The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to southern Nigeria for a single four-year term. The party announced the decision in a communiqué issued at the end of deliberations during its ongoing inaugural convention in Abuja. According to the communiqué, the decision aligns with the principles of power-sharing and rotational leadership…
Alex Otti says he has received a free governorship nomination form from the leadership of the Labour Party ahead of the next election in Abia State. In a post on X on Friday, Otti said the nomination form was presented to him by the national working committee (NWC) of the party at the Abia governor’s…
Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano State, has hosted Peter Obi, former Labour Party presidential candidate, and Seriake Dickson, national leader of the Nigeria Democratic Party (NDC), at his Abuja residence. The former Kano governor welcomed Obi and Dickson ahead of the NDC inaugural national convention, which is slated to hold on Saturday at the…
The Kwankwasiyya movement says some political commentators have launched “targeted attacks” against Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso over his reported political alliance with Peter Obi. In a statement issued on Friday, the movement said discussions around possible strategic cooperation between Kwankwaso and Obi under the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) had generated panic in some…
Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, an economist and banker, has picked the presidential nomination form of the African Democratic Congress ahead of the 2027 election. Hayatu-Deen picked up the N90 million form at the party’s national headquarters, becoming the first presidential aspirant to officially declare interest in the ADC ticket for the 2027 presidential race. The economist and…
Aisha Yesufu, a social activist, says she will resist any attempt to manipulate the outcome of the FCT senatorial election if she emerges as a candidate. Yesufu had on Wednesday announced her defection from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), declaring her intention to run for the FCT senatorial position…
All Progressives Congress says its national working committee (NWC) has waived the screening requirements for Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the party’s presidential primaries. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Felix Morka, APC national publicity secretary, said the decision was taken during the 188th meeting of the NWC held on May 6, 2026. According to…
Usman Yusuf, former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), says Peter Obi will struggle to gain broad acceptance in northern Nigeria ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Speaking during an interview on Trust TV on Wednesday, Yusuf said Obi’s support base in the north during the 2023 election was largely driven by…
Channels Television has dismissed claims by Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), that the station benefited from his “benevolence” through land allocation in Abuja. Speaking on Thursday’s edition of Morning Brief, Kayode Okikiolu, one of the programme’s anchors, said the property housing the station’s headquarters in Abuja was allocated long before Wike…
Enyinnaya Abaribe, senator representing Abia South, has warned Joseph Tegbe, minister-designate for power, to be prepared for resistance from vested interests benefiting from Nigeria’s electricity challenges. Abaribe spoke on Wednesday during Tegbe’s ministerial screening on the floor of the Senate. The lawmaker said the “generator cabal” profits heavily from the country’s poor electricity supply and…
