Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has advised her husband, ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, against contesting the 2027 presidential election. Speaking at a recent women’s programme, Mrs Jonathan said the demands of leading Nigeria are overwhelming and that no former leader…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has cautioned that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) could face serious electoral setbacks in 2027 if it fields either former President Goodluck Jonathan or ex-Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, as its…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, along with the State House of Assembly, will be reinstated on September 18 to work with…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has regained political control in his home state after months of a bitter face-off with his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Wike reasserted his dominance on…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has assured that the state of emergency in Rivers State will be lifted on September 18. Wike gave the assurance on Saturday after casting his vote in the ongoing local government elections…
A powerful bloc within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is making moves to draft former President Goodluck Jonathan into the 2027 presidential race. A source close to both Jonathan and the ADC disclosed on Friday that the former president is…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed reports claiming he has withdrawn from the 2027 presidential race to preserve Southern unity. The rebuttal came through his cousin, Azibaola Robert, who in a post on his verified Facebook page on Friday described…
National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said the party remains open to discussions with other political parties, individuals, or coalitions ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking at the NNPP National Executive…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has disclosed that it spent more than N14 billion feeding inmates awaiting trial between January and August 2025. Official records show that the population of individuals held without trial has steadily increased over the past…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is considering former President Goodluck Jonathan and ex-Anambra State Governor Peter Obi among its possible southern candidates for the 2027 presidential election. Bauchi State Governor and Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Bala Mohammed, made…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for an immediate investigation into what he described as “contrived” voter registration figures recorded in Osun State, warning that Nigeria’s electoral credibility could be undermined if the anomaly is ignored. Speaking through his…
The Labour Party (LP) has issued a scathing rebuke of President Bola Tinubu’s handling of the country’s worsening insecurity, urging him to either fulfill his constitutional duty of protecting Nigerians’ lives and property or step aside from office. In a…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned that Nigeria’s 2027 general elections risk being compromised unless the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) urgently explains what it described as “statistically implausible” voter registration figures. In a statement signed by its National…
Former Rivers State Governor and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi, has reaffirmed his determination to vie for the presidency in 2027, declaring there will be “no retreat, no surrender” in his bid for the party’s ticket.…
Former Lagos State lawmaker, Jude Emeka Idimogu, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to grant clemency to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu, who was arrested in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2021…