The Accord Party in Ogun State has announced Okewole Olaniyi as the party’s gubernatorial candidate for the 2027 governorship election. The party’s chairman, Oke Rotimi Michael, who also doubles as chairman of the electoral committee, made the announcement during the…

A presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has announced that he will not attend the official announcement of the party’s presidential primary results scheduled for Tuesday. In a statement posted on his X handle, Hayatu-Deen expressed concerns…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has warned journalists, broadcasters and online media practitioners against the spread of fake news, misinformation and premature declaration of election results ahead of the Ekiti State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, June 20, 2026.…

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress and aspirant for the Zamfara North Senatorial District, Dr Sani Shinkafi, has dragged the party, the Independent National Electoral Commission and Senator Sahabi Ya’u before the Federal High Court in Gusau over…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Yola on Tuesday affirmed Ibrahim Sadiq Dasin as chairman of the Adamawa State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The Appeal Court held that, contrary to the ruling of a lower court earlier…

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party led by Abdulrahman Mohammed has announced former Cross River State governorship candidate, Senator Sandy Onor, as its consensus presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the…

Former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has rejected the results of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential primaries, alleging widespread voter disenfranchisement and electoral malpractice. Amaechi, in a statement posted on his X handle on Tuesday, described the outcome…

A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has rejected the outcome of the African Democratic Congress presidential primaries. The former Rivers State Governor also alleged widespread voter disenfranchisement and electoral malpractice during the exercise. Amaechi, in a statement issued on…

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday received former Senate President and Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Primary Elections Committee, Anyim Pius Anyim, at his residence in Ikoyi, Lagos. The former Senate President’s visit came less than 48 hours…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue and alter election timetables for the conduct of elections, even as the electoral body appeals an earlier judgment nullifying parts of its…

A group of some members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected the conduct of the party’s presidential primary election in Adamawa State, describing it as a charade in which fictitious figures were fabricated to mislead the public. The…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Nentawe Yilwatda, has said Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was cleared by the party’s screening committee before voluntarily withdrawing from the party’s governorship primary. Fubara had on May 20 announced his withdrawal…

Crisis is brewing in the Oyo State chapter of Accord as two persons are currently laying claim to the gubernatorial ticket of the party ahead of 2027 general election. DAILY POST reports that two aspirants, Mr Olakunle Busari and Alhaji…

Plateau State governorship aspirant, Kefas Ropshik, on Tuesday emerged as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state after winning a closely contested primary election ahead of the 2027 polls. This was disclosed in a statement issued on…

Results from the ongoing African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential primary election shows that Rotimi Amaechi defeated Atiku Abubakar in Bayelsa State. Amaechi secured 44,404 votes in the state while Atiku got 6,570 votes. Mohammed Hayatudeen recorded just 939 votes. In…