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Osun APC Slams Rep Salam Over Remarks on Tinubu, Oyebamiji, Others
The Osun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted the lawmaker representing Ede-North/Ede-South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal Constituency, Bamidele Salam, over his recent remarks on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the party’s governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, describing his comments as misleading and ill-informed. Recall that, Salam, while featuring on Channels Television, described […]
The Role of Local Government in Community Development
In Nigeria, the daily lives of citizens are shaped by challenges that are impossible to ignore, from bad roads and poor water supply to poor electricity, overcrowded classrooms for students, and poor health care facilities lacking drugs and basic equipment. Yet Nigeria operates a system of government designed to bring governance closer to the people. […]
Defections, Coalitions: Can Nigeria’s Opposition Survive?
When Sheriff Oborevwori, defected from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2025, it signaled more than a regular political shift. The move, which involved several key stakeholders within the state, followed an ongoing pattern of realignments within Nigeria’s opposition outfit. By realignments, this writer refers to the shifting […]
The High Cost of Nomination Forms in Nigeria
High nomination fees have become a serious barrier to political participation in Nigeria as political parties continue to commercialize access to the electoral process, turning simple democratic processes into a practice of the highest bidder. Parties openly restrict participation to wealthy aspirants by setting huge costs of nomination and expression of interest forms, undermining the […]
Lagos Assembly: Coalition urges Gbajabiamila not to back Elliot’s fourth term bid
A coalition of political stakeholders in Surulere has urged the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, to refrain from backing any move that could lead to the emergence of the lawmaker representing Surulere Constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Desmond Elliot, for a fourth consecutive term. The group said imposing […]
BREAKING: INEC Shifts Osun Governorship Poll, Moves 2027 General Elections to January, February
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced new dates for the Osun State governorship election and the 2027 general elections. INEC disclosed this in a statement signed by the National Commissioner, Chairman, Information, and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, noting that the governorship election in Osun State will now hold on Saturday, August […]
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 […]