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By Precious Mark The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has urged the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi to get off the high of his rabid movement. Onanuga's remarks follows Obi's appearance in an interview on Channels Television on Sunday. Rebutting remarks made by the ...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has repositioned the party for victory in the 2027 general elections. Mallam Yusuf Abubakar Dingyadi, Yilwatda’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, stated this in a statement issued to newsmen in Sokoto on Sunday. Dingyadi stated this to mark Yilwatda’s first anniversary as national ...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to introduce a more effective and citizen-friendly framework for the collection of Permanent Voter's Card (PVCs) ahead of the governorship election in the state. Oyintiloye, who spoke with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo, ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially constituted its National Campaign Council and sub-committees ahead of the Osun State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026. The development was contained in a press statement released on Sunday, July 26, 2026, by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, following a notice issued by the party’s National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru. The campaign council is chaired by the Governor of ...
…seek Tinubu's intervention By Ismail Azeez Candidates of the Accord Party for the 2027 National and State Assembly elections in Osun State have accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of using the Nigeria Police Force to intimidate, harass, and persecute opposition members ahead of the August 15 governorship election. The candidates made the allegation during ...
The Lagos State Chairman of the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA), Mr Richard Benson, has called on opposition political parties to form a united front ahead of the 2027 general elections. Benson said opposition parties should work assiduously towards providing a credible alternative capable of delivering good governance, accountability and ethical leadership in Lagos State. He ...
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has faulted the Federal Government over the delay in implementing the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to local governments. The National President of NULGE, Mr Aliyu Kankara, expressed the union’s concern in an interview with the Newsmen on Sunday in Abuja. Kankara said nearly one year ...
The Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has urged Nigerian women to overcome fear and actively pursue leadership positions in politics and governance. Onaiyekan, alongside other Catholic cleric, encouraged women to harness their numerical strength and contribute meaningfully to nation-building efforts. They made the call on Saturday at the 2026 Catholic Women Organisation, Abuja ...
By Precious Mark Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, has criticized former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s political activities, characterizing his bid for the nation's highest office as a flight of fancy powered by an ambition on crutches. Speaking on Saturday, the presidential aide faulted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ...
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, upholding the nomination of Governor Abiodun Oyebanji as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti. Justice Mohammed Idris who delivered the lead judgment in an appeal by filed by an aggrieved governorship ...
A former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has urged the National Judicial Council (NJC) to protect the independence and integrity of the judiciary. George, a member of the PDP Board of Trustees, made the call at a news conference while reading an open letter, addressed to the Chairman ...
Some indigenes of Ondo State have faulted Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa over the reappointment of Dr Taiwo Fasoranti as Secretary to the State Government (SSG), after he resigned to contest for senatorial seat in the state. The indigenes under the auspices of Ondo Redemption Front (ORF) said this in a statement made available to newsmen in ...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), South-West Zone D, has called for the temporary suspension of academic activities in tertiary institutions in Osun until after the governorship election. Addressing a press conference on Friday in Osogbo, the Zonal Coordinator, Mr Kayode Adeyemo, said the call was a precautionary measure to protect students’ lives. Adeyemo ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has assured Nigerians that their votes will count in the forthcoming elections. This is as former Head of State and Chairman of the National Peace Committee (NPC), General Abdulsalam Abubakar (rtd.), called on Nigerians to support the electoral commission ...
By Precious Mark The coalition wing of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned that political defections alone will not guarantee victory in Kano State, calling on four federal lawmakers who recently defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to immediately build strong grassroots structures. In a statement issued on Friday, the coalition wing ...
By Precious Mark Former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of dragging a deceased lawmaker into political feuds over a fresh N5 million bribery claim. The row follows allegations raised by Obasanjo claiming that Atiku bribed the late former Speaker of the ...
By Omobolaji Adekunle A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta has declared Otunba Jimi Adebisi Lawal as the authentic governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the Ogun State governorship election, bringing an end to the party's prolonged leadership crisis. Delivering the judgment on Thursday, Justice Abiodun Jordan Adeyemi ruled that the primary ...
By Ismail Azeez The Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, Ajimoko III, has stated that maintaining a cordial relationship with the Federal Government is crucial to accelerating development in Osun State. The monarch made the remark while receiving the campaign team of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, at his ...
By Omobolaji Adekunle Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has dismissed allegations by former Ogun State Governor, Chief Olusegun Osoba, that he deceived South-West political leaders ahead of the 2003 general elections, insisting that he never misled anyone. In a letter dated Thursday, Obasanjo was responding to Osoba’s article titled "How Obasanjo Deceived Us in 2003," in ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the ongoing voter registration exercise to the latest possible date ahead of the 2027 general elections. Obi said extending the registration period would help ensure that eligible Nigerians, particularly young ...
…Olokuku, Aragbiji, Olobaagun salute AMBO's impeccable track-records … As APC campaign train storms Ifelodun federal constituency The Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC in the forthcoming governorship election in Osun state, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji popularly called AMBO, has reaffirmed his avowed commitment to raise the bar of traditional institution when elected Governor. ...
The Spokesman for the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Olatunji Ifabiyi, has explained that members of the Assembly called for the resignation of the Speaker, Mr Olamide Oladiji, over alleged dictatorial leadership style. Ifabiyi, in a telephone interview with the news reporters on Thursday in Akure, said that 21 of the 26 members of ...
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that the prolonged political crisis in the state is over, throwing his full support behind Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda. Fubara made the announcement on Tuesday during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Riven Medical Facility, a public-private pharmaceutical project in Rivers State. Addressing ...
