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The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has extended the time for the purchase of nomination forms for the 2027 General Elections by one week. Newsmen recalls that the party, in its initial schedule, had fixed May 10 for kickoff of sale of its nomination forms. This is contained in a statement issued by the party’s ...
The Anambra House of Assembly Deputy Speaker, Mr Pius Okoye, has said that all 18 commissioner nominees submitted by Gov. Charles Soludo were screened and confirmed based on merit, competence, and suitability rather than sentiment. Okoye, who is the House Committe Chairman on Screening and Election matters, on Sunday in Awka, that the nominees were ”highly ...
The Anambra House of Assembly Deputy Speaker, Mr Pius Okoye, has said that all 18 commissioner nominees submitted by Gov. Charles Soludo were screened and confirmed based on merit, competence, and suitability rather than sentiment. Okoye, who is the House Committe Chairman on Screening and Election matters, told newsmen on Sunday in Awka, that the nominees ...
The re-election bid of embattled Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara remains uncertain following his appearance before the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship screening committee. Despite the conclusion of the exercise in Abuja, the ruling party has remained tight-lipped regarding the Governor’s standing, refusing to confirm his status as a cleared aspirant for the 2027 polls. The atmosphere during the ...
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has successfully resolved the lingering dispute surrounding the Kano Central Senatorial ticket paving the way for Ibrahim Shekarau to emerge as the consensus candidate. This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Sunday. The breakthrough it explains followed a high-level reconciliation ...
Nigeria’s Ambassador-designate to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode has cautioned former Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso against trusting the single-term commitment made by Peter Obi, the 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). During its recent national convention, the NDC officially zoned its presidential ticket to the South for a four-year period. This strategic ...
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe says the All Progressives Congress (APC) is committed to the conduct of free, fair and transparent primary election if consensus candidates fail to emerge. This is contained in a statement by Buni’s Director-General Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed in Damaturu on Sunday. The report states that six ...
The National Secretariat of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Wadata House, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, witnessed a high-profile political gathering this afternoon as former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Hon. Hazeem Gbolarumi, arrived at the party headquarters alongside a large delegation of Oyo State PDP supporters to submit his governorship nomination forms. The visit marked ...
Renowned activist, Aisha Yesufu has revealed why she has de idea to contest for the Senatorial seat of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In a post on X, she said after years of challenging the status quo from the frontlines of protest, she is now seeking a seat in the National Assembly to transition from ...
By Ismail Azeez Former Governor of Kano State and chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has declared his support for the zoning of the party’s presidential ticket to the South ahead of the 2027 general elections. Kwankwaso made the declaration on Friday while delivering a speech at the NDC National Convention ...
The Lagos State Deputy Governor and the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has received a clean bill of approval by the APC Governorship Screening Committee to participate in the party’s forthcoming primary election for the 2027 governorship poll in Lagos. Speaking after the screening process held in Abuja on Saturday, ...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has urged his loyalists and political stakeholders to be grateful to God and Oyo state citizens for the opportunity to serve. Speaking on Friday evening during a strategic meeting with political associates, Makinde said, It has been a tough period for us, politically. When the Speaker, Rt Hon Adebo ...
As tensions within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) escalate, a source close to Ogun state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has alleged that the Governor has secured the express backing of the Presidency to dislodge Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, from his influential position as the PGF Chairman. The internal crisis ...
The immediate past Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu will on Tuesday formslly declare his intention to contest the Oyo state gubernatorial elections. Adelabu, a prominent gubernatorial aspirant on the APC platform, made this assertion in a statement released to the press on Saturday. The former minister revealed that his decision to contest the next ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, to contest for a second term in office in the 2027 governorship election. This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Friday. The clearance followed the successful screening of Governor Yusuf by the National ...
The Deputy Gov. of Kaduna State, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, has urged women to leverage their numerical strength and high voter turnout to support leaders with clear development-oriented agendas to drive grassroot mobilisation. Balarabe made the call on Friday while speaking as Mother of the Day at the inauguration of the state, local government and ward ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened its online portal for the accreditation of media organisations and journalists intending to cover the upcoming by-elections scheduled for Saturday, June 20. The commission in a notice issued on Friday, said the portal for registration could be accessed via https://imap.inecnigeria.org. It added that the portal which was ...
Labour Party National Chairman, Sen. Nenadi Usman, says the party, under her leadership, will continue to pursue greater women participation in Nigeria’s political process. Usman stated this on Friday in Abuja while hosting the leadership of Nigeria League of Women Voters, Kaduna State Chapter, which paid her a courtesy visit. A statement issued on Friday ...
…demands probe into coordinated attacks …APC accuses Adeleke administration of engaging in self-vandalism By Ismail Azeez The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has accused elements within the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of orchestrating coordinated political vandalism across the state, describing the development as a dangerous threat to democracy and peaceful political ...
The Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State on Friday declared that it was not in alliance with any political party ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party also reaffirmed its strength, unity and commitment toward providing credible leadership for Nigerians, despite recent defections and internal leadership disputes. Addressing journalists at a news conference in ...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says the spokesperson of the Kwankwasiya Movement, Ladipo Johnson did not resign from the party but simply joined his mentor, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso. Recall that Johnson, a Lawyer, who often posted statements as NNPP publicity secretary with the Kwankwaso group, announced his resignation from NNPP on Thursday amid ongoing ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has registered 93,220 new voters in Edo ahead of the 2027 General Elections. Obo Effanga, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo, disclosed this on Friday during a news conference in Benin, as the commission released the timetable for the final phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) ...
A gale of defection has hit the trobled Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State as many elected office holders, appointees and political associates of Gov. Seyi Makinde have dumped the party and joined the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Newsmen reports that a significant number of his political allies and close associates have resigned from ...
