By Angela Atabo/Emmanuel Oloniruha A pro-democracy group, Action for Accountability and Good Governance (AAGG), has called on Nigerians to support the INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, to enable him deliver on the 2027 General Elections. The President of the Group, Peter Bassey, made the call at a news conference onContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The National Association of Charcoal Producers, Dealers, Exporters and Afforestation of Nigeria (NACPDEAN) has called for urgent and coordinated engagement following the recent ban on charcoal export. The newly elected President of the association, Mr Edu Babatunde, made the call in his acceptance speech afterContinue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara North Senatorial District has endorsed Dr Bashir Bolarinwa (BOB) as the governorship candidate of the party for the 2027 election in the state. The Coordinator of the Group, Malam Lukman Sabi-Musa, disclosed this at a news conference on Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta, Chief Emmanuel Eboh, has described as self- serving and unnecessary any opposition to Sen. Ned Nwoko’s return to the senate in 2027. Eboh, a former civil commissioner in Delta, while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, saidContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu A former presidential aide, Dr Ughogho Garrick, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has formally declared to contest the Egor/Ikpoba-Okha Federal Constituency seat at the 2027 general elections. Garrick anchored his campaign on decentralised power, youth empowerment, and aggressive attraction of federal projects. Declaring on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye A political support group, Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ideological Group (BAT-IG), has urged the President not to support underperforming office holders ahead of 2027 elections. The group, which backs President Tinubu’s re-election bid, made the appeal in an open letter signed by its convener, BamideleContinue Reading
By Edith Tsokar/Funmilayo Adeyemi The Kogi East Political and Economic Summit Group (KEPESG), has endorsed Sen. Jibrin Echocho representing Kogi East Senatorial District to contest senate position for third term. KEPESG, a coalition of civil society organisations, made its position known at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. TheContinue Reading
By Olatunde Ajayi The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has declared that he has no hands in the alleged plot to unseat Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. He described the allegation as not only false but misleading. The royal father, in a statement issued by his media aide,Continue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu No fewer than 3,000 delegates have arrived at the Rainbow Event Centre, Abuja, for the ongoing African Democratic Congress (ADC) National Convention. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the delegates, dressed in colourful attires, were drawn from the 36 states of the federation and theContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza Stakeholders at a strategy advocacy meeting on advancing women’s political leadership say the Special Seats Bill will be a major test of Nigeria’s democratic credibility in the 2027 general elections. The stakeholders made the assertion during discussions on advancing women’s political leadership and strengthening pathways to inclusiveContinue Reading
