Nigeria Politics

Chineye Egesi

May 25, 2026

Imo North senatorial aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have firmly rejected reports of inducement or duress, stating that their decision to withdraw from the party primary and support the incumbent candidate, Senator Patrick Ndubueze, was entirely voluntary.

Chineye Egesi

May 25, 2026

Abeokuta, Ogun State, In a political earthquake that has reset the clock on Ogun State’s 2027 governorship race, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has thunderously anointed Oladipupo Adebutu as its consensus candidate, setting the stage for a fiery rematch against the ruling APC.

Chineye Egesi

May 25, 2026

Mustapha Sule Lamido, son of former Jigawa State governor Sule Lamido, has been endorsed by thousands of PDP members as the party’s governorship candidate for the 2027 election.

Uchechi Okporie

May 25, 2026

Tension is rising inside Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress amid growing fears that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may face a far tougher road to victory in the 2027 presidential election than he did in 2023.

Chineye Egesi

May 24, 2026

Stanley Osifo, an aspirant for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket, has openly expressed dissatisfaction with the outcome of the party’s direct primary, which saw President Bola Tinubu emerge as the winner.

Chineye Egesi

May 24, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary for the 2027 election, officially making him the party’s candidate for the upcoming general election.

Uchechi Okporie

May 24, 2026

The political atmosphere in Rivers State has taken a new direction following Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s withdrawal from the APC governorship primary, a development now seen as a defining moment in the state’s evolving power structure ahead of the 2027 elections.

Chineye Egesi

May 24, 2026

The Katsina State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared Senator Yakubu Danmarke (also known as Yakubu Lado) the winner of its governorship primary election, positioning him as the party’s flag bearer for the 2027 general elections.

Uchechi Okporie

May 24, 2026

Fresh tension is erupting inside Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as uncertainty grows over Vice President Kashim Shettima’s place on President Bola Tinubu’s expected 2027 re-election ticket.

Chineye Egesi

May 24, 2026

In the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary held on Saturday in Gombe State, President Bola Tinubu secured a landslide victory, amassing 450,517 votes.

Chineye Egesi

May 24, 2026

The former Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Hyacinth Aondona Dajoh, along with 36 other candidates, has been officially affirmed as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag bearers for the upcoming State House of Assembly elections.

Chineye Egesi

May 23, 2026

SOKOTO, Nigeria A leading opposition figure, Ambassador Faruk Malami Yabo, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of undermining Nigeria’s democracy through political infiltration, suppression of opposition parties, and attempts to impose a "one-party dominance" across the country.