New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to stop “sitting on the fence,” insisting that the electoral body must immediately disown what it described as illegal congresses allegedly planned by the Kwankwasiyya faction led by Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. In a statement on...
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A fresh political wave has hit Kano as 774 members of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) crossed over to the All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring confidence in the ruling party’s direction and development agenda. The defectors were formally received on Friday in Rimin Gado Local Government Area by...
Contrary to the position of some Kwande people that the intermediate group should produce Governor for 2027 general election, the Kwande stakeholders have endorsed Governor Hyacinth Alia for 2027 gubernatorial election. Speaking on Monday during a press briefing in Makurdi, the group whose speech was presented by Rt. Hon...
Speaker, Taraba State House of Assembly, Hon. John Bonzena and 16 other members who were elected under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have defected from the party to the All Progressive Congress (APC). The Speaker began by submitting his own resignation letter, formally leaving the PDP...
All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday welcomed top political figures from opposition parties in Plateau State in what party leaders described as one of the most significant political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections. The reception ceremony at the Polo Field, Jos, drew thousands of supporters and featured...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has called on the Muslim community in the state to sustain their prayers and support for President Bola Tinubu led administration. Okpebholo also urged them to “stand firmly behind the president’s reform-driven leadership, ahead of the 2027 general elections”. He spoke during a special...
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has declared that President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will be unbeatable in the 2027 presidential election, describing the contest as “Tinubu versus Tinubu.” Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, the former Abia governor said the APC remains...
A youth-focused wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC), known as the Youth Structure for Asiwaju, has unveiled plans to rally six million young Nigerians in support of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. Speaking with journalists on Monday at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja, the group’s...
Member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has officially dumped the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and rejoined the All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring his full support for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign. Jibrin, who represents the Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State, announced his decision in...
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has urged residents of Zamfara to rally behind the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in a move aimed at rescuing Nigeria. Speaking to a crowd of ADC supporters in Gusau on Sunday, El-Rufa’i highlighted the party’s strategies to tackle security challenges in...
Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Mr. Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, to reconsider his political ambitions ahead of the 2027 elections. In a statement released on Sunday in Lagos, the party’s spokesperson, Mr. Seye Oladejo, offered this advice while reacting...
Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Bayelsa, Dr Sylbriks Obriki has sent a notice that the next Senator that would represent Bayelsa West Senatorial District in 2027, must as a matter of right, come from Ekeremor. Obriki gave this...
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, on Friday inaugurated the President Bola Tinubu Support Group 2027 in Makurdi, Benue State. Senator Akume, represented by Senator Jacob Gyado at the event, commended the group’s Chief Convener and Coordinator, Mr. Mathias Byuan, for taking the initiative...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has expressed strong faith in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s chances of securing re-election in 2027, urging the people of Kogi to demonstrate their appreciation for the President’s goodwill toward the state. Speaking on Friday at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholders’ Engagement held in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that eight of the fourteen pre-qualified associations have successfully completed the submission of all required documents. The development was revealed in a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun,...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Former Ambassador to Namibia, Terhemen Tarzoor has endorsed Governor Hyacinth Alia as the gubernatorial candidate for 2027 election in Benue State. Addressing journalists at the NUJ house in Makurrdi, Benue State on Monday, the former gubernatorial contender in 2015 gubernatorial election, noted that...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – A new socio-political organization, E’Ekpede Initiative in Akwa Ibom State has thrown its weight behind the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Obot Akpabio and Governor Umo Eno in the 2027 general elections to ensure continuity and national development. Chairman of...
New Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN), has pledged his commitment to free, fair, and credible elections that truly reflect the will of the Nigerian people. Prof. Amupitan made the pledge while meeting with staff members at the INEC headquarters in Abuja...
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has dismissed claims by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that President Bola Tinubu led administration is muzzling opposition voices, calling such allegations baseless. The ADC recently accused the ruling party of trying to suppress dissent as the 2027 elections approach. But APC...
In a major political development, northern stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have thrown their weight behind former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN), as their consensus choice for the party’s national chairmanship ahead of the Nov. 15 National Convention in Ibadan. The...