The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a revised timetable for the 2027 general elections following the Electoral Act amendment concluded recently by the National Assembly. Under the new schedule, presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on Saturday, January 16, 2027, earlier than previously fixed. Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections have …
The Presidency has accused the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) of spreading misinformation about the Electoral Act, 2026. On Thursday, opposition parties criticised the amended law, describing it as “obnoxious”, a threat to democracy and an alleged attempt to entrench a one-party state in Nigeria. Electoral Act Amendment 2026 …
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday said opposition parties have rejected the amended 2026 Electoral Act, describing it as anti-democratic and a threat to the credibility of Nigeria’s electoral process. Speaking after a joint press conference held in Abuja, Abubakar said leaders of major opposition parties unanimously opposed the law recently signed by President …
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, on Friday defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress. In a statewide broadcast, the governor announced that he moved to the APC alongside his entire cabinet and all officials of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, saying the decision was taken in the interest of the people of Adamawa …
A former journalist and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, Modele Sarafa-Yusuf, has formally expressed interest in contesting the 2027 governorship election in the state. In an open letter posted on her X handle on Thursday, February 26, addressed to party leaders, members, and stakeholders in Ogun State, Sarafa-Yusuf said her …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday conducted its ward congresses across Abia State, with the exercise reported to be peaceful and well coordinated. Speaking during the exercise, the chairman of the APC Ward and Local Government Congress Committee, Emmanuel Goar, said the committee complied strictly with the party’s harmonisation directive to ensure transparent and …
The North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum has called on Bola Tinubu to ensure that only credible candidates emerge as national officers of the party at its forthcoming national convention. The APC national convention is scheduled to hold between March 27 and 28, 2026, during which members of the National Working Committee (NWC), including the …
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced fresh appointments just days after dissolving his cabinet. In a statement issued on Thursday, Onwuka Nzeshi, the governor’s chief press secretary, said Fubara appointed Dagogo Wokoma as secretary to the state government (SSG) and Sunny Ewule as chief of staff (CoS). According to the statement, both appointments take …
After months of heated legislative battles, street protests, elite lobbying and public outrage, President Bola Tinubu signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026 into law, setting the legal framework that will govern Nigeria’s elections heading into the pivotal 2027 general polls. The recently concluded FCT council elections on Saturday, February 21, marked the first polls …
Ahead of the Saturday, February 22, 2026 FCT area council elections, hopes were high and the energy vibrant when Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, joined the campaign rally for one of their favourites, Dr. Paul Moses, popularly known as Dr. Mo, the chairmanship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), for the Abuja Municipal Area …
