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INEC Fixes Dates for 2027 General Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released the timetable for Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, confirming dates for the presidential, governorship, senatorial and other legislative polls. The INEC Chairman, Joash Amupitan, released the timetable at a press briefing held in Abuja, announcing that the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on February 20, […]
Court Nullifies PDP National Convention
The Federal High Court in Ibadan has nullified the Peoples Democratic Party National Convention held on November 15, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State. The court also barred Kabiru Turaki and others from presenting themselves as national officers of the party, dealing a significant blow to the faction that emerged from the convention. Despite internal disputes […]
Former Ondo Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi Dumps PDP, Returns To APC
A former Deputy Governor of Ondo State and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the November 2024 governorship election, Agboola Ajayi, has returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ajayi formally rejoined the ruling party at his hometown, Apoi Ward 2, Kiribo, in Ese Odo Local Government Area. A former member of the House […]
LP Leadership: Court Affirms Nenadi Usman-Led Committee
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja has recognized the Usman Nenadi-led exco of the Labour Party (LP) sacking Julius Abure as the national chairman of the party. Delivering judgment, Justice Lifu relied on the April 4, 2025, verdict of the Supreme Court to declare Senator Nenadi, as the valid leader of the […]
OSUN 2026: Akin Ogunbiyi Dissolves Campaign Team, Backs APC’s Oyebamiji
A former governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Dr Akin Ogunbiyi, has directed his campaign coordinators and supporters across Federal Constituencies and local government areas in the state to join the campaign structure of the party’s candidate, Bola Oyebamiji. Ogunbiyi, the chairman of Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc, gave […]
81-Year-Old Yoweri Museveni Wins Seventh Term As Uganda President
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won a seventh term in office after an election marred by violence and an internet shutdown, with African observers saying arrests and abductions had “instilled fear”. Museveni, 81, won 71.65 percent of the vote in the election, the Electoral Commission said, amid reports of at least 10 deaths and intimidation of […]
High Court Bars Rivers Chief Judge From Receiving Impeachment Notice Against Fubara, Deputy
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has issued an interim order preventing the Chief Judge of Rivers State from accepting an impeachment notice directed at Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngozi Odu. The Rivers State House of Assembly had asked the Chief Judge of the state to constitute a panel to investigate allegations of gross misconduct levelled […]
PDP Sets Up Caretaker Committees in Osun, Four Other States
The National Working Committee, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has announced the appointment of caretaker committees to oversee party affairs in Delta, Enugu, Imo, Rivers, and Osun States. This was disclosed in a statement released by the National Organizing Secretary, Theophilus Dakas Shan. “The National Working Committee (NWC) of our Great Party, the Peoples […]
Yoweri Museveni and the challenges of sit-tight leadership in Africa
Africa, the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent, despite being one of the continents which embraces democratic form of governance, faces a series of leadership challenges, including that of sit-tight leadership where the Heads of State desire to overstay their positions beyond the constitutionally stipulated terms. The laws of many African Nations like Nigeria, Ghana, […]
Osun 2026: Arrests and detention on the rise, as fake news, defamation, worsen
Over the past year, Osun State has witnessed a series of arrests and detentions linked to political activities, raising renewed concerns over civil rights, and the rule of law. From aides to concerned citizens to opposition party members and media practitioners, security agencies have repeatedly detained individuals over actions and statements considered politically sensitive, reflecting […]