18+ hour, 10+ min ago   (327+ words) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has listed former Kaduna State Governor, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, incumbent Senator Lawal Adamu Usman, former Senator Shehu Sani and serving Senator Sunday Marshal Katung among 33 candidates cleared to contest the three senatorial seats in…...

23+ hour, 55+ min ago   (200+ words) A reported plan by members of three major political parties to back the candidacy of Chief Ebuka Onunkwo of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) is unsettling political calculations in Anambra South Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 National Assembly elections. Chief…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (173+ words) 2027: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, 15 Others Make INEC’s Final List of Presidential Candidates THISDAYLIVE Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja None of the 18 presidential candidates or their running mates declared any form of disability.The candidates’ ages range from 35 to 80, with qualifications spanning First…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (448+ words) It’s just five months to the general election in the country. Going by the rising pace of electioneering, how would you rationalise some core issues arising therein, especially as regards the presidential race? There is no consensus among most perceptive…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (477+ words) A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Niger State, Jonathan Vatsa, has said the increase in the number of Christian commissioners in Governor Umaru Mohammed Bago’s cabinet from three to six is not enough to address what he…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (593+ words) The New Nigeria Initiative applauds APC and campaign director Senator Abdul'aziz Yari for shifting to a mature, issue‑focused campaign ahead of the 2027 general election, highlighting a departure from past intimidation and polarization. A public advocacy group, New Nigeria Initiative,…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (498+ words) The Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Delta State Governor, Mr Ossai Ovie Success, has been appointed as a Member of the Presidential Campaign Council New Media Committee ahead of the 2027 general elections. He described the appointment as “a…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (406+ words) Four court cases challenging the candidacy of Senator Solomon Adeola, the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Ogun State, have been withdrawn, according to his media adviser, Kayode Odunaro. Odunaro, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said the suits were…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (416+ words) LAGOS: The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has commenced its campaign for the 2027 governorship and House of Assembly elections, with the party rallying members and supporters around its “Mandate Must Continue” agenda. The State Chairman of…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (75+ words) Nigeria-born goal poacher, Noah Abolaji Salaudeen, continued his sensational form on Wednesday night, 9th September,… Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared a “small state of emergency” on waste management in Lagos… BY KAREN IBRAHIM When Governor Dauda Lawal spoke about infrastructure at…...