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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar held a private meeting with a prominent chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, in Lagos on Sunday, May 31, 2026. The consultation comes as the party intensifies internal reconciliation efforts following disputes that trailed its nationwide presidential primary election. The direct primary election, which was conducted across ...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has predicted victory for the party but appealed to members to close ranks and be more united ahead of the August 15, governorship poll in the state. Oyintiloye said bitterness, careless remarks, unguided utterances and anti-party activities that could jeopardise the ...
By Damilare Adeleye Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has dismissed reports suggesting he criticised President Bola Tinubu in a recent interview, affirming his loyalty and support for the administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by his media aide, Abdulkadir Alkassim. The former minister ...
By Damilare Adeleye The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has urged former President Goodluck Jonathan to openly distance himself from the presidential nomination offered to him by a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Keyamo’s remark follows the announcement by a PDP camp led by former Minister of Special Duties, Tanimu ...
…vows to appeal Court ruling By Taiwo Scholarstica The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that it is yet to take a formal decision on issues relating to the deadline for the submission of candidates for the 2027 general elections. Recall that the Federal High Court recently gave a judgment stalling the deadline for ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Labour Party (LP) has dismissed allegations of fraud and political sabotage made by a disqualified presidential aspirant, Peter Agada, over his exclusion from the party’s 2027 presidential primary. Agada, through his Presidential Campaign Council, had demanded a refund of the N150 million paid as Expression of Interest and Nomination fees, claiming ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has pledged that Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso will play a significant role in his administration and not a spare tyre if elected in 2027. Obi made the promise in his acceptance speech following his nomination as the NDC presidential candidate. The statement, ...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kaduna State has concluded its primaries, unveiling three senatorial flagbearers for 2027 general elections. Chairman of the Primary Elections Committee in Kaduna State, Mr Ladan Salihu, announced the results at a press conference in Kaduna on Sunday. Salihu noted that the party had earlier conducted its presidential and governorship primaries, ...
By Celine-Damilola OyewoleThe First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, says Nigeria is too great to be intimidated by insurgents.Mrs Tinubu spoke on Saturday at the Government House in Ado-Ekiti while meeting with members of the Ekiti State Traditional Rulers’ Council.She expressed her appreciation to the people of Ekiti, particularly Gov. Biodun Oyebanji and his wife, Olayemi, ...
Labour Party has adopted Dr Chibuzo Okereke as its presidential candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ken Asogwa, who made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said Okereke’s emergence as presidential candidate was through consensus. Asogwa, in the statement, described Okereke as a governance expert, policy strategist ...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Lagos State House of Assembly have pledged to intensify grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 elections. Sanwo-Olu spoke on Saturday after leading the party’s 40 House of Assembly flag bearers, alongside party leaders and the deputy governor, on a ...
Sen. Sharafadeen Alli, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo, says the party is confident of reclaiming power in the state in the 2027 governorship election. Alli stated this on Saturday after leading a delegation of APC leaders and Senatorial candidates from Oyo State on a thank you/introductory visit to President Bola Tinubu ...
Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom, on Saturday, threatened to terminate all non-performing contracts in order to avoid wastage of government resources. Eno who made the expression at a media briefing in Uyo, said that contracts were meant to be implemented to deliver democracy dividends. He said it was hugely worrisome that some contractors handling ...
Mrs Anita Zugwai-Chukwu has emerged as the sole presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) for the 2027 general elections. Zugwai-Chukwu emerged at the party’s national convention held on Saturday in Abuja, attended by party leaders, delegates and supporters from across the country. Speaking on the sidelines of the convention, the National Chairman of ...
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has approved the results of its recently conducted presidential and governorship primaries. The approval was granted at the party’s 101st NEC meeting held on Saturday in Abuja, where members reviewed reports from various party organs. NEC also approved the results of the State Houses ...
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, has pledged to increase Nigeria’s electricity generation and distribution by at least 10,000 megawatts within four years if elected president in the 2027 general elections. Obi made the commitment on Saturday in Abuja while accepting his nomination as the party’s presidential flag bearer, declaring ...
By Ismail Azeez The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Bashiru, has distanced the party from individuals making derogatory remarks about civil servants in Osun State. Bashiru described civil servants as critical stakeholders in the political and developmental growth of the state. Speaking during a meeting with former Local Government Education ...
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has issued a strong warning to commissioners and Special Advisers in his administration, urging them to justify the confidence reposed in them through effective service delivery and commitment to governance. This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesman Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on Friday. Governor ...
Suspected thugs on Saturday disrupted a gathering of the Kabiru Turaki-led factional Interim National Working Committee (NWC) and other leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the A-Class Event Centre in Abuja. The report states that the incident occurred shortly after the factional leaders had relocated from their initial venue to interact with police ...
By Idowu Adebomi Nigeria's First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, on Saturday arrived in Ado-Ekiti for a one-day working visit, during which she commissioned an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre facilitated by the Renewed Hope Initiative. Senator Tinubu, who also serves as the National Chairman of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), touched down at the Ekiti ...
The former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Sen. Joel Ikenya, has been declared winner of the governorship primaries conducted by the Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba. Mr Felix Hyat, the chairman of the election committee, who announced the results in Jalingo on Saturday, said Ikenya scored 34,173, to defeat Mr ...
By Bashir Bello The New Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially affirmed former Kano State Deputy Governor, Abdussalam Aminu-Gwarzo, as its gubernatorial candidate for the 2027 general elections. The Chairman of the Primaries Committee from the party’s national headquarters, Mainasara Abubakar-Sani confirmed this during the party’s primaries on Friday in the state. Abubakar-Sani commended the ...
The deepening crisis within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a dramatic turn on Friday as an interim faction accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, of attempting to sabotage its scheduled special convention. According to a statement issued by the Interim National Working Committee of the party, Wike allegedly ...
