Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has directed all council members intending to contest in the 2027 general elections to resign from their positions. The directive was issued on Monday during the State Executive Council meeting held at the Government House in Gusau. According to a statement by the governor’s...
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A youth-based political mobilisation platform, the All Kanuri Youths Renewed Hope Agenda (AKYRHA), has been officially launched in Maiduguri, with organisers setting an ambitious target of delivering 10 million votes for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential election. The group, inaugurated on Sunday, said it had...
Former Bayelsa State governor and Senator, Henry Dickson, has called for peaceful political engagement and sustained grassroots mobilisation as he highlighted growing support for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2027 elections. In a post shared on his X account, Dickson recounted his Sallah solidarity visits across...
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has reiterated the need for purposeful leadership and national unity following a strategic visit to Kaduna State as part of his ongoing nationwide consultations. In a post shared on his X handle on Sunday, Obi disclosed that he met with key party stakeholders, including...
The head of Nigeria’s electoral body has admitted that the commission faces a significant “trust deficit” with the public, calling on the media to help reshape the national narrative ahead of a busy cycle of polls and 2027 general election. Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, Chairman of the Independent National...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has raised fresh concerns over what it described as a calculated attempt to weaken the opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections, alleging a plot to impose President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the sole presidential candidate. In a statement issued by its National Secretary, Bolaji...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has underscored the critical link between credible elections and national security, describing peaceful and transparent elections as the foundation for Nigeria’s stability and democratic consolidation. Prof. Amupitan made the assertion on Monday, 16th March 2027, at the...
APC National Youth League has thrown its weight behind Bauchi born oil and gas technocrat Bala Wunti, urging the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to rally behind him as the party’s most formidable candidate for the 2027 Bauchi State governorship election. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday,...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced the official schedule of activities for the conduct of our party’s 2026 nationwide congresses and National Convention. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the party’s National Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi. The statement said the process forms part of...
The APC Youth League has formally endorsed the governorship aspiration of Dr. Samuel Mawuyon Ajose for the 2027 Lagos State governorship election, declaring him the most credible candidate to secure victory for the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Saturday, National PresidentAPC Youth League,...
Academics from tertiary institutions across Plateau State have launched a political platform aimed at mobilising intellectual and grassroots support for Governor Caleb Mutfwang and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. The platform, known as Plateau Academics for Mutfwang–Tinubu 2027, was unveiled during a gathering of...
A fresh wave of political realignment swept through Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber on Thursday as nine senators formally defected from their respective parties to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The lawmakers, who previously belonged to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance...
Kaduna State Government has dismissed as false and misleading reports circulating on social media claiming that Governor Uba Sani has endorsed certain aspirants for National Assembly positions ahead of future political contests. The government described the report as a fabrication intended to mislead the public and create unnecessary political...
Former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki has appealed to all leaders and stakeholders in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to bury the hatchet, accept the Court of Appeal verdict, and move towards holding a fresh national convention that would comply with all INEC guidelines. Saraki in his reaction...
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing internal party crises and the need to prioritise development and stability in Zamfara State. The announcement was made in a statement released by the Zamfara State Government, which...
Women in Akwa Ibom state have thrown their weight behind the reelection bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office. This was at the celebration of the 2026 International Women’s Day held in Uyo the State capital, which was attended by the First Lady of...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticized the President Bola Tinubu led administration announcement of ambassadorial postings, describing it as a diplomatic blunder and a confirmation of the government’s storied incompetence. In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said that publicly...
Former senator representing Plateau North, I.D. Gyang, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu would secure re-election in 2027 despite political rhetoric suggesting resistance from parts of Northern Nigeria. Speaking during a media chat with journalists at his Rayfield residence in Jos, Gyang dismissed claims that the “far North”...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has declared that he has no preferred aspirant ahead of the forthcoming party primaries in the state, assuring that he will not interfere in the process that will produce flag bearers of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor made the disclosure on Tuesday...
Outgoing State Working Committee (SWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State has formally endorsed Governor Agbu Kefas for the 2027 governorship election and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office. The endorsement was announced on Monday in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, during...