By Dr Patrick Akhere Ebojele A high-level delegation of governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) converged on Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday for the official flag-off of the 2026 Ekiti governorship campaign, urging a calm, issue-driven race anchored on continuity and development. The political atmosphere featured Governors
A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chieftain, Dr Adetokunbo Pearse, says agreement by opposition parties to field a single presidential candidate in 2027 will only succeed if key actors subordinate personal ambitions to collective interest. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) recalls that nation’s major opposition parties agreed to field
Senator Gbenga Daniel’s loyalists on Thursday described the senatorial endorsement of Gov. Dapo Abiodun as a “kangaroo arrangement”. The loyalists, known as the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Otunba Gbenga Daniel (BATOGD) Movement, alleged that the endorsement lacked adequate consultation and due process within the party structure. The movement’s Deputy Director-General, Mr
Leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun East Senatorial District have unanimously endorsed Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, as their consensus candidate for the 2027 senatorial election. The endorsement was announced on Monday at a well-attended gathering held at Adeola Odutola Hall in Ijebu-Ode, bringing together
Senator Osita Ngwu, Senate Minority Whip (PDP-Enugu), has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defection of Ngwu representing Enugu West Senatorial District was announced in letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, at plenary
By Dr Patrick Akhere Ebojele PhD Edo Central’s political terrain shifted decisively this Tuesday as former Senator Clifford Ordia and ex-House of Representatives member Joseph Edionwele formally exited the very depleted Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC), in a development that immediately reconfigured alliances across Esanland
The Coalition of Yobe-East Progressive Youths has raised N188 million to support the 2027 governorship aspiration of the former Senate President, Sen. Ahmed Lawan. The coalition’s leader, Dr Yerima Goni, made this known at the fundraising on Monday in Damaturu. Goni said the initiative aimed at encouraging civic engagement and
No fewer than 30 members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday officially defected from their respective political parties, citing internal crises as reasons for their actions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lawmakers announced their defections in separate letters read on the floor of the house
Former Kano state governor and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP in the 2023 general election, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has resigned from the party. In a statement on Sunday, Kwankwaso said he would join another political platform that offers the best opportunity to effectively change the
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has re-elected Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda as its National Chairman. The party, at its 8th national convention in Abuja on Friday, also returned all members of its National Working Committee (NWC) through consensus and affirmative voice vote. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the