Politics

President Bola Tinubu has pledged his commitment and that of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to peaceful, transparent and issue-based campaigns. Tinubu also warned political stakeholders against violence, hate speech, misinformation and artificial intelligence-generated content during the 2027 electioneering. The President spoke on Tuesday in Abuja while signing the National Peace Accord alongside political parties and candidates ahead of the …

Edo lawmakers, on Tuesday, constituted a five-member ad-hoc committee to investigate allegations of corruption and financial impropriety against the immediate past Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku. The decision to probe the troubled ex- speaker which was announced by the new Speaker of the House, Yekini Idaiye, during plenary in Benin is coming after the dissolution of …

*To deploy 1.4m ad-hoc staff across 176,000 polling units ABUJA: As political activities heighten across the country, the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has declared that it is scaling up its operational capacity to deploy approximately 1.4 million ad-hoc personnel across over 176,000 polling units nationwide for the 2027 General Elections. The Commission also disclosed that it is utilizing the …

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has assured political parties and Nigerians that the commission will not favour any candidate in the 2027 general elections. Prof. Joash Amupitan gave the assurance on Tuesday at the formal signing of the First National Peace Accord to commit candidates and political parties to issue-based campaigns for the …

  Mr Adeleke, who contested on the platform of the Accord Party, secured 511,067 votes to defeat Mr Oyebamiji, who polled 444,815 votes, according to results declared by INEC. Mr Adeleke, who contested on the platform of the Accord Party, polled 511,067 votes to defeat Mr Oyebamiji, who polled 444,815 votes, according to results declared by the Independent National Electoral …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged political parties and candidates contesting the 2027 general elections to shun violence, hate speech and divisive rhetoric, declaring that the election must not be treated as a “do-or-die affair.” Tinubu spoke on Tuesday at the signing of the National Peace Accord for the 2027 general elections in Abuja. The event was organised by the …

The Asst. Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Zone 2 Command, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, has assured Nigerians of adequate security ahead of the 2027 elections. Jimoh says the police are fully prepared and there is no cause for fear. The AIG gave the assurance, while receiving the 2026 Outstanding Excellence in Security Leadership Award on Monday at the command headquarters. The award …

The National Leader of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Sen. Henry Seriake Dickson, has appointed Sani Takori, VinMartin Ilo and Steve Nwosu as Political Adviser, Chief Technical Adviser and Spokesman, respectively. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja, and signed by National Publicity Secretary of the NDC, Osa Director. According to the statement, the appointments, which take effect immediately, …

BENIN CITY — The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Blessing Agbebaku, on Monday resigned his position amid reports that 18 of his colleagues had backed moves for his removal. Agbebaku announced his resignation during plenary shortly before the House elected Hon. Yekini Idaiye, member representing Akoko-Edo I Constituency, as his successor. Speaking before his replacement, Agbebaku …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has dismissed claims of ghost and hired voters during the Osun State governorship election, saying the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System made such voting impossible. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Dayo Oketola, also urged Nigerians to be wary of unverified information and videos circulating online after the election. He said, “We are in …