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The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) for the re-election of Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has urged the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to ensure the protection of residents ahead of the Aug. 15 governorship election. The Deputy Director-General of the campaign council, Kolapo Alimi, made the call while addressing a news conference on Sunday in ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The 2027 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deputy governorship candidate in Ogun State, Dr Lateefah Sowunmi-Kolapo, has called on Muslim women to work together across political, professional and organisational boundaries to address social challenges and promote stronger families. Sowunmi-Kolapo made the call while delivering the keynote address at the inaugural summit of the ...
By Precious Mark Thousands of youth supporters and key members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State on Sunday officially defected to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), pledging alignment with the Kwankwasiyya Movement ahead of the 2027 general elections. The decampees, drawn from Madobi and Gari Local Government Areas, were formally received by ...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stated that the political troubles facing Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara stem directly from his decision to align with individuals who opposed Wike's political structure and wanted the governor to fail. Speaking during a special media chat in Port Harcourt, the former Rivers State ...
Ahead of the Osun State governorship election, the Imole Campaign Council has raised an alarm over an alleged plot to clamp down on opposition leaders. Speaking at a press conference in Osogbo, the campaign’s Deputy Director-General, Kolapo Alimi, claimed that the group uncovered a targeted hit list containing the names of 46 Accord Party leaders ...
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has urged President Bola Tinubu to abandon media spin and acknowledge that his administration's economic policies are failing Nigerians. Reacting to recent statements by the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, on how the government utilized ...
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Youth Wing in Enugu State has unanimously endorsed the party’s governorship candidate, Mr Chinyeaka Ohaa, for the 2027 general elections. The endorsement was made during the maiden executive meeting of the NDC Youth Wing held in Enugu on Saturday. Speaking at the meeting, the State Youth Coordinator, Mr Jideofor Ude, ...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Hon. Olatunbosun has urged the Commissioner of Police deployed for the August 15 governorship election in the state, Mr Samuel Etaifo, to ensure a violence-free poll. Oyintiloye made the call while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo, stressing that a credible election could only ...
Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has urged Nigerians, particularly South-East residents, to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. Umahi made the appeal on Friday while inspecting ongoing Federal Government road projects in the Ebonyi section of the Cross River–Abuja Super Highway. Projects inspected included the Abakaliki–Benue Highway, Abakaliki–Apkoha–Afikpo Road, Afikpo–Amasiri–Okigwe Road and ...
By Ismail Azeez The governorship candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Accord Party, and African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Saturday boycotted the Osun State governorship debate organized by a coalition of media organizations ahead of the August 15 election. The debate, which was scheduled to provide candidates with an opportunity to present their manifestos ...
The newly deployed Commissioner of Police for Osun State, CP Samuel Etaifo Erale has paid a courtesy visit to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, at the Commission's State Head Office in Osogbo. The visit followed the Commissioner's assumption of duty in the state after his deployment by ...
…urges them to reject vote buying ahead of 2027 polls By Taiwo Scholarstica Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has given reasons why he is running to be President of the country. Addressing young Nigerians at the RiseUpNaija Movement Leadership Retreat in Abuja, Atiku said his ambition to contest ...
By Precious Mark The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has commenced the public display of personal particulars of candidates nominated by political parties for the 2027 General Elections in the Federal Capital Territory. The exercise began on Friday at the INEC State Head Office in Abuja and simultaneously across the six Area Council offices in ...
By Ismail Azeez The Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN) has said the Commission is fully prepared for the August 15, Osun State Governorship election, assuring voters that robust technological, security and logistical measures have been put in place. Speaking on Saturday during an interactive session with media at the INEC ...
2027: INEC displays candidates’ particulars, credentials Saturday The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State will on Saturday commence the display of Form EC9 (Affidavit in Support of Personal Particulars) submitted by candidates sponsored by political parties for the 2027 Presidential, Senatorial and House of Representatives elections. The commission announced this in a statement ...
By Ismail Azeez The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has criticised the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke, alleging that communities across Osun State have witnessed little infrastructural development despite an increase in federal allocations to the state. Basiru made the remarks on Friday as the AMBO campaign train visited ...
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Centre for Redefining Alternative Civic Engagement (RACE) for Africa, has unveiled an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled tracker to monitor online gender-based violence ahead of the 2027 general elections. Mrs Evelyn Ugbe, Executive Director of RACE, said at the launch on Friday in Abuja that the platform would be used to track ...
By Precious Mark Chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and legal practitioner, Kenneth Okonkwo, has declared that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) remains compromised and far from being a neutral electoral umpire in Nigeria's democracy. Appearing on Channels Television on Friday, Okonkwo expressed grave concern over President Bola Tinubu’s public defense of the ...
By Precious Mark Former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, has declared that internal factionalism within the state chapter is over, following a coalition agreement designed to deliver the state for the party and the presidency in 2027. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday, Cole confirmed ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) North-West Zone will embark on a strategic tour of its seven states to strengthen the party ahead of the 2027 general elections by engaging stakeholders.This is contained in a statement by Mr Musa Mada, APC North-West Zonal Publicity Secretary on Thursday in Kaduna.The statement said the decision was reached at ...
Candidates of political parties contesting the Aug. 15 Osun governorship election on Thursday signed a peace accord organised by the National Peace Committee (NPC) to ensure a non-violent poll in the state. The newsmen report that 14 political parties signed the accord at the event presided over by the NPC convener, Rev. Matthew Kukah. In ...
By Muyideen Aliyu Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said that the state's investment in the multi-storey revenue house project was a strategic intervention for the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) to strengthen the state's drive for improved internally generated revenue (IGR). Speaking with journalists on the sidelines of inspecting the facility, which is ...
Kogi state Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has declared that President Tinubu chose to embark on economic reforms for the prosperity of Nigerians. Speaking at a Town Hall Meeting with Kogites and Nigerians in London on Thursday, the Governor paid tribute to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for taking difficult but necessary decisions to reposition the Nigerian ...
