The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has concluded arrangements for the smooth conduct of the forthcoming Kano State House of Assembly by-elections for Kano Municipal and Ungogo Local Government State Constituencies. The by-elections were necessitated by the demise of the…

The Accord Party in Osun State has confirmed the successful uploading of Governor Ademola Adeleke as its duly nominated candidate for the August 8, 2026 governorship election. The party in a statement by its chairman, Pastor Victor Akande on Thursday…

​The Progressives Governors’ Forum, PGF, has called for transparent and coordinated management of party congresses and the forthcoming national convention. Chairman of the Forum and Imo Governor, Hope Uzodimma, made the call while presenting a communiqué after a meeting with…

The dispute over local government administration in Osun State escalated on Wednesday as the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, the state government and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, dismissed claims by the All Progressives Congress, APC, that its sacked council chairmen…

The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has said that the North is grumbling ahead of the 2027 general elections. Ndume made the statement on Wednesday while responding to questions in an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme…

The National Legal Adviser of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Magaji Mato, SAN, has suggested that Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, may be struggling with his conscience over his continued association with the Kwankwasiyya Movement. Mato made the remark…

The Chairman of the Accord Party in Osun State, Pastor Victor Akande, has said the party operates without political godfathers, stressing that its structure is guided by principles rather than patronage. Akande also argued that politics itself should not be…

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has dismissed as inconsequential, the opinion by a former Rivers SouthEast Senator, Magnus Abe, that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, is the leader of the Rivers State All…

Former Kano State governor and national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, will not win the 2027 governorship election following his defection to the All Progressives Congress. But the…

Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said Governor Sim Fubara is weak if the Minister is controlling the state House of Assembly.…

The ruling All Progressives Congress on Wednesday began moves to manage the defection successes it has recorded and resolve internal crises in some of its state chapters, The PUNCH has learnt. The National Working Committee of the party and governors…

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of misrepresenting facts surrounding local government administration and federal allocations in the state. The party chairman, Tajudeen Lawal levelled these allegations on Wednesday while addressing…

The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday, said it wished Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, well following reports of her registration as a member of the All Progressives Congress. Obasanjo-Bello, a former…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has constituted a 50-member Wise Men and Women Policy and Manifesto Committee following approval by the party’s National Working Committee. The committee was formally approved by the party’s National Chairman, Senator David Mark, as part…

Former Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has denied allegations that he encouraged members of the Obidient Movement to insult leaders of the opposition coalition, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Obi made the clarification in…