The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has formally released the Notice of Election as well as the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2027 General Elections, fixing February 20 and March 6, 2027, for the Presidential and Governorship polls. Speaking on Friday in Abuja at a meeting with political party leaders, civil society organisations, …
Fresh details have emerged in the leadership crisis affecting the Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, as opposing factions within the party continue to assert their positions ahead of the forthcoming governorship election. At the centre of the dispute is the status of the state chairman, Sunday Bisi, who has rejected claims that …
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of acting in a partisan manner following what he described as a failed attempt to arrest former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai at Abuja airport. Atiku made the allegation in a post on X on Friday, claiming the incident …
Counsel to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused security operatives of attempting to unlawfully arrest him on Thursday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, upon his return from Cairo, Egypt. In a statement dated February 12, 2026, and signed by Ubong Akpan of the Chambers of Ubong Akpan, the lawyer said operatives …
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has rejected a bill before the United States Congress that seeks to impose sanctions on its national leader, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, over alleged “severe religious freedom violations.” The proposed legislation, introduced on Tuesday by five US lawmakers in the House of Representatives, directs the Secretary of State to submit …
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has scheduled February 12 to hear a series of suits challenging the legality of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s national convention held on November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State. A three-member panel led by Justice Mohammed Danjuma will consider eight separate appeals questioning the validity of …
The Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said he spent months ensuring the inclusion of the south-east in a federal infrastructure loan during his time as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Gbajabiamila served as Speaker between 2019 and 2023, during former President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term, a period marked by …
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the Senate for failing to approve real-time transmission of election results to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s result viewing portal (IReV). On Tuesday, the upper legislative chamber approved the electronic transmission of election results to IReV but included a clause allowing manual collation as a fallback where technology fails. …
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has appointed former Cross River State Governor and ex-presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Donald Duke, as Chairman of its newly established Leadership Forum. Duke, who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was appointed during an enlarged stakeholders’ and executive committee meeting of the ADC in …
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday approved the use of both electronic and manual methods for transmitting election results, following weeks of public anger and protests over moves to limit electronic transmission in the ongoing amendment of the Electoral Act. The resolution was reached during plenary after lawmakers reviewed recommendations intended to address concerns raised by …
