Kwankwaso officially joins ADC
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…
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INEC updates website, recognises Wike-backed NWC after PDP convention
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),…
PDP Convention: Mohammed, Anyanwu emerge as leaders as Wike-backed faction resets party structure
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…
Kwankwaso resigns from NNPP, set to join ADC Monday
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…
APC re-elects Nentawe Yilwatda as National Chairman
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,…
FG orders workers to stay home as Tinubu, 32 govs, 8,453 delegates converge in Abuja for APC convention
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…
2027: Tinubu moves to install loyalists as APC plots consensus candidates in South-West
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…
ADC begins sale of nomination forms ahead of convention
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…
ADC crisis deepens as Bala petitions INEC to sack Mark, Aregbesola
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…
2027: Tinubu orders political appointees eyeing offices to resign by March 31
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.…
APC prioritising politics over Nigerians’ economic welfare – David Mark
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…
Ex-FCT Senator Philip Aduda dumps PDP, cites party crisis
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…
Four Reps quit PDP, LP for APC
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…
2027: NAF promises drone support for INEC
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…
APC governors rise to 32 as Zamfara Gov. defects from PDP
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…
Makinde faction loses as Appeal Court upholds ban on PDP convention
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…
International Women’s Day: Akwa Ibom Women Endorse Tinubu, Akpabio, Eno For Re-election
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…
Weep not for Bwala, Weep for Nigeria
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 —…
Dickson dumps PDP, says party in ‘ICU’, joins NDC
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…
Dickson may defect to NDC tomorrow
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…
2027: How drafting flaws in Electoral Act 2026 could trigger crisis
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…
INEC shifts 2027 Presidential election to January 16
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.…
Atiku, Obi, Amaechi, others meet in Abuja, reject newly signed electoral law
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…
INEC to issue fresh timetable for 2027 general elections
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…
Politics, propaganda and the fight over the 76 oil wells
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…
FCT Polls: APC wins Bwari, AMAC as PDP takes Gwagwalada
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,…
Tinubu Signs Electoral Act 2026: What Has Changed?
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…
Ramadan: INEC to consult lawmakers over 2027 election timetable controversy
…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,…
INEC fixes Feb 20, 2027 for presidential election
…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…
Politics of privilege and the danger it portends
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…
INEC proposes N873.78bn for 2027 elections
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…
E-transmission: INEC cautions Nigerians against ‘unnecessary tension’
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…
APC replaces Uzodimma with Masari as convention committee chair
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…
INEC registers two new political parties
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…
Opposition, CSOs fault Senate over rejection of mandatory e-transmission of results
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…
INEC engages NSA as Urhobo protests delay ward delineation
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…
2027 election timetable ready, but awaiting Electoral Act amendment, says INEC chair
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…
Rivers truce: Tinubu halts impeachment plot, asks Fubara to recognise Wike’s authority
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…
I am contesting 2027 as a presidential candidate — Peter Obi
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…
2027: ADC alleges National Assembly delaying electoral amendments
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…
2027: Gov Yusuf officially joins APC as Ganduje pledges support
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 calls for end to speculations on fate of Vice President Shettima
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…
Kwankwaso-Yusuf Rupture and Echoes of Saraki
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…
Kano Governor Abba Yusuf resigns from NNPP alongside lawmakers, LG chairmen
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…
INEC warns against fake 2027 election timetable
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…
Ex-minister declares for presidency on ADC platform
Isaac Samuel Ahead of the 2027 general election, former Minister of State for Education and two-time member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has declared his intention to…
2027: Alleged move to replace Shettima with northern Christian unsettles APC, North
Isaac Samuel With barely a year to the 2027 general election, fresh political tremors are running through the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the wider northern political establishment following…
Atiku’s Son Dumps PDP for APC, Backs Tinubu’s Second Term
Abba Abubakar, son of former Vice President and 2023 Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has defected from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress, pledging to work…
1.6m voters to particpate in FCT council poll – INEC
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published and presented the revised Register of Voters for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of the February 21, 2026, Area…
Why Jonathan and I oppposed Tambuwal’s emergence as Speaker in 2011 – Obasanjo
Why Jonathan and I oppposed Tambuwal’s emergence as Speaker in 2011 – Obasanj Isaac Samuel Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday shed light on the political calculations that informed the…