•Ikenna Enekweizu and NDC logo The National Secretary of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Ikenna Enekweizu, says the party’s introduction of an oath of loyalty to candidates will limit defections. Enekweizu, who appeared as a guest on Channels Television last night, dismissed the claim that the move was unconstitutional. “First and forem...
•ADC national chairman, David Mark The leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has assured its members, supporters and candidates that the party will participate in the 2027 general elections despite a recent Federal High Court judgment that purportedly ordered its deregistration alongside some other political parties. National Cha...
•All Progressives Congress (APC) members waiting to cast their votes during governorship primary in Lagos State Despite concluding their primary elections over the weekend, aspirants who emerged victorious for elective positions at the various levels are still not certain about their fate as the national secretariat of the parties insist they ...
Nigeria’s 2027 presidential race is beginning to take shape as major political parties unveil their candidates. The confirmed candidates emerged after primary elections conducted in different parts of the country, while some others emerged through ‘consensus’ affirmation, reports The Nation. The process has, however, not been without controver...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday conducted House of Representatives primary elections across several states ahead of the 2027 general elections, producing a mix of elected and consensus candidates in different federal constituencies. The primaries were initially scheduled for Friday but were later postponed to yesterday by the p...
•ADC chieftains during a conference organised by the party in Abuja, recently The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed claims that it will not field candidates in the 2027 general elections, insisting that there is no legal barrier preventing its participation in the polls. It was earlier reported how the party was plunged into cris...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has arrested two candidates and a parent over the alleged forgery of 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results using Artificial Intelligence and other electronic tools. The board disclosed this while announcing the release of results for 632,788 candidates who sat the exa...
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), has warned political parties against fielding individuals with criminal records, questionable credentials, or those who have previously failed the Nigerian people in positions of trust. The pro-democracy organisation, in a statement today, jointly signed by its National President, Comrade ‘...
Indications have emerged that major opposition parties in Edo State, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), may not participate in the forthcoming local government elections scheduled for July 11, 2026. According to guidelines released by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), political ...
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it received with utter dismay the news of the withdrawal or stepping down of some chairmanship candidates of the party from the forthcoming Abuja Local Council elections. “This action is anti-democratic in every sense and is hereby totally condemned by the party,” PDP sa...

