Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has clarified that the National Assembly did not scrap or oppose the electronic transmission of election results, insisting that the Senate only retained the relevant provision as contained in the Electoral Act 2022. Akpabio made the clarification on Saturday in Abuja while speaking at a...
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All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed former Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, as Chairman of the National Convention Central Coordination Committee, replacing Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, ahead of the party’s March 27 and 28, 2026 National Convention. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered two new political parties, bringing the total number of registered political parties in Nigeria to 21. The Commission warned that persistent internal leadership crises within parties pose a serious threat to democratic consolidation as preparations for the 2027 General Election intensify. The...
Non-governmental organisation, the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has urged Nigerians to vote for leaders in the 2027 general elections based on their ability to tackle the nation’s economic and security challenges, rather than along religious, tribal or regional lines. The call was made during a one-day public lecture...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that political activities towards the 2027 general elections will not affect his capacity to deliver life-impacting projects to FCT residents. Wike gave the assurance when he inspected some ongoing projects in parts of Abuja on Wednesday. He explained that...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the Nigerian Senate over its rejection of the electronic transmission of results at the polling units The National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Comrade Ini Ememobong, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, described the Senate’s action as shame, unfortunate and harmful to...
Former Benue State Governor and Senator, Gabriel Suswam, has formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing deepening internal crises and a breakdown of cohesion within the party. A copy of the resignation letter, dated Wednesday, February 4, 2026, and addressed to the Chairman of the PDP, Mbagber...
Independent National Electoral Commission (lNEC) said the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise which is scheduled to span for one year, will conclude on 30th August 2026. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, who disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at a meeting with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs, stated that the...
A coalition group of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas of failing to fulfil promises made over nearly three years. The group also endorsed Hon. Danjuma Shiddi, former Wukari/Ibi federal constituency representative, for the 2027 governorship election. At a press conference in Jalingo,...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has raised the alarm over reports that civil servants across several states are being coerced to register for the APC’s ongoing e-registration exercise, allegedly under pressure from the party’s national leadership. National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, in a statement on Sunday, described...
All Progressive Congress (APC) has on Saturday officially welcome the Taraba state Governor, Agbu Kefas into the party in Jalingo, the state capital Vice President Kashim Shettima, who received the governor on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said that the Nation is very proud of Governor Kefas for...
Senate has set up a seven-member committee to collate and harmonise lawmakers’ views on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 2026, as part of efforts to fast-track the passage of the proposed legislation. The committee was inaugurated after senators spent more than two hours deliberating on the bill’s provisions during...
A broad coalition of artisans, youths, students, businessmen and professionals in Adamawa State has formally endorsed Senator Aminu Iya Abbas as their preferred candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket ahead of the 2027 election. The endorsement was jointly signed in a joint statement issued on Wednesday...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced the constitution of its 50-member Wise Men and Women Policy and Manifesto Committee, following the approval of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. National Publicity Secretary of ADC Bolaji Abdullahi, announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Malam...
All roads will lead to Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, on Saturday, January 31, 2026, as Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), members of the National Assembly and other top dignitaries converge for the formal decamping ceremony...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has recorded a historic political milestone with the formal reception of His Excellency, Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State, into the party, a development that underscores the APC’s growing national strength and its unifying appeal across political divides. Speaking on the occasion, the National Chairman...
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has taken a swipe at President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over Nigeria’s worsening electricity crisis, reminding Nigerians of a campaign promise the President made ahead of the 2023 general election. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Obi recalled Tinubu’s 2022 pledge that...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima , has said the formal entry of Plateau State into the All Progressives Congress (APC) is an affirmation that the governing party is truly a national platform that open to all Nigerians committed to unity, peace and inclusive development. He described the party as...
Northern Nigeria Youth Leaders Forum (NNYLF) on Monday formally declared its support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027, unveiling a N200 million fund to purchase the President’s nomination form when it becomes availab The declaration was made at a high-level youth leadership and stakeholders’ engagement...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed as unfounded and misleading reports suggesting a possible replacement of Vice President Kashim Shettima as running mate to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. National Publicity Secretaryof APC, Felix Morka, in a statement on Monday said the ruling party...