Politics

Islamic cleric Sheikh Yahya Jingir has renewed his support for a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket ahead of Nigeria's 2027 general elections, urging Muslims to back candidates who adopt the arrangement.Jingir made the comments at an event attended by several All...

Osun State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwole Jimi-Bada, says the state government will sue the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over its decision to freeze government accounts.Jimi-Bada said the EFCC issued a post-no-debit directive to First...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has directed First Bank to stop all withdrawals from the Osun State Government's statutory allocation account as part of an ongoing investigation.In a letter dated August 5, 2026, the anti-graft agency instructed...

Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has claimed that he played a significant role in supporting former President Olusegun Obasanjo after his release from prison, saying he provided both personal and political assistance...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has accused his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, of making critical political errors shortly after taking office, saying the governor's decision to operate independently and establish his own political structure too...

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday presented to Vice President Kashim Shettima the official certificate confirming his selection as the All Progressives Congress Vice-Presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.Tinubu handed his deputy the certificate in a small ceremony at...

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, declined his invitation to a public debate because he knew he could not win a comparison of their records in public...

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Felix Morka, on Tuesday defended the party’s substitution of some candidates after its primaries, saying no aspirant who failed to participate in the primary process was declared a winner. Morka...

Former Bornu State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Ali Modu Sheriff, has said formea Vice President Atiku Abubakar should shelve his 2027 presidential ambition, insisting that it is still the South’s turn to produce Nigeria’s president Sheriff...

The Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday affirmed David Mark’s leadership of the opposition African Democratic Congress, a ruling the party welcomed even as former Vice‑President Atiku Abubakar said he would continue his pursuit of the 2027 presidency.Atiku described...