…Congress, ADC, Senator David Mark, has warned political actors against turning elections into a do-or-die contest, saying the credibility of the 2027 general elections must be non-negotiable. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving a delegation from the International Republican Institute, IRI, on a pre-election…

…The ADC had picked Amaechi as Atiku’s running mate after he lost at the party’s primary election. Following his loss, Amaechi had contested the process, claiming that it was flawed. But Atiku reached out to Amaechi and another aspirant, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, urging them to support him in his bid to become Nigeria’s Pre…

…to be celebrating his political fortunes prematurely, insisting that the outcome of the election would ultimately determine the strength of the claim. Cross River Information Commissioner explains Eba’s removal as APC chairman

…praised President Tinubu for not using federal power to influence the Osun governorship election resultFayose alleged that security forces physically assaulted him and blocked his movement three days before the 2018 Ekiti electionThe former governor denied that his recent appointment to a federal board meant he was pla…

…politicians to respect their opponents and ensure that campaigns for the 2027 general election are issue-based. Speaking on Wednesday during the flag-off of the second tenure bid of President Bola Tinubu at the Oxbow Lake in Yenagoa by a political group, PBAT Door to Door Movement, Diri stated that the charge was again…

…projects in Abuja will be completed and ready for inauguration before the 2027 general elections. Wike gave the assurance on Wednesday while inspecting the ongoing Tungan Madaki-Zuba Road and Nile University-RR3 Road projects in the Federal Capital Territory. According to a statement issued by the minister’s Senior Spe…

…early return coincides with the commencement of campaigns on August 19 ahead of the 2027 elections, as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The Vice President had, with the approval of President Tinubu, proceeded on the two-week leave on August 6, 2026, his first since being sworn into office on…

…of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, following his victory in the August 15 governorship election. The Special Assistant on Digital Media to the Governor, Olalekan Badmus, disclosed this in a post on X on Wednesday. “Governor Ademola Adeleke receives Certificate of Return from @inecnigeria as the winner of August 15th, 2026…

…Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has said the outcome of the Osun State governorship election has laid the foundation for what Nigerians should expect in the 2027 general elections. Dalung, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), made the remarks during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning…

…Bola Tinubu for what he described as his magnanimity during the August 15 governorship election in Osun State, saying the President could have influenced the outcome if he had chosen to do so. Fayose, however, alleged that the Federal Government used its power to work against him during the 2018 Ekiti governorship elec…

…Alliance (APGA) candidate for Ebonyi/Ohaukwu Federal Constituency in the 2027 general election, Barrister Tochukwu Ogalagu, has called for a thorough investigation into the murder of Elder Onwe Ubochi, after his participation in a rally organised by the party in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Ubochi, a…

…the Accord Party spent no less than N40bn during the August 15 Osun State governorship election. Fayose made the claim in a video interview with TVC journalist, Nifemi Oguntoye, posted on the journalist’s X handle on Wednesday. His comments followed claim by Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, w…

…Tinubu's absence from the signing of the National Peace Accord ahead of the 2027 general elections. Presidential candidates, including Sowore, Peter Obi, Donald Duke and others, attended the peace accord signing ceremony which was held in Abuja on Tuesday, August 18. In a chat with Channels TV this morning, Sowore ment…

…before the official commencement of campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly elections. The initiative is also aimed at preventing political disagreements and competition from escalating into violence before, during and after elections, particularly in a country with a history of election-related clashes an…

…Democratic Congress (ADC) effectively ended his chances of winning the 2027 presidential election. Fayose said Obi and other opposition politicians weakened their collective chances against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) by abandoning the ADC platform and pursuing separate political paths. He made the remar…

…Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is too old to contest an election. Featuring in an interview on TVC’s Politics Tonight, Fayose likened Atiku to former US President Joe Biden. He also said that Atiku’s running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, faces challenges in the South-South due to his lack of political i…

…Joash Amupitan, has pledged that the commission will not take sides in the 2027 general elections, saying it has no preference for any candidate or party.Amupitan made the declaration on Tuesday, August 19, 2026, in Abuja during the formal signing of the First National Peace Accord on Issue-Based Campaigns. The event w…

…lamented that, for some politicians, the act had become a recurring pattern during election seasons. He also decried the fact that some of the individuals continued to receive government patronage, adding that some had become ministers, while others were candidates for elections. “Terrorists masquerading as politicians…

…Nyesom Wike’s comment on the outcome of the recently concluded Osun State governorship election. Wike, while speaking with journalists on Tuesday, claimed that the Federal Government did not deploy its influence against Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party during the election. Wike claimed that President Bola T…

…analyst, Ike Ibeabuchi, however, attributed the situation to increased recurrent pre-election spending. “Most governors often like to increase salaries, distribute items to the people and share gifts in pre-election years. It is quite common among them. Rather than build more roads, they would share bags of rice and be…

…undue advantage to state football associations over other federating units. “The NFF election cannot stand because there is a matter before the court. If you have not resolved the issues around the election in 2022, will you be talking about another election? Those amendments need to be addressed,” Baribote told The PU…

…be scoring 17,000? A party of the former governor? Then when it gets to the national election, that is where the party will win?"Try, they know that the only thing they can do now is to start crying, but if it's to win the election, no, they can't win."Maybe after now they can start planning and putting their house in…

…for you guys to dance and mock the people" - Jesse Jagz slams Davido after his uncle's election win Nigerian rapper Jesse Jagz has criticised Davido following a press conference by the singer after his uncle's recent election victory in Osun State. In a post on X, Jesse questioned what Davido's uncle had achieved since…

…even losing out in the PDP, he caused it. We all filed under the G-5 to contest the 2023 election. The question Nigerians should ask us is: what went wrong under the G-5? “Why is Makinde here? Why is Wike here? It’s very obvious that when you have inordinate ambition, you will have problems. “Governor Makinde called me…

…Posting on X, he wrote: “Atiku steps down now and opposition momentum dies totally – an election with the incumbent as contestant is a different ballgame from a transition election. “2027 is beyond Atiku. Atiku himself is the bridge for us to build and hold an opposition core, post-2027. “Atiku is the only candidate sh…