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By Idowu Adebomi With less than 30 days to the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has intensified efforts to safeguard the credibility of the electoral process, warning that rising voter apathy and the spread of fake news remain major threats to democratic participation. The electoral body made ...
By Taiwo Scholastica The Kabiru Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has welcomed a Federal High Court ruling that affirmed former President Goodluck Jonathan’s eligibility to contest the 2027 presidential election. In a statement released on Tuesday, the faction's National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, described the judgment as being in line with both ...
By Damilare Adeleye A member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has expressed confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s prospects ahead of the 2027 presidential election, arguing that a higher number of opposition contenders will ultimately strengthen the President’s re-election bid. Jibrin, who represents the Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State, spoke on Tuesday during ...
By Taiwo Scholastica Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is currently leading the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary election ahead of the 2027 general elections. Early results show that he has won five states, including Gombe, Abia, Ebonyi, Sokoto, and Zamfara. Delegates across the country are still casting their votes to determine the party’s presidential ...
…alleges rigging A frontline presidential aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has boycotted the official announcement of the party's primary election results. In a statement released on Tuesday, the economist and politician cited widespread reports of vote rigging across the country as the reason for his absence. Hayatu-Deen claimed ...
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has thanked Bayelsans for their support in maintaining peace in the State.Governor Diri made the statement at the 44th state security council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa.While thanking security commanders for working with government and the people of the state, the governor stated that what happened in Ogboinbiri ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica A former presidential candidate, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the Accord Party, revealing that his political movement has already mobilized more than one million supporters into the party across the country. Olawepo-Hashim made the disclosure in a statement issued by his ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica Former Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, has withdrawn from the Accord Party governorship primary in Oyo State, citing the alleged manipulation of the party’s structure and growing violence within its ranks. Owoseni, who also served as Security Adviser to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, announced his decision in a statement ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica Senator Ned Nwoko has expressed disappointment over what he described as a betrayal by the All Progressives Congress following his failure to secure the party’s senatorial ticket for Delta North ahead of the 2027 elections. Nwoko claimed that he was promised an automatic ticket before defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party to ...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has formally presented the official results of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for Ogun East Senatorial District to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Governor Abiodun, who emerged as the APC candidate for the Ogun East Senatorial District election, expressed profound gratitude to Almighty God, President Tinubu, party leaders, stakeholders, ...
The Lagos State chapter of the Allied Peoples Movement on Monday re-elected Mrs Bunmi Adeyemo and 16 others as members of the state executive committee. The party executives emerged through consensus during the state congress held in Yaba area of Lagos, with delegates and party supporters in attendance. The congress also attracted scores of leaders ...
…says Governor breached agreement with President The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stated that Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara should not have purchased the nomination forms of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest the 2027 gubernatorial elections. Wike broke his silence on Monday during an inspection of ongoing infrastructure ...
A former Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State for the 2027 gubernatorial election. Recall that on October 7, 2025, Uche Nnaji resigned from his position as Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology following allegations of certificate forgery. Nnaji clinched ...
By Taiwo Scholastica A governorship aspirant of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) in Rivers State, Blessing Fubara (Snr), has dismissed claims that he is acting as a placeholder for Governor Siminalayi Fubara ahead of the 2027 governorship election. Speaking during an interview on Super FM 93.3 in Port Harcourt on Saturday, Fubara acknowledged that the ...
By Taiwo Scholastica Activist and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) senatorial aspirant Aisha Yesufu has dismissed suggestions that FCT Minister Nyesom Wike poses a challenge to her political ambitions ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking during an interview on Sunday Politics, Yesufu stated that her focus is on securing the senatorial ticket of the Nigeria ...
Gov. Ahmed Ododo has pledged the support of the Confluence State for President Bola Tinubu’s reelection bid in 2027, officially designating the campaign as his own “personal project”. This is contained in a statement on Monday in Lokoja issued by Kogi Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Kingsley Fanwo. Ododo described Tinubu’s landslide victory in the ...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Bauchi State has endorsed Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. The party’s State Chairman, Mr Shu’aibu Dankama, confirmed the endorsement during a meeting with party members on Sunday in Bauchi. Dankama described Atiku as an experienced and competent leader capable of rescuing Nigeria from ...
The Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) has called on aggrieved members of All Progressives Congress (APC), African Democratic Congress (ADC) and other political parties to join the party. The Chairman of the DLA in Ondo State, Mr Israel Ayeni, made the call in a statement on Sunday in Akure. Ayeni said that the DLA was a ...
The Sokoto State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has adopted former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate for the 2027 election. Alhaji Muktar Magori, a party Chieftain announced this on behalf of other stakeholders during a press conference on Sunday in Sokoto. Magori, a former Chief of Staff to ex-Gov. Aminu Waziri ...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has flagged off the distribution of palliatives under the Renewed Hope Initiative to vulnerable residents across the state ahead of the Eid al-Adha celebration. The governor launched the exercise at the Conference Hall of Prime Lodge in Maiduguri. Governor Zulum commended Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for ...
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his emergence as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued on Monday and signed by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, described the victory as well deserved, noting that it was a ...
Following the successful completion of its screening exercise for Governorship, National Assembly and state Houses of Assembly aspirants, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) will on Monday, May 25, 2026, formally inaugurate the members of its recently empaneled Selection Committee. The Committee which was constituted last week, in furtherance of NDC's avowed commitment to transparency, internal ...
