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By Taiwo Scholarstica The House of Representatives has begun an investigation into the Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, over allegations of engagement in partisan politics while holding public office. The probe followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by a lawmaker from Katsina ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Kenneth Okonkwo, has said that any vote cast for the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the 2027 general election would ultimately favour President Bola Tinubu. Okonkwo made the claim during an interview with Symfoni TV on Wednesday, where he stressed that the ...
By Ismail Azeez Suspected gunmen shot the Chairman of the Accord Party in Osogbo Local Government, Hon. Asimiyu Ajibola (popularly known as Baba Isila), and his friends on Wednesday night. The incident that reportedly occurred around the Osogbo Community Bank axis of MDs at 9:50pm on Wednesday. Ajibola, alongside his friends, was attacked and shot ...
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, on Wednesday appealed to all aspirants of the party to accept the outcomes of its recently concluded primary elections. He also called on them to close ranks in the interest of unity, discipline and long-term political success. Obi spoke at the party’s second ...
By Ismail Azeez A former Commissioner for Political Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations in Osun State under the administration of immediate past Governor Gboyega Oyetola, Hon. Taiwo Akeju, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Akeju stated his decision in a resignation letter dated June 4, 2026, and addressed to the APC Chairman ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says more than 300,000 registered voters are expected to participate in the Nasarawa North Senatorial District bye-election scheduled for June 20. Mallam Mohammed Abubakar-Sadiq, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Nasarawa State, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ sensitisation meeting on Thursday in Akwanga. Abubakar-Sadiq said the bye-election would be ...
The Senate on Wednesday approved a new excise duty regime on sugar-sweetened beverages. The upper chamber also endorsed the creation of a dedicated funding stream to strengthen public health interventions across the country. This is in a move aimed at curbing rising cases of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The decision followed the consideration and adoption of ...
A pressure group within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kebbi, has urged the party’s gubernatorial candidate in the state to consider the possibility of picking Mr Paul Tase as his deputy. The group under the auspices of ADC Unity Forum, appealed to Alhaji Abubakar Malami, SAN, to pick Mr Tase as his running mate ...
The vice-presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed has revealed that his decision to partner with Peter Obi was largely motivated by sympathy for the presidential candidate and the precarious state of the nation's politics. Speaking in an interview, Baba-Ahmed disclosed that Obi had faced significant resistance ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu on Wednesday launched the Tinubu Torchbearers (TTB), a political mobilisation group within the All Progressives Congress (APC), aimed at strengthening grassroots support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid ahead of the 2027 general elections. The launch, held at the Old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in ...
Former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege has claimed that Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori’s defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) was a defensive move triggered by the governor's fear of political defeat ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking on Arise TV, the former Deputy Senate President said, ...
…seeks President, NSA, Service Chiefs' intervention The Osun State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council has alerted the public regarding an alleged clandestine and dangerous plan by the Osun State Government to procure arms and ammunition worth about N2 billion for the political thugs recruited for the purpose of the August 15 governorship poll ...
Crisis has erupted at the Lagos State chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as members of the State Executive Committee on Tuesday evening accused the State Chairman, Mr King Okuneye, of manipulating the results of the party’s primaries . The Deputy Chairman of the party, Mr Akinwande Osikominu, spoke at a news conference after ...
Aspirants of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kano State have expressed dissatisfaction over alleged irregularities that marred the conduct of purported party primaries in the state. Speaking through Alhaji Wada Masu at a press briefing on Tuesday in Kano, the aspirants said the primaries lacked legitimacy and transparency. They said the irregularities pose a ...
By Precious Mark The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a swipe at Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, saying he lacks the moral authority to advise former President Goodluck Jonathan regarding discussions surrounding the 2027 presidential election. The PDP, through its National Publicity Secretary on Tuesday, said it ordinarily would have ...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) have received a wave of defectors into their fold following defections by lawmakers on Tuesday. The legislators cited internal crises, leadership disputes, and the need to serve their constituents more effectively as reasons for their decisions. The Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, read the ...
The Kebbi State Governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Hon Faruk Umar Besse has accused the Kebbi state chairman of the NDC of compromise in the party primaries. Addressing journalists during a media parley in his office in Abuja, Hon.Faruk appealed to party leaders to allow democracy to thrive within the party. Hon.Faruk who had earlier ...
...as DSS launch investigation By Taiwo Scholarstica The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced a probe into allegations that information was improperly accessed from its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) database and shared without authorization. The allegations followed the publication of personal details relating to a candidate who participated in a recent political party primary ...
By Ismail Azeez Ahead of the Osun 2026 Governorship Campaign Committee,Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Osun gubernatorial campaign council, Hon. Oluwole Oke, has claimed that Governor Ademola Adeleke is already packing his bags out of the Government House and he is no longer attending parties to dance, and spending most of his time ...
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda, has stepped down from his position following his emergence as the All Progressives Congress gubernatorial candidate in Rivers State. As a prominent opposition figure and ranking member of the House, Chinda played a key role in coordinating minority lawmakers and articulating their stances on major ...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) faction led by Nafi’u Bala Gombe has unveiled Idris Yanoko as its governorship candidate for Kano State ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party’s acting chairman in Kano State, Musa Yankaba, disclosed this while formally presenting Yanoko to Nafi’u Bala. Yankaba said the decision followed consultations among party leaders ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, has welcomed the member representing Makoda State Constituency in the Kano State House of Assembly, Muhammad Ahmad Tomas, back to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Barsu hailed his defection as a significant development in Kano State’s political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections. Tomas, ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on political parties to ensure issue-based campaigns in the forthcoming by-election in the Enugu North Senatorial District. INEC had scheduled June 20 as the date for the by-election, while public electioneering campaigns by political parties leading to the by-election would commence on June 10. INEC’s Resident Electoral ...
