Category: Politics

By Ade Oyeyemi A former governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State, Bosun Arebuwa, has defected to the All Progressives Congress with a group of his supporters. Arebuwa, who contested the PDP governorship primary ahead of the 2024 Ondo State governorship election, formally joined the APC on Friday at the International Culture […]

By Ade Oyeyemi Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has asked the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to clarify his political allegiance ahead of the 2027 general elections. Lawal said Wike could not simultaneously support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election and back candidates of other political parties in governorship and legislative contests. The governor […]

The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has cancelled the local government elections scheduled for Saturday, September 26, across the state’s 27 local government areas. The cancellation comes days before the expiration of the tenure of the current elected council officials, with the state government expected to constitute interim management committees to oversee the affairs of […]

By Ade Oyeyemi A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Dele Momodu, has explained the decision by the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to appoint former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, as deputy chairman of his campaign council for the 2027 election. Momodu said the appointment was intended to recognise what he described as El-Rufai’s […]

The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has warned members against actions capable of undermining the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. The state APC Chairman, Kolawole Babatunde, issued the warning during the party’s State Executive Committee meeting at the APC secretariat in Akure, the state capital. Babatunde said the party would […]

By Ade Oyeyemi Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has said he will leave active politics at the end of his tenure, ruling out any future bid for the presidency or other elective positions. Otti made this known during an interview with Arise Television on Friday while responding to questions about former Anambra State Governor Peter […]

By Ade Oyeyemi The disagreement between the Nigeria Democratic Congress and the Obi-Kwankwaso Movement, popularly known as the OK Movement, has deepened over the group’s campaign structure ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Director-General of the movement, John Ughulu, said on Wednesday that the organisation would retain its independent structures at the national, state, […]

By Ade Oyeyemi The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has denied allegations that he manipulated the 2023 presidential election in the South-South to favour President Bola Tinubu over the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi. Wike, who spoke with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, described the allegation as a “baseless narrative” driven largely […]

By Ade Oyeyemi Oyo State Governor and Allied Peoples Movement presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, has disputed a claim by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, that the Federal Government gave Oyo State ₦50bn for the upgrade of the Ibadan International Airport. Makinde said the claim was incorrect, insisting that his administration had […]

By Ade Oyeyemi Former Minister of Power and All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Adebayo Adelabu, has dissociated himself from the decision of his former aide, Ajiboye Akande, to leave the APC for the Allied Peoples Movement. Akande, who was formerly Adelabu’s Personal Assistant, led a group of supporters from the APC into […]