•Isa Pantami The Federal High Court sitting in Gombe has ordered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to conduct a fresh governorship primary in Gombe State, effectively nullifying the process that produced former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, as the party’s candidate for the 2027 election. Justice Amina ...
•Vote casting The credibility of Nigeria’s 2027 elections will depend on more than what happens at polling units, with stakeholders warning that weak institutions, unverified results, legal gaps and AI-generated falsehoods could distort voters’ choices. The warnings came yesterday at the 22nd All Nigeria Editors Conference, organised by the Ni...
The Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised Governor Hyacinth Alia over his directive threatening to withhold the salaries of local government workers who fail to meet a prescribed attendance threshold. The party described the directive as “draconian” and “anti-worker”, arguing that it undermines the financial ...
•Atiku and El-Rufai Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has appointed Malam Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State, into his Campaign Council. Atiku, Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), announced this in a statement today. El-Rufai is currently in custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other off...
•Afam Osigwe (SAN) An immediate past President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN) has said that alleged lack of independence of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), difficult rules of evidence and weak electoral laws are undermining elections conducted in Nigeria. Mazi Adam Osigwe also declared that ...
•Atiku (middle with mic) presents Jegede to the crowd African Democratic Congress(ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must go in 2027. He made the declaration today in Akure, Ondo State capital, at the defection ceremony of Eyitayo Jegede, a former governorship candidate of Peoples Democra...
•Gbenga Hashim and Governor Seyi Makinde Presidential candidates of the Accord Party and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Dr. Gbenga Hashim and Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, have agreed on the need to form a Government of National Unity after defeating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Hashim disclosed this...
•Dave Umahi (L) and Peter Obi The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has dismissed suggestions that he is not on the same level as the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi. Speaking today in Benin City at the ‘Operation Rescue Benin-Asaba Road’ event, Umahi said there was no area in which […]
•Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, has pledged to translate ideas generated through engagements with Nigerians at home and in the diaspora into development projects. Akpoti-Uduaghan made the pledge after meeting members of the Ebira community in Maryland, United States, at a...
•Ireti Kingibe and Nyesom Wike Senator Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has told FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, that she cannot be intimidated by insults, threats or political pressure, insisting that no minister is above the law. Kingibe also declared that Wike could not determine whether she would return to the Se...

