Politics

Political violence erupts near Warri Airport as coalition supporters clash with armed hoodlums during campaign march ahead of 2027 elections. Supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) repelled an attack by suspected political thugs during a massive campaign procession near...

INEC’s final list includes candidates aged between 35 and 48, alongside 13 other presidential contenders. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of 18 presidential candidates and their running mates for Nigeria’s January 16, 2027 election. The...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has constituted the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the January 2027 presidential election, appointing former Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari as Director-General.Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma will serve as Secretary of...

Political parties, presidential candidates and National Assembly contenders have signed the first National Peace Accord on issue-based campaigning ahead of the 2027 general elections. The agreement commits political actors to rejecting electoral violence, hate speech, misinformation, personal attacks and other...

Afrobeats superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has celebrated the re-election of his uncle, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, describing the victory as a major political achievement secured despite what he characterised as strong opposition. Davido spoke on Tuesday...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party the winner of the 2026 Osun State governorship election.Adeleke secured 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Bola Oyebamiji,...

ormer Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has criticized Islamic cleric Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir after the cleric maintained that he had no regrets over his recent comments concerning Christians and his support for a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket ahead of...

Sensitive election materials have arrived in Osun State ahead of Saturday's governorship election, as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) prepares to deploy thousands of ad-hoc personnel and security officers across the state.INEC said it would draw its ad-hoc...

The General Overseer of El-Buba Outreach Ministries, Prophet Isa El-Buba, has criticized Islamic cleric Sheikh Yahya Jingir over remarks attributed to him regarding Christians and support for a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 elections.Jingir has come under...

Former Kano State Governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has criticised comments attributed to Islamic cleric Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir in support of continuing the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket ahead of the...