The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the Allied Peoples Movement. Mohammed announced his defection on Saturday following a meeting with political stakeholders convened to deliberate on the implications of the Supreme Court’s judgment on the PDP leadership crisis and to determine a way forward. Speaking after the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally endorsed the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus governorship candidate in the state. In a statement posted on Wednesday via the official X (formerly Twitter) handle of presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, the presidency said: “President Tinubu formally endorses the Lagos APC consensus…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued sweeping orders restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or participating in any state congresses organised by the disputed caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Delivering judgment, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik also barred former Senate President, Senator David Mark, alongside other key figures in…
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has held a closed-door meeting with a 2027 presidential aspirant under the African Democratic Party (ADC), Peter Obi. Accompanying Obi to the meeting which took place at the Governor’s Office, were several former and serving political figures in the South-East. They include former Governor of Ebonyi State, Dr Sam…
Amid the escalating security crisis across Nigeria, recent records from the Federal Government’s Open Treasury Portal that the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Air Force were grappling with gross underfunding, particularly in the acquisition of security and defence equipment, has not gone down well with many Nigerians. Recall that a wave of coordinated violent attacks…
Briefing journalists after the meeting, the former Anambra State governor said the visit was part of ongoing consultations ahead of the 2027 elections. A presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Peter Obi, on Monday consulted former President Goodluck Jonathan on the state of the nation and the 2027 general elections. Obi disclosed this…
Political leaders from the opposition have resolved to present a united front in the 2027 general elections, agreeing to field a single presidential candidate to challenge President Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The decision was one of the major highlights of a National Summit of Opposition Political Leaders held on Saturday…
Youths of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State on Thursday staged a protest against what they described as the alleged political victimisation of the party’s leader, Bukola Saraki, over the 2018 Offa bank robbery incident. The protesters held a rally across major streets of Ilorin before converging at the forecourt of the Emir…
President Bola Tinubu has declared that democracy in Nigeria will survive despite intimidation, assuring that his administration remains committed to building a stronger nation. The President made the remarks while receiving a high-level delegation from Enugu State, led by Governor Peter Mbah, at the State House. He also commended Governor Mbah for efforts to tackle…
The All Progressives Congress has fixed May 16 and May 23, 2026 for the conduct of its presidential and governorship primary elections ahead of the 2027 general elections. APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, who made this public on Monday, disclosed that in the ruling party’s timetable signed by the National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu,…
