Nigeria Politics

Chineye Egesi

May 22, 2026

Kano, Nigeria A member of the Kano State House of Assembly representing Gwale Constituency, Abdulmajid Mai Rigar Fata, has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).

Uchechi Okporie

May 22, 2026

Nigeria’s political environment has tightened further after Minister of Works, David Umahi, delivered a blunt and highly controversial message tying the South-East’s access to federal infrastructure development to its political support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Uchechi Okporie

May 22, 2026

A seismic judicial ruling has sent shockwaves through Nigeria’s political system ahead of the 2027 general elections, after a court invalidated the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) deadline governing party primaries and the or submission of candidate nominations

Uchechi Okporie

May 22, 2026

Nigeria’s political atmosphere is heating up dramatically after former Kano governor and influential northern politician, Rabiu Kwankwaso, angrily dismissed claims that he is secretly working for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the crucial 2027 presidential election.

Uchechi Okporie

May 21, 2026

Fresh historical tension has resurfaced over one of Africa’s most sensitive political turning points after former Nigerian Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, accused the late Biafran leader, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, of frustrating what he described as final and decisive peace efforts linked to the 1967 Aburi negotiations in Ghana.

Uchechi Okporie

May 21, 2026

Ex-Governor David Nweze Umahi has triggered a fresh wave of political tension in Nigeria after confidently declaring that Ebonyi State is set to deliver an overwhelming 95 percent of its votes to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.

Chineye Egesi

May 21, 2026

Stephen Ogundipe, the spokesperson for the Lagos State House of Assembly and Chairman of its Committee on Information, has secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to seek a second term in the 2027 elections for Oshodi-Isolo Constituency I.

Chineye Egesi

May 21, 2026

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has been officially adopted as the consensus governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 general election.

Chineye Egesi

May 21, 2026

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has abruptly postponed its governorship primary election in Kwara State, which was initially set to take place on Thursday, May 21st, 2026.

Chineye Egesi

May 21, 2026

A prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) figure, Dr. Jeffrey Kuraun, has stated that Benue State is grappling with a deep governance and development crisis resulting from years of weak leadership, economic decline, persistent insecurity, and political marginalization.

Uchechi Okporie

May 21, 2026

Governor Agbu Kefas has praised the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries in Taraba State, describing the exercise as exceptionally peaceful, well-coordinated, and a strong signal of growing political maturity in the state.

Chineye Egesi

May 21, 2026

A political support group, the Ogun Diaspora for YAYI 2027 Support and Campaign Group, has officially endorsed Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (YAYI) for the Ogun State governorship election in 2027.