The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) have clashed over the alleged replacement of the party’s candidates for the 2027 State House of Assembly elections, with the opposition party accusing the electoral body of uploading names it did not nominate. The NDC alleged that several names published by INEC, particularly …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the August 15 Osun State governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji, has finally accepted the outcome of the election two weeks after the election was held. Oyebamiji, in a statement issued on Saturday, congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke on his victory, calling on APC members and supporters to close ranks and …
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has issued an Executive Order establishing a Coroner Inquest/Panel of Inquiry into the attacks, killings and violence reported at Naira and Kobo Junction, Motor Park/Garage Area, Ikire, on August 24, 2026. Adeleke disclosed this in a statement posted on his official X account on Saturday. The panel is chaired by …
The historic merger of Nigeria's major opposition parties on February 6, 2013, which birthed the All Progressives Congress (APC) and subsequently unseated an incumbent president in 2015, established a high-stakes precedent for Nigerian politics. Today, opposition politicians are attempting to replicate that political model ahead of the 2027 general elections. However, with just five months …
When former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on August 19, 2026, pledged to restore the petrol subsidy if elected president in 2027, his declaration immediately reignited a national political and economic debate, with stakeholders divided over whether the policy would ease Nigerians’ economic hardship or reverse reforms already undertaken …
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed confidence in its ability to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election without relying on a coalition of opposition parties. The party’s spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the ADC had built enough political support across the country to prosecute the election independently. Abdullahi stated this during an …
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has claimed that President Bola Tinubu is 90 years old, saying he has evidence to support the allegation and will present it in court. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2027 election, made the claim during an interview with the BBC while explaining why he …
Former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has withdrawn from the legal and internal contest over the 2027 governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, urging the party’s national leadership to reconcile aggrieved members. His withdrawal comes barely four months after he officially resigned as the Minister of Power to join the …
Former Minister of Justice, and African Democratic Congress (ADC) Governorship candidate for Kebbi State, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has inaugurated a 600-member campaign council ahead of the 2027 general elections. Malami, after inaugurating the council members in Kebbi on Wednesday, said the inauguration marked the beginning of a coordinated effort to take the ADC’s programmes and …
The presidential candidate of the Accord Party, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has said petrol would sell for no more than ₦605 per litre under an Accord administration, with the possibility of reducing the price to between ₦200 and ₦300 if production costs and the exchange rate are brought under control. Hashim said the ₦605 price would be …
