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In a shocking development, Rivers State Governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara has announced his sudden withdrawal from the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primaries. The announcement, delivered via an official statement on Wednesday comes at the eleventh hour of a highly volatile campaign season, throwing the party's leadership race into immediate flux just as delegates prepared ...
The screening committee of the National Democratic Coalition (NDC) has cleared former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, to participate in the party's upcoming presidential primary election. The committee, led by Aminu Tambuwal, confirmed Obi's clearance on Wednesday after a rigorous verification exercise of his documentation, party standing, and eligibility criteria at the party’s national headquarters ...
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed June 5, 2026, to deliver judgment in a lawsuit seeking the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party, and several other political entities over alleged constitutional infractions. Justice Peter Lifu scheduled the date after dismissing multiple applications for a stay of proceedings and joinder ...
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has attributed the peaceful primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to the adherence to rules by the party’s faithful. Speaking in his hometown, Sampou, in Kolokuma/Opokuma local government area on Wednesday during the State House of Assembly primary election, Governor Diri lauded party members ...
…says consensus emergence reflects unity Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday, supervised the process leading to the emergence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Mafa State Constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections. The exercise, held in Mafa Local Government Area, was conducted by the party’s Primary Election Committee chaired ...
The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed that none of its gubernatorial aspirants in Oyo State have been disqualified from participating in the state primary election. The official clarification follows widespread rumors suggesting that a former Minister of Power and prominent contender in the race, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, had been barred ...
Ogun state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has hailed the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly primaries as peaceful, transparent and a true reflection of internal democracy within the party, Speaking with newsmen shortly after participating in the House of Assembly primary election at Ward 3, Iperu, in Ikenne Local Government Area, Governor Dapo Abiodun ...
By Imisioluwa AfunmisoAhead of the 2027 general elections, political activities within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have continued to gain momentum across Lagos State and other parts of the country as party stakeholders intensify grassroots mobilisation and internal consultations.The development was evident during the party’s Ward C primary election, where Adewale Temitope Adedeji recorded ...
By Imisioluwa AfunmisoThe Lawmaker representing Surulere Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Desmond Elliot, on Wednesday withdrew from the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election, alleging intimidation and the denial of access to his supporters during the exercise.Elliot announced his withdrawal at the APC primary venue, located at the Paddington Mini Stadium ...
The Director General, Media and Publicity, Government House Kano, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, has said that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf had approached President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over political defection into the All Progressives Congress (APC) with Kwankwaso's consent. He further alleged that the move had the full consent and backing of former Governor Rabiu Musa ...
By Nefishetu Yakubu An ADC presidential aspirant, Dr Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has pledged to run a disciplined and people-centred campaign if he emerges the party’s candidate. Hayatu-Deen made the pledge on Wednesday in Abuja after undergoing the party’s presidential screening exercise conducted by a panel constituted by the ADC leadership. He described the screening exercise, which ...
Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger has cautioned APC candidates who won House of Representatives and Senate tickets not to assume they have won the general elections. Bago made the remarks in Minna on Tuesday night while congratulating the party’s candidates shortly after the returning officer announced the primary election results. He stressed that the flag-bearers ...
By Idowu Adebomi Confusion has begun to trail the outcome of the Ekiti APC senatorial primary elections as another senatorial aspirant for the Ekiti North Senatorial District on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Otunba Oluwadare Owolabi, has rejected the outcome of the party’s primary election held on Monday, May 18, 2026, alleging ...
By Idowu Adebomi The National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has directed party members and the public to disregard results being circulated from the ongoing senatorial direct primary elections in Ekiti, Lagos, Ondo, and other states across the country. In a statement on Tuesday, the Party described the results as unauthorized and contrary ...
By Damilare Adeleye A Chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has dismissed the presidential prospects of former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, declaring that he lacks the political strength to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general election. Speaking on Tuesday during an appearance on Politics Today, Momodu said Amaechi ...
Ahead of the upcoming governorship primary elections, a former Minister and prominent aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gombe State, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has announced his withdrawal from the race. The former minister announced his decision under protest on Tuesday citing widespread violations of the Electoral Act 2026 and the party’s ...
…as only one female gets APC NASS ticket By Ismail Azeez A sitting Senator representing the Osun Central Senatorial District, Olubiyi Fadeyi Ajagunla, has lost his bid to secure the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket to Kunle Rasheed Adegoke (SAN), popularly known as K-RAD, ahead of the 2027 National Assembly elections in Osun State. ...
It was a carnival like in Badagry on Tuesday, where a mammoth crowd gathered to witness the endorsement of Lagos State Deputy Governor and the All Progressives Congress (APC) leading gubernatorial aspirant, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, as the next Governor of Lagos State. The event was attended by political leaders, traditional rulers, and party members, ...
Samuel Ajose, a governorship aspirant, has stepped down from the race ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election, declaring his support for the incumbent Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat. Ajose announced his decision on Tuesday, admitting it was a difficult choice but one made in the interest of the party and broader ...
By Muyideen Aliyu Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has endorsed Ambassador Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki as his preferred successor for the 2027 gubernatorial election in the state. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Ilorin on Tuesday, which was personally signed by the Governor. The statement read, "Following extensive consultations with ...
…calls for unity By Ismail Azeez Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has commended the conduct of the just concluded senatorial primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Delta State, describing the exercise as the best primary election organised by the party in the state since its inception. In a statement issued on ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Lagos lawmaker Desmond Elliot has raised concerns over alleged intimidation in Surulere, claiming that political actors in the area are being subjected to pressure and harassment, a situation he insists must stop immediately. Elliot made the allegation on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. During the broadcast, he also ...
By Ismail Azeez The All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Leader in Oyo State, Olalekan Glory, has condemned the rising wave of insecurity across the state, accusing the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde of failing to protect lives and property. In a statement made available to journalists, Glory described the recent attacks on three schools in ...
