Politics

The Deputy Director-General, Media and Communications of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign, Dele Momodu, has described the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, as the best candidate for the 2027 election. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Momodu said Atiku had been the most deliberate and focused candidate since he first sought the presidency in 1993. The …

The National Economic Council (NEC) has endorsed a 90-day economic action plan proposed by the Federal Ministry of Finance to consolidate the gains of President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, with a focus on reducing the cost of living and improving food affordability. The plan also prioritises attracting investment, removing bottlenecks to economic activities and accelerating the completion of projects with …

The national leadership of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has described the defection of some of its members to the All Progressives Congress, APC, as good riddance to bad rubbish. In a statement yesterday by the National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, the alleged that some of its candidates had been bribed by APC to defect to the ruling party. According to …

The G-100 opposition coalition has intensified efforts to produce a consensus candidate to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election, inaugurating key committees to solidify its negotiations.Track Exec Orders Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja during the inauguration of the coalition’s Legal and Media Committees, National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party SDP, Prof. Sadiq Gombe, disclosed that strategic …

The Tinubu Movement for Sustainable Governance Foundation (TMSGF) says President Bola Tinubu may not tour the 36 states for his 2027 re-election campaign to enable him to focus on governance.Track Exec Orders Mr Marcel Ngogbehei, Director-General of the group, also known as Tinubu Must Stay, gave the explanation at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of …

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has defended his remarks urging Nigerians living in the United Kingdom to reject requests for money from people back home.. He accused his political opponents of twisting his message to Nigerians living abroad, insisting that he never asked them to abandon their families back home. Obi said his concern was …

  …Grants defendants N1m bail each Edo State Special Criminal Court has rejected an application by the police seeking to remand the nonagenarian father of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Edo South senatorial candidate, Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, and three others in correctional custody over allegations bordering on cultism and a land dispute. The presiding judge, Justice Aigbona Terry Momodu, on Monday …

Edo State House of Assembly has passed a N939 billion 2026 Supplementary Appropriation Bill, with capital expenditure accounting for the bulk of the proposed spending, amid efforts to finance additional government programs and projects in the state. The bill was passed during plenary in Benin on Monday after scaling its third reading following the presentation of the report by the …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its failure to account for more than ₦126.46 billion appropriated for electoral operations and allegedly diverted, lost, mismanaged or otherwise unaccounted for. The funds were earmarked for the procurement of ballot boxes, electoral devices and materials, sensitive materials, result sheets, vehicles and accreditation devices, …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has said he fears divisions within the ruling All Progressives Congress APC more than he fears the opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections. Shettima spoke on Saturday in Abuja when he unveiled the campaign head office of Arewa for Asiwaju (A4A), a northern coalition backing the Tinubu/Shettima ticket, and formally inaugurated its campaign structure. “Honestly, …