Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate for the 2027 election, Atiku Abubakar, has appointed actor-turned-politician and ADC chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo as his spokesperson. Okonkwo announced the appointment in a statement posted on his official X handle on Thursday, expressing appreciation to Atiku for the confidence reposed in him. “I give God all the glory for…
— Describes state police as a “child of necessity”— Governors promise speedy approval— As Ekiti governor promises 700,000 votes for Tinubu, reaches out to opposition By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, on Wednesday said the National Assembly is working to prevent governors from abusing state police. The Ekiti State Governor, Abiodun Oyebanji, also promised that…
By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA The National Working Committee NWC of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has dropped former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam, former Ondo State House of Representatives member Gbenga Elegbeleye, and five other senatorial candidates from the party’s final lists of candidates forwarded to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Read Also: APC retains Akpabio, 4…
By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan SAN, has declared that the era of ballot box snatching and manual manipulation of election results is gone, assuring Nigerians that current technological safeguards are robust enough to protect every vote cast in the 2027 general elections. Amupitan made the declaration on Wednesday…
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has retained Senate President Godswill Akpabio and several other ranking lawmakers among those whose nomination documents have been processed via the candidates’ nomination portal of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC. Sources familiar with the exercise disclosed that Akpabio, Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, Senate…
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has urged politicians to refrain from politicising judicial decisions, saying the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, was among those who had benefited from court rulings in the past. Speaking during an exclusive interview with ARISE NEWS on Tuesday, Sani reacted to concerns surrounding the Federal High Court’s ruling…
By Nwafor Sunday Polycarp, Online News Editor ABUJA — The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) have confirmed the submission of their presidential tickets to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nomination portal ahead of the 2027 general election. ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, announced on Wednesday that the party had successfully uploaded the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says nine registered political parties have collected access codes to upload their candidates’ particulars for the presidential and National Assembly elections ahead of the 2027 general elections. The INEC National Commissioner in charge of Voter Education and Publicity, Malam Mohammed Haruna, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday…
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — The National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dropped former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, former House of Representatives member, Gbenga Elegbeleye, and 24 other National Assembly candidates from the party’s final list submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The affected candidates include seven senatorial nominees and…
By Dapo Akinrefon LAGOS—A coalition comprising Concerned Nigerians in Diaspora United Kingdom, Concerned Fulani People of Nigeria and the Assembly of Lagos Youths has dismissed allegations against the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, describing them as unsubstantiated and a distraction. In a joint statement by US-based public affairs commentator, Kofo Williams; Chairman of Concerned Nigerians…
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