Ex-PDP, ADC supporters target 100,000 votes for Tinubu, Yayi
Some former supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party and the African Democratic Congress in Ogun State, under the aegis of the Yayi Ni Wura Alliance Movement, have commenced mobilisation of supporters across the state for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and the governorship ambition of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi. The […]
2027: Moghalu rejects Atiku campaign appointment
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has rejected his inclusion in the policy team of the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for the 2027 election. Moghalu, in a statement posted on his X handle on Thursday, said he was neither consulted nor asked for his consent before […]
Gombe governorship: PDP to conduct fresh primary, obey court order
The Peoples Democratic Party has said it will conduct a fresh governorship primary election in Gombe State in compliance with a Federal High Court judgment that nullified the process that produced former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami, as its candidate for the 2027 election. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Haruna […]
Atiku names Kashim-Ibrahim campaign chair, El-Rufai deputy
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has named Kashim Ibrahim-Imam as chairman of his 2027 National Campaign Council, with former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, appointed deputy chairman. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, who also serves as the campaign council’s Director of Strategic […]
I left Anambra debt-free, Obi insists
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has insisted that he did not borrow money or issue bonds on behalf of Anambra State during his eight years as governor. Obi, who spoke on Arise TV’s Prime Time programme on Thursday, said his administration left office in March 2014 without owing salaries, gratuities, […]
Ogun assembly pardons impeached ex-deputy speaker, passes pregnancy termination bill
The Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a bill seeking to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality, promote safe motherhood and reproductive health rights, and establish conditions for the safe termination of pregnancy in accordance with legal indications and for connected purposes. The bill, with the short title “H.B. No. 036/OG/2026 – Ogun State Safe […]
Lagos APC expels ex-Agege chairman, aspirant over defection to APM
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has expelled former Agege Local Government Chairman, Ganiyu Egunjobi, and former Agege Constituency II aspirant, Azeez Yusuf, following their defection to the Allied Peoples Movement. The state APC Chairman, Cornelius Ojelabi, announced the expulsion in a statement posted on his Facebook page on Wednesday, accusing the […]
Ex-ADC governorship candidate dumps party
Former governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress in Rivers State, Tonte Ibraye, has resigned his membership of the party, citing the prolonged leadership crisis and unresolved legal disputes over its internal structures and the conduct of its processes ahead of the 2027 general elections. Ibraye, who ran for governor in the 2023 election, announced […]
Ex-Labour Party South-West coordinator dumps party, defects to APC
A former South-West Coordinator of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council in the 2023 election, Sola Ebiseni, has defected from the party to the All Progressives Congress. Ebiseni, who is also the Secretary-General of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, declared his support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. The […]
Ekiti poll: Appeal Court rejects SDP venue change
The Court of Appeal has declined a request by counsel to the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Ebenezer Akinbuli, to relocate the Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal from Ado-Ekiti over alleged security concerns. The development came as the tribunal on Tuesday adjourned proceedings to Wednesday, September 24, to clarify the status of correspondence relating to […]
