Politics

INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has revealed that the commission has so far received letters of intent from 110 associations seeking registration as political parties ahead of the 2027 general election. Yakubu made the disclosure on Wednesday during INEC’s second …

The Social Democratic Party has suspended its National Chairman, Shehu Gabam, over alleged financial misconduct and misappropriation of party funds. The party also suspended its National Auditor, Nnadi Clarkson, and National Youth Leader, Chukwuma Uchechukwu. The decision was announced in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Araba Aiyenigba, on …

The House of Representatives Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, on Tuesday, began an investigation into the alleged diversion of ₦1.12 trillion meant for the execution of the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) by various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies. The panel is also scrutinising the operations of NIRSAL Microfinance Bank over …

The 17 individuals nominated by President Bola Tinubu to head critical agencies in Rivers State—including the Independent Electoral Commission, Civil Service Commission, and Local Government Service Commission—have formally declared their assets before the Code of Conduct Bureau. This development followed their clearance by the Department of State Services and the …

Tensions are boiling within the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a rumoured plan to drop Vice President Kashim Shettima from the 2027 presidential ticket begins to tear at the party’s seams. Although the next general election is still two years away, the controversy has already triggered violent clashes, protests, and …

President Bola Tinubu has rescheduled his official visit to Kaduna State. Instead, he will travel to Benue State on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, as part of renewed efforts to foster peace and address the persistent conflict affecting communities in the state. The President’s visit aims to assess firsthand the recurring …

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has strongly responded to calls for his expulsion from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), asserting that no one has the authority or courage to remove him from a party he has served faithfully for years. Speaking during a media parley in Abuja on …

President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the approval of the National Assembly for a series of strategic borrowing initiatives aimed at funding key national projects and addressing fiscal shortfalls triggered by dwindling revenues and post-subsidy economic pressures. In three separate letters read on the House floor by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims suggesting that he will be contesting against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. This came as Wike recently stirred political speculation by urging his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to zone its 2027 presidential …

An elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has said at the moment, nobody has better chances of defeating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Yakasai stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja. He also said that as a key member of …