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An Aspirant for the Afikpo/ Edda Federal Constituency seat of Ebonyi, Chief Eni Uduma, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) . The report states that Uduma was among aspirants not favoured in the consensus arrangement adopted by the APC in Ebonyi for positions in the 2027 general elections. Eni made the request on ...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to immediately release Nasir El-Rufai, the former Governor of Kaduna State. In a statement released on Friday through his spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku described El-Rufai's continued detention as cruel, unjustifiable, and deeply ...
The lawmaker representing the Sokoto South Senatorial District and former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, has withdrawn from the 2027 senatorial race. In his stead, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has endorsed Faruk Yabo, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, as its consensus candidate. This move marks a significant shift for Tambuwal, who ...
The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, has felicitated with one of the All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirants for the Yagba Federal Constituency, Pastor Babagbemi Adejola, on the occasion of his birthday. In a goodwill message, Fanwo described Pastor Babagbemi as a courageous and people-oriented leader whose commitment to the welfare ...
A don, Dr Lawrence Odeh, says the by-elections scheduled for June 20 by INEC to fill the five vacant National Assembly seats is a necessary and constitutional step toward upholding democratic representation. Odeh, of Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Benson Idahosa University, Benin, Edo, stated this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja ...
Labour Party has constituted an eight-man committee for the screening of aspirants for various elective positions in the 2027 general elections. This is contained in a special public announcement jointly signed by the party’s National Chairman, Sen. Nenadi Usman and the National Secretary, Iheanacho Obioma and made available to newsmen on Friday in Abuja. The ...
An APC Chieftain, Mr Adebola Ogunleye says the conduct of by-elections by INEC to fill vacant National Assembly seats is necessary, irrespective of the timing and the cost of conducting them. Ogunleye said this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Friday, while responding to INEC’s plan to conduct by-elections in Kebbi, Kano, Ondo, ...
Niger South Senatorial aspirant and former Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Muhammad Nami, has assured his teeming constituents that if elected as Senator representing Zone A in the forthcoming general elections he will not abandon them. He gave this assurance during a meeting with party stalwarts in Agaie and Katcha Local Government ...
The Osun State chapter of the Accord Party has raised alarm over an alleged clandestine plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to compromise the integrity of the upcoming August 15 election. In a statement released by State Chairman Pastor Victor Akande, the party claimed to have uncovered details of a secret meeting held Wednesday ...
By Ismail Azeez President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to embrace unity, fairness, and sportsmanship as the party commences its nationwide primary elections ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued on Thursday, President Tinubu described the commencement of the primaries as a historic moment ...
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has boasted that no other aspirant, including President Bola Tinubu, can match his professional experience in building reputable businesses from the ground up. This is the former Anambra State Governor asserted that Nigeria’s current economic challenges require a leader with a proven track record in wealth creation and management. Speaking ...
•Says PDP, APM coalition aimed at rescuing Nigeria •Your ambition is dead on arrival — Wike By Ismail Azeez Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has formally declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election under the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Making the announcement at a rally held at Mapo Hall ...
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has described Peter Obi’s recent pledge to serve only a single term if elected president as fleeting and unreliable. In a reaction to the Labour Party leader’s proposal, Onanuga cautioned Nigerians against taking the former Anambra State Governor at his word. He argued that Obi’s political ...
...petition Pres.Tinubu that imposition threatens APC's electoral chances By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Six governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State have accused Senator Sharafadeen Alli (Oyo South) and other unnamed contenders of orchestrating manipulations and maneuvering to secure the party’s ticket. In an open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the aspirants called for ...
By Idowu Adebomi The Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, has issued a warning to political aspirants in the Ekiti North Federal Constituency against using his name to mislead delegates and party stakeholders ahead of the 2027 primary elections. Sources close to the governor disclosed on Wednesday that Oyebanji has no preferred candidate in the ...
The Abdulraman Mohammed-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disowned what it described as purported Ibadan alliance between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed, stated this at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja. Mohammed said that the PDP remained strong, united, and fully prepared to ...
The Abdulraman Mohammed-led National Working Committee of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to commence the screen of its presidential and governorship aspirants for the 2027 general elections. The party disclosed this in a statement issued by the National Director of Publicity, Chinwe Nnorom, on behalf of the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed, in ...
Special Adviser to the Osun state governor on Mining and Mineral Matters, Prof. Lukuman Adekilekun JIMODA, has accused the Osun All Progressives Congress (APC) for neglecting the sector while in power, identifying some of the strategies implemented to jumpstart the sector after years of neglect. In a statement on Wednesday, Governor Ademola Adeleke listed several ...
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has described Peter Obi’s recent pledge to serve only a single term if elected president as fleeting and unreliable. In a reaction to the former Labour Party Presidential candidate proposal, Onanuga cautioned Nigerians against taking the former Anambra State Governor at his word. He ...
The Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Dr Danladi Jatau, has appealed to registered APC members to vote for him to win the May 15 primary election. The speaker made the appeal on Wednesday while addressing party stakeholders, LGA, and ward officials from Karu, Keffi, and Kokona during town hall meetings in their respective ...
...as Ogundoyin, Lawmakers meet Makinde's successor Oyo State Governor, Engr.Seyi Makinde has broken his silence on why he chose Hon. Bimbo Adekanmbi as his preferred successor. Speaking at the International Tourism Summit in Ibadan on Wednesday, Makinde framed his decision as a shift from partisan politics toward a focus on merit and administrative capacity. The ...
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has devlared that he has no obligation to reveal details of his discussion with the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda. Wike recently visited the APC Natonal Chairman with speculations of his visit being related to political calculations in the Rivers State APC. Speaking during an ...
Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Debo Ogundoyin has confirmed the defection of the State lawmkakers formerly in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to Governor Seyi Makinde backed Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Ogundoyin made this known in a post on his social media page on Wednesday. In the post, Ogundoyin revealed ...
