…tour following his emergence as the All Progressives Congress candidate for the 2027 governorship election. The tour includes town hall meetings with stakeholders across the state's 11 federal constituencies.The governor said similar engagements would be held in the remaining constituencies in the coming days. by Linda…

…after 34 years of meritorious service. The event attracted senior government officials, governors, former public office holders, members of the National Assembly, diplomats, captains of industry, civil servants, family members and friends who gathered to celebrate the retiring Head of the Civil Service of the Federatio…

The simmering crisis over the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State has taken a new twist as the party’s national secretariat petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, seeking the arrest of one of its chieftains in Ogun State, Mr Abayomi Hunye. In the petition date…

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Cross River State, Arthur-Javis Archibong, has accepted Governor Bassey Otu’s challenge to a public debate. Archibong said he was ready to engage Otu in an open debate at any time and venue chosen by the governor, provided Otu w…

…the former Imo State chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) and former governorship candidate, Hon. Ben Duru, as its Director-General (DG). In a statement issued in Owerri on Monday, the Director of Media and Publicity of the Mike Duru Ejiogu Campaign Organisation, Comrade Lancelot Obiaku, said the constit…

…and National Assembly elections are scheduled for Saturday, 16th January 2027, while Governorship and State Assembly elections will hold on 6th February 2027. INEC’s budget for 2027 is N873.78bn The electoral body had proposed a total budget of N873.78 billion for the conduct of the 2027 general elections, with substan…

…posted on his X handle on Monday, following his visit to the APC’s presidential and governorship campaign offices to assess preparations for the upcoming elections. The governor said the campaign committee had commenced strategic planning and was developing its approach to the 2027 polls. He noted that President Bola A…

…much concerned as far as this project is concerned. We know that he has assured the two governors that there will be mobilisation for the project to continue.” The RMAFC chairman said the commission would assess the project and report back to the relevant authorities to support efforts aimed at reviving the exploration…

…administration and the police during the build-up to and aftermath of the August 15 governorship election. According to a statement issued on Monday by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Zungura speaking during the meeting, promised to ensure impartial policing and work with the government to address securit…

…is: who are you subsidizing? You are subsidizing the elite. You are subsidizing the governors. The only people who are doing well since the removal of fuel subsidy are the governors of states. “I was a student in 1988. In 1999, they removed subsidy. In 1999, they removed subsidy. We are in 2026, they are still removing…

…President Bola Tinubu’s recent comments on the construction of flyovers by state governors, saying the President did not condemn governors for building the infrastructure. It was earlier reported that Tinubu urged state governors to stop building flyovers in areas with low traffic and instead channel their significantl…

…Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as YAYI, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship flag-bearer for the 2027 election. The student bodies also warned Hon. Abayomi Semako Hunye against parading himself as the APC governorship candidate for the 2027 election. In a joint statement issued at a press conference…

…Mary after her family failed to pay the ransom demanded. Security analyst and former governorship aide, Reuben Buhari, disclosed this in a Facebook post over the weekend. According to him, the widow was abducted thirteen days after she spoke about the plight of refugees in her community, Kateri. The abductors demanded…

…state to secure more federal interventions.Aiyedatiwa reacts as court bars him from 2028 governorship raceEarlier, Legit.ng reported that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state has reacted to the judgment of the Federal High Court in Akure, the state capital, on Thursday, March 12, barring him from contesting for a se…

…a chieftain of the party in Ogun State, Abayomi Hunye, over his claim to the party’s governorship ticket in the state. National Secretary of the party, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, issued the disclaimer in a statement released to journalists in Abuja. Checks revealed that the Senator representing Ogun West, Solomon Olamile…

…deeds and grant him Al-Jannah Firdaus. Adeola, who is also the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Ogun State, signed the tribute alongside his wife. PUNCH Online recalls that Ogogo’s daughters, Kaira and Lima Taiwo, had acknowledged Adeola’s support for their father during his illness. In an earlier ap…

…says Atiku will do better The 2027 governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Benue State, Herman Hembe, has kicked against the exclusion of the Tiv ethnic group from the presidential campaign council of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The All Progressives Congress had, at the weekend, rel…

…Abdullateef, accused supporters of former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and the PDP governorship candidate, Bolakale Kawu, of attempting to reintroduce political thuggery into the state. Abdullateef said Agaka had committed no offence by organising an empowerment programme and mobilising support for President Bola T…

…of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The immediate dispute was over the PDP governorship ticket in Osun. The bigger political significance lies in what the judgment says about the party process through which that candidate emerged. Setting aside the Federal High Court judgment, the Court of Appeal held that t…

The 36 state governors are facing growing pressure to account for how they have spent public funds disbursed as revenue by the Federation Account Allocation Committee in the last three years, The PUNCH reports. This scrutiny follows the revelation that the Federation Account disbursed about N47tn to the three tiers of…

Governor Ademola Adeleke won the August 15, 2026 Osun governorship election after defecting from the PDP to the Accord PartyA public affairs analyst identified incumbency, voter trust in infrastructure delivery, and the Davido factor as key drivers of the outcomeThe result is seen as a blow to the APC in the Southwest…

…reports that the Presidency announced on Saturday the former Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) as DG of Tinubu’s campaign for the next general elections, while Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, Senator Hope Uzodinma, emerged as Secretary of the Council.

The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for Ogun State and Senator representing Ogun West, Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has expressed sadness over the death of veteran actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, who died after battling cancer. In a condolence message to the family of the late…

…Kalu and Nkwonta in support of Governor Alex Otti of the Labour Party ahead of the 2027 governorship election. The State Working Committee of the party, at a meeting held on Monday, August 10, 2026, described the alleged statements and actions of the two APC leaders as “unstatesmanlike, irresponsible, embarrassing and…

…liberal democracy. Okechukwu, who was reacting to the outcome of the Osun State governorship election, said the political consequences of banditry were tragically manifested in the loss of innocent lives in the build-up to the election. In a statement he signed, Okechukwu said some of the issues that demonstrate bandit…