Politics
With less than two months to the Osun governorship election, a wave of political violence is spreading across the state, raising concerns about the ability of security agencies to guarantee a peaceful poll. BOLA BAMIGBOLA…
The candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the 2023 governorship election in Lagos State, Funso Doherty, has announced his defection to the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC. Doherty, who had earlier expressed interest in contesting the Lagos governorship election again…
Supporters of former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan have explained why they marched to his office, urging him to run in the 2027 presidential election. While addressing the Coalition for Jonathan 2027 in Abuja on Thursday, its National President, Tom Ohikere,…
Hon. Natasha Osawaru-Idibia, the lawmaker representing Egor Constituency in the Edo State House of Assembly and wife of music star 2Baba, has announced her defection to the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC. She disclosed the move during a visit to the…
The senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Abdul Ahmed Ningi, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ending over two decades of membership in the opposition party. Ningi disclosed his decision in a resignation letter addressed to the PDP…
The Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Saliu Mustapha, has vowed to become the next governor of the state come 2027 despite renewed concerns over the resurgence of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, led…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and aspirant for the Benue South Senatorial District seat, David Olofu, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to remain independent and create a level playing field for opposition parties…
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has submitted his Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to officials of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja. Barau, who represents Kano North Senatorial District, submitted the completed forms at 1:45…
The apex leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ifo/Ewekoro Federal Constituency has adopted former Commissioner for Women and Social Development, Adijat Adeleye, as the consensus candidate for the House of Representatives ahead of the 2027 general elections. The…
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has formally picked up the nomination form of the Allied Peoples Movement to contest the Bauchi South Senatorial District seat in the 2027 general elections. The governor, who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has warned the federal government to hands off its judicial matters and cease all alleged attempts to interfere in the ongoing case involving Nafiu Bala Gombe through covert pressure on Justice Nwite to recuse himself…
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has claimed that Peter Obi’s strong performance in the 2023 presidential election, where he secured over 6.1 million votes, was largely driven by religious rhetoric. In an interview…
Sadiq Gombe, the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of deliberately interfering in the internal affairs of the party with the aim of causing a crisis in the leadership of…
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday submitted the nomination and expression of interest forms of President Bola Tinubu to the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 election. Shettima disclosed this in a statement posted on…
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Benue State, Peter Adejoh, has warned against attempts to turn Nigeria into a one-party state ahead of the 2027 general elections. Adejoh, who picked his nomination form…
The leadership of the Social Democratic Party on Thursday vowed to proceed with its scheduled May 9 national convention in Bauchi State despite what it described as a forceful invasion of the party’s national secretariat in Abuja by heavily armed…
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