By Adekunle Williams Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has declared his intention to contest for the Agege Federal Constituency seat. Obasa made the declaration on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ meeting held in Agege, Lagos, ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries.Continue Reading
By David Adeoye The consensus candidate for the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Oyo State, Mr Bimbo Adekanmbi, has pledged to build on the achievements of Gov. Seyi Makinde, if he wins the 2027 election. Adekanmbi made the pledge on Monday during a private visit to the Chief ExecutiveContinue Reading
By Sunday John The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 106,074 new voters were registered in Nasarawa State during the second phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. Muhammad Abubakar-Sadiq, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Nasarawa State, disclosed the figure on Monday in Lafia whileContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye/Adepote Arowojobe The All Progressives Congress (APC) Screening Committee for the Lagos State House of Assembly primaries says it screened 184 aspirants for the party’s tickets across the 40 constituencies in the state. Chairman of the screening committee, Mr Porok Fomson, disclosed this in an interviewContinue Reading
By Olatunde Ajayi Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Chief Moses Adeyemo, has said that the party was resolved to conduct a free, fair, and credible direct primaries for all aspirants. Adeyemo said this on Monday in Ibadan when receiving the Screening and Appeal CommitteeContinue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal Top Christian leaders across Kwara have pledged to mobilise grassroots support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and the gubernatorial ambition of Sen. Saliu Mustapha ahead of the 2027 general elections. The clerics made the declaration on Monday in Ilorin during an interdenominational prayerContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will deploy over 1.4 million National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members for the 2027 general elections nationwide. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the NYSC leadership in Abuja on Monday.Continue Reading
By Reporters Some stakeholders in the South-East have expressed concern over the growing number of litigations rocking political parties in Nigeria, describing the trend as a threat to the country’s democratic development. The stakeholders made the observations in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the topic:Continue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Accord Party has condemned the killing of Kolade Eluyera, son of its Woman Leader in Irewole Local Government Area of Osun on Friday. This is contained in a statement issued by the party’s National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbuden on Monday in Abuja. Mgbuden described killing,Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Mr Ameh Unekwuojo, a former Director with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has joined the race for the Kogi East Senatorial seat ahead of the 2027 general elections. Unekwuojo is seeking to represent the district on the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).Continue Reading
