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By Imisioluwa AfunmisoThe Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has extended the deadline for the collection of Expression of Interest Forms for aspirants seeking elective offices ahead of the 2026 elections.The party, in a statement signed by its National Secretary, Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu, said the deadline earlier fixed for 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, 2026, has ...
Mr Vandefan Gemade, son of Sen. Barnabas Gemade, has lost his bid to secure the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for the Vandeikya/Konshisha Federal Constituency. Gemade’s loss was made known during the declaration of results of the APC House of Representatives primaries by the National Assembly Primary Election Committee for Benue on Sunday in Makurdi. ...
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yobe have reiterated their support for Baba Wali, the endorsed governorship aspirant of the party in the state. This is contained in a communique read by President of the Ninth Senate, Sen. Ahmad Lawan, at the end of the stakeholders meeting in Damaturu on Sunday. The report ...
Mr Marcus Onobun has protested APC primary outcome for Esan Central/Esan West/Igueben Federal Constituency, alleging he won direct primary in spite of official declaration. This is contained in a petition he filed on Sunday to the All Progressives Congress Primary Election Petitions Committee, alleging ward results across the constituency showed his victory. The committee reportedly ...
By Barth Ndubuwah The Federal House of Representatives primary elections of the All Progressives Congress (APC), held on Saturday in Port Harcourt, have produced 13 winners who will fly the party's flags in the 2027 general elections in Nigeria. The successful candidates include Precious Igwe of Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 1, Blessing Amadi of Port ...
By Ismail Azeez The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has stated that Governor Ademola Adeleke is fixing what it described as 12 years of All Progressives Congress (APC) mess in Osun State, thereby restoring public confidence in a better future for the state through impactful governance and people-oriented policies. The Council, in a statement signed by ...
Seyi Tinubu, the son of the President, has offered words of comfort to popular socialite and businessman Pascal Okechukwu, widely known as Cubana Chief Priest, following his recent defeat in the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary elections. Cubana Chief Priest had contested the ticket to represent his federal constituency on the platform ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is bracing for a day of intense internal reckoning tomorrow as delegates head to the polls for the senatorial primary elections. While several districts across the country have successfully consensus-built their tickets, eyes are locked on two major battlegrounds in the South-West namely Osun Central and Ogun East. The primaries ...
The former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar (rtd), has announced his complete exit from active politics, stating that he is leaving the murky waters behind. Abubakar, who was the APC governorship candidate in Bauchi State during the 2023 elections, clarified that he no longer holds membership in any political party and has ...
The member representing Yagba Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Leke Abejide, has recorded a landslide victory in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the Yagba Federal Constituency seat, winning across all the 34 wards in the constituency. Results collated from the three Local Government Areas of Yagba East, Yagba West and ...
By Tunde Rahman The race to the presidency in 2027 is getting more exciting. Last Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the ancient Mapo Hall in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Governor Seyi Makinde formally threw his hat into the ring and organised a spectacle that could only have been funded by Oyo State taxpayers’ money. ...
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were absent at the Surulere Constituency 11 House of Representatives primary election held on Saturday. A former Coker-Aguda Local Government Chairman, Quodir Onikeku, who is also a former House of Representatives aspirant, disclosed this in an interview with news reporters in Lagos. He expressed disappointment over the ...
An aspirant for the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Saleh, has alleged unfair exclusion from the party’s primary in Katsina State. Saleh, popularly known as Ahmed Saleh Junior, raised the allegation while reacting to the primary election outcome in Mani on Saturday. He said he was earlier endorsed by party stakeholders after the state chapter ...
Mr Adamu Abubakar, son of former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary election for Chanchaga Federal Constituency in Niger. Returning Officer, AbdulMumin Attahiru, said Abubakar polled 30,650 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Nmaa Ahmed, who secured 1,271 votes. Islam added that ...
The Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has appreciated the Federal Government over the ongoing projects of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) in Kano and other States in the Northwest. He commended the President Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for the interventions in the northwestern states through the ...
The All Progressives Congress has declared results of the election primaries conducted in the 12 federal constituencies in Rivers State with Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule leading the pack. The Returning Officer for the State APC House of Representatives Primary Election Committee and Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of Council, Federal University of Transportation, Daura, ...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has applauded the peaceful and orderly conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the House of Representatives across the state. The governor made the commendation on Saturday in an interview with newsmen shortly after supervising the APC primary election for Gubio, Kaga and Magumeri Federal ...
…as Mbah participates in Owo Ward, advertises APC’s achievements The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Enugu State chapter of the party for what it described as free, fair, credible, and exemplary House of Representatives primary elections in the state. This was even as Governor Peter Mbah joined other party faithful in Owo Ward, ...
Mr Mudashiru Obasa, the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA), has won the All Progressive Congress (APC) Agege Federal House of Representatives primary election unopposed. Following his victorious outing, he thanked party faithful and members for their full support. Obasa, while giving remarks after the election at Ward E Oyewole Primary Agege, thanked ...
Members of the All Progressives Congress in Ward 3, Ikenne Local Government Area, on Saturday participated in the primary election to choose the party’s candidate for the House of Representatives election scheduled for early next year. Speaking after participating in the exercise, Dapo Abiodun lauded the peaceful conduct of the primary, describing it as a ...
The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Dr Benjamin Kalu, has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Bende Federal Constituency ahead of the 2027 General Elections. The report states that Kalu was elected unopposed during Saturday’s primary election of the party in Bende. Kalu’s third term bid received a boost, when party members ...
The Archbishop Metropolitan and Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, has urged former President Goodluck Jonathan to resist the temptation of contesting the 2027 presidential election. Ndukuba gave the advice while delivering his address at the First Session of the 13th Synod of the Diocese of Abuja on Saturday ...
Dr Tonye Timi, Executive Director, Corporate Services, South South Development Commission (SSDC), has commended Bomadi/Patani constituents over the former Delta House of Assembly Speaker, Basil Ganagana’s victory in Saturday’s primary. Timi gave the commendation in a statement issued on behalf of Concerned Stakeholders and Citizens of Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency and made available on Saturday. He ...
