The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has released the list of successfully screened aspirants for the 2026 primary elections in Anambra. This is according to a statement issued on Friday by the National Publicity Secretary of APGA, Dr. Ejimofor Opara,…

Presidential hopeful of the African Democratic Congress, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has vowed to formally designate bandits and kidnapping syndicates as terrorist organisations if elected president in 2027, declaring that Nigeria can no longer afford to tolerate widespread insecurity and organised criminality.…

The Accord in Osun State has alleged a plot by the All Progressives Congress, APC, to manipulate the voters’ register ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election, a claim the APC has firmly denied as fabricated. In a statement issued by…

The Itsekiri ethnic nationality in the Niger Delta region has concluded arrangements to hold a mega endorsement rally for the second-term bid of President Bola Tinubu and Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori. President Bola Tinubu. Photo: State House The endorsement…

The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has restated its commitment to ensuring that women, youths and persons living with disabilities,PWDs, are fully integrated into the electioneering process in Nigeria, and also present themselves for elective positions in the 2027 general elections.…

Ahead of tomorrow’s  All Progressive Congress House of Representatives primaries, crisis is brewing as over 78 aspirants vowed to reject  imposition of candidates as concensus. Speaking at press conference on Friday in Yola, the spokesman for the Forum of Adamawa…

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has said he has the constitutional and democratic right to support any aspirant he believes can sustain the state’s development trajectory. Speaking during a statewide broadcast in Lafia on Friday, the governor also said the…

Nanle Miracle Dariye, the son of former Plateau State Governor, Joshua Dariye, has withdrawn from the House of Representatives race for the Mangu/Bokkos Federal Constituency.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