•House of Representatives The House of Representatives was thrown into a rowdy session today following a dispute over the endorsement of Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere as Minority Leader by opposition lawmakers. The controversy stemmed from a document circulating among lawmakers indicating that 61 of the 81 opposition members in the House had endorse...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has intensified preparations for the 2027 general elections, approving plans to introduce electronic voting in its internal elections while launching a nationwide reconciliation and grassroots mobilization campaign aimed at consolidating party unity after its recently concluded primaries. The resolutions w...
•Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan A Kogi-born cyclist, Mustapha Shehu, has completed a solidarity bicycle ride from Umomi-Ikpokoje in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State to Abuja in support of the anticipated second-term bid of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District. Shehu, who began the journey on May 29, ...
•Gbenga Hashim (center) Thousands of supporters of Accord Party presidential candidate, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, today trooped out in Dawaki, Abuja, in a show of support following the party’s recently concluded presidential primary. The supporters, drawn from different parts of the Federal Capital Territory, gathered to receive Hashim as he met ...
•Gbenga Hashim and Accord Party logo The Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement has raised concerns over what it describes as external interference in the Accord Party’s presidential nomination process, insisting that Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim remains the party’s duly elected candidate for the 2027 general elections. The group said recent statement...
•Babachir Lawal and Atiku Abubakar The chairman of African Democratic Congress ADC electoral committee for Adamawa State, Dr Nicholas Msheliza, has turned the tables on former Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Babachir Lawal, accusing him of personally directing the rigging of last month’s presidential primary of the party in ...
•Jonathan Close associates of former President Goodluck Jonathan have dismissed speculations about a possible 2027 presidential bid, insisting that there is no indication that the former leader intends to return to the ballot. They described reports linking him to the race as politically motivated, adding that a statement reiterating his lack ...
•Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim and Accord Party logo The national leadership of Accord yesterday disowned Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. The party said the alleged presidential primary where he emerged as the “presidential candidate of Accord” as widely reported in the national media was not cond...
•Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere A majority of opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives have endorsed Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere as the Minority Leader-designate following the emergence of a vacancy in the position after the defection of the former Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Docume...
The Federal High Court in Abuja today adjourned a suit challenging the emergence of the party’s interim leadership led by former Senate President, David Mark, to June 8 for hearing. Justice Peter Lifu adjourned the matter after counsel to the plaintiff, Robert Emukpoeruo (SAN), sought more time following the absence of lawyers representing par...

