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The Zamfara State House of Assembly has lifted the suspension imposed on Amiru Keta, representing Tsafe West Constituency. The Speaker, Bilyaminu Moriki, announced the decision during Monday’s plenary in Gusau. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Keta was suspended alongside

Osun APC Restoration Forum has reaffirmed Mr Adegboyega Oyetola as the party’s political leader in the state, in spite the Aug. 15 governorship election loss. The Secretary of the forum, Mr Johnson Ajilore, stated this at a media briefing in Lagos on

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), demanding full disclosure on whether the electoral body has exercised its statutory powers to set limits on political contributions ahead of the 2027

The Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially lifted the ultimatum issued to Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (representing Abia North) and Representative Chris Nkwonta (representing Ukwa East/West Federal Constituency) following high-level party deliberations over alleged anti-party activities. ​The

​The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has recorded a clean sweep in the Ebonyi State Local Government elections, securing all 13 chairmanship positions and 171 councillorship seats contested across the state. ​The official declaration was made on Sunday morning, August 23, at

The Presidency stated on Sunday, August 23, 2026, that Governor Ademola Adeleke’s explicit support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid has effectively shattered opposition attempts to use the Osun State governorship election as a springboard for a broader anti-APC coalition.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the 13 chairmanship and 171 councillorship seats in the Aug. 22 Local Government elections held in Ebonyi State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that no other political party participated in the council

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has affirmed Nasiru Sule-Garo as its senatorial candidate for Kano North Senatorial District in the 2027 general elections. The affirmation followed the party’s decision to substitute Sunusi Danbatta as its substantive candidate for the senatorial election. Usaini

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ebonyi chapter, has rejected  the Saturday’s local government elections conducted in the state, describing the exercise as a “mono-party polls” allegedly conducted in defiance of subsisting court judgments. The State Publicity Secretary of the Party, Mr Darlington

Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has congratulated former Zamfara Governor, Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari, on his appointment as Director-General of President Bola Tinubu’s Campaign Council. Matawalle’s political movement made this known in a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday by its