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Why Osun Workers endorsed Adeleke and Oyebamiji simultaneously
...as Kwankwaso hints at defection, vows to prioritize party unity over ambition ...Obi dumps ADC 2023 Presidential candidates, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso have alleged that external forces are actively working to destabilize the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The two heavyweights, who have recently moved toward the ADC as a potential platform for a 2027 coalition, ...
By Naomi Sharang Sen. Philip Gyunka, Nasarawa North Zonal Coordinator of the National Renewed Hope Ambassadors (NRHA) project, has urged Nigerians to support the re-election bid of President Bola Tinubu. Gyunka, who represented Nasarawa North Senatorial District in the eight Assembly, made the call in an interview with the Newsmen in Abuja on Sunday. The ...
By Nefishetu Yakubu African Democratic Congress (ADC) has released its timetable for the 2026 primary elections and approved nomination fees for aspirants contesting various elective positions. The party fixed the presidential nomination form at N100 million, governorship at N50 million, Senate at N20 million, House of Representatives at N10 million. It also pegged State House ...
By Olajide Idowu The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Aug. 15 governorship election in Osun, Bola Oyebamiji, has assured the electorate that he is a God-fearing man who will not betray their trust if elected. Oyebamiji gave the assurance on Sunday during an engagement with members of the Nigerian Society of ...
By Timothy Atoyebi Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), marking a major shift in the state’s political landscape. The governor’s decision follows a prolonged internal crisis within the PDP, which he had earlier hinted was difficult to resolve despite several reconciliation ...
By Ejire Folakunmi Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State joined Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State and other dignitaries at the turbaning of three new District Heads at the Emir’s Palace, Katsina. The ceremony was presided over by the Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir Usman. It drew traditional rulers, senior government officials, ...
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, at the weekend appealed to Ndigbo to maintain peace and guide youths to shun armed struggle against the Federal Government. Akpabio made the appeal on May 2, 2026, at the funeral of former Administrative Secretary of the defunct Oil Mineral Producing Area Development Commission, Sir Albert Ikechukwu Nnamani, in ...
Speaker Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, is in a logo war with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. Positioning his logo as the mark for dominance over other political signature symbols, especially that of Tinubu's iconic broken chain, (Freedom) logo in particular. Obasa launched his encircled 1 logo emblem, emeshed in ...
By Ejire Folakunmi Buba Galadima, an associate of Rabiu Kwankwaso, has confirmed that Kwankwaso and Peter Obi will announce a new political platform on Monday. Galadima disclosed this during a stakeholders' meeting organised by the Obi-Kwankwaso (OK) Movement in Abuja. Galadima stated that the formal declaration of the platform would likely trigger coordinated attacks from ...
Kano State stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have purchased the party’s expression of interest and nomination forms for Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, endorsing him as the sole governorship candidate for the 2027 general elections. The endorsement was announced during a stakeholders’ meeting held in Kano, where party leaders unanimously reaffirmed their confidence in ...
Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for Osun’s August 15 election, on Friday unveiled a seven-point manifesto he called a “pact” with the people, vowing to tackle joblessness, revive infrastructure, and overhaul healthcare, education, and agriculture. Speaking at the launch in Osogbo, Oyebamiji, widely known as AMBO, said his administration would ...
By Deborah Coker Chief Franklin Edonkumoh, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta, has called on Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori to halt the continued representation of Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency by Nicholas Mutu after a seventh term. Edonkumoh made the call in an open letter to the governor, a copy of ...
By Stephen Adeleye Leke Abejide, member representing Yagba Federal Constituency, Kogi, has left the African Democratic Congress (ADC), citing what he described as the party’s hijack by coalition leaders. In a statement issued on Friday in Lokoja, Abejide said the party had been overtaken by vested interests. He accused David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola and Ralph ...
By Muhyideen Jimoh Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has urged Nigerians to remain vigilant against moves by opposition elements to undermine democracy, emphasising the need for collective responsibility and commitment to constitutional governance. Sani made the call on Friday in Kaduna at a state banquet for the Presidential Media Team touring Federal Government projects ...
By Idowu Adebomi The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving workers’ welfare, promising sustained reforms, better remuneration, and continued industrial harmony across the state’s public service. Speaking in Ado-Ekiti at the 2026 Workers’ Day celebration themed “Insecurity, Poverty: Bane of Decent Work,” the governor said his government would deepen ...
By Ejire Folakunmi The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has flagged off the distribution of palliatives to vulnerable households in Muslim communities in 19 northern states and the FCT ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who was in Kaduna to perform the flag-off ceremony, explained that the gesture is in solidarity ...
By Chukwuemeka Opara The Member representing Ohaozara, Onicha, and Ivo Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Mr Kama Nkemkanma, has called for peaceful and issue–based consensus engagements among political aspirants in Ebonyi. Nkemkanma made the plea on Thursday in Abakaliki at a consultative meeting with the stakeholders and political leaders of Onicha Local Government ...
By Hajara Leman Mr Aminu Yuguda, an APC governorship aspirant in Gombe, says he will build on Gov. Inuwa Yahaya’s legacies for sustainable development of the state. He said this on Thursday while submitting his intent form at the All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariat in Gombe. Yuguda pledged to ensure effective continuity in governance if ...
By Fortune Abang The Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa (NICASA) has described Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s elevation to substantive Minister of Foreign Affairs as well-deserved. The President of NICASA, Frank Onyekwelu, disclosed this in a congratulatory message to the minister on Friday. The Newsmen reports that President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday elevated Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu from the ...
By Hamza Suleiman Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has presented Mr Mustafa Gubio, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate for the 2017 general elections to Vice- President Kashim Shettima. This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s Spokesman, Mr Dauda Iliya on Friday in Maiduguri. Iliya quoted the governor as saying ...
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders’ group has urged party members to remain calm following the Supreme Court judgment nullifying the party’s November 2025 National Convention. The National Secretary of the PDP Board of Trustees (BoT) and former Governor of Niger, Dr Babangida Aliyu, disclosed this after an emergency expanded stakeholders’ meeting ...
By Ejire Folakunmi The publisher of Ovation Magazine and Chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has officially rejected viral campaign posters pairing him as a vice-presidential candidate alongside Atiku Abubakar for the 2027 elections. Describing the graphics as an "unsolicited joke," Momodu clarified that the images began circulating without his consent and ...
