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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will mobilise over 1.4 million ad hoc staff, mostly drawn from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), for the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, disclosed this yesterday during a high-level visit to the NYSC headquarters in Abuja, where he led National Commissioners, the Secretary to the…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D., GCON, on Saturday launched his bid for a fifth term, drawing a mammoth crowd of constituents to the Mallawa Eid Ground in Zaria. The declaration followed a solidarity walk that began at 2:30 p.m. at the Emir’s Palace and moved through Babban Dodo,…
A Federal High Court in Abuja will hear a suit today seeking to bar former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election, setting the stage for a fresh constitutional showdown. The case questions whether Jonathan is eligible to run again, reviving a debate over Nigeria’s two-term limit and its application to a leader…
Reports of a split within the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the leadership of its Governors’ Forum were put to rest yesterday after 18 governors passed a vote of confidence in Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma as Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF). The declaration came amid swirling speculation that Uzodimma was about to…
The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation has called on media organisations and the public to be more diligent in the use of the official appellation for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, warning that repeated errors were becoming embarrassing and avoidable. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Special Adviser on Media…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has officially recognized former Senate President David Mark as National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress and former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola as National Secretary, following a Supreme Court ruling that set aside aspects of earlier judgments in the party’s protracted leadership dispute. The move comes as the ADC…
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) leader Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso have reportedly left the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), in what party insiders describe as a major realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections. The two opposition figures met with former Bayelsa State…
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde at the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Ibadan, amid rising opposition consultations ahead of the 2027 general elections. The meeting comes barely 72 hours after a high-level opposition parties’ summit was held in the Oyo State capital, drawing…
The All Progressives Congress has released a revised timetable for internal activities ahead of the 2027 general elections, setting May 15 to May 23, 2026 for its nationwide primary elections, even as the ruling party confronts mounting pressure over the economy, insecurity, and internal unity. According to the schedule released by the party’s National Organising…
A single Yoruba phrase uttered at an opposition summit this weekend has reignited memories of one of Nigeria’s bloodiest political crises and drawn fierce condemnation from the ruling party. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, while addressing opposition leaders in Ibadan on Saturday, invoked “Operation Wetie” as he warned against what he described as dangerous…