he was abducted and held captive for several months before he was killed. Ekwueme, 44, was recently laid to rest after his death was confirmed by family members ...
By Ismail Azeez The Imole Campaign Council (TICC), the campaign organisation of Governor Ademola Adeleke, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to strengthen electoral safeguards ahead of the August 15 Osun State governorship election, citing what it described as 10 major concerns arising from recent off-cycle elections across the country. Addressing journalists ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has revealed that he and the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, signed a written agreement committing to a single four-year tenure if they win the 2027 presidential election. Kwankwaso made the disclosure during an interview on Channels Television on Monday, ...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has disclosed that the electoral body may conduct a mock presidential poll to avoid a repeat of the flaws of the 2023 presidential election. Amupitan made this known when he received the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Richard Montgomery, on a courtesy visit to the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The INEC boss said the proposals, which were under consideration by the Commission ...
By Omobolaji Adekunle The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has described as insulting the alleged demand by former Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello for the refund of campaign expenses she incurred during the party's governorship race. Adeola made the remark while receiving members of the Council of Iyalajes and Babaalajes (Market Leaders) from Remoland at his senatorial ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has emerged as the early frontrunner in the Nigerian Bar Association presidential election, according to preliminary results released on Saturday. The initial figures, released at 11:33 a.m., showed Badejo-Okusanya leading the race with 4,860 votes, representing 41.77 per cent of the ballots counted. Her closest ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on President Bola Tinubu to either reverse his current economic policies or step down from office, arguing that rising poverty and hunger under his administration have become sufficient justification for such action. The opposition party said recent poverty and food security data released by international ...
By Precious Mark Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has heavily knocked the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring that the opposition party is suffering from acute political depression after failing to halt his administration's infrastructure drive across the state. The governor's remarks were contained in a press statement released on ...
A major crisis appears to be unfolding within the Niger State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as several former commissioners, ex-special advisers, and serving lawmakers are reportedly preparing to leave the ruling party. Sources familiar with the development revealed on Friday in Minna that consultations among the aggrieved stakeholders had intensified in recent ...
By Ismail Azeez The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the August 15 Osun State election, Bola Oyebamiji, has pledged to run an inclusive government that will ensure equitable distribution of development projects across all local government areas if elected. Oyebamiji made the promise during the APC campaign rallies in Ibokun and ...
By Precious Mark The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged the National Assembly to immediately investigate whether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains fit to discharge the duties of his office. The ADC's call is coming on the heels of scandals rocking appointments made by the Presidency. In a statement issued on Friday by the National ...
The Permanent Chairman of the Southern Nigerian Traditional Rulers Council (SNTRC), Arole Oodua Olofin Adimula and the Natural Head of the Oduduwa race worldwide, the Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi - Ojaja II CFR, has appealed to politicians, political parties, their supporters and residents of Osun State to embrace peace, unity and the cherished Omoluabi ...
Former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of meddling in the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) election as a test run for rigging the 2027 general elections. Atiku alleged that the President has brought a state-sponsored, toxic politics of coronation to bear on the ...
The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Dr. Mohammed Bello Shehu, has reaffirmed the commission's commitment to supporting the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) through improved funding, enhanced staff welfare, and robust institutional collaboration to ensure the successful conduct of the 2027 general elections. Speaking while receiving the Chairman of INEC, ...
