Wednesday, 20 May, 2026

Category: Politics


Adamu Atiku Abubakar, the first son of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has resigned his position as the Commissioner for Works and Energy Development in Adamawa State. In a resignation letter dated March 2, 2026, and addressed to Governor Ahmadu Read more…


The Department of State Services, DSS, has arrested a 26-year-old teacher, Udeme, over his alleged link to threats, and the February 24 gunfire incident, involving former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and other opposition figures in Benin City, Edo Read more…


The Senate Committee on Finance made a U-turn on its resolution seeking to sack the Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Mr Hussaini Ishaq Magaji (SAN), from office on Monday. The committee, which is chaired by Senator Sani Musa, had on Thursday Read more…


Major opposition parties in the country, namely the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Labour Party (LP), have started gearing up to receive mass defectors next month from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The mass Read more…


A founding member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osita Okechukwu, has cautioned the opposition against undermining and demonizing Nigeria’s democracy with “scaremongering.” Okechukwu appealed to the opposition to desist from utterances capable of further discouraging voter participation and undermining Read more…


Former presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has issued a stern warning to political leaders, criticizing the focus on the 2027 elections while violence continues to devastate communities across Nigeria. In a statement shared on his official X Read more…


Festus Adebayo Critics must talk. When they accused me of killing the opposition, but I didn’t have a gun.” That was President Bola Tinubu talking last week. It was at the interfaith breaking of fast with members of the Senate which held at Read more…


All is now set for the epic battle for the 2027 general elections with the release of the revised timetable of activities by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). With the new timeframe, party primaries — along with the resolution Read more…


Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo has declared that Ogun State will produce Nigeria’s first elected female governor in 2027 if she emerges as the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking with journalists at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Read more…


From Ijeoma John, Nnewi The frontline House of Representatives candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for Nnewi North, Nnewi South, and Ekwusigo Federal Constituency, Amb. Ikebunwa Lotanna, has strongly condemned the recent attack reportedly targeted at Peter Obi in Read more…


The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) updated timetable  for the 2027 general election. The ADC, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, yesterday, said the table contains booby traps that could aid Read more…


The South East ADC Mobilisation Network and Diaspora Affairs (SEMNDA) has condemned the reported attack on Peter Obi and other chieftains of African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Benin City, Edo State, last Monday. The group described the attack as a threat Read more…