Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement personally signed on Wednesday, Fubara said his decision followed “deep reflection and extensive consultations” with family members, friends and political associates. The governor described the decision as difficult but necessary, stressing…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ogun East Senatorial District primary election held on Monday. Abiodun secured 75,550 votes out of the 99,503 total votes cast to emerge victorious in the exercise. The result was announced by the Chief Returning Officer for Ogun East Senatorial…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday concluded its House of Representatives primaries in several states ahead of the 2027 general elections. Saturday’s exercise produced a mix of consensus candidates, high-profile victories, and controversies ranging from violence to allegations of candidate imposition and unlawful detention. The primaries, originally scheduled for Friday, were shifted to Saturday…
Mahmud Sadis Buba has reportedly abandoned his ambitions to secure the ticket of the All Progressives Congress to represent Sabon Gari Federal Constituency of Kaduna State in the House of Representatives. Honourable Mahmud Sadis Buba steps down from the House of Representatives race. Buba, who claims to be 30 years old, says the decision stems…
A member of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kenneth Okonkwo, has criticised former governors Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso over their decision to leave the ADC coalition for the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC). Both opposition figures recently exited the coalition under the ADC to join the NDC, a move…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday cautioned members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against engaging in infighting and “do-or-die” politics as the party commences its nationwide primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement personally signed by him on the commencement of the APC primaries nationwide, Tinubu urged aspirants, party leaders and delegates…
Former Kano State Governor, and former defence minister, and the leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has defended the Nigerian Democratic Congress’ (NDC) decision to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South, describing the move as necessary to restore political balance and eliminate confusion surrounding Nigeria’s power rotation arrangement. “From our…
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan says he is still consulting amid calls for him to run for the presidency in the 2027 elections. Jonathan said this on Thursday when some youths under the platform of the Coalition for Goodluck Jonathan visited him at his residence in Abuja, asking him to join next year’s presidential race. While welcoming…
Fresh defections hit the House of Representatives on Thursday as five lawmakers dumped the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party for the Nigeria Democratic Congress and the African Democratic Congress amid growing political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections. Among the defectors was the son of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir…
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday joked that the African Democratic Congress was effectively dead following a fresh wave of defections that saw lawmakers move en masse to other political parties, including the Nigerian Democratic Congress and the Labour Party. Akpabio made the remark while presiding over plenary, shortly after the Senate formally announced the…
