The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has extended deadline for the submission of memoranda and position papers on the proposed legislation to 5 pm on Friday, August 21, 2026. The extension was announced on Thursday by Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu and Chairman of the Presidential Working Group. …
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has urged stakeholders in Saturday’s Osun State governorship election to allow voters to freely choose their leaders without intimidation or interference. Obi made the appeal in a statement posted on his X handle on Thursday, calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies, …
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has warned against the heavy deployment of security personnel ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, saying the exercise could begin to resemble a military operation rather than a democratic process. Atiku spoke on Wednesday at the ADC National Youth Leadership Summit in …
PDP, ADP reject tariff describe charges a outrageous The Cross River State Signage and Advertisement Agency (CRISSAA), has fixed ₦150 million as the fee for outdoor campaign advertisements by presidential candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections. Under the new tariff, governorship candidates will pay N100 million, while senatorial, House of Representatives and State House …
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has blamed President Bola Tinubu’s recent comments on political competition for the controversial remarks attributed to Senator Francis Fadahunsi ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, made the claim while speaking on Arise News on Wednesday. Abdullahi said Fadahunsi may have interpreted President …
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has raised concerns over an alleged plan to arrest its National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State. The party, in a statement issued on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said it had received what it described as credible reports of plans to …
The Rivers State Government has dismissed reports of a disagreement between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and members of the State House of Assembly over the delay in passing the 2026 Appropriation Bill. The government, in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Onwuka Nzeshi, said Fubara was working closely with the lawmakers …
Senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Fadahunsi, has arrived at the Osun State Police Command headquarters in Osogbo for questioning over alleged inciting comments. Channels Television reports that Fadahunsi arrived at about 2:35 p.m. on Wednesday, accompanied by the Commissioner of Police in charge of election and security, Samuel Erale. The senator’s invitation followed …
President Bola Tinubu, Sultan of Sokoto Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar and the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, have called on Nigerians to reject religious intolerance, hate speech and the manipulation of ethnic and religious identities for political purposes. The call was made at an international conference on national security and …
The All Democratic Alliance (ADA) has given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) 48 hours to comply with a Federal High Court order directing the electoral body to grant the association access to its online portal to complete its registration as a political party. ADA Protem National Secretary, Aminu Ahmed, issued the ultimatum in a …
