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APC youth group warns against fielding Kwara Speaker Yakubu Salihu for the 2027 governorship election, citing concerns it could cost the party the state. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-apc-youths-reject-kwara-speaker-governorship-bid/ Read the full article here
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…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has insisted that there is no alliance between the Allied People’s Movement, APM, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The minister was responding to questions on the reported alliance between the…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and former Nigerian Ambassador to Namibia. Olusola Ayeni has warned that the party’s hold on Kwara State ahead of the 2027 general elections could be weakened if it fails to address internal strategic…
A public affairs analyst and an Abuja-based legal practitioner, Edward Akum Ejor, has accused some leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State of grave disregard for the party’s constitution by dissolving the Augustine Agada-led State Executive Committee.…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday formally joined the presidential race for 2027 under an alliance involving the Peoples Democratic Party and the Allied Peoples’ Movement. In his declaration speech delivered at a rally held at Mapo Hall, Ibadan,…
No fewer than 91 aspirants are set to participate in Friday’s All Progressives Congress House of Representatives primary elections in Lagos State, as the ruling party intensifies preparations for the 2027 general elections. The aspirants, who were cleared by the…
A United States-based lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., has said representatives of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar met with those of US Congressman Riley Moore to discuss election integrity and security challenges in Nigeria. The firm disclosed the meeting in…
President Bola Tinubu has called on leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, across the federation to conduct primary election wherever consensus fails. The president made this call in a statement by his Special Assistant on Information and Strategy,…
Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, has disclosed that he almost lost his position last year due to the alleged involvement of actor-turned-politician Desmond Elliot in the political crisis that rocked the Lagos State House of Assembly…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has postponed the House of Representatives Primary Election for the 2027 general elections to Saturday, May 16, 2026. This was contained in a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, on Thursday. Morka said previously…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Kenneth Okonkwo, has said former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, would struggle to win support across the South-East ahead of the 2027 elections, describing the “Obi or nothing” slogan associated with some…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief John Okiyi-Kalu (JOK), has officially submitted his nomination form to contest the 2027 governorship election in Abia State. Okiyi-Kalu submitted the form after successfully undergoing screening by the party’s governorship screening…
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation and the All Progressives Congress’ consensus governorship candidate in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Adeola, has promised to sustain the tradition of peaceful and consensual transition of administrations in the state. Adeola, popularly known…
Veteran Nollywood actor and politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has described key figures in the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, including Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, as “renegades” who abandoned the coalition movement out of fear of participating in party primaries. Speaking on…
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has submitted his presidential nomination forms at the secretariat of the African Democratic Congress in Abuja ahead of the 2027 general elections. Amaechi disclosed this in a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter)…
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