Politics

Leading opposition top shots, yesterday, displayed their determination to wrest the presidency from President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, by taking decisive steps to actualise their ambition. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, a two-time presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who is now in the African Democratic Congress, ADC, submitted his nomination form to the …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says his presidential ambition on the African Democratic Congress (ADC) platform represents a movement. This is contained in a statement obtained from his verified X handle on Thursday in Abuja, following the submission of his nomination and expression of interest forms. Abubakar said with the submission of the forms, his march to restoring prosperity and …

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has fixed N60 million as the total cost for aspirants seeking its presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party announced this in a statement issued by the National Chairman, Sen. Moses Cleopas and Secretary, Ikenna Enekweizu in Abuja on Tuesday. “A breakdown of the approved fees showed that presidential aspirants would pay …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will deploy over 1.4 million National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members for the 2027 general elections nationwide. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the NYSC leadership in Abuja on Monday. He met the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig.-Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, to strengthen …

Let us be clear: this is not a spontaneous eruption of public anger. It is a carefully curated political project. The successive leaderships following the death of Madiba have been the primary architects of this destructive banality. From local councilors to national figures, xenophobia has become the default currency of political mobilization. Look at the rhetoric. When political leaders, including …

Unfortunately, numerous Owan voters are pained that Dr. Umakhihe, the very one that would have bettered their lots, as elected HoRs lawmaker, had quit the race, on a reason they cited as insincerely in the HoRs electoral process. Still on the Prof Ihonvbere’s forced contest, Dr. Oto Drama, a social and political critic, puts it succinctly; “The greatest tragedy of …

Mahmud Sadis Buba, a 30-year-old person living with disability (PWD), has passed the screening conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest for a seat in the house of representatives from Kaduna state. Buba, popularly known as Abin Al-Ajabin Zazzau, is seeking to represent the Sabon Gari federal constituency. He lives with dwarfism, a condition that affects growth and …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened its online portal for the accreditation of media organisations and journalists intending to cover the upcoming by-elections scheduled for Saturday, June 20. The commission in a notice issued on Friday, said the portal for registration could be accessed via https://imap.inecnigeria.org. It added that the portal which was officially opened on Wednesday, May …

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday again adjourned indefinitely the suit filed by an African Democratic Congress chieftain, Nafiu Bala Gombe, challenging the party’s leadership under former Senate President David Mark. Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the matter sine die after the plaintiff informed the court that he had applied to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court …

  The governors, at an extraordinary meeting held Thursday night in Abuja, also resolved to replace Mr Uzodimma with Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah. Twenty state governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have passed a vote of no confidence in Hope Uzodimma, the Imo State governor and chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), accusing him of financial impropriety …