Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced his withdrawal from the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primary election in the state. Fubara made this known in a statement personally signed on Wednesday, saying he remains committed to supporting whoever emerges as the party’s candidate in the forthcoming governorship election. According to the governor, the decision to withdraw from the race was difficult but necessary after extensive consultations. He thanked his supporters for their loyalty and sacrifices throughout the political process, acknowledging that many of them may feel disappointed over his decision to step aside. Fubara explained that his recent silence…
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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Joash Ojo Amupitan, has assured political parties and voters in Ekiti State that the commission would conduct a free, fair and credible governorship election, declaring that vote buying would not be tolerated during the June 20 poll. Amupitan gave the assurance on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti during an engagement organised to assess INEC’s preparedness for the June 20 governorship election and the presentation of the voters register to political parties ahead of the off-cycle election in the state. He described the exercise as a constitutional and statutory responsibility aimed at reinforcing the…
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has met with 85 All Progressives Congress, APC, House of Assembly aspirants from Zamfara State who were not cleared in the party’s screening exercise. The meeting, held at his residence in Gusau, focused on reconciliation efforts within the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. Matawalle urged the aspirants to remain calm, united and committed to the growth of the APC despite the outcome of the screening process, assuring them that their grievances were being addressed. The aspirants, led by Sulaiman Shu’aibu Shinkafi, expressed appreciation to the former governor for what they described…
Senior Special Assistant to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Local Government Affairs, Norbert Sochukwudinma, has criticised Delta North Senator, Ned Nwoko, over his reaction to losing the party’s senatorial return ticket. Sochukwudinma spoke during an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ on Wednesday. Recall that Nwoko lost the APC senatorial primary election to the immediate past Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa. Following the outcome of the exercise, Nwoko had alleged that the results of the APC primaries in the region were manipulated by the state government, insisting that he was the rightful winner of…
Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Dahiru Liman, alongside his deputy, Henry Danjuma, and the Majority Leader, Munira Tanimu, have secured the All Progressives Congress, APC, tickets for their respective state constituencies through consensus affirmation exercises conducted across the state. Liman emerged as the APC candidate for Makera State Constituency after he was unanimously affirmed as the sole consensus aspirant during the party’s primary exercise attended by party officials, leaders and supporters. The Returning Officer, Ezekiel Gode, declared him returned following affirmation votes from the five voting areas in the constituency. Similarly, Danjuma clinched the APC ticket for…
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ajibola Basiru, has declared that no other political party in the country can match the ruling party in the conduct of its primary elections. Basiru made the assertion despite controversies trailing the APC primaries across several states. InfoStride News reports that the controversies surrounding the primaries have largely centred on allegations of candidate imposition, electoral irregularities, violence, and exclusion of stakeholders. The consensus method adopted in some areas has also attracted criticism from aggrieved aspirants who argued that the process lacked transparency and sidelined popular candidates. Speaking during an interview on…
The Muslim Rights Concern has declared that it is the turn of a Muslim to succeed the incumbent governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde. The group said the arrangement was necessary to ensure equity, fairness and justice among adherents of the two major religions in the state. MURIC made the declaration in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Ishaq Akintola, and made available to journalists on Tuesday morning. Akintola argued that since Makinde, a Christian, would have spent eight years in office by the end of his tenure, a Muslim should succeed him in line with what he described…
The Christian Association of Nigeria has condemned the killing of an assistant headmaster who reportedly attempted to protect children during coordinated attacks on schools in Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. CAN said the sacrifice made by the assistant headmaster must not be forgotten and called for those responsible to be identified, apprehended, and prosecuted. In a statement issued on Monday by its President, Daniel Okoh, the association condemned the abduction of schoolchildren, teachers, and school officials during the attacks, describing the incident as a national disgrace and a disturbing sign of worsening insecurity.…
The Ogun State Sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps on Monday commenced a special enforcement exercise aimed at eliminating the use of illegal and counterfeit number plates while addressing the persistent menace of overloading and unsafe haulage practices. The exercise, code-named “Operation Guduma,” is a strategic intervention patrol operation targeted at reducing fatal road crashes across Nigerian roads. The operation, carried out in compliance with directives from the Corps National Headquarters, was supervised by Assistant Corps Marshal, JO Asaolu, who was assigned by the Corps Marshal to oversee the intervention in collaboration with the Ogun State Sector Commander, RS2.2,…
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has officially sworn in 18 commissioners recently screened and cleared by the Anambra State House of Assembly. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Executive Council Chambers of the new Government House, also known as Light House, in Awka. Addressing the newly inaugurated commissioners, Soludo said their appointments were a call to rigorous work, sacrifice and public accountability rather than personal celebration. The governor urged them to immediately focus on governance, stressing that their decisions would directly affect the lives of more than nine million residents of the state. “I charge you to run your…
Heavy flooding on Monday left commuters travelling along the Ilorin–Igbeti Federal Highway in Kwara State stranded following the collapse of the Moro Bridge, submerging vehicles and disrupting movement across the busy interstate route. Several vehicles were trapped in floodwaters after an overnight downpour caused the Moro River to overflow its banks, while desperate passengers reportedly climbed onto car roofs awaiting rescue. A source disclosed that the affected bridge is located between Oko-Olowo/Mandala in Ilorin West and Asa Local Government Areas. The bridge had earlier collapsed on April 30 after a heavy-duty articulated truck reportedly passed over the ageing structure, cutting…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has handed over N837.5 million recovered from two separate fraud cases to the Katsina State Government. The money was presented on Monday at the EFCC Kano Zonal Directorate following investigations into the diversion of public funds linked to tax remittances and the state treasury. In the first case, the EFCC recovered over N547 million allegedly diverted from tax payments made by international organisations, including the World Health Organization, Médecins Sans Frontières, and ALIMA. The commission said the funds were allegedly moved into a private bank account by officials of the Katsina State Board…
Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike, has announced his intention to contest for a seat in the House of Representatives ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a viral video, the actor disclosed that he would be contesting to represent the Bwari/AMAC Federal Constituency in Abuja under the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC. “I’m running for the Federal House of Representatives under Bwari/AMAC Constituency in Abuja and we want to make a federal statement,” he said. Speaking on what he hopes to achieve if elected, Ike said he wants to challenge the existing political structure and encourage citizens to take…
The Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is set to screen former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday as the party’s lone presidential aspirant ahead of the 2027 general elections. According to reports, those listed to screen Jonathan include former Vice-President Namadi Sambo, former Plateau State governor Jonah Jang, and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tom Ikimi, among others. Recall that the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, disclosed last week that Jonathan had successfully registered as a member of the PDP during the fresh digital registration exercise directed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The Seyi…
A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has urged Nigerians to look beyond tribe and religion ahead of the 2027 general elections. Kwankwaso made the call on Sunday during an interview with Trust TV while speaking on the political landscape ahead of the polls. The former presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, said no region or religious group could succeed politically without the support of others across the country. According to him, Northern Muslims cannot play politics successfully without Christians and people from the Southern region. “We must look beyond tribe and religion. We…
The Allied Peoples Movement, APM, has said the party entered into an alliance ahead of the 2027 general elections due to growing uncertainty surrounding its legal status and the limited time before the polls. The National Chairman of the party, Yusuf Dantalle, disclosed this on Saturday during an interview on Arise Television. Dantalle explained that the leadership of the party, alongside Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, agreed that an alliance had become necessary in view of the prevailing political situation. “APM is the kind of egalitarian political party we want to build. And Governors…
There was pandemonium in Kasuwan Ali community, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Sunday as a resident, identified as Sani Abdullahi, was reportedly shot dead at the venue of the All Progressives Congress, APC, House of Representatives primary election. According to reports, the victim was allegedly hit by a stray bullet fired by soldiers following a disagreement over the commencement of the exercise. A resident, Ibrahim Sale, who confirmed the incident, said trouble started when some APC members protested the delay in the commencement of the primary election earlier scheduled for Saturday. “The exercise was supposed to hold…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has visited Oyo State following the deadly attack and abduction incident that occurred in Oriire Local Government Area of the state in the early hours of Friday, May 15, 2026. The IGP expressed deep concern over the incident and extended condolences to the families of those who lost their lives during the attack. He was accompanied on the visit by the Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, CP Ojo Adekimi, due to the strategic proximity of the Oriire axis to communities bordering Kwara State, as well as the Commissioner of Police, Schools…
A Fulani group under the auspices of the Concerned Amalgamated Fulani Association has warned Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang to withdraw the recent shoot-on-sight order issued against anyone found destroying farmlands in Plateau State. Mutfwang had issued the directive during a condolence visit to Barkin Ladi Local Government Area last week following renewed violence in the state that reportedly claimed over 50 lives within the past month. While some residents and stakeholders applauded the governor’s directive as a decisive step toward curbing attacks and killings allegedly linked to armed groups, the Fulani association described the order as one-sided and targeted against…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed the immediate revitalisation of the Safe School Initiative following recent kidnapping incidents reported in Oyo State. The directive was disclosed in a statement posted on the official page of the Osun State Government on May 17, 2026. According to the statement, the governor directed the Ministry of Education alongside relevant government and security agencies to strengthen measures aimed at preventing any possible spillover of kidnapping incidents into Osun State. Adeleke also ordered increased intelligence gathering around schools located in border communities and remote areas across the state. The statement added that the Amotekun Corps was…