Nigeria 2027

…Tribunal fixes September 14th for adoption of written addresses The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, has declared that the petitioners in the case instituted to challenge the victory of Governor Abdullahi Sule, have not discharged the burden placed on them at the ongoing proceedings of the Governorship Election...

As the November 2023 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo States approach, both the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have enlisted Nyesom Wike’s involvement in their campaign councils for the South-South state. Wike, formerly the Governor of Rivers State, experienced a falling out with...

Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has closed his defence in the ongoing petition instituted against his victory at the March 18th gubernatorial election by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its gubernatorial candidate, David Ombugadu. At the continuation of proceedings at the tribunal on Saturday, Engineer Sule, through his...

…Tinubu’s purported errors on his certificate validates my discovery petition – Atiku Following a recent confession by lawyers representing the interest of President Bola Tinubu that documents of his academic records submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are fraught with errors and inconsistencies, there have been a closer...

A Civil Society Organisation, CSO, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, has raised alarm over plot by some stakeholders to compromise Imo State governorship election scheduled to hold November 2023. The CSO which petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu therefore, sought...

*Says even the arbiters of justice know that all eyes are on them because of the historic nature of their assignment Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant on Public Communications to Atiku Abubakar says the destruction of billboards which put up adverts that read, “All Eyes on The Judiciary” was clear...

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Henieken Lokpobiri, who served as Minister in the first term of President Muhammadu Buhari. He also appointed former Governors Bello Matawalle (Zamfara), Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Simon Lalong (Plateau), and Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe) and Isiaka Oyetola (Osun). Also appointed were Ahmed Tijani, Dr Isiaka Salako, Dr...

The Presidential Election Petition Court has reserved judgement in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, against the February 25 election victory of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The five-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, reserved judgement to a...

The Caritas Nigeria (Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria) election observer group has said the 2023 general elections is the worst in history of Nigeria’s electoral system. The Director, Church and Society Department of Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) who is also the Executive Secretary, Caritas Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Uchechukwu Obodoechina,...

To Ndi’Imo, to the many followers of South East politics, and Ndi’Igbo in general the day is here, and the moment before us. The call for a leader the people can trust, and the prayers for a Governor that will make the security of lives and property and indeed human...