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Salihu Mohammed Lukman, a prominent figure in the opposition, has suspended his membership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the broader opposition coalition. He pointedly accused the former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, of orchestrating hostile treatment and political marginalization that forced his exit. In a message addressed to the National Chairman of the ADC, Senator ...
By Precious Mark The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has received 1,465 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bodinga East who defected to its fold. The mass defection was announced on Wednesday in a statement released by the ADC coalition mobilization wing. According to the party, a significant portion of the movement took ...
Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to conducting a credible local government election by deepening collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), Oyo Command. The OYSIEC Chairman, Dr Afeez Adeniyi, stated this during a courtesy visit to the DSS office in Ibadan. This is contained in a statement issued by ...
As the 2027 general elections draw nearer, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, CON, has expressed optimism that Benue State is on course to reclaim its former prominence, assuring residents that renewed efforts are underway to restore the state’s lost glory. This comes as political heavyweights from the All ...
Niger State Governor, Umaru Mohammed Bago, has retained Yakubu Garba as his deputy governorship running mate for the 2027 gubernatorial election. The governor made the announcement on Tuesday at the Government House in Minna, the state capital. “According to the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, when a governor is to ...
By Muyideen Aliyu A former House of Representatives aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Ilorin East/Ilorin South Federal Constituency in Kwara State, Ambassador Ibrahim Tajudeen Shola, popularly known as Olesin, has petitioned Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and the party's reconciliation committee over the conduct of the party's 2026 primary election. ...
By Precious Mark Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has called for an independent probe of President Tinubu's Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, over an alleged N54 billion oil and gas royalty diversion. Atiku's comments follows a investigative report accusing Gbajabiamila of using a fake law to secure presidential ...
By Precious Mark The City Boy Movement (CBM) has set its sights on garnering ten million votes for President Tinubu's re-election bid. The group made this known at its maiden three-day National Retreat in Abuja, bringing together key national leaders, state directors, and stakeholders to aggressively scale grassroots mobilization for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration. ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy and the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Gombe State, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, has alleged that some government officials are plotting against him and intimidating his supporters as he continues his thank-you tour across parts of the state. Pantami made the allegations in a ...
By Muyideen Aliyu A prominent governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Engr. Femi Sanni, popularly known as Araba, has declared that the ruling party remains firmly in control of the state asserting that its victory in the upcoming 2027 general elections is virtually guaranteed. Speaking during a consultative meeting with ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied allegations by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that it granted the African Democratic Congress faction led by Nafiu Gombe access codes to upload candidates’ names to its nomination portal. The commission in a statement maintained that it recognises only the National Executive Committee led by former Senate President David Mark dismissing ...
By Ismail Azeez Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has called for economic sanctions and visa bans against the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, Member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Wole Oke and several other political leaders over their alleged roles in aiding and abetting political ...
By Precious Mark The leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has moved swiftly to expose what it describes as a calculated attempt to manufacture confusion around the party’s 2027 nominations. In a reaction on Monday to claims that a faction led by Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe successfully uploaded its presidential and National Assembly candidates ...
By Precious Mark Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of partisanship, claiming the electoral umpire is aiding and abetting an agenda by President Bola Tinubu to disenfranchise the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and other opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. The former Vice President expressed these ...
By Precious Mark The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has mocked opposition political parties over their inability to meet the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) original deadline for uploading candidate lists for the 2027 general elections. The ruling party stated that the development exposed a chronic, inherent weakness and operational incapacity within the ranks of ...
The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) has declared the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the outright winners of all 18 local government chairmanship positions and all 192 ward councillorship seats following the elections held across the state on Saturday. The Chairman of EDSIEC, Mr. Jonathan Aifuobhokhan, announced the clean sweep during ...
By Ismail Azeez The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Irepodun Local Government Area of Osun State has received 232 members of the Accord Party who defected to the progressive party in Erin-Osun and Ilobu. The defectors attributed their decision to leave the Accord Party to what they described as the failure of Governor Ademola Adeleke's ...
By Precious Mark The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved an extension of the deadline for political parties to submit their lists of candidates for the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The final date for submissions, which was initially set for Saturday, July 11, 2026, under the Revised Timetable and Schedule of Activities, ...
By Taiwo Scholastica The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has announced the successful upload of the names of its presidential candidate, running mate, and National Assembly candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Candidate Nomination Portal ahead of the 2027 general election. ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has instituted legal action against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), accusing the electoral body of failing to investigate allegations that governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) diverted about N800 billion from Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocations for political ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday announced the successful upload of all its candidates for the 2027 general elections onto the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Candidate Nomination Portal (ICNP). In a statement issued by the party’s National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, the APC confirmed that it has submitted a total of 471 ...
By Precious Mark Former Governor of Sokoto State and the Senator representing Sokoto South, Alhaji Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has paid a visit to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) leader in Jigawa State, Dr. Bashir Adamu Jumbo, at his residence in Kundila, Kano State. The ADC Vanguard disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. According to ...
The European Union Election Observer Mission scales for fairness and compliance with electoral laws ahead of the Osun gubernatorial elections. The Austrian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Peter Guschelbauer made this known over the weekend at the Government House, Osogbo while paying a courtesy visit to Governor Ademola Adeleke, assuring that the EU is interested in ...
