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The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, says the party has emerged stronger, more united and fully prepared for the 2027 general elections after successfully concluding its leadership selection process and party primaries. Baba-Ahmed stated this in an interview with the News reporters in Kaduna. According to him, the party ...
The Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has demanded N5 billion in damages and a public apology from actor-turned-politician Kenneth Okonkwo over alleged defamatory statements made against him during a television interview. In a letter dated June 9, 2026, Obi’s lawyers, led by Alex Ejesieme (SAN), accused Okonkwo of making false ...
…As Adeleke, APC trade blame over attack By Ismail Azeez Governor Ademola Adeleke has visited victims of the violent clash between supporters of the Accord Party and the All Progressives Congress (APC), who are currently receiving treatment at the Osun State Teaching Hospital, Osogbo. Nigerian NewsDirect reports that the violent clash triggered sporadic shooting in ...
By Ismail Azeez Pandemonium broke out in Osogbo, the Osun State capital in Tuesday as supporters of the Accord Party and the All Progressives Congress (APC) engaged in a violent clash characterized by sporadic gunshots. The confrontation caused widespread panic among residents, forcing many to scamper for safety. Gunshots were reportedly fired around the Owode, ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that political parties will receive access codes to its the candidate nomination portal on June 26, 2026, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, made the announcement on Tuesday during a meeting with leaders of registered political parties in ...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has assured that he will hand over a more stable, secure, and economically prosperous Borno to the next administration. Governor Zulum gave the assurance on Monday when he received prominent sons and daughters of Gubio Local Government Area, led by elder statesman Alhaji Gambo Gubio, who paid him ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Independent National Electoral Commission has appealed two recent Federal High Court rulings that questioned parts of its timetable for the 2027 general elections, saying removing sections of the schedule could affect the entire election planning process. The commission made this known on Tuesday in Abuja through its chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan ...
The Organized Labour made up of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has set July 2026 to commence re-negotiation of a new National Minimum wage. The workers representative made this know at a Joint Press conference on the sideline of the 114th International Labour Conference, in Geneva Switzerland. The organized ...
By Precious Mark Peter Obi has demanded accountability from the federal government over the surge in the country’s debt profile to N200 trillion. In a statement posted on his official X handle, Obi said accused the President Bola Tinubu administration of imprudent borrowing. “President Bola Tinubu’s administration has engaged in remarkably imprudent borrowing, escalating Nigeria’s total ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that political parties will receive access codes to its Candidate Nomination Portal on June 26, 2026, ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, made the announcement on Tuesday during a meeting with leaders of registered political parties in Abuja. He said ...
…As Adereti expresses confidence in party's chances By Ismail Azeez Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ife Federal Constituency on Tuesday staged a solidarity walk in support of the party governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election in Osun State. Thousands of supporters of the APC ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Dele Momodu, has disclosed that former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi once rejected his advice to work closely with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, insisting that he was more popular than the veteran politician. Momodu made the revelation during an interview on Symfoni TV ...
National Chairman of People’s Redemption Party (PRP), Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has called on Nigerians to move beyond regional considerations in choosing leaders and vote people with competence, integrity and vision. Baba-Ahmed made the call while featuring in the Personality Interview Series on Tuesday in Abuja. Newsmen report that the PRP national chairman spoke against the ...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Benue State has inaugurated a committee to select a running mate for its governorship candidate ahead of the upcoming general elections. The party’s governorship candidate, Herman Hembe, a former member of the House of Representatives who represented Konshisha/Vandeikya Federal Constituency, was elected during the party’s primary election. Following a ...
A support group, the Agbelebu Solidarity Forum (ASF), has inaugurated canvassers across wards in Agege Constituency I in Lagos to mobilise voters for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. The group would also canvass votes for Mr Gbenga Abiola, popularly known as Agbelebu, the All Progressives Congress(APC) Candidate for Agege Constituency I ...
The Nigeria Youths in Politics (NYP) has called on President Bola Tinubu and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to review issues arising from the party’s primary election for the Aniocha South State Constituency seat in the Delta State House of Assembly. The NYP National Chairman, Dr Felix Idowu, made the call in ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica Former Ogun Central Senator and daughter of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing what she described as persistent disrespect, rejection and unfair treatment by the party’s leadership in Ogun State. In a resignation letter dated May 31 and addressed to the ...
Labour Party has approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, challenging alleged wrongful exclusion of its candidate from the Enugu North Senatorial District by-election scheduled for June 20. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ken Asogwa, made this known in a statement signed on Monday in Abuja. Newsmen reports that the Enugu North Senatorial District seat became ...
By Precious Mark President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in Mr Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as Minister of Power and Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, disclosed this in a Statehouse press release on Monday. The statement noted that the brief ...
By Taiwo Scholastica The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has stated that the upcoming visit of Vice President Kashim Shettima to the state is a strong indication of the confidence President Bola Tinubu has in the administration of Governor Biodun Oyebanji. The party noted that the Vice President’s second visit to Ekiti since ...
By Ismail Azeez The Osun State government has cautioned the state police command against caving in into political pressure over the Lameco banditry suspect, warning against unsubstantiated treatment of the subject on psychiatric ground. The state government recalled that two separate statements had been ondevelopment on the subject, saying a civil society organisation, Public Safety ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has unveiled Princess Damilola Sonayon-James as the party’s deputy governorship candidate for the 2027 general election. According to a press release issued by the Lagos APC, Sonayon-James will run alongside the party’s governorship candidate, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, in the forthcoming election. Announcing ...
A coalition of women-led civil society organisations in Nigeria is demanding urgent electoral reforms ahead of the 2027 general elections, following a post-primary audit that exposed a severe gender gap. They made the demand in a statement signed by the Voice of Women Empowerment Foundation (VOWEF), Women in Politics Forum (WIPF), EneObi Centre for Development ...
