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By Segun Adebayo Citing a binding Supreme Court judgment, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) clarified the exclusion of select candidates from the...
Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has declared he will step down from his cabinet role if President Bola Ahmed Tinubu fails to...
Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, the People’s Democratic Party candidate for Ogun Centre Senatorial election, has dispelled as false growing wave of misleading reports, insinuations...
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has taken a direct swipe at FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, dismissing his “Rainbow Coalition” as politically vague and...
By Omoyeni Ojeifo Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has directed that flags across Kogi State fly at half-mast during a three-day mourning period to...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, has splashed ₦100 million on the Ogun State chapter...
By Segun Adebayo Abia Governor Alex Otti has indicated that he will retire from active politics after completing his tenure, saying he wants...
By Omoyeni Ojeifo Rising tension between FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and APC governors over 2027 political mobilisation needs to end, according to Ima...
Ogun West Senator Solomon Adeola (APC) has threatened legal action against suspended APC member Abayomi Hunye and PDP member Amb. Folake Marcus-Bello over...
By Segun Adebayo The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has drawn a political battle line with the emerging coalition linked to former Rivers State...
By Segun Adebayo Lagos lawmaker Desmond Elliot is seeking to mend ties with Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila amid reports of friction between...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially published the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for Nigeria’s 2027 general...
By Omoyeni Ojeifo The political contest ahead of the 2027 Adamawa governorship election has taken a new turn with businessman and politician Abdulrahman...
Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, former PDP National Chairman and ex-governor of Gongola State, has passed away at age 90—just three days shy of his...
The All Progressives Congress in Adamawa State is facing a major political setback as businessman and frontline governorship aspirant Abdulrahman Bashir Haske prepares...
By Omoyeni Ojeifo As political calculations intensify ahead of the 2027 elections, a research professor at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA),...
