Tag: Politics

What should have marked the end of the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate selection process has instead triggered a fresh wave of internal disputes, with aggrieved aspirants rejecting the party’s final candidate lists, filing lawsuits, submitting petitions, and threatening defections ahead of the 2027 general election. Rather than shifting focus to electioneering after submitting candidates’ […]

Lagos State Deputy Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has outlined an ambitious blueprint for Lagos, promising to tackle flooding, waste management, housing, building collapse, security, and healthcare if elected governor in 2027. Speaking with journalists, Hamzat said his administration would focus on improving residents’ quality of life through efficient […]

Voter Inducement Could Undermine Poll’s Credibility. Ahead of the August 15, 2026, Osun State governorship election, the two leading candidates—Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party and Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC)—have been commended for demonstrating political maturity and statesmanship during the funeral ceremonies of the late mother of APC National […]

Justice Peter Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court has dismissed the objections filed by African Democratic Congress (ADC) National Chairman, Senator David Mark, and National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, against an application by party chieftain Nafiu Bala Gombe to amend his claims in the ongoing leadership dispute. In a ruling delivered on Friday, Justice Lifu […]

President Bola Tinubu has urged governors of the six North-East states to intensify efforts in tackling terrorism and banditry, stressing that stronger collaboration is essential to restoring lasting peace and security in the region. Speaking on Thursday while receiving a delegation of North-East political leaders and senior government officials at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Tinubu […]

With six months to the 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that the technical challenges which affected the electronic transmission of results during the 2023 presidential election have been resolved, even as civil society organisations (CSOs) raised concerns over gaps in the country’s electronic results management system. At a […]

The House of Representatives yesterday passed a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish State Police Services, marking a significant milestone in Nigeria’s efforts to decentralise policing and strengthen the country’s security architecture. The bill, titled A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Provide for the […]

President Bola Tinubu has secured a major political boost ahead of the 2027 general elections after governors, elder statesmen, ministers, lawmakers, traditional rulers and other stakeholders from the North-East formally endorsed his re-election bid and pledged to mobilise widespread support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the region. The delegation, representing the six North-East […]