The All Progressives Congress has expressed confidence in winning all elective positions in Saturday’s local government elections in Gombe State, as the party’s National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, endorsed its chairmanship and councillorship candidates. Speaking on Wednesday during the presentation…

A former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami, has received a Certificate of Return from the Peoples Democratic Party, confirming his status as the party’s governorship candidate for the 2027 Gombe State governorship election. Pantami, who…

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Wednesday received her Certificate of Return as the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for the Kogi Central Senatorial District, formally confirming her candidacy for the 2027 election. The certificate was presented during a ceremony attended by the…

Fresh details have emerged on the political moves of the Kano Central senatorial candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Dr Nasiru Gawuna, as ongoing negotiations over his possible defection to the African Democratic Congress have reportedly shifted from the state…

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday swore in four newly elected senators following their victories in the recent by-elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The lawmakers are Ikeje Asogwa of the All Progressives Congress, representing Enugu…

The Bayelsa State chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress has urged Governor Douye Diri to adopt an inclusive leadership approach that prioritises the interests of Bayelsans over political agendas, concentrating on policies and programmes that foster sustainable development, economic growth,…

The leadership crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party escalated on Wednesday as two rival factions separately presented certificates of return and nomination documents to their candidates for the 2027 general elections. Each of the factions insisted that it was the…

The Ogun State chapter of the African Democratic Congress has dismissed as “misleading, unfounded and baseless” allegations of financial impropriety levelled against its chairman, Olufemi Soluade. The Director General of the Directorate of Media, Communications and Publicity of the party,…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his Ogun State counterpart, Dapo Abiodun, have commended the Senate for passing the Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to establish state police across Nigeria. The governors described the development as a landmark reform that would…

Actor-turned-politician and member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Desmond Elliot, has said his political career has been driven by service rather than personal enrichment, insisting that he does not steal public funds. The lawmaker representing Surulere Constituency I…

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has urged residents of the state to support President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections, saying the President deserves widespread backing for his commitment to the development of Kano and the country. Yusuf…

The candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement in the August 15 Osun State governorship election, Adewale Adebayo, has secured the endorsement of the Turaki faction of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state. The faction, led by former Osun State…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has knocked the President Bola Tinubu-led government over its handling of insecurity and economic hardship. Atiku accused the Presidency of attempting to shift responsibility for the country’s worsening conditions onto the media and ordinary Nigerians.…

The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday presented certificates and nomination forms to its candidates ahead of upcoming elections, as the party’s National Leader, Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, urged members and aspirants to stop complaining and instead organise,…

A pro-Yoruba group, the Yoruba Leaders of Thought, has described the victory of Governor Biodun Oyebanji in the last Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State as historic and an affirmation of his excellent performance in his first term. The group,…