Nanle Miracle Dariye, the son of former Plateau State Governor, Joshua Dariye, has withdrawn from the House of Representatives race for the Mangu/Bokkos Federal Constituency. The younger Dariye had entered the House of Representatives race on the platform of the…

Kabiru Bello Bandawaire, an aspirant for the Taraba North Senatorial District seat, has rejected the consensus arrangement being considered ahead of the All Progressives Congress, APC primaries, insisting on direct and transparent primaries. Speaking with journalists on Friday in Jalingo, Bandawaire said…

The Appeal Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State has approved the return of 11 aspirants who were previously barred from taking part in the party’s House of Assembly primaries. This decision followed the panel’s review of…

The Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress screening committee has screened 115 aspirants for the state Assembly primaries slated for next Wednesday. Speaking exclusively to The PUNCH on Friday via telephone, the state Publicity Secretary of the party,…

The lawmaker representing Sokoto South Senatorial District in the 2027 general elections, Aminu Tambuwal, has withdrawn from the race. In his place, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Faruk Yabo, has been endorsed as a consensus candidate by…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Magaji Mato, has cautioned aspirants against purchasing nomination forms from factions within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, saying such candidates could face legal challenges following the Supreme Court judgment on the party’s leadership crisis.…

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State have been urged to adhere strictly to due process in selecting the party’s senatorial candidates for the 2027 general election. The call was made by AbdulGafar Akintayo Amere, a Senatorial aspirant…

Ogun East senator, Gbenga Daniel, has warned Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State that there are certain paths he should not have crossed. Daniel noted that whatever governor Abiodun is currently enjoying is his sweat. He was reacting to the…

The 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa State, Mustapha Sule Lamido, has successfully scaled through the party’s screening process ahead of the 2027 governorship election. Lamido was cleared by the PDP screening committee in Abuja…

The Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday cleared Plateau State governorship aspirant, Kefas Ropshik, to participate in the party’s governorship primary election ahead of the 2027 general elections. The screening exercise was held at the PDP national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja,…

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has met with aspirants from the State under All Progressives Congress, APC, seeking the  party’s tickets for different elective positions. He urged them  to embrace loyalty, discipline and sacrifice ahead of the primaries taking place…

The Rivers State All Progressives Congress, APC, House of Assembly Screening Appeal Committee, says the final list of aspirants cleared is set to be released. Chairman of the Committee, Abdul Mahmud, made this known on Thursday. Mahmud confirmed that 58 out…

Former Anambra Governor and chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has explained the reasons behind his exit from both the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Obi made the clarification during an…

The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, has described former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, as a “political prisoner” of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He made this comment in an interview on Symfoni TV on…

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Zenith Labour Party in Nasarawa State has adopted the consensus mode for its governorship primary election scheduled for later in May. The Nasarawa State Chairman of the ZLP, Cletus Ogah, disclosed this while…