The Ebonyi State chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has distanced itself from reports claiming it has endorsed the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Chief Ifeanyi Odii, ahead of the 2027 election. The party alleged that the purported endorsement was being orchestrated by former officials who were expelled from the NDC in the state. Speaking with journalists on Friday in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State Chairman of the NDC, Enyinnaya Udensi Alum, said the party had no intention of endorsing the candidate of any other political party. He maintained that the NDC would only support and campaign for its…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has extended the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, exercise by two weeks and introduced a new online self-service registration platform for first-time voters. The commission announced the development in a statement issued on Friday. According to INEC, the CVR exercise, which commenced on August 18, 2025, and was initially scheduled to end on Friday, July 10, 2026, will now close on Friday, July 24, 2026. The commission said the extension followed a review of the exercise and feedback received from its state offices, political parties, civil society organisations and other stakeholders. INEC explained…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Tunji Disu, on Friday disclosed that no fewer than 20 people have allegedly been killed in Osun State in the past few months amid growing concerns over violence ahead of the forthcoming governorship election. Disu made the disclosure during a meeting at the headquarters of the Osun State Police Command in Osogbo, where he warned political actors against turning the election into a violent confrontation. The IGP assured residents and political stakeholders that adequate security measures would be put in place to ensure a peaceful and credible governorship election. According to him, he received detailed…
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River State, Arthur Jarvis, has alleged that the administration of Governor Bassey Otu is planning a fresh clampdown on him and his privately owned university. Jarvis claimed that the state government had already targeted his running mate, Alphonsus Ogar Eba, by marking his residence in the Water Board area of Calabar for demolition, warning that he could be the next target. “They are coming after me. When they finish with Eba, I’m next,” Jarvis told journalists in Calabar, linking an ongoing tax audit of his university to the controversy…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Ogba Oghenevewogaga, has alleged that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is afraid of the opposition party ahead of the 2027 general elections. Oghenevewogaga also accused the ruling party of sponsoring the internal crisis in the ADC, claiming that the party’s leadership would not allow such efforts to succeed. Speaking during an interview on News Central’s Breakfast Central on Friday, the ADC chieftain said the party would continue to grow stronger under the leadership of its National Chairman, David Mark, and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. According to him, the APC fears the…
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Friday described the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, as the national leader of the “winning faction” of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Akpabio made the remark during the commissioning of access roads to the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates in the Karsana District of the FCT as part of activities marking President Bola Tinubu’s third year in office. The Senate President was responding to Wike’s earlier remarks in which the FCT minister described him as an uncommon performer during his tenure as governor of Akwa Ibom State under the…
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has dismissed reports claiming he has defected to the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, insisting that he remains a committed member of the ruling party. Ganduje described as false and politically motivated the posters circulating on social media alleging that he had dumped the APC. He said the claims were part of a deliberate misinformation campaign aimed at misleading the public, creating confusion among APC supporters and generating unnecessary political speculation. In a statement issued by his former Commissioner for Information and Chief of Staff, Muhammad Garba, the former…
Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has denied reports that he opposed the selection of former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as the party’s vice presidential candidate. Okonkwo also clarified that his earlier position was based on geopolitical considerations, noting that no eligible individual from the South-East met the requirements to be selected as Atiku’s running mate before the party’s primary election. The clarification follows reports that Okonkwo rejected the Atiku-Amaechi presidential ticket and vowed not to campaign for the former vice president if his running mate was not from the…
A Kaduna-based legal practitioner, Al-zubayr Abubakar, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu has taken control of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the judiciary and Nigeria’s security agencies. Abubakar made the allegation during an interview with JKD TV, a Kaduna-based television station. The lawyer claimed that no Nigerian leader, including those who governed during periods of military rule, had exercised power in the manner he alleged Tinubu is currently doing. He further alleged that judges, who are expected to uphold justice, had been brought under the President’s influence, while the country’s security agencies now serve Tinubu’s interests rather than those…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State has dismissed speculations suggesting it is considering an alliance with any other political party ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Abia State Chairman of the PDP, Abraham Amah, made the clarification on Thursday at the party’s state secretariat in Umuahia while responding to questions on reports of a possible political alliance. Amah described the PDP as strong, united and formidable, insisting that the party is fully prepared to contest the 2027 elections independently. According to him, anyone making statements proposing or endorsing an alliance is not speaking on behalf of the…
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration will not relent in its efforts to develop the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and other parts of the country. Tinubu gave the assurance on Thursday while commissioning the rehabilitated Old Keffi Road from Kado Fish Market to Deidei as part of activities marking the third anniversary of his administration. The President, who was represented by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, said the newly rehabilitated road would boost commercial activities and improve connectivity in the affected communities. According to him, the road serves as an important economic corridor linking Kado, Saburi, Gwagwa, Idu,…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo State, Austin Onyedebelu, has declared that the party will “fight like a wounded lion” to ensure the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Onyedebelu made the declaration during a stakeholders’ meeting between the State Working Committee and APC officials from the nine local government areas and 105 wards in Owerri Zone. The meeting was attended by local government party executives, ward executives, elected council chairmen, councillors and other party officials. Addressing the gathering, the state chairman stressed that unity remained the party’s greatest weapon for electoral…
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar has appointed actor-turned-politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, as his spokesperson. The appointment comes weeks after Okonkwo publicly criticised the party’s choice of vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. Okonkwo announced the development in a statement posted on his official X handle on Thursday, expressing gratitude to Atiku for the appointment. “I give God all the glory to be appointed by His Excellency Atiku Abubakar as his Spokesperson. I thank HE AA for the immense confidence reposed in me,” he wrote. The former spokesperson for the Labour Party…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has commenced the promotion exercise for more than 13,000 civil servants in the FCTA and the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA. Chairman of the FCT Civil Service Commission, Engr. Emeka Ezeh, disclosed this on Wednesday, stating that the exercise was approved by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. According to Ezeh, the promotion exercise began on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, and will run for 10 days, with over 13,000 civil servants participating across 150 cadres and grade levels. In a statement, the Commission said the exercise forms part of the implementation…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has uploaded the names of its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, to the nomination portal of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, announced the development on Tuesday, describing it as a significant milestone in the ADC’s preparations for the 2027 general elections. In a post on his Facebook page, Abdullahi said the party remains committed to providing Nigerians with a credible alternative focused on competence, unity and national renewal. “We are pleased to announce that we have successfully uploaded the names and particulars…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed that nine political parties have so far collected access codes to upload the particulars of their candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC National Commissioner in charge of Voter Education and Publicity, Malam Mohammed Haruna, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja. According to Haruna, the parties had, as of the close of work on Monday, obtained the access codes required for the electronic submission of candidates’ details. “As of the close of work on Monday, nine political parties have collected the access codes for the national elections,” he said. The…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has urged media practitioners in Osun State to make the fight against vote buying a major focus of their coverage ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election. The appeal was made on Tuesday during a one-day Media Stakeholders’ Forum held in Osogbo, where the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Malam Mohammed Kudu Haruna, called on journalists to investigate and expose electoral malpractice. Represented by the Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola, Haruna described vote buying as the most disturbing challenge observed during the June 20,…
A group within the Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Grassroots Movement for Tinubu, GMT, has condemned the protest over the party’s purported list of candidates for the National Assembly elections. The group also criticised the involvement of cabinet members and government officials in the protest, describing their actions as an affront to the leadership of the party. The APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, and the National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, had, in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, forwarded what the party described as its “final position”…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that 1,565,873 Nigerians have successfully registered in the ongoing Phase III Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, exercise as of June 26. According to figures released by the commission, 620,933 applicants completed the online pre-registration process, while 944,940 registered physically at designated centres across the country. INEC, however, noted that the figures remain provisional, pending a comprehensive data clean-up during the period for public claims and objections, after which the Automated Biometric Identification System, ABIS, will be deployed to eliminate multiple or invalid registrations. The commission’s state-by-state breakdown showed that Kano recorded the highest…
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to make public the academic certificates and credentials submitted by all candidates seeking elective office. Obi made the call while reflecting on questions contained in the INEC nomination form, particularly those relating to candidates’ mental fitness and the authenticity of their academic qualifications. According to him, making such documents publicly available would enhance transparency and strengthen public confidence in Nigeria’s electoral process. Questioning why the credentials should remain confidential, Obi said, “Have you ever presented a forged certificate to INEC?…