The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Kabiru Turaki is set to screen former President Goodluck Jonathan as its sole presidential aspirant ahead of the party’s primaries for the 2027 general elections. The faction disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, announcing that the screening of aspirants for various elective positions would …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified 47 senatorial aspirants from participating in the party’s Senate primary elections ahead of the 2027 general elections. Among those affected are three serving senators, namely Benson Agadaga, senator representing Bayelsa east; Garba Maidoki, Kebbi south senator; and Banigo Ipalibo, senator representing Rivers west. Prominent politicians also barred from …
Violence disrupted the collation and announcement of results from the All Progressives Congress (APC), House of Representatives primaries in Ondo State after suspected political thugs invaded the party secretariat in Akure. The incident forced security operatives to evacuate members of the seven-man National Assembly Primary Election Committee led by Hon. Iboroma Harry Dabibi from the …
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted bail to former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, who is standing trial over allegations of unlawfully intercepting the telephone communications of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik admitted El-Rufai to bail in the sum of N100 million. The court also ordered him to …
The political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections is already witnessing a dramatic shift following the outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primaries, where more than 50 lawmakers were pushed out of the race in one of the biggest internal political shake-ups in recent history. The primaries, held across the …
Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule, alongside Hon. Hart Cyril Godwin and 11 other aspirants, have emerged as candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for House of Representatives seats in Rivers State ahead of the 2027 general elections. The results of the primaries conducted on Saturday were …
President Bola Tinubu has called on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to conduct themselves peacefully as the party begins its nationwide primary elections, warning against actions capable of creating division within the ruling party ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued to mark the commencement of the primaries, Tinubu described …
The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdullahi, has revealed that former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi once threatened to leave the opposition coalition over concerns that former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi was receiving preferential treatment. Abdullahi disclosed this during an interview with Symfoni TV on Thursday amid growing …
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has submitted his expression of interest and nomination forms, signalling his readiness to contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Atiku disclosed this on Thursday in a post on his X handle, describing his presidential bid as part of a broader …
Presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr. Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has dismissed zoning as the key factor in choosing Nigeria’s next president, insisting that competence and the ability to unite the country should determine leadership ahead of the 2027 election. Hayatu-Deen spoke on Wednesday at the ADC National Secretariat in Abuja after submitting his …
