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A delegation of the national leadership of the Kwankwasiya Movement last night met with the national leader, His Excellency Senator Henry Seriake Dickson and the leadership of the NDC. The closed door meeting was aimed at resolving the issues between the Kwankwasiya

By Aisha Gambo Supporters of the Accord Party presidential candidate, Dr Gbenga Hashim, have urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to protect his candidature and uphold the outcome of the party’s presidential primaries. The supporters, under the umbrella of the Hashim

A heated constitutional and political debate has erupted across Nigeria following a bombshell revelation by opposition chieftain and renowned political economy professor, Pat Utomi, regarding plans to bypass the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) exclusive data monopoly in the upcoming 2027 general

The move by a former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar to ascend the Presidency received a boost on Monday as a former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi visited the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in Abuja. The visit is strategic

Labour Party has approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, challenging alleged wrongful exclusion of its candidate from the Enugu North Senatorial District by-election scheduled for June 20. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ken Asogwa, made this known in a statement signed on

The Nigeria Democratic Congress has unveiled a series of far-reaching resolutions aimed at strengthening its internal structures, promoting discipline and accountability, and reinforcing the principle of party supremacy as part of broader efforts to institutionalise the party ahead of future political engagements.

A political support group, Lagos Diaspora for Hamzat 2027, has thrown its weight behind the appointment of former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, as Director General of the campaign organisation of Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat. The group described

By Justina Auta A coalition of women-led civil society organisations in Nigeria is demanding urgent electoral reforms ahead of the 2027 general elections, following a post-primary audit that exposed a severe gender gap. They made the demand in a statement signed by

Mr Felix Igboke, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Ebonyi State Commissioner for Project Monitoring, has resigned his position and defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Igboke, who officially announced his defection on Sunday during a PDP

The political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections has been thrown into a state of intense volatility as the ruling and opposition parties grapple with deep-seated internal crises, strategic recalculations, and factional warfare. ​At the center of the brewing storm are