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The Lagos governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) for 2027, Prince Laja Adeoye, has congratulated the newly-inaugurated Local Government executives of the party in the state. Adeoye, in a statement on Wednesday, called on the grassroots party managers to work tirelessly towards securing a resounding victory for APM in the 2027 gubernatorial and ...
Sensitive materials needed ahead of the 2026 Ekiti State Governorship Election have arrived by air through the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame made this known in a statement. According to the statement, the airlift operation was conducted between June 15 and 16, 2026 and ...
…insists on refund of alleged NDC primary fees By Precious Mark Former spokesperson to Peter Obi and African Democratic Congress (ADC) Chieftain, Kenneth Okonkwo has denied defaming National Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential candidate. Recall that Obi through his lawyers had accused Okonkwo of defamation following statements uttered by Okonkwo during his appearance on a June ...
By Omobolaji Adekunle Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, the daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has rejoined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) barely one week after resigning from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Iyabo had previously defected from the PDP to the APC in January after declaring her intention to contest the 2027 Ogun State governorship ...
Gbemileke Alagbe, a governorship aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Oyo State, on Wednesday, approached a Federal High Court in Ibadan to declare him as the party’s flag bearer for the 2027 governorship election in Oyo State. In a 16 paragraph exparte motion filed by Mr Abayomi Idowu, Counsel to the Applicant, Alagbe ...
National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has urged Nigerian judges to Decline the houses built for judges of the Appeal Court. Describing it as a bribe, the PRP National Chairman speaking in an interview on Trust TV said, "If this government genuinely built an estate for judges, literally, it’s a bribe. That’s ...
By Idowu Adebomi Commissioner of Police, CP Abayomi Shogunle has been deployed by the Force headquarters to man security operations ahead of the governorship election scheduled for Saturday, June 20, 2026 The deployment, announced by the Ekiti State Police Command on Wednesday, forms part of the operational security measures approved by the Inspector-General of Police ...
By Ismail Azeez The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised Governor Ademola Adeleke to begin preparing his handover note, claiming that recent political developments point to his defeat in the 2026 governorship election. The party, in a statement by its Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, said events surrounding ...
By Precious Mark Prominent chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yagba Federal Constituency of Kogi State have described the emergence of Rt. Hon. Leke Abejide as the party’s candidate for the 2027 House of Representatives election as the will of party members. The leaders, under the platform of the Leke Abejide Support Group ...
Mr Noah Medemaku , the House of Representatives Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Badagry Constituency, on Tuesday assured the people of Badagry of purposeful representation, if elected. Medemaku gave the assurance during a media briefing to present himself to the people of Badagry Federal Constituency. He said that the wellbeing of his people ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gombe State, has dismissed claims by former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, that President Bola Tinubu endorsed his defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The APC dismissed the claim as false, misleading and an attempt to justify Pantami’s “futile political adventure” outside the APC. ...
The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Sen. David Mark, has declared that the Nigerian Judiciary is under scrutiny following the controversy surrounding the attempted deregistration of the ADC and four other political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Sen. David Mark made the remarks on Tuesday after the Court of ...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has introduced a new measure aimed at discouraging defections among its members after winning elections. The Newsmen report that the measure requires all the governorship and National Assembly candidates to sign indemnity forms committing them to vacating their seats if they leave the party after winning elections on its platform. Newsmen ...
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has expressed confidence that Governor Biodun Oyebanji will win his election for a second term as Governor of Ekiti State at this Saturday poll. Akpabio made the remarks on Tuesday at the capital city of Ado-Ekiti during the grand finale of the Governorship campaign of the All Progressives ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Gombe State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has maintained that its governorship candidate, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, is no longer a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement issued on Tuesday by the PDP State Public Relations Officer, Abdulkadir Ahmad, the party dismissed claims by the ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica Pres. Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the people of Ekiti State to re-elect Governor Biodun Oyebanji in Saturday’s governorship election. The President made the appeal on Tuesday during the grand finale of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship campaign in Ekiti. He was represented at the event by Vice President Kashim Shettima. ...
...says Governor may escape electoral judgment of residents The Osun State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council has ridiculed rival politicians who recently defected to the Accord Party, stating they chose the absolute wrong time to align with Governor Ademola Adeleke following a fresh court ruling that effectively derails his re-election bid. The opposition campaign ...
By Ismail Azeez Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has formally launched his re-election campaign with a massive show of political strength at Freedom Park, Osogbo, where thousands of supporters, political leaders, labour unions, market associations, youths and women groups gathered to endorse his bid for a second term in office. The campaign flag-off, which marked ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Gombe State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has maintained that former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Ali Pantami, remains a member of the party, insisting that the proper procedures for his resignation were not followed. The party made the position known during a press conference held on ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Obidient Movement has condemned a Federal High Court ruling directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister 5political parties, describing the decision as a threat to political inclusion and democratic participation in Nigeria. Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered INEC to remove the ...
The Accord Party in Oyo State has rejected the judgment of the Federal High Court ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister five parties, Accord inclusive. Newsmen reports that Justice Peter Lifu in his judgment on Monday directed INEC to deregister Accord, ADC, AA, APP and ZLP for failing to secure 25 per ...
By Ismail Azeez Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has assured his supporters that attempts by the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) to prevent his re-election have failed. Governor Adeleke at a press briefing by on the recent political developments in the state, said his administration remained focused on victory in the forthcoming August 15 governorship ...
By Muyideen Aliyu Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Elders Caucus has disowned the emergence of governorship primaries that produced Speaker Salihu Yakubu Danladi as the party’s flagbearer for the 2027 governorship election. This was made known by the chairman of the caucus, Sir (Dr.) Chief James Bamisaiye Ayenioye, JP, maintained that ...
