Isaac Samuel Leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Thursday demanded the resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, following the commission’s…
Isaac Samuel Security agencies on Thursday took over the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Maitama, Abuja, as a planned protest over the leadership crisis in the…
From Sodiq Omolaoye, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has halted all dealings with factions of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and removed the names of the party’s National…
Isaac Samuel In Nigerian politics, the temptation to draw parallels between rising political figures and established power brokers is almost irresistible. It is even more compelling when the comparison involves…
Isaac Samuel Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the House of Representatives on Tuesday witnessed a major political shake-up as 28 lawmakers formally defected from their political parties The lawmakers…
Isaac Samuel Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), signaling a major political realignment ahead of…
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has updated its official website to reflect the emergence of a new National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),…
Isaac Samuel In a move to stabilise its leadership structure ahead of the 2027 general elections, a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) backed by the Minister of the…
Isaac Samuel, Abuja Former Governor of Kano State and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general election, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has resigned his…
Isaac Samuel The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially re-elected Nentawe Yilwatda as its national chairman. Yilwatda was re-elected at the party’s 8th national convention held in Abuja on Friday,…
Isaac Samuel The Federal Government has directed civil servants working within the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, to work from home today ahead of the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu is spearheading moves within the All Progressives Congress (APC) to install loyalists as consensus governorship candidates in Lagos, Ogun and Oyo states ahead of the…
Isaac Samuel The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has commenced the sale of Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for its forthcoming ward, local government, and state congresses, as well as…
Isaac Samuel The leadership crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has taken a fresh turn, as a faction led by Nafiu Bala has formally petitioned the Independent National Electoral…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed all political appointees in his administration seeking elective offices in the 2027 general elections to resign on or before March 31, 2026.…
Isaac Samuel The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has criticised the All Progressives Congress (APC) for prioritising political interests over the economic well-being of…
Isaac Samuel The immediate past senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Philip Aduda, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing ongoing crises within the party. Aduda communicated…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Wednesday recorded fresh defections as four lawmakers joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) while another lawmaker moved to the Accord Party. The defections…
Isaac Samuel The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has pledged full support to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), including airlift of election materials and deployment of drone surveillance, to ensure…
Isaac Samuel The number of governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has risen to 32 following the defection of Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, from…
Isaac Samuel The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal filed by a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) linked to Seyi Makinde, thereby affirming an earlier ruling that…
At a grand rally to celebrate the International Women’s Day, Akwa Ibom women on Saturday endorsed for re-election President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Akwa Ibom…
By Phrank Shaibu We have read the latest statement issued by Daniel Bwala in the aftermath of his rather embarrassing interview with a mixture of suppressed disgust and embarrassment —…
Isaac Samuel Former Bayelsa State Governor and Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District, Seriake Dickson, on Thursday announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and unveiled a new…
Isaac Samuel Former Bayelsa State Governor and current Senator representing Bayelsa West, Henry Seriake Dickson, is expected to make a major political declaration tomorrow, Thursday, March 5, 2026. This has…
Isaac Samuel With political calculations for 2027 already underway, a quiet but consequential legal fault line may be forming beneath Nigeria’s electoral framework. Indeed, a close reading of the Electoral…
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescheduled the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections to Saturday, January 16, 2027, following the enactment of the Electoral Act, 2026.…
Isaac Samuel Leaders of the Opposition Political Parties in Nigeria have rejected the amended Electoral Act 2026 signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The leaders faulted the way…
Isaac Samuel The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash O. Amupitan (SAN), has disclosed that the commission will issue a revised timetable for the 2027 General…
By ETIM ETIM Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River State arrived Margaret Ekpo Airport, Calabar, from an official trip to Abuja last week and addressed a large crowd of APC…
Isaac Samuel The All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured victories in Bwari and Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clinched Gwagwalada in the February 21,…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday formally signed the Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment) into law, just days after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) released the timetable for the…
…Reps hold emergency session Tuesday Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will consult the National Assembly over the controversy trailing the 2027 general election timetable,…
…Governorship election, state assemblies March 6 Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially fixed February 20, 2027 for Presidential and National Assembly elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash…
By ETIM ETIM Over the Christmas holidays, Nyesom Wike travelled the length and breadth of Rivers State, visiting all the local government areas, in what appeared as an early campaign…
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has proposed a budget of N873.78 billion for the conduct of the 2027 general elections, with significant allocations to election operations, technology…
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned Nigerians against “unnecessary tension” following the Senate’s rejection of a proposal to make electronic transmission of election results mandatory in…
Isaac Samuel The All Progressives Congress (APC) has replaced Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, with former Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, as Chairman of the National Convention Central Coordination…
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the registration of two new political parties, bringing the number of registered parties in the country to 21 ahead of…
Isaac Samuel Opposition parties and civil society organisations have criticised the Senate for rejecting a proposal that sought to make real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory in the ongoing…
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said it is engaging the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) over the protracted issues surrounding the delineation of…
Isaac Samuel Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has disclosed that the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 General Election have already been…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu has again intervened in the protracted political crisis in Rivers State, directing an immediate halt to impeachment moves against Governor Siminalayi Fubara while urging a…
Isaac Samuel Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election, linking his campaign to grassroots support in the upcoming Abuja Municipal…
Isaac Samuel The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged that the National Assembly is deliberately delaying the passage of amendments to the Electoral Act. The party warned that the slow…
Isaac Samuel Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Monday officially rejoined the All Progressives Congress (APC), with former Governor and immediate past APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje,…
APC has asked Nigerians to disconrinue the racing debate on whether President Tinubu would drop Vice President Kashim Shettima as running mate in next year’s general election. In a statement…
By Farooq Kperogi The public rupture between Gov. Abba Yusuf and his “godfather” and in-law, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has the visible trappings of carefully orchestrated political theater. Several people have…
Isaac Samuel Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has resigned his membership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), in a major political development that also saw 21 members of…
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed as false a circulating article claiming that the Commission has released a timetable for the 2027 General Elections. The commission…
