Umaru Fintiri, Governor of Adamawa State, has maintained that Nigeria’s presidency should remain in the South in 2027, stressing that the region deserves to complete eight years in line with the country’s established power-sharing arrangement. Speaking on Tuesday during an…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has assured Nigerians that the commission is fully capable of electronically transmitting election results in 2027, but cautioned that it cannot guarantee a “100 per cent perfect election.”…
BENIN CITY — Panic swept through Benin City, Edo State, on Tuesday after the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, former Edo State governor, John Odigie-Oyegun, and other leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) reportedly escaped attacks by…
Abuja — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has proposed a budget of N873.778 billion for the conduct of the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, made the disclosure while presenting the Commission’s 2026 budget proposal and the…
Elder Emma Ogidi, South-South Caretaker Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a prominent figure in the Dr. Kabiru Turaki-led bloc of the party, has called on Nigerians to rise in defense of multi-party democracy. In this interview, he…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde met separately with former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), at his Uphill Mansion in Minna on Tuesday, in a development widely linked to political realignments ahead of the…
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Kano State counterpart, Abba Yusuf, are facing uncertainty over their prospects of securing second-term tickets on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). While Fubara has officially defected to the APC, Yusuf…
Pressure is reportedly building on President Bola Tinubu to ensure religious balance on the presidential ticket as he seeks re-election in 2027. Credible sources disclosed that influential interests in the United States have expressed a preference for a Muslim–Christian ticket…
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, and the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, have taken the lead in the All Progressives Congress (APC) electronic registration exercise aimed at strengthening the party’s membership base across the state.…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, on Tuesday restated his determination to eliminate all forms of electoral malpractice, particularly vote-buying, which he described as a persistent threat to credible elections. According to him, this…