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Turaki-Led PDP Urges Aspirants To Stay Calm Over INEC Access Code Dispute

NewsDeskNgJul 5, 2026July 5, 20260

Turaki-led PDP asks aggrieved aspirants for patience, insisting the INEC access code dispute remains before the courts. Turaki-led PDP Pacifies Aspirants over Lack of Access to INEC Code, Says Faction Still in Court Chuks Okocha in Abuja The Interim National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led...

Arabambi Gives Peter Obi Seven Days To Retract Alleged Defamatory Remark, Demands N50bn

NewsDeskNgJul 4, 2026July 4, 20260

Labour Party chieftain Abayomi Arabambi has given Peter Obi seven days to retract alleged defamatory remarks, apologise and pay N50 billion in damages. The South West Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Comrade Abayomi Arabambi, has served the former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, a seven-day ultimatum to retract...

Former IGP Abba Dumps APC For PDP, Declares Jigawa South-West Senate Bid

NewsDeskNgJul 4, 2026July 4, 20260

Former Inspector-General of Police Suleiman Abba has dumped APC for PDP and declared his ambition for Jigawa South-West Senate. Former Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, on Saturday dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa State, formally declaring his ambition to contest the Jigawa...

NDC: Sack Gbajabiamila Now Over Fake Agency, Sale Of Appointments Scandal

NewsDeskNgJul 3, 2026July 3, 20260

NDC says Tinubu’s Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila must step aside for an independent investigation into Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council scandal. The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for the immediate removal of Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, over allegations linking him to the controversial Presidential...

Ooni, INEC Rally Against Electoral Violence Ahead Of Osun Governorship Election

NewsDeskNgJul 3, 2026July 3, 20260

Ooni and INEC intensify calls for peaceful, transparent polls as political endorsements reshape Osun’s governorship election landscape. The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has reaffirmed the commitment of the traditional institution to promoting peaceful coexistence and discouraging electoral violence ahead of the Osun State governorship election in August....

ADC Uploads Atiku, Amaechi’s Details To INEC Portal For 2027 Poll

NewsDeskNgJul 2, 2026July 2, 20260

ADC submits Atiku and Amaechi’s nomination details as INEC says nine parties have collected candidate upload access codes. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has confirmed that the names of its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, have been uploaded to the portal of the...

Kano NDC Primaries Face Court Challenge As Aspirants Move To Stop INEC Recognition

NewsDeskNgJun 30, 20260

Kano NDC governorship and House of Representatives aspirants seek fresh primaries, challenge candidates’ recognition by INEC. A fresh legal battle has erupted within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), with the Governorship Aspirant, Mukhtar Muhammad and other aggrieved aspirants asking the Federal High Court to nullify the party’s primary elections conducted...

NDC: We Will Not Allow Desperados And Mercenaries To Destroy Our Democracy

NewsDeskNgJun 30, 2026June 30, 20260

NDC says its registration remains valid and vows to resist attempts to undermine Nigeria’s democracy through the courts. The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has insisted that it remains a legally recognised political party and will continue participating in the country’s electoral process despite the recent court ruling against it. The...

Court Opens Door For ADA Registration, Orders INEC To Release Access Code

NewsDeskNgJun 29, 2026June 29, 20260

Federal High Court order clears way for ADA’s registration and compels INEC to release access code within days. A Federal High Court in Abuja has given the all clear for the registration of the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), by ordering ordering Nigeria’s electoral body INEC, to generate and release Access...

PRP Faces Court Battle Over Donald Duke’s Eligibility As Presidential Candidate

NewsDeskNgJun 29, 2026June 29, 20260

PRP faces legal challenge as rival aspirant contests Donald Duke’s eligibility ahead of July 7 court hearing. The People’s Redemption Party (PRP) is now embroiled in a full-scale suit over the eligibility of its presidential candidate, Donald Duke, as another aspirant in the party claims that the former Cross River...