•Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello As the 2027 general elections approach, children of prominent Nigerian politicians are featuring in races for seats in the National Assembly. According to an infographic published by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting in September 2026, some children of prominent politicians were identified among those c...
Lawal and Wike Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal, has told the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to make his political position clear over his involvement with the Rainbow Coalition, insisting that he cannot simultaneously support the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other political parties. Wike, a member of the Peo...
•Jubilant Ideato indigenes Jubilation swept through parts of Ideato Federal Constituency on Friday as news filtered into the area that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had rejected the proposed relocation of the constituency’s collation centre from Urualla to Dikenafai. Eyewitnesses described the development as a major reli...
•Dele Momodu, ADC logo and embattled Nasir El-Rufai A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has described former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, as a “prisoner of conscience”, while defending his inclusion in the party’s presidential campaign council. El-Rufai was named Deputy Chairman of the ADC campaign cou...
•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...
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