Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has stated that he does not know who will succeed him after the expiration of his tenure in May 2027. The governor reiterated that his administration was focused on strengthening security and providing needed development to the people. He spoke on Sunday evening...
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Kano State House of Assembly has released the official list of lawmakers who have defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), following the resignation of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf from the party. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Assembly, Kamaluddeen Sani...
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has resigned his membership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), alongside a wave of high-profile political figures across the state, sparking intense speculation over an imminent political realignment. The resignation, which also affected 21 members of the Kano State House of Assembly,...
Personal Assistant to the President on Domestic Affairs (Northeast), Office of the Vice President, Comrade Mohammed Mahmud, has called on youths and supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to actively participate in the ongoing APC e-registration exercise across Borno State, other states of the federation and the Federal...
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf is currently locked in a high-stakes political standoff over his planned defection from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Politics Digest reports. Despite weeks of back-channel negotiations, the top hierarchy of the APC at both state and...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declared that unseating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general election is central to what it describes as a broader effort to rescue Nigeria from a deepening governance crisis. Speaking on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, ADC spokesperson and...
Rivers State High Court sitting in Oyigbo Local Government Area has intervened in the deepening political crisis in the state, issuing an interim injunction that temporarily stops all actions connected to the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Nma-Odu. In a ruling delivered in Port Harcourt,...
Chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government of Rivers State, Dr Gift Worlu has said what is in Rivers today is a rainbow coalition of Renewed Hope family. Dr Worlu who is apparently not happy with the state of governance in Rivers state affirmed that “Yes, there’s a renewed hope family...
January 15, 2026, should have been a solemn day of national reflection. Sixty years after the tragic 1966 coup, Nigerians across regions, ethnicities and faiths sought healing—an opportunity to confront history, mend fractures and reaffirm our collective conscience. Yet, on that very day, the floor of the Nigerian Senate...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the recent defection of his son, Abba Abubakar, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Abba formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), pledging support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election ahead of the 2027 general election. He was officially...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that no one can push him or his supporters out of Rivers State or stop them from backing President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Wike made the statement on Saturday during a “thank you” visit to Port Harcourt...
Former Governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, in this interview with newsmen in Sokoto on the eve of his 60th birthday, reassured that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is deeply concerned about the future of Nigeria. He also spoke on...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is determined to make the 2027 General Election a turning point for Nigeria’s democracy and a model for election management in Africa. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, stated this on Friday in Lagos while speaking at the commission’s 2026 Induction and...
In a bid to build a strong and united front against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections, a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disclosed plans to open high-level talks with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential...
Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, has dismissed claims that the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, poses a political threat to her ahead of the 2027 general elections, insisting that her fate at the polls rests solely with voters. Speaking on Politics Today on Channels...
Prominent lawyer, media commentator and news analyst, Frank Tietie, has strongly denied claims that he petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to remove Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), describing the report as false, misleading and deliberately fabricated. Tietie, who is also the Executive Director of...
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), under the umbrella of the APC Leaders Forum (ALF) and the Tinubu/Shettima Solidarity Movement (TSSM), on Wednesday staged a rally in Abuja, calling for the immediate removal of Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over alleged insubordination, attacks...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised the alarm over what it described as a planned and coordinated campaign of calumny targeted at the Commission and its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the anti-graft agency alerted Nigerians to alleged plots by politicians and groups...
As political activities ahead of the 2027 general elections begin to gather momentum, the Sokoto State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has effectively endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Ahmed Aliyu for a second term in office. The endorsement came on Tuesday during the inauguration of...
As the battle lines for the 2027 general election begin to harden, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed has drawn a sharp line against political defections, firing pointed shots at the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and distancing himself from the path taken by his former principal, Peter Obi. Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party...