By Wole Mosadomi, Minna The Deputy Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly and the only female legislator in the House, Mrs Affiniki Dauda, has failed in her bid to return to the Assembly under the All Progressives Congress (APC). Also affected are 15 other lawmakers who lost in the party’s primaries. However, the Speaker of the House,…
By Juliet Umeh Former Minister of Transportation and ex-governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has declared that Nigeria requires a new political direction anchored on poverty reduction, job creation, accountability and the rule of law, as he intensifies consultations ahead of the 2027 presidential election under the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Read Also: APC Primaries: Wadada defeats ex-IGP Adamu,…
By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA Saturday’s presidential primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC will hold simultaneously across all 8,809 wards in the country as the party moves to pick its 2027 presidential candidate in what appears a coronation of the incumbent. Under the procedure outlined in a notice signed by the party’s National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, every registered…
By Omobola Dickson Commissioner for Works, Rural Roads and Public Information in Delta State, Charles Aniagwu, yesterday, said Senator Ned Nwoko lost the All Progressives Congress, APC, primary election to former Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, because of his alleged unpopularity within the district. Aniagwu claimed that Nwoko failed to engage political leaders across the 98 wards in Delta North…
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a suit that sought to bar the Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, from participating in all activities of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu, also refused to order the lawmaker to stop parading…
By Luminous Jannamike Political parties on Thursday welcomed the Federal High Court judgment nullifying parts of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s timetable for the 2027 general elections, describing the ruling as a major relief after months of complaints over the electoral body’s timelines. The judgment could significantly reshape political calculations ahead of the 2027 polls, following sustained concerns from…
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has declared Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, as its governorship candidate for the 2027 election, following his victory in the party’s primary held on Thursday. The exercise took place at the APC Secretariat in Acme, Ogba, and was described by party officials as peaceful and transparent. Chairman of…
Itsekiri Leaders of Thought, ILOT, has faulted the fresh delineation of wards, polling units and state constituencies proposed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for Warri Federal Constituency. ILOT described the process that produced the proposal as fraudulent, saying the fieldwork and GIS mapping conducted by INEC did not comply with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution of…
The lawmaker representing Surulere I in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Desmond Elliot, has withdrawn from the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries. Elliot announced his withdrawal in a video circulating on social media on Wednesday, accusing unnamed individuals of preventing his supporters from accessing the polling venue. “My name is Desmond Elliot. In all zones, they have…
…expels Gombe, Agunloye, Rufus Aiyenigba, 10 others, returns Gabam as National Chairman By Henry Umoru ABUJA – AHEAD of the 2027 Presidential and general elections, the Shehu Gabam-led Social Democratic Party, SDP, has elected Abimbola Akeem Atanda as its Presidential candidate for the forthcoming polls. His election, which took place on Wednesday during the 2026 National Convention/ Presidential Primary…
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