Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, has defended the passage of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) (State Police) Bill, 2026, describing it as a child of necessity rather than political expediency. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by his Directorate of Media and Public Affairs. Bamidele said…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State has announced that nine consensus candidates have so far emerged for the forthcoming state assembly primaries. Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, the party’s Publicity Secretary, Musa Sarkinkaji, said the development was the result of reconciliation efforts spearheaded by Governor Umaru Bago. He explained that the governor…
Chief Christain Nwali, an aspirant for the Ebonyi Central Senatorial District seat has confirmed his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nwali, an ally of the Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, was among the aspirants not favoured by the consensus arrangement adopted by the Ebonyi…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi says it will not sanction aspirants who still obtain nomination forms for various political offices in defiance to its adopted consensus arrangement. The state Chairman of the party, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha, made the disclosure on Sunday while speaking with newsmen, noting that “every house has stubborn children”. Okoro-Emegha…
The Lagos State Governance Advisory Council (GAC) has endorsed Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat as its consensus candidate for the 2027 governorship election. The endorsement was disclosed on Tuesday after a closed-door meeting of the council in Lagos State, chaired by GAC leader Tajudeen Olusi and attended by over 20 senior members of the All Progressives…
The New Nigeria People’s Party has scheduled its primaries for 26 May as preparations gather pace for the 2027 general elections. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the exercise will cover all elective offices, including state assemblies, governorships, the National Assembly and the presidency. The party’s spokesman, Ladipo Johnson, said in Abuja on Monday…
Members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have endorsed the party’s plan to produce its executives at all levels through consensus. The decision was announced by the House Majority Leader, Mr Suleiman Azara, following the APC’s ninth caucus meeting held on Tuesday in Lafia….
Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected suggestions of a broad opposition consensus to unseat President Bola Tinubu at the next general election. Senator Aminu Tambuwal, who represents Sokoto South, claimed during a televised interview on Friday that plans to remove Tinubu reflected a “national consensus” rather than a regional campaign. But in a…
