The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has declared that opposition parties will unite to defeat President Bola Tinubu and remove the All Progressives Congress (APC) from power in the 2027 general elections. Baba-Ahmed made the declaration on Monday at a summit of opposition political parties organised by G100 …
Former Bayelsa State Governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the party and the Bola Tinubu administration of abandoning the principles on which the party was founded. Sylva announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the APC chairman in Ward …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) have clashed over the alleged replacement of the party’s candidates for the 2027 State House of Assembly elections, with the opposition party accusing the electoral body of uploading names it did not nominate. The NDC alleged that several names published by INEC, particularly …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the August 15 Osun State governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji, has finally accepted the outcome of the election two weeks after the election was held. Oyebamiji, in a statement issued on Saturday, congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke on his victory, calling on APC members and supporters to close ranks and …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday departed Abuja for Europe to begin a three-week vacation as part of his annual leave. According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Sunday, Tinubu’s first stop will be London, United Kingdom. The President is expected to spend …
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has issued an Executive Order establishing a Coroner Inquest/Panel of Inquiry into the attacks, killings and violence reported at Naira and Kobo Junction, Motor Park/Garage Area, Ikire, on August 24, 2026. Adeleke disclosed this in a statement posted on his official X account on Saturday. The panel is chaired by …
The historic merger of Nigeria's major opposition parties on February 6, 2013, which birthed the All Progressives Congress (APC) and subsequently unseated an incumbent president in 2015, established a high-stakes precedent for Nigerian politics. Today, opposition politicians are attempting to replicate that political model ahead of the 2027 general elections. However, with just five months …
When former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on August 19, 2026, pledged to restore the petrol subsidy if elected president in 2027, his declaration immediately reignited a national political and economic debate, with stakeholders divided over whether the policy would ease Nigerians’ economic hardship or reverse reforms already undertaken …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered a comprehensive forensic audit of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), Federal Government agencies and their internal control systems following revelations of ghost workers, “fake agencies” and other system lapses. According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo …
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed confidence in its ability to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election without relying on a coalition of opposition parties. The party’s spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the ADC had built enough political support across the country to prosecute the election independently. Abdullahi stated this during an …
