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The Accord Party has urged the Federal Government to avoid militarising the forthcoming Osun State governorship election, saying the exercise should be conducted peacefully and democratically. The party said the deployment of security personnel should be aimed at protecting voters and maintaining

The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has launched a national reconciliation committee to resolve grievances from its recently concluded party primaries and strengthening internal unity ahead of the 2027 general elections. The seven-member committee, chaired by Prof. Pat Utomi with Alhaji Buba Galadima

​The Founding National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Chekwas Okorie, has described the forthcoming Osun State governorship election as a crucial “dress rehearsal” for Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, urging opposition parties and citizens to actively safeguard the country’s

The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC has set up a national reconciliation committee to meet with all the aspirants across the nation and resolve all the outstanding challenges arising from the party primaries. In a press statement signed by the National Chairman of

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) officially launched its campaign for the upcoming September 26 Enugu State Local Government elections on Wednesday morning, rallying thousands of supporters at a high-energy campaign flag-off in Ndeaboh, the headquarters of Aninri Local Government Area. ​The event,

National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Sen. Henry Seriake Dickson, has been singled out for commendation by candidates of the party whose names were published by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Although there had been a lot of apprehension

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Alwan Hassan, has dismissed arguments that higher academic qualifications translate to superior leadership competence, asserting that the educational credentials of key opposition figures have failed to deliver better governance or political judgment for

The Deputy Minority Whip of the Senate, Senator Rufai Sani Hanga (Kano Central), has officially resigned his membership from the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), dealing a major blow to the opposition bloc ahead of upcoming political realignments. ​The ranking lawmaker announced his

​A faction of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has petitioned the National Peace Committee (NPC) to intervene urgently regarding the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) refusal to release its portal access code for uploading candidate particulars. The internal leadership crisis rocking

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has called on residents to reject voter intimidation and turn out en masse to vote for the Accord Party in the upcoming August 15 governorship election. ​Speaking during a church service at the Living Faith Church (Winners’