Political tension is mounting within the Surulere chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as supporters of lawmaker Desmond Elliot intensified calls for his return to the Lagos State House of Assembly amid allegations of planned candidate imposition ahead of the party primaries. The growing dispute came to the fore during a solidarity rally held …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will deploy more than 1.4 million ad hoc personnel, mostly members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), for the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the NYSC in Abuja, where he led a delegation …
The 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said he is willing to serve as running mate to Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election. Kwankwaso made the declaration during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme, where he said he would gladly work with Obi, a …
Proceedings in a suit seeking to stop former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election were stalled on Monday at the Federal High Court in Abuja following the absence of the plaintiff and key defendants. The suit, filed by lawyer Johnmary Jideobi before Justice Peter Lifu, could not proceed after neither counsel to …
Amid the Peoples Democratic Party’s lingering leadership crisis, former President Goodluck Jonathan is emerging as a major option for the Seyi Makinde and Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the party. After months of quietly wooing the former president, sources close to his camp say Jonathan is now considering a return to the presidential race on the …
Senate Minority Whip, Tony Nwoye, has defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC). The defection was announced during Wednesday’s plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who directed the Clerk of the Senate to update the chamber’s official records. Nwoye Cites Internal Crisis in ADC In a letter read on …
After weeks of intense controversy, media reports, and repeated denials surrounding his diplomatic posting, former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, popularly known as FFK, has finally confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved his redeployment as Nigeria’s Ambassador-Designate to South Africa after an earlier posting to Germany was changed. In a detailed statement, Fani-Kayode claimed …
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has indicated interest in the 2027 presidential election, saying he would consult widely before taking a final decision. Jonathan spoke on Thursday in Abuja after a group of supporters visited his office to urge him to contest the next presidential election. Addressing the supporters, the former president stressed the need for …
National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has assured party members that the ADC would field candidates capable of winning elections despite the ongoing leadership dispute within the party. Mark gave the assurance on Wednesday while addressing members of the Forum of the African Democratic Congress at the party’s national secretariat …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has waived the screening requirement for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the party’s 2027 presidential primaries, declaring him duly cleared in line with its constitution and internal procedures. The decision was reached during the 188th meeting of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), held on Wednesday at the APC National …
