Politics

The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Sen. David Mark, has urged the party’s governorship candidates to shun hate speech and empty promises. A statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, on Monday, said Mark spoke at a consultation meeting with the candidates at the ADC headquarters in Abuja. Mark urged the candidates to avoid …

President Bola Tinubu has welcomed Nigeria’s 4.43 per cent economic growth in the second quarter of 2026, saying reforms are delivering results. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on Monday that GDP grew by 4.43 per cent, compared with 4.23 per cent recorded in Q2 2025. The latest performance reflected growth across agriculture, manufacturing, oil and gas, and services, …

  “I am fully aware that my actions may invite a redoubled witch hunt against me and my associates, but that is a risk I am willing to take,” the former governor of Bayelsa said. Former Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the ruling party of abandoning the ideals on which …

The PBAT Door-to-Door Movement 2027 has faulted former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for criticising President Bola Tinubu over his ongoing vacation abroad. The movement said Atiku’s remarks were an attempt to turn a routine presidential vacation into a political controversy, stressing that Tinubu’s absence did not create a leadership vacuum. This is contained in a statement issued by its National …

Director-General of National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, has dismissed allegations of lopsided appointments and violations of federal character principle at the institute. Sulaiman, while featuring on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Personality Interview Series on Sunday in Abuja, insisted that all recruitments, promotions and internship programmes under his administration were conducted strictly on …

The Department of State Services has directed its private counsel, Akinolu Kehinde, SAN, to take steps to suspend the alleged cyberbullying case instituted against the African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, until after the 2027 presidential election. The development followed a meeting between the Director-General of the DSS, Tosin Ajayi, the senior lawyer and top officials of the agency’s …

The Owan West stakeholders and concerned citizens of Edo State have strongly condemned the purported conversion of the resignation of the former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku, to impeachment, describing the action as a brazen abuse of legislative power and a dangerous assault on constitutional democracy. The stakeholders, in a strongly worded legal …

The Presidency has dismissed former Vice President and ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s claim that Nigeria’s borders are closed, describing it as misleading and insisting that the land borders remain open. The ​‌‍⁠‌‌‍⁠⁠‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‍‌​Presidency said the Federal Government reopened most land borders on March 14, 2024, and had not reversed the decision. This is contained in a statement titled “Atiku and …

The OK Movement, a platform to mobilise support for Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate Peter Obi, and his running mate, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, has ruled out any merger ahead of the 2027 general elections. The group, which is a blend of supporters drawn from the Obidient Movement, Kwankwasiyya and the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), also rejected the rumoured plot …

Savannah Centre for Diplomacy Democracy and Development (SCDDD) has urged former President Olusegun Obasanjo to counsel Nigerians and politicians against violence before, during, and after the 2027 general elections. The Chairman of SCDDD Council of the Wise, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola (rtd.), made the call in a statement issued on Wednesday by Amb. Sani Salauwa-Bala, Executive Director and Secretary of the …