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...
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All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State has concluded its House of Representatives primary elections, with Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajuddeen, and several other aspirants emerging as winners across the state’s federal constituencies. Announcing the results at the APC State Secretariat in Kaduna on Saturday, Chairman...
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...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has clarified that party members participating in its ongoing primary elections are not required to present proof of payment of membership dues before casting their votes. The clarification was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka. According...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has applauded the peaceful and orderly conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the House of Representatives across the state. The governor made the commendation on Saturday in an interview with newsmen shortly after supervising the APC primary election...
All the eight aspirants vying for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for the House of Representatives in the Baruten–Kaiama Federal Constituency of Kwara state are said in the race for today’s election. This followed the failure of Kaiama APC stakeholders, elders, and concerned political leaders to agree on...
Senior sources within the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have confirmed the disqualification of four aspirants seeking the party’s House of Representatives ticket for the Baruten–Kaiama Federal Constituency of Kwara State ahead of the forthcoming primary election. The affected aspirants are said to include Hon. Abdullahi Halidu...
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the composition of committees that will oversee its forthcoming National Assembly primary elections across the country. In a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the party disclosed that both the Primary Election Committees and the Primary Election...
By DR (MRS) SAADAT YETUNDE YUSUF – Politics often presents moments that define not only the future of a party, but also the character of its leadership culture. For the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, the build-up to the 2027 governorship race is gradually becoming one of...
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...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday called on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to embrace peace, fairness, and unity as the party commences its nationwide primary elections ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement released ahead of the exercise, Tinubu described the primaries as a...
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...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has constituted a high-level consensus committee on party harmonization and aspirants’ engagement as part of efforts to deepen internal democracy, strengthen cohesion among stakeholders, and sustain unity within the ruling party ahead of forthcoming elections. The committee, according to a statement issued by the...
The opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for an independent investigation into allegations that funds from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) were allegedly diverted to finance political activities linked to the ruling All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a strongly worded statement issued...
The Riyom APC Youth Council has endorsed the member representing Barkin Ladi/Riyom Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Dalyop Chollom, for a second term in office ahead of the 2027 general elections. The group said the endorsement was based on what it described as Chollom’s performance, accessibility,...
I have fallen victim to two sets of phone calls in recent weeks about political developments in Nigeria. Between foreign friends and associates on one hand and my local elite readers and friends on the other. The foreigners have uniformly expressed consternation at recent political developments in Nigeria. They...