The Independent National Electoral Commission has published the final list of candidates for the 2027 National Assembly elections, clearing 4,408 candidates to contest the 109 Senate and 360 House of Representatives seats. The list shows a heavily male-dominated contest, with 3,965 men representing about 90 per cent of the candidates, compared with only 443 women, …
Post-election violence in Osun State has taken another deadly turn after Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as Emir Ajagungbade and an ally of Governor Ademola Adeleke, was shot dead in Ile-Ife amid a dispute over control of motor parks. The shooting occurred on Sunday, September 13, 2026, around the Energy Filling Station in Ile-Ife. The Osun …
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has protested at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Ekiti State over the exclusion of two of its senatorial candidates from the commission’s final list for the 2027 general elections. The protesters, made up of NDC members and supporters of the Obedient Movement, demanded the restoration of Prince …
A chieftain of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, has sued the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and the West African Examination Council (WAEC) over their alleged refusal to release records relating to the academic qualifications of Peter Obi. Obi is the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) …
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum says insurgents destroyed more than 5,000 school structures across the state, forcing about 2.2 million children out of school at the peak of the crisis. Zulum disclosed this on Sunday during the inauguration of several projects in Maiduguri, the state capital. According to the governor, the insurgency also claimed the …
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has been conferred with the traditional title of Ugo Eze Anambra by traditional rulers representing the 179 communities in Anambra State. The title, which means “the glory of the king” or “a Royal Eagle”, was conferred on Tinubu by the Chairman of the Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council, Igwe Chidubem Iweka, …
A member of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Aisha Yesufu, has said Peter Obi will have an easier task in the 2027 presidential election than he did in 2023. Yesufu, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today, on Thursday, said the support base popularly known as the “Obidients” had laid significant groundwork during the 2023 …
A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Akin Olujinmi, SAN, has described the allegation by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar that President Bola Tinubu submitted a forged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate as speculative and unsupported by evidence. Olujinmi, who is leading Tinubu’s legal team in a suit seeking to disqualify …
The National Assembly has suspended all official visits to South Africa and directed lawmakers and officials to boycott legislative activities hosted or organised by the country over recurring xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African nationals. The decision was contained in a statement signed by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, on Friday. …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded the modified logo of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) on its website and updated the party's leadership details following a Federal High Court judgement in Abuja. The commission listed Senator Cleopas Moses Zuwoghe as the National Chairman of the NDC, with the position marked as updated “by …
