Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi has defended his recent comments about Nigerians living abroad, saying his message was deliberately distorted by political opponents. He insisted that he never asked Nigerians in the diaspora to stop supporting their families back home but was calling for a country...
2027 election
African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has said Senator Abdulaziz Yari, Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, has validated its position that the APC-led government has failed to secure Nigeria and cannot offer credible solutions to the country’s worsening security crisis. The ADC-PCC was...
President Bola Tinubu has urged his supporters and Nigerians to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and continue to promote his administration’s achievements ahead of the 2027 general election. In a statement on Tuesday after meeting with the leadership and members of the City Boy Movement at the Presidential...
Paul Ibe, media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has questioned comments by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, declaring victory for President Bola Tinubu before the 2027 election is held. In a post on X on Tuesday, Ibe argued that only the Independent...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced its South-East zonal readiness assessment ahead of the 2027 General Election, with Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, reaffirming the commission’s commitment to credible polls and calling for stronger collaboration with traditional rulers to ensure peaceful elections. Prof. Amupitan made this known during...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on the Federal Government to provide answers over the 2020 Lekki tollgate shooting, saying six years later many Nigerians, especially young people, are still waiting for justice. In a post shared on his X account on Tuesday to mark the sixth anniversary...
The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has urged Nigerian youths to reject the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the January 16 presidential election, accusing the ruling party of failing the nation’s young people after years in power. The ADC-PCC said the APC,...
Presidential spokesman Daniel Bwala has criticised Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi over comments he alleged Obi made during an engagement with Nigerians in Manchester, United Kingdom. In a post shared on his X account, Bwala accused Obi of encouraging Nigerians in the diaspora not to send...
The Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted a Local Organising Committee (LOC) and several subcommittees ahead of the official flag-off of the party’s 2027 presidential campaign scheduled for October 24, 2026, in Kaduna. The party said Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, approved the...
A Federal High Court has upheld the powers of the Enugu State Structures for Signage and Advertisement Agency (ENSSAA) to impose a N150 million permit fee on political parties seeking to erect campaign billboards and posters ahead of the 2027 general elections. The clarification followed the release of a...
Former Sokoto State Governor and Senator representing Sokoto South, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has denied reports that he plans to leave the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). His Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, Prince Daniel, dismissed the reports in a statement on Monday. He...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that throwing total support behind President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid is the strategic key to unlocking unprecedented political appointments, infrastructure development, and lasting national relevance for Rivers State. Speaking on Monday during an interactive meeting with supporters of...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) leadership has announced a new date for the unveiling and inauguration of its National Campaign Council (NCC) earlier slated for Tuesday, 20th October, 2026. National Publicity Secretary of NDC, Osa Director, announced this in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Abuja. The statements...
Eight Zamfara State lawmakers who recently left the All Progressives Congress (APC) have returned to the party after a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House. The lawmakers, who were led to the presidential meeting by the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, resolved to...
Vice Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has dismissed claims that the party’s presidential ticket may step down for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing the reports as false and misleading. Kwankwaso, a former Kano State Governor, said the attacks allegedly coming from the...
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Office of the Vice President), Mr. Stanley Nkwocha, has urged the South-East to embrace strategic political alliances and greater participation in national politics as preparations gather momentum for the 2027 general elections. Nkwocha made the call on Saturday...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians to take responsibility for rebuilding the country, warning that the nation’s future depends on the quality of leadership chosen in the coming elections. Obi made the call on Sunday after interacting with Nigerians living in Manchester, United...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, will on Tuesday receive High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, as the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement inaugurates its Ondo State structure. The event will take place at Democracy Park, Akure, by noon and will also feature the distribution of campaign vehicles and materials...
The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has dismissed Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s response to its earlier statement as diversionary, insisting that his reaction has further raised questions about his political alignment with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The ADC-PCC had earlier advised...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “over its failure to account for over ₦126.46 billion in public funds appropriated for electoral operations but allegedly diverted, lost, mismanaged or otherwise unaccounted for.” The funds were meant to buy...