Plateau State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared Hon. Yusuf Gagdi as the winner of the party’s House of Representatives primary election for the Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam (PKK) Federal Constituency, rejecting earlier results that named another aspirant victorious. Confusion erupted after conflicting results emerged from the primary election...
2027 election
All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the list of Senatorial aspirants not cleared to participate in the Party’s Senate Primary Elections. National Publicity Secretary of APC, Felix Morka, announced this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. Morka said the screening exercise was conducted by the Party’s Screening...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has appointed former Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, and former Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, to lead its presidential primary committees ahead of the party’s forthcoming presidential primaries. While Senator Imoke will serve as Chairman of the Presidential Screening Committee, Abdulfatah...
A coalition of aggrieved aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State has rejected the party’s House of Representatives and senatorial primary processes, alleging widespread violations of the party’s constitution and nomination guidelines. Operating under the banner of the Coalition of Kaduna Aggrieved Aspirants for APC Primary...
Confusion and anxiety trailed the conduct of the House of Representatives primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State on Saturday, following the late arrival of election materials and members of the party’s electoral committee. Party members and aspirants across the state expressed frustration after the...
A closed-door meeting between Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, and governorship aspirant, David Sabo Kente, popularly known as DSK, ended without any concrete resolution on Friday in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital. The meeting took place at Kente’s residence opposite the DSS quarters and is believed to be connected...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the names of aspirants barred from participating in its forthcoming House of Representatives primaries in several states ahead of the 2027 National Assembly elections. The party announced the development on Saturday after concluding its screening exercise for aspirants seeking the APC ticket across...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has postponed its presidential and governorship screening exercise earlier scheduled to hold this weekend, shifting the exercise to Monday, May 18, 2026. The party disclosed this in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, who said the adjustment became necessary...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that all 22 registered political parties in Nigeria have submitted their membership registers in compliance with the Electoral Act 2026. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna. The commission said...
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has faulted the conduct of plaintiff Johnmary Jideobi and his lawyer, Ndubuisi Ukpai, in a suit seeking to stop former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election. The judge described their repeated absence and failure to move...
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, former deputy governor of Sokoto State, Manir Dan’Iya has emerged as the consensus governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the State. The consensus which took days to arrive at was considered the most matured political calculation done by the opposition...
In what took many by surprise, the opposition political party atmosphere in Sokoto was greeted with shock following the announcement that the state leader of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator Aminu Tambuwal would not be seeking re-election come 2027. The development, considered as a huge sacrifice for the unity...
Sokoto State Executive Council has approved the purchase of six bulletproof vehicles for the office of Governor Ahmed Aliyu at a cost of N1.47 billion as part of preparations for the governor’s planned statewide tour ahead of the political season. The approval was announced after the council meeting held...
The entire 17 Local Government Chairmen under the Association of Local Government Chairmen (ALGON) in Yobe State, have unanimously endorsed Baba Malam Wali as the gubernatorial candidate on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. Wali, whom they described as a grassroots...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its House of Representatives primary election for the 2027 general elections by one day, shifting the exercise to Saturday, May 16, 2026. The party, however, confirmed that the dates earlier announced for the Senate, State Houses of Assembly, governorship and presidential primaries remain...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has called on aspirants seeking various elective positions under the All Progressives Congress (APC) and party stakeholders to adopt consensus as the preferred mode for candidate emergence ahead of the party primaries. The APC primary elections are scheduled to commence on Friday, 15...
ADC slams Tinubu’s fresh $1.25bn World Bank loan, says Nigerians are paying price of ‘ponzi economy’
ADC slams Tinubu’s fresh $1.25bn World Bank loan, says Nigerians are paying price of ‘ponzi economy’
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the Federal Government’s move to secure another $1.25 billion loan from the World Bank, describing the Tinubu administration’s borrowing pattern as dangerous and unsustainable. In a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC expressed concern over what it...
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election, signaling a major shift in Nigeria’s political landscape. Makinde made the announcement on Thursday during a unity rally organised by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All People’s Movement (APM) at Mapo...
An aspirant for the Plateau Central Senatorial seat, David Barji has said he would support the establishment State Police if elected into the National Assembly. Barji, who is contesting under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said this on Wednesday in Bokkos. The central senatorial district consist...
A frontline governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State, Chief David Sabo Kente (DSK), has urged his supporters and residents of the state to support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, saying it remains the surest path to the completion...