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The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election, held ahead of the 2027 general elections, culminated in the declaration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the party’s candidate, with an overwhelming 10,999,162 votes. His sole challenger, Stanley Osifo, managed a mere 16,503 votes.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for reconciliation and unity within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) after emerging victorious in the party’s presidential primary ahead of the 2027 general elections. Atiku secured a commanding 1,846,370 votes in the keenly contested exercise,

A group, Nigerian Youths For Atiku (NYFA) Worldwide, has described the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the ADC presidential candidate for the 2027 election as well-deserved. The Director-General of NYFA Nigeria and Diaspora, Mr Dare Dada, said this in

The Nigeria Democratic Congress has clarified that its Presidential, National Assembly, Governorship and State Assembly primaries will still be conducted nationwide on May 29 despite adjustments made to accommodate disruptions caused by the Eid-el-Kabir holidays. The party said the decision became necessary

The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, Senator David Mark, on Wednesday declared that the party’s presidential primary election had proven that democracy and healthy political competition could flourish in Nigeria without rancour, violence or division. Mark made the remark during

The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has officially released the full list of members of its Electoral Committees for the conduct of the State Houses of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate, Governorship, and Presidential primaries across the 36 States of the country and

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has made clarifications regarding its scheduled Presidential, National Assembly, Governorship, and State Assembly primaries. The primaries are still scheduled to hold nationwide on May 29, 2026, in keeping with the original May 28 and 29 timetable. However,

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State has elected 17 candidates to fly the party’s flag in the forthcoming Local Government elections across the state. The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) scheduled the council elections for Sept. 26, 2026. The

A former Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement by his Media Adviser, Mr. Sunday Areh, Omo-Agege said his decision followed consultations with his political associates and supporters, as well as

Nigeria’s Vice President between 1999 and 2007, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has won the presidential ticket of another faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Last Sunday, another faction of the ADC elected by consensus its 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Dumebi Kachickwu, to