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Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerian women that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration will sustain and expand its policies and targeted interventions aimed at economic empowerment and gender inclusion. ​The Vice President gave the assurance on Monday, October 12, 2026, during

The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has declared that securing the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in the upcoming 2027 general elections remains vital to delivering national prosperity and economic stability.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is engaging the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to resolve the omission of some of its candidates from the final list of contestants in the 2027 general elections. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Jungudo

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the New Democratic Congress (NDC), has sharply criticized the Federal Government’s newly announced 30-day petrol price discount, questioning its ability to address Nigeria’s deepening economic challenges. ​Speaking via an official statement issued on Sunday, October 11,

The Presidency on Sunday, October 11, 2026, issued a scathing response to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, declaring that the Nigerian electorate is far too sophisticated to trade long-term national economic security for what it termed shallow, short-term demagoguery. ​The official statement,

Thousands of women members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the Kwara Central Senatorial District converged on Ilorin on Saturday, October 10, 2026, for a massive rally to demonstrate support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election and Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s bid

A total of 250 candidates drawn from various political parties have been cleared to contest for the governorship seat and 24 State House of Assembly seats in Ebonyi State in the upcoming 2027 general elections. ​The official list of contestants was published

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has issued a statement firmly denying any connection to the recent abduction of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Imo State. The proscribed separatist group also leveled severe allegations against the Imo State Governor, Hope

The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has thrown down a high-stakes economic challenge to the ruling administration ahead of the 2027 general elections, as its presidential flagbearer, Arch. Peter Agada, rolled out an ambitious ₦3.2 trillion targeted fuel subsidy blueprint. ​The policy proposal,

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has excluded the governorship candidates of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) from its final list of cleared candidates for the February 6, 2027 governorship election in Cross River State. ​The