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Breaking: Another Major Blow to PDP as Adamawa Gov. Fintiri Crosses Carpet to Ruling APC

The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, has officially aligned himself with the All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing the people of the state...

Violence in Benin City: Gov. Okpebholo Links ADC Attack to Internal Strife

Edo Governor Monday Okpebholo has strongly condemned the recent assault on African Democratic Congress (ADC) members, describing the violence as a dangerous escalation...

Edo violence: Hoodlums attack ADC supporters, Oyegun’s house 

Violence erupted in Benin City on Tuesday as suspected thugs attacked supporters of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) following the high-profile defection of...

FCT Poll Results: Like PDP, APC Considers Legal Action Over Gwagwalada Loss

Celebrating a near-total victory in the FCT polls, the APC has characterized the outcome as a “dress rehearsal” for 2027. The party won...

FCT Polls: PDP Heads to Court to Challenge APC’s Five-Council Victory

Following an APC sweep of five out of six chairmanship seats in the FCT Council polls, the PDP says it has assembled a...

NASS Moves to Curb Electoral Fraud: INEC Officials Now Face Jail Terms for Misconduct

With the 2027 polls in view, the newly passed the Electoral Act, 2026, has Imposed a mix of stiff penalties and institutional safeguards...

Just In: APC Clinches Fifth Seat as Candidate Shekwolo Secures Kuje Chairmanship

Danjuma Shekwolo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the winner of the Kuje Area Council chairmanship seat in Saturday’s Federal...

FCT Polls: APC Dominates Kwali, Nuhu Loko Coasts to Victory in Chairmanship Race

Daniel Nuhu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the winner of the Kwali Area Council chairmanship election, securing 17,032 votes....

Blood on the Ballot: Hon Ibori-Suenu Slams Attack on APC Ethiope West Congress, Demands Justice

A cloud of outrage has enveloped Delta politics following a violent disruption of the APC Ethiope West Congress, as Hon. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu condemned...

APC’s Abubakar Emerges Victorious in FCT Abaji Council 9Chairmanship Poll

Umar Abdullahi Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress has won the chairmanship seat of the Abaji Area Council in the Saturday’s Federal Capital...

FCT Decides: APC Reclaims Bwari Chairmanship Seat 

In a significant shift for the council, Joshua Ishaku of the APC has been declared the winner of the Bwari chairmanship race in...

Breaking: PDP Flips Gwagwalada: Kasim Ousts APC to Reclaim Council Seat in FCT Polls

Mohammed Kasim of the PDP has been declared the winner of the Gwagwalada Area Council chairmanship race in the Saturday, February 21 polls....

Governor Fintiri’s APC gambit: A sinister shadow threatening to engulf the party in flames

    Prof Ahmed Abubakar Jallo As 2027 draws steadily into view, Adamawa’s political atmosphere is thick with rumour, calculation, and chin-scratching manoeuvres....

FCT Polls: Another PDP Chairmanship Hopeful Steps Down for APC Candidate

In a major political shift just 48 hours before the FCT Area Council elections, the PDP chairmanship candidate for Abuja Municipal Area Council...

Breaking: Impeachment Halted: Tinubu Saves Fubara as Rivers Assembly Backs Down

Rivers State lawmakers have abruptly frozen the impeachment process launched against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Deputy Governor, Prof. Ngozi Odu following President...

₦432bln Probe: El-Rufai in EFCC Custody Ahead of Phone Bugging Trial

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai was detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja on Monday night following an...