Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed strong confidence that Rivers State residents will turn out in large numbers to welcome President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, anticipating an attendance of over 70,000 supporters at the 40,000 seating capacity Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt. Speaking with journalists...
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All Progressives Congress (APC) has questioned the readiness of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to govern Nigeria, urging the opposition party to resolve its internal leadership crisis before seeking to lead the country. The ruling party said a political organisation aspiring to take charge of Africa’s most populous nation...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Friday, November 6, for a two-state visit to Akwa Ibom and Rivers. The President will first visit Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, to commission landmark projects completed by Governor Umo Eno’s administration and attend a political rally. Governor Eno, the...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of attempting to weaken opposition politics by frustrating its meetings and restricting its access to event venues in Abuja. The party alleged that some hotels in the Federal Capital Territory repeatedly denied it the use of...
Kaduna State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Sadiq Mamman Lagos, has said he is mobilising more than one million women across the state to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani in the 2027 general elections. Mamman Lagos disclosed this on Thursday...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described today’s judgment by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, purporting to sack the Senator David Mark-led leadership and invalidate the candidacy of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as another desperate attempt to cripple the opposition and deny Nigerians the right...
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division Nigerian Army and Commander, Sector 1, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Major General Abubakar Sadique Muhammad Wase, has assured the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the Division’s support towards ensuring a peaceful and secure conduct of the forthcoming 2027 general elections. Wase gave the...
The attack on the convoy of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, in Calabar, Cross River State, has raised fresh concerns over the safety of political actors as activities ahead of the 2027 general elections intensify. Obi’s convoy was reportedly attacked by suspected thugs shortly after...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said the massive infrastructure investments being undertaken by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu are connecting Nigeria’s major economic corridors, strengthening regional trade, reducing transportation costs and opening new opportunities for businesses and communities across the country. He noted that by weaving...
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2027 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to protect their votes during the election, insisting that what he described as irregularities in the 2023 presidential election would not happen again. Atiku made the statement on Wednesday while...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council has described the massive reception received by its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in Sokoto as a sign of growing public dissatisfaction with the administration of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election. The party said the large turnout recorded...
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Wednesday, visited the Honourable Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Gaidam, CON, to discuss operational priorities, personnel welfare and infrastructure development. The engagement underscored the importance of sustained cooperation between the Ministry and the Nigeria Police Force in strengthening internal security....
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on Nigerians to draw important lessons from Tuesday’s midterm elections in the United States, where American voters delivered a political tsunami against the ruling Republican Party and a decisive rebuke of the ruling party’s leadership and unpopular economic policies. In a statement signed...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has identified foreign-driven disinformation as one of the gravest threats to the 2027 General Election and asked the United Nations and the United Kingdom to help the Commission counter it. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, made the appeal on Wednesday in Abuja, when he...
The son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Hon. Olujuwon Obasanjo, has joined the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement as Special Adviser on Political Affairs, pledging support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. Obasanjo made the pledge during a visit to the Movement’s headquarters in Abuja, Wednesday, where...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned the Sokoto State Government against continued interference with the party’s campaign activities in the state, declaring that the State Governor would be held personally responsible for any violence against the opposition in his state. In a statement signed by Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the...
Sokoto State Government has sealed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential campaign office in Sokoto, barely 24 hours before the party’s scheduled presidential campaign flag-off, sparking fresh political tension in the state. The campaign office was reportedly sealed on Monday evening in an exercise said to have been supervised...
In a follow-up to its earlier statement on the plight of retired police officers, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has again condemned President Bola Tinubu for abandoning them to a broken pension system and forcing them to fight for the dignity and security they earned...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barr. Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at politicians opposing the Rainbow Coalition, saying those criticising the political alliance lack the capacity to unite even their families and communities. Wike said the coalition, which brings together political stakeholders across the All Progressives Congress...
Over five thousand professors and senior members of the academic community from more than 130 tertiary institutions across Nigeria are expected to converge on Eagle Square, Abuja, in November to declare support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Coming under the aegis of Progressives in Academics (Pro-Acad), the...