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National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has urged Nigerians to set aside regional sentiment in choosing leaders and to back candidates with competence, integrity and vision, declaring himself fully comfortable as a northerner supporting a southern presidential candidate. Baba-Ahmed made the call while featuring in the News Agency of Nigeria Personality…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress has unveiled a set of resolutions aimed at strengthening internal structures, enforcing accountability, and reinforcing party supremacy in what its leadership described as a deliberate push to institutionalise the young party. The resolutions were contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, following…
Political parties preparing for the 2027 general elections face growing legal uncertainty after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) insisted that any primary election conducted after its May 30 deadline remains invalid unless a higher court overturns an earlier judgment affecting parts of the electoral timetable. The clarification was issued by INEC National Commissioner…
A war of words has broken out between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike, after the minister publicly declared that Atiku’s African Democratic Congress (ADC) would fail to secure 10 per cent of votes in Rivers State during the 2027 presidential election. Wike made the declaration…
A fierce political confrontation has broken out between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and prominent civic activist Aisha Yesufu, following the collapse of her senatorial ambition under the Nigeria Democratic Congress platform in the FCT. Yesufu, a longstanding voice in Nigeria’s civil activism space and a co convener of the…
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) will not field a presidential candidate in the 2027 general elections, opting instead to pursue strategic alliances with other political parties, in a decision that signals a significant recalibration of opposition politics ahead of the polls. The announcement was made on Saturday in Abuja by the party’s National…
The Presidency has called for legal action against social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), over the circulation of an alleged doctored audio recording involving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, escalating an already tense relationship between the Tinubu administration and one of Nigeria’s most influential online personalities. Special Adviser to the President…
The National Democratic Congress has formally adopted the report of its screening committee and approved direct primaries for State Assembly positions, setting the stage for one of the most consequential internal contests in the opposition party’s preparations for the 2027 general elections. The decision, taken on Wednesday, followed what the party described as extensive…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar surged to an overwhelming early lead in the African Democratic Congress presidential primary on Tuesday night, polling more than 1.4 million votes across 24 states and the Federal Capital Territory before the exercise was abruptly adjourned shortly before midnight. The figures, announced state by state at the national collation…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Ibrahim Wala, has thrown his weight behind the rejection of the party’s recently concluded presidential primary election, describing the process as a betrayal of the democratic principles the opposition party claims to champion. The development follows a public rejection of the primary results by former Minister of Transportation…
