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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 ...
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 ...
The Campaign Organisation of Senator Sharafadeen Alli has dismissed viral reports claiming that the leading governorship aspirant has been disqualified ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election scheduled for Thursday, May 21. Describing the reports as false and malicious, the organisation stated that the rumours are the handiwork of political detractors and desperate ...
Confusion has gripped the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State following the sudden omission of the Deputy Governor, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, from the list of cleared aspirants for the Ogun West senatorial primaries. The development, which came to light just hours before the scheduled voting, has triggered widespread outrage among party members and raised serious ...
Former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami, has raised concerns over the conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary process in Niger South Senatorial District, alleging attempts to compromise constitutional and party procedures ahead of the election. Nami made the allegations in a statement shared on his official Facebook ...
Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has officially emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Agege Federal Constituency in the upcoming House of Representatives election. The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly secured the ticket unopposed following the successful conduct of the party’s primary elections. His candidacy was formally affirmed by electoral ...
By Muyideen Aliyu Controversy has trailed the outcome of the Kwara Central All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary election. This is as the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, received massive support from leaders, stalwarts, and members across the four local government areas of the district on Monday. Governor AbdulRazaq is slugging it out with the serving ...
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has officially been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ogun East Senatorial District primary election held on Monday. According to figures announced by the Chief Returning Officer for Ogun East, Dr. Wale Bello, Abiodun scored 75,550 votes out of a total of 99,503 votes cast to ...
Constituents and party faithful turned out en masse on Monday, May 18, for the affirmation of Senator Godswill Akpabio as the candidate for the Senate seat in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District. Akpabio who was returned unopposed as the sole candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, took part in the primary election at ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primaries held across the three senatorial districts of Ogun State on Monday were conducted peacefully, orderly and without any reported incident, contrary to earlier insinuations by one of the aspirants over alleged planned violence, a statement from the Ogun state government has declared. In a statement issued on Monday ...
…set to inaugurate Unit Canvassers By Idowu Adebomi The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the commencement of a statewide grassroots consultative and mobilization tour by its governorship candidate, Dr. Wole Oluyede, ahead of the June 20, 2026 governorship election in the state. The party disclosed that the tour, which ...
By Damilare Adeleye Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State have endorsed Senator Idiat Oluranti Adebule ahead of the 2027 general elections. The endorsement was made during the primary election for the Lagos West Senatorial District, which was held at the Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Secretariat. Party ...
Supporters of a House of Representatives aspirant in Lagos, Kolawole Taiwo, popularly known as HKT, staged a peaceful protest over the outcome of the party’s primary election in the Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area on Monday. The protests held at the Lagos State Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) attracted dozens of party faithful to ...
