Politics

There had been widespread speculation that the President might replace his current deputy as part of political calculations ahead of the poll. President Bola Tinubu has officially submitted the name of Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election. There had been widespread speculation that the President might replace his current deputy as part of political …

The Citizens Platform for Political Inclusion (CPPI) has issued pre-action notices to major political parties over exorbitant nomination and expression of interest fees. The group also petitioned the National Assembly, seeking urgent amendments to the Electoral Act to regulate nomination fees charged by political parties. CPPI said the legal and legislative actions were undertaken in partnership with the Athena Centre …

African Democratic Congress (ADC) has directed all state chapters and officials nationwide to immediately forward court processes served on the party to the national legal adviser. The party warned that neither the state chapter, officer nor representative has constitutional authority to receive court processes or engage legal practitioners without prior written approval. The directive was contained in a statement issued …

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday endorsed the establishment of state police, urging nationwide constitutional reforms to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture. Lawmakers also called on the 36 State Houses of Assembly to expedite consideration and approval of the Constitution Alteration Bill on state policing. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion titled, ‘Support for the Establishment of …

A woman who previously dated Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner said he drunkenly forced her to have sex after she told him to stop, according to a Politico report released Monday, leading prominent supporters to pull their endorsements and throwing a must-win race for the party into turmoil. Platner denied the allegation, but said he would be considering next …

Ex-governor Ali Modu Sheriff of Borno State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, has dismissed the chances of former Anambra State governor Peter Obi winning the 2027 presidential election, insisting the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate would fail to secure the backing of Northern voters. Speaking on Monday during Channels Television’s Politics Today, monitored by Vanguard News, Sheriff who …

The Federal High Court (FHC) on Monday ordered Mr Nkemakolam Ukandu, the National Welfare Secretary of African Democratic Party (ADC), to pay the FHC’s Chief Judge (CJ), Justice John Tsoho, and Justice Peter Lifu the sum of N50 million each. Justice Salim Ibrahim, in a ruling on an oral application made by Mr J. U. K. Igwe, SAN, counsel for …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise by two weeks, giving eligible Nigerians additional time to enrol as voters. The commission announced the extension in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by Mohammed Haruna, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee. Haruna said the decision followed a review of …

Akure: The pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has restated its call for a restructured Nigeria to reflect the true federalism status. Afenifere made this known in a communique issued after its meeting at the residence of its leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti on Thursday in Akure. The group commended the efforts of President Bola Tinubu at re-engineering Nigeria that everyone would …

Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun says he has proved his critics wrong by the delivery of infrastructure development across the state. Adeleke said this during the inauguration of road projects on Thursday in Ejigbo, noting that those who doubted his ability to perform had been proved wrong. ” They once predicted that we won’t perform but I surprised them. I …