News Category - Politics
Presidency Mocks PETER OBI Over 4-Year Single Term Vow
BAYO ONANUGA said OBI's past political decisions show a pattern of broken loyalty, hence his one-term promise should not be taken seriously.
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NDC Fixes Presidential Primary for May 29, With Forms Pegged at N60m
NDC is offering 50% discount for female aspirants and 25% discount for persons with disability seeking to obtain the party’s nomination forms across all levels of the elections.
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2027: 65 Aspirants Fail Rivers APC Screening for House of Assembly Primaries
The APC screening committee cited various reasons for disqualifying several of the aspirants, including attempted inducement, conflicting dates of birth, failure to present voter cards or party membership slips, and not being financially up-to-date as members of the party.
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WIKE Berates Gov Fubara Over Budget Delay, As Rivers Political Crisis Resurfaces
Speaking during his regular media chat in Abuja, the FCT Minister warned Governor FUBARA that the budget delay could hamper the smooth running of government activities and the delivery of essential services to Rivers people.
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Lagos APC Guber Ticket: SMA Urges Party Leaders for Primary, Charges Supporters on TINUBU's 2nd Term Victory
Dr AJOSE reinforced his declaration during a meeting with the SMA Movement in Oregun, Ikeja, with APC supporters drawn from the fifty-seven local government and local council development areas across Lagos State.
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2027 Abia APC Primaries - Sen OUK and Dep Speaker BEN KALU Make Counter Claims Against President TINUBU
Both Deputy Speaker BENJAMIN KALU and Senator ORJI UZOR KALU, who are from the same Bende Local Government Area within Abia North Senatorial District, made the conflicting claims in separate statements on their social media handles, which were posted almost simultaneously.
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Ibadan Declaration Is About Candidates Backed by Data to Win - INI EMEMOBONG
INI EMEMOBONG said after the Ibadan Summit, further discussions are ongoing to determine whether to take the opposition consensus understanding beyond the presidential ticket.
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SOWORE Shuns Ibadan Opposition Summit in Favour of New Alternative
The AAC leader vowed to mobilize Nigerians to rally behind a credible vision that rejects the decadence and deception represented by both the @OfficialAPCNg and their opportunistic counterparts in ADC, PDP, Labour Party and elsewhere.
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OMO-AGEGE Plans Return to NASS, Declares for Delta Central Senatorial Seat
Senator OMO-AGEGE will have to confront successor and current Delta Central Senator EDE DAFINONE, who is on his first term in the National Assembly on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
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Nigeria Must Harness Regional Strengths to Drive Development — Amadi
Dr. SAM AMADI advocates a development model that allows Nigeria’s regions to grow according to their peculiar strengths and priorities.
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TINUBU Signs 2026 Budget, Extends 2025 Till June
The 2026 Budget allocates Thirty-Two-Point-Two Trillion Naira for Capital Expenditure, with Fifteen-Point-Four Trillion Naira dedicated to Recurrent Expenditure.
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NNPP Crisis: Lawyers Write INEC to Affirm Court-Back Leadership
The NNPP lawyers said the time for equivocation, hesitation, or administrative delay on the part of INEC has long elapsed, adding that continued refusal by the Commission to comply with subsisting court decisions amount to a direct affront to the authority of the Court of Appeal.
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Presidency Hits Back at AREGBESOLA, Dubs ADC as SPV Populated by Desperados, Power Mongers
BAYO ONANUGA said the Tinubu administration has never shied away from acknowledging that policy reforms have brought unintended consequences, impacting the most vulnerable.
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ADC Crisis: NAFIU BALA GOMBE Expelled, As National Convention Delegates Ratify DAVID MARK Leadership
Other ADC members expelled from the party include Yagba Federal Constituency lawmaker from Kogi State, LEKE ABEJIDE; factional leader KINGSLEY TEMITOPE, as well as NOMAN OBINNA, KENNEDY ODION, STELLA CHUKWUMA, and four others.
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Ohafia-Born Politician Rallies Abians in Support of Governor OTTI’s Positive Change Agenda
"I stand solidly by Governor OTTI and have extended my political experience, more especially in Ohafia Local Government Area..." Hon EKE declared.
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INEC Pulls Down X Accounts Amid Digital Footprints of Amupitan's Partisan Tweets
INEC’s Director of Information and Communication Technology, LAWRENCE BAYODE, said Professor JOASH AMUPITAN acted surprised when the information about an X account bearing his name, suggesting that he seemed to have no knowledge about Twitter.
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INEC Registers 3.4m New Voters, as Chairman Demands Airwaves Sanitization Ahead of 2027 Polls
INEC noted that the number of new registered voters remains provisional, subject to data clean-up through the deployment of the Automated Biometric Identification System.
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ADC Accuses INEC of Aiding Manipulations to Present TINUBU as Sole Presidential Candidate
ADC spokesman, BOLAJI ABDULLAHI urged Nigerians to take note of the tragedy unfolding in the country before it is too late, stressing that “something devious is happening… something that we have never seen before in this country, not even during the ABACHA.
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ADC Accuses INEC of Bias: Demands Removal of Chairman, National Commissioners
There is only one conclusion that Nigerians can draw from the April 1st action taken by INEC: THE ELECTORAL UMPIRE HAS TAKEN SIDES. IT CAN NO LONGER BE TRUSTED. As a matter of fact, INEC has acted in contempt of the Court of Appeal and has therefore acted unlawfully.
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ADC Congresses, National Convention to Go Ahead Without INEC Recognition of DAVID MARK-Led NWC
National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, BOLAJI ABDULLAHI, said the party has already fulfilled the legal requirement to issue a twenty-one-day notice to INEC on the congresses and national convention.
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INEC, ADC, and Quiet Suspension of Political Participation - Status Quo or Status Control?
The doctrine of status quo ante bellum is not a mechanical time machine. It is an equitable principle aimed at preserving the subject matter of litigation, not destroying it. The critical question is: what exactly constituted the “status quo” worthy of preservation?
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2027: Political Appointees Seeking Elective Positions in CRS Get March 26 Deadline to Resign
The Governor maintained that the decision was not punitive, but principled and in alignment with global best practices. He said it is designed to ensure a level playing field for all aspirants, while safeguarding the integrity of government institutions.
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Labour Party NEC Approves Timetable for Congresses, Convention, Primaries
The timetable indicate that the Labour Party will hold its governorship, Senate, House of Representatives and House of Assembly primaries on May 15, before the presidential primary on May 23, 2026.
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UK State Visit: REMI TINUBU to Preach at Lambeth Palace, Amidst Mixed Reactions by Nigerians
President TINUBU and the First Lady will hold a meeting with King CHARLES III, together with Prince WILLIAM, and his wife, CATHERINE, after which they will travel to Windsor for a state banquet.
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What Empty Polling Units Say About Nigeria’s Democracy
A particularly damaging factor is the monetisation of votes. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested at least 20 polling agents in Abaji, Kwali, Kuje, and Gwagwalada, recovering over ₦30 million in cash suspected to be intended for voter bribery.
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Iran War: Lack of Planning Exposes Nig to Global Economic Shocks – PETER OBI
The former governor of Anambra State, who is now a chieftain of the Africa Democratic Congress, ADC, said most countries, whether they are oil-producing or non-oil-producing, maintain strategic petroleum reserves to cushion against supply or price shocks.
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2027 Elections: Political Parties Risk Disqualification Due to Tight Deadlines, Nomination Bottleneck
These include the submission of digital membership register to the Independent National Electoral Commission at least twenty-one days before the conduct of their primaries, congresses, or conventions.
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ADC To Seeks Supreme Court Interpretation on 2026 Electoral Act, As INEC Adjusts 2027 Elections Timetable
ADC spokesman, BOLAJI ABDULLAHI particularly pointed out the Section of the new Electoral Act that provides for the nomination of candidates for elections, which he said is intended to demobilized opposition parties.
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INEC Blacklist Transporters, Investigates Staff Over FCT Council Election Shortfalls
The INEC review meeting also covers the conduct of bye-elections for two state constituencies in Rivers and Kano states.
Read More →Electoral Act, 2026: Akpabio Celebrates Defeat of Real-Time Transmission Proponents
Senator AKPABIO described the Amended Act as a historic and painstaking piece of legislation that reflects the genuine aspirations of Nigerians.
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