A member of the Federal Character Commission and former House of Representatives member in Ogun State, Kayode Oladele, has said that Mr Abayomi Hunye, the immediate past Managing Director of Ogun State Waste Management Agency, was ill-advised to have participated…

A former media aide to late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, on Monday said Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s ultimate ambition is to have his face on the ballot in 2027. Posting on X, the former presidential…

The All Progressives Congress will on Wednesday formally inaugurate its National Campaign Council for the forthcoming Ekiti State governorship election, bringing together some of the party’s most influential political figures in a major mobilisation push ahead of the poll. The…

The Labour Party, LP, has approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, challenging what it described as the wrongful exclusion of its candidate from the forthcoming Enugu North Senatorial District by-election scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to take…

Former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, has called on the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Rabi’u Kwankwaso, to leave the party if he feels he’s been treated unfairly. Ahmad gave the advice in a post on his verified…

The Federal High Court in Jalingo, Taraba State, has adjourned until July 1, 2026, for the definite hearing of a suit seeking the nullification of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmanship primary election in the state. Justice Mashkur Salisu ordered…

Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has reportedly threatened to leave the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) following the replacement of several Kwankwasiyya faction candidates in Kano. The NDC was reported to have replaced several candidates earlier submitted by the…

Prominent Nigerian political movement and supporters of the 2027 vice presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Rabiu Kwankwaso has kicked against a reported move by leadership of the party to drop some party candidates loyal to Kwankwaso. Reports…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the forthcoming Nasarawa North Senatorial District by-election scheduled for June 20, 2026. The list, published by the electoral body, confirms four candidates who will contest for…

The senator representing the Ondo North Senatorial District of Ondo State, Olajide Ipinsagba, has denied a report that he had lost the just-concluded senatorial primary of the All Progressives Congress. Ipinsagba and some other contestants contested for the ticket of…

Publisher and politician, Dele Momodu has shared a campaign-style poster on social media portraying him as the running mate to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Momodu, who posted the image on his Facebook page…

The Director of Politics at Arise News, Sumner Sambo, has said that Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is not willing to leave her current position to become a running mate to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.…

The 2023 Deputy Governorship Candidate under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Yusuf Bello Danbatta, has dumped the party and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). He officially announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All…

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, John Odigie-Oyegun, has expressed concern over the increasing trend of defections, resignations and party switching among political leaders, describing the development as a reflection of deeper problems within Nigeria’s political system. Speaking…

A political support group, Lagos Diaspora for Hamzat 2027, has endorsed the appointment of former Minister of State for Defence and ex-Lagos senator, Musiliu Obanikoro, as Director General of the campaign organisation of Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat. The…