The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of the Arewa People’s Forum (APF), has condemned the alleged interference by the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Obi in the outcome of the party’s primary election held in Abuja on May 29, 2026. In a statement issued...
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As the political atmosphere intensifies towards the next general election, I was discussing the role of youths in shaping electoral outcomes and defining a future for themselves with a friend. My friend drew an interesting analogy between political godfathers and slave masters. He said some of our youths are...
Democracy and adversity are strange bedfellows. Hungry and deprived people either troop out to vote or look the other way at election time. Deprived people who observe the ritual of elections do so in the forlon hope that perhaps a new political cast could alleviate their condition. But more...
Senator representing Taraba North Senatorial District, Shaibu Isa Lau, has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 senatorial election. Lau secured victory at the party’s primary election conducted across the six local government areas that make up Taraba North Senatorial District. Announcing the...
A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Jeffrey Kuraun, has called for the outright cancellation of the party’s governorship primary held on May 21, 2026 in Benue State, insisting that the exercise was flawed and cannot stand. Dr. Karaun urged the party’s National Working Committee (NWC)...
The senatorial primary elections conducted across Taraba State on May 19, 2026, ended on contrasting notes in the three senatorial districts. While the exercises in Central and Southern Taraba were largely peaceful despite a few complaints, the process in Northern Taraba was overshadowed by tension, unrest, and isolated acts...
Ambassador Terhemen Tarzoor, the Benue State Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Agenda for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Governor Hyacinth Alia, has expressed optimism that both leaders would record convincing victories in the forthcoming general elections following the outcome of the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries...
Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Gombe State, citing alleged violations of the Electoral Act 2026 and lack of transparency in the conduct of the exercise. Pantami announced his withdrawal in a...
A major political upset has emerged in Plateau State following the defeat of Hon. Yusuf Gagdi in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency seat. The incumbent lawmaker, who currently represents the constituency in the House of Representatives, lost his bid for a third...
The All Progressives Congress National Assembly Primary Election Committee for Borno State has declared nine House of Representatives aspirants as duly elected in the party’s primaries, while the election for the Askira/Uba/Hawul Federal Constituency was declared inconclusive following a petition filed before the Appeal Committee. Chairman of the committee,...
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...
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...
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...
Afrobeats superstar Davido has stepped away from his music schedule to actively campaign for the re-election of his uncle, Ademola Adeleke, ahead of the Osun governorship race. The announcement was made in Ede, where he was unveiled as chairman of the Imole Youth Campaign Team, a group focused on...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the current nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise would resume for its third and final phase on Monday, 11th May 2026. Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. It may be...
In a significant political show of support ahead of the 2027 general elections, the 244 councillors across Sokoto State have jointly purchased a N50 million nomination form for Governor Ahmed Aliyu. The councillors, operating under the umbrella of the National Council of Councillors Forum of Nigeria, made the move...
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has tendered his resignation and proposed the establishment of a coordinating Minister of Energy to drive integrated reforms across Nigeria’s power, gas and related sectors This is contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Strategic Communications and Media Relations, Bolaji Tunji,...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a consequential adjustment to the campaign timeline for the Osun State governorship election, following the earlier shift in the election date. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, in a press statement on Thursday, said the deadline...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the President-elect of the Republic of Benin, His Excellency, Romuald Wadagni, on his victory at the polls. Romuald Wadagni, the country’s Minister of Finance, secured an overwhelming majority of the vote in the presidential election held on April 12. In a letter signed...