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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, says the next governor of Osun State will emerge through votes, not violence. Amupitan stated this on Friday during a visit to the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Oyetunji. He assured

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kenneth Okonkwo, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for defending the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against allegations of bias, insisting that the electoral body has yet to demonstrate neutrality. Speaking on Channels Television today,

Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has warned that democracy in Nigeria and the wider ECOWAS region is under serious threat, as he received the Pillar of Nigeria Democracy Award at the Diplomatic Digest 6th Anniversary

Did you know that at the time Peter Obi was Chairman of Fidelity Bank, Adams Oshiomhole was a tailor at Kaduna Textiles! Today Oshiomhole lives in a mansion in his village with a swimming pool atop the penthouse and a helipad too

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Nasarawa State, Sen. Ahmed Wadada, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s policies and programmes, citing improving economic indicators. Wadada spoke on Thursday after meeting President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he assessed the

By Richard Benjamin The Action Democratic Party (ADP) candidate for the Kachia/Kagarko Federal Constituency in the 2027 general elections, Pst. Ishaya Auta, has promised to prioritise security, education and rural electrification if elected. Auta made the promise on Saturday, July 25, 2026,

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has inaugurated a nine-member committee to develop a campaign framework for the 2027 governorship election. The party also unveiled Mr Amos Adamu Gandu as the running mate to its governorship candidate, Alhaji Usman Shehu

Candidates of the Accord Party contesting for National and State Assembly seats in Osun State have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently intervene over alleged police harassment, intimidation, and unlawful persecution of their members ahead of the upcoming August 15

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has launched a fierce criticism against President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, questioning why the Federal Government is embarking on an aggressive domestic borrowing spree despite earning an estimated ₦7.98 trillion windfall from high global crude oil prices.

The Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement (GHSM) has formally rejected the reported endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election by select Accord Party officials at the Osun State Government House in Osogbo, describing the gathering as unconstitutional, null, and