APM senatorial candidate Olufemi Ajadi called for greater recognition of teachers at the NUT Oluyole branch 60th anniversary in IbadanOluyole LGA chairman Olatunji revealed his administration had consistently sponsored NUT branch activities and was approached to fund a building projectOyo NUT chairman Fatahi declared t…

…High Court in Abuja challenging INEC's recognition of Hope Uzodimma as APC's Imo West senatorial candidate.Okorocha claims he won the May 18 APC primary with 150,780 votes against Uzodimma's 102,158, but the returning officer declared Uzodimma the winner with 230,464 votes.The case raises a constitutional question over…

…High Court in Abuja challenging INEC's recognition of Hope Uzodimma as APC's Imo West senatorial candidate.Okorocha claims he won the May 18 APC primary with 150,780 votes against Uzodimma's 102,158, but the returning officer declared Uzodimma the winner with 230,464 votes.The case raises a constitutional question over…

…Congress reportedly came under attack in Igueben, Edo State. The party’s Edo Central senatorial candidate, Herberta Okonofua, former governorship aspirant Kenneth Imasuangbon and others escaped, while an ADC supporter, Jerry Oliha, sustained gunshot injuries. The local government chairman denied involvement, while poli…

…armed men who attacked the entourage of Kenneth Imasuangbon and the party’s Edo Central senatorial candidate, Herbeta Okonofua. According to Ojeikere, a member of ADC Ward 6, identified as Jerry Oliha, was shot at the premises of the Enogie of Igueben. The statement read, “The Igueben Local Government Chairman has just…

…he alerted the military after he could not reach the police. Photo kidnap father of ADC senatorial candidate Meanwhile, Legit.ng also reported that suspected gunmen seized Pa Joseph Iduoriyekemwen, 90, from his home in Amagba, Benin City, in the early hours of Tuesday.The abduction of the ADC Edo South senatorial candi…

…in Amagba, Benin City, in the early hours of TuesdayThe abduction of the ADC Edo South senatorial candidate's father has raised fears of a political motive behind the attackEdo State Commissioner for Information Kassim Afegbua condemned the kidnapping and urged residents with information to contact security agenciesPAY…

…of Appeal to deliver ruling on disputed APC senatorial primary Photo sacks APC senatorial candidateLegit.ng earlier reported that a Federal High Court sitting in Gusau voided the APC primary election held for the Zamfara North Senatorial District.Justice Hassan Dikko gave the ruling on Monday, August 31, after consider…

…candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Kingsley Chinda; Delta Central senatorial candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Ovie Omo-Agege; former Cross River State governor and Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, presidential candidate, Donald Duke; and former Delta State House of Assembly Speaker, Victor…

…Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) senatorial candidate for Oyo Central, Olufemi Ajadi, has demanded that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu resign from office and withdraw from the 2027 presidential race, citing the Federal Government's failure to contain escalating insecu…

…“Wadata Virus” because of his attachment to the PDP, said his emergence as the party’s senatorial candidate had encouraged some former members to return. He said, “I represent the real and core PDP membership. Since taking the party’s senatorial ticket, we have seen people returning to the party. Our party is intact; w…

…for judgment in a suit challenging the emergence of former Governor Yahaya Bello as the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Kogi Central. The judge fixed the date on Monday after lawyers in the suit adopted their final brief of arguments. A senatorial aspirant of the APC in Kogi Central, Mom…

…ticket, returned to the PDP on June 15 and was presented as its Ogun Central senatorial candidate two days later. The timing has prompted questions over whether her name was contained in the PDP register submitted to INEC at least 21 days before the relevant nomination exercise. There is, however, no Supreme Court ruli…

…in the state, Ladi Adebutu; his running mate, Alhaja Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo; the party’s senatorial candidate, Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo; and other leaders of the opposition party. In Abeokuta North Federal Constituency, where Dele Olaleye is the House of Representatives candidate, the campaign train was also greeted by a mass…

…and leadership made the call at a strategic meeting with the governorship candidate, senatorial candidates, House of Representatives and State House of Assembly candidates, as well as other leaders of the party and campaign council. The meeting, which focused on internal reconciliation, party discipline, grassroots mob…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate for Ogun East, Abdul Hamid Femi Omotayo, has commenced his campaign in the district, promising effective representation, infrastructure development and equitable distribution of resources if elected in 2027. Omotayo began the campaign with rallies in Sagamu, Ijebu…

…Go to Surulere or even Ikate, you will see some houses sinking in different parts.” The senatorial candidate also blamed poor environmental practices by residents for worsening the flooding situation, calling for greater public awareness and behavioural change. He said, “Again, I think our people need to be cleaner. Fo…

The Imo North (Okigwe Zone) senatorial candidate for the 2027 election, Chief Mike Duru Ejiogu, has constituted a 13-member campaign organisation, appointing 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 stat…

…jointly signed by the YPP FCT Chapter Chairman, Abraham Adedotun, and the party’s FCT senatorial candidate, Blessing Benyeogor. The party said, “The closure of the registration exercise could disenfranchise many Nigerians, particularly young people who had not yet completed the registration process.” The YPP said its d…

…in 2023 for a fourth term representing Gombe Central. With his name absent from the 2027 senatorial candidates’ list, attention is now focused on whether the veteran politician will remain within the APC, support another candidate or eventually seek an alternative political platform. For now, Goje has asked his support…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Jigawa Northeast, Senator Ahmed Abdulhamid Malam Madori, has said his campaign organisation is fully prepared to commence grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 National Assembly elections. Madori, through his Special Assistant, Hon Ibrahim Gira, said the…

…High Court in Abuja challenging INEC's recognition of Hope Uzodimma as APC's Imo West senatorial candidateOkorocha claims he won the May 18 APC primary with 150,780 votes against Uzodimma's 102,158, but the returning officer declared Uzodimma the winner with 230,464 votesThe case raises a constitutional question over w…

…chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has reaffirmed Sunny Aguebor as its senatorial candidate for the 2027 election, even as the party commenced mobilisation across the district on Wednesday. At a strategic meeting to kick-start its campaign activities held yesterday in Benin, the party vowed to take its me…

…candidate is limited to N3bn. For the National Assembly, the ceiling is N500m for a senatorial candidate and N250m for a House of Representatives candidate. A candidate seeking election to a State House of Assembly may spend up to N100m, the same ceiling prescribed for an Area Council chairmanship candidate, while the…

…meeting, revealed that he was advised against supporting Daniel’s emergence as the APC senatorial candidate because of concerns that the former governor might eventually go against him. The governor was quoted as saying, “Despite the warnings, he supported Daniel because he respected him as a former governor and his be…