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The Chief of Staff to the President and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has endorsed the governorship ambition of the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat. The endorsement, was disclosed during a consultative visit by the Deputy Governor as the race to succeed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu ...
Several groups, including Joint Action for Good Governance (JAGG), on Sunday endorsed Mr Dele Oshinowo’s bid for the House of Representatives in Kosofe. They urged the former Agboyi-Ketu LCDA chairman to contest under the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the next general elections. The report states that the endorsement followed a consultative meeting in Agboyi-Ketu, ...
By Ismail Azeez Osun state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved the implementation of the 2025 agreement between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government at Osun State University (UNIOSUN) with payment of arrears to commence from January 2026. In a statement issued by the University’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Ademola ...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Enugu State chapter, on Saturday, endorsed Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State for a second term in office, citing his visionary, pragmatic, and transformative leadership, urging stakeholders and the people to rally round him. Rising from a well-attended expanded stakeholders meeting held at the iconic Michael Okpara Square, Enugu, the apex Igbo socio-cultural ...
…as Ataoja hails infrastructure projects The Imole Campaign Council have accused the previous administration of Former Osun Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola of treating the development of Osogbo with total indifference. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Pelumi Olajengbesi on Sunday, the campaign council welcomed the endorsement of Governor Ademola Adeleke by the Ataoja of Osogboland, ...
A legal firm, Alaci Attorneys has formally submitted a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission calling for an urgent investigation into the administration of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, regarding the alleged mismanagement of billions of naira in special funds. The petition, authored by human rights lawyer John Alaci Bagi and dated March ...
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Dauda Lawal for re-election in the 2027 general elections. The decision was reached during a stakeholders’ meeting held on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at the Government House in Gusau. The meeting, which brought together elected officials, party ...
…says Makinde's comments reckless, inciting violence The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Nigeria’s opposition leaders of attempting to mask their collapse with alarmist narratives noting that they are victims of self-inflicted injuries. In a statement released on Sunday by the National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the ruling party asserted that the Peoples Democratic Party ...
By Ismail Azeez The Osun All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council has announced that its electioneering campaign will focus strictly on policy issues aligned with the vision of its candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, to unseat Governor Ademola Adeleke in the upcoming August 15 election. In a statement issued over the weekend in Osogbo, the Chairman ...
A group in Enugu State, Nwobi Political Dynasty, has reaffirmed its support for a federal lawmaker, Rep. Anayo Onwuegbu. Onwuegbu represents Aninri, Awgu and Oji-River Federal Constituency of Enugu State. The group, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, decried what it called “unfounded and mischievous” voice notes and publications aimed at discrediting Onwuegbu. The ...
Lagos youths under the aegis of the Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat Youth Ambassador (KOHYA) have announced plans to support Dr Kadiri Hamzat for the 2027 Lagos State governorship election. The report states that Hamzat, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is the incumbent deputy governor of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The endorsement was declared during the unveiling ...
The Coordinator of Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA) in Anambra South Senatorial District, Prof. Joseph Ugboaja, says Nigeria is on the right path to greatness under President Bola Tinubu in spite of prevailing challenges. Ugboaja made the assertion during the inauguration of the RHA Orumba North Local Government Area chapter on Saturday at Oko community in ...
The Action Peoples Party (APP), on Saturday, inaugurated its executive committees (EXCOs) for Ideato North and Ideato South Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Imo, declaring itself the main opposition party in the state. The party also inaugurated its EXCOs in the 27 Wards of the two LGAs, consisting of 14 wards in Ideato North and ...
The Borno State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima as the party’s unified choices for the 2027 general elections. The decision was reached at a high-level critical stakeholders’ meeting held on Saturday in Maiduguri, the state capital. The gathering was presided over ...
By Rabiu Sani-Ali Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has declared his interest to contest for the Bauchi state governorship in the 2027 general election. He said this while addressing party supporters at a political rally on Saturday in Bauchi. Tuggar said he would contest the election under the platform of the All Progressive ...
By Adeyemi Adeleye A diaspora group, Diaspora4Jandor, has endorsed Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) for Lagos governorship under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of 2027. The group,with members in Canada, United Kingdom and U.S., said this in a statement issued by its Global Coordinator, Mr Akeem Lanade. The statement was made available to ...
Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi on Saturday vowed that President Bola Tinubu’s second term bid would no doubt receive unwavering support and backing of Kebbi people. Idris made the remarks at a state unity rally held at the Haliru Abdu Multi-Purpose Stadium, Birnin Kebbi. The report states that the rally was organised by the All-Progressives ...
A former Minister and diplomat, Bashir Yuguda, says the record of former President Goodluck Jonathan remains visible and well documented, in spite of attempts to reinterpret it. Yuguda said this in a statement, while reacting to remarks attributed to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, who suggested that the challenges faced by Jonathan’s administration were due to inexperience. He described the ...
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has urged students to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2027 elections. Ogbuku made the call during the launch of Project New Nigeria in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, according to a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Friday by the commission’s ...
By Ejire Folakunmi Ondo State Governor, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Friday declared that APC candidates for the 2027 general elections in the state would be picked on merit, loyalty, and winnability, warning aspirants against do-or-die politics. He also set a target of one million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the APC in ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Yobe Chapter, has adopted consensus as a mode of its 2027 primary elections. Sen. Ahmed Lawan (Yobe North) stated this while briefing journalists at the end of the party’s stakeholders’ meeting in Damaturu on Thursday. He said consensus would be adopted in the governorship, national assembly and state assembly primary ...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has revised 2027 election timetable of the party, shifting its presidential primary to May 23. The adjustment was confirmed to journalists in Abuja on Thursday by Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Duro Meseko, after the party’s 186th NWC meeting. He said the presidential primary earlier ...
Senator Ekong Sampson (Akwa Ibom South) has raised alarm rising socieity threats along the Calabar–Oron waterways. The Senator moved the motion during plenary on Thursday calling for a comprehensive investigation and the urgent need to fast-track the reconstruction of the Calabar–Itu–Odukpani highway. Moving the motion under Order 42 of the Senate Standing Rules, Sampson drew ...
