Politics

  By-election: INEC staff, politician caught with huge cash in Ogun Security officers in Ogun State have arrested some people suspected to be Independent National Electoral Commission staff with a huge amount of money ahead of the state by-election. They ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission will deploy 7,726 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System devices for the upcoming by-elections scheduled for Saturday, August 16, 2025 in 12 states. A top INEC official told The PUNCH that the devices would be distributed ...

  With roughly two years until the 2027 presidential election, members of the Peoples Democratic Party National Executive Committee are divided over moves by certain individuals to facilitate the return of former President Goodluck Jonathan and the 2023 Labour Party ...

  President Bola Tinubu has described Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, as his friend of over two decades, pledging to partner with him and any state committed to human, social, and economic development. ‎ ‎Tinubu, in a post on ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission has warned Nigerians against multiple registration in the forthcoming Continuous Voters Registration exercise. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Plateau, Alhaji Mohammed Sadiq, said this during a meeting with stakeholders on the resumption of CVR ...

  The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, and the governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, hosted the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, in the Bauchi Government House on Friday. While welcoming the members of ...

With the 2027 general elections drawing closer, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s presidential ambition is reportedly shaping the internal structure of the African Democratic Congress while Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, is said to be struggling for ...

  2027: Goodluck Jonathan Ready To Run Again — Close Ally Claims A close ally of the former President Goodluck Jonathan has claimed that the former Nigeran leader will be one of the leading candidates to confront incumbent President Bola ...

  President Tinubu Suspends Some Sections Of Rivers Laws, Giving The Rivers Sole Administrator Power To Conduct Elections In Rivers State President Bola Tinubu has modified the powers of the Sole Administrator of Rivers State in the Conduct of Local ...

  Kano State Commissioner for Transportation, Ibrahim Namadi has resigned his position hours after Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf received the report of the investigative committee probing his involvement in the controversial bail of a suspected drug baron, Sulaiman Aminu Danwawu The ...

  The African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kaduna State chapter has warned former State Governor. Nasir El-Rufai against plotting moves to hijack the party The party says the ex-governor will be will be strongly resisted. Addressing a press conference in Kaduna on Monday, leaders ...

  Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar over his frequent defections across political parties Wike says his actions are driven by a desperate ambition to become president. Speaking during a media ...

  Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,  has been told he is no longer recognised as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Conference of Professionals in the Peoples Democratic Party, CP-PDP said the former Rivers ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned politicians and political parties not to start campaigning ahead of the 2027 general elections In a statement issued by Rotimi Oyekanmi, Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, the electoral body ...

  Peter Obi has reiterated that, unlike most Nigerian politicians, he does not make promises he cannot keep — insisting his pledge to serve only one term if elected president remains non-negotiable In a statement on Sunday, the former Labour ...

  Wike Is Unknown In PDP, Can’t Stop Peter Obi” – Party Chieftain, Jacob Mark A former National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Jacob Mark, has stated that Peter Obi should not be concerned about the influence ...

  Peter Obi Under The PDP Will Defeat Any Candidate In Northern Nigeria In 2027 Because Our People Are Very Fair-minded” — Jerry Gana A founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Professor Jerry Gana, says if Peter Obi ...

  ADC Swears In New Leadership At 99th NEC Meeting The African Democratic Congress (ADC) held its 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Tuesday in Abuja, where Senator David Mark and Ogbenu Rauf Aregbesola were sworn in as Interim ...

  Former Governor of Anambra, Peter Obi, has dismissed claims that he needs clearance to visit Edo, saying he is not afraid to visit any state in Nigeria Obi made the remarks during the presentation of a N50 million cheque to ...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has admitted that it is making efforts to bring back Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, into its party. This was made known by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Ibrahim ...

  Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Oyegun received his ADC membership card on Tuesday in Benin City, Edo State, from the party’s state chairman, Kennedy Odion. At the presentation, ...

  The National Assembly has clarified that the recent Federal High Court ruling in favour of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan did not mandate her immediate reinstatement to the Senate In a letter dated July 14, addressed to the senator’s lawyer, Michael ...

  The Senate has named Senator Aniekan Bassey as the new Chairman of the Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the appointment during Thursday’s plenary, confirming Bassey’s replacement of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is currently on suspension. Akpoti-Uduaghan was ...

  Immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has reaffirmed his support for the retention of Nigeria’s presidency in the South in 2027 He insisted that the region must be allowed to complete its eight-year term before power returns to ...

  Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu for buying a jet when millions of Nigerians have not access to basic amenities including good healthcare Obi, a guest on Sunday Politics, said if ...