By Nefishetu Yakubu Abuja, Feb. 12, 2026 (NAN) African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Thursday officially flagged off its nationwide membership mobilisation and registration exercise, marking the formal commencement of the programme. In his opening remarks at the flag-off, the ADC National Chairman, Sen. David Mark, announcedContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District, Sen. Seriake Dickson, has urged the Conference Committee working on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2026 to back the House of Representatives’ version in its entirety. Dickson, a member of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, made the call inContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Abuja, Feb. 10, 2026 (NAN) National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) has described the death of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Prof. Sylvester Shikyil, SAN, as a great loss. The Director-General of NILDS, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, expressed profound sadness over Shikyil’sContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Antswen Makurdi, Feb. 10, 2026 A cross-section of 2023 governorship aspirants from Kunav extraction have commenced mobilisation of support for the re-election of Gov Hyacinth Alia. The aspirants, which were Dr Cletus Akwaya, Dr Boniface Jirbo and Dr Zua Tule, who briefed newsmen onContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Interim National Chairman of Labour Party, Sen. Nenadi Usman and her team on Tuesday officially took over the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. Usman, while addressing newsmen, said that the action followed the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court on April 4, 2025. She assured partyContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), thanked President Bola Tinubu for intervening for the second time, in Rivers political crisis. Wike made the remarks, while reacting to the outcome of the meeting, convened by the President to resolve the lingering dispute between membersContinue Reading
By Suleiman Shehu A governorship aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Oyo State, Mr Niyi Aborisade, says the state will witness positive changes if the party is allowed to take over governance in 2027. Aborisade made the statement during the unveiling of the ADC inContinue Reading
By Adepote Arowojobe The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Lagos East chapter, has thrown its weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. The council also appealed that the next governor of Lagos state should emerges from Ikorodu. Mr Asoro Abubakar, Vice Chairman, Lagos East NYCN, disclosed thisContinue Reading
By Uchenna Ugwu Mr Emmanuel Ezeh, a chieftain of the Labour Party, has called for an inclusive electoral reforms to strengthen the nation’s democratic system. In a statement on Monday in Abakaliki, Ezeh called for the urgent reforms in the proposed Electoral Act to strengthen Nigeria’s democratic process. He saidContinue Reading
By Edith Nwapi The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday upheld the suspension of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan saying that the Senate acted within its powers when it suspended her. Akpoti-Uduaghan represents Kogi Central Senatorial District. Delivering judgment in an appeal filed by Akpoti-Uduaghan challenging the judgment of the FederalContinue Reading
