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Kaduna Accord Supporters Rally Behind Gbenga Hashim’s 2027 Presidential Bid

NewsDeskNgJun 10, 2026June 10, 20260

Accord Party members in Kaduna endorse Gbenga Hashim and express confidence in his leadership ahead of 2027. Leaders and supporters of the Accord Party in Kaduna State have reaffirmed their support for the party’s presidential candidate, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, expressing confidence in his ability to provide leadership and address Nigeria’s pressing...

Peter Obi Challenges Tinubu To Explain N200 Trillion Debt As Borrowing Surges

NewsDeskNgJun 10, 2026June 10, 20260

Peter Obi challenges Tinubu on use of borrowed funds and demands accountability for Nigeria’s rising public debt. The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, on Tuesday challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to explain what he described as the questionable deployment of borrowed funds after accusing...

Ekiti Guber Poll: APC Unveils National Campaign Council Ahead Of Election Wednesday

NewsDeskNgJun 9, 2026June 9, 20260

APC inaugurates National Campaign Council for Ekiti governorship election, mobilising leaders to coordinate campaign strategy nationwide. The All Progressives Congress (APC), has announced that it would inaugurate its National Campaign Council for the forthcoming Ekiti State Governorship Election on Wednesday in Abuja. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix...

Court Decides June 16 On Justice Lifu’s recusal In ADC Suit

NewsDeskNgJun 9, 2026June 9, 20260

Court fixes June 16 to decide whether Justice Lifu withdraws from ADC leadership suit over alleged bias claims. Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned till June 16, to decide whether to recuse himself from the suit challenging the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC),...

Ekiti Muslim Leaders Pledge 150,000 Votes For Oyebanji’s Re-Election

NewsDeskNgJun 8, 2026June 8, 20260

Muslim leaders across Ekiti back Oyebanji’s second-term bid, citing inclusive governance and religious harmony. Ahead of the June 20 Governorship election in Ekiti State, Muslim Leaders across the 16 local government areas of the State have pledged to mobilize and deliver no fewer than 150,000 votes for the re-election of...

ADC Will Not Merge With Existing Parties to Win 2027 Election, Says Abdullahi

NewsDeskNgJun 7, 2026June 7, 20260

ADC National Publicity Secretary Bolaji Abdullahi says the party will not collapse into any existing political party ahead of the 2027 elections but remains open to alliances based on shared ideology. The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has ruled out the possibility of...

Sule Presents Envulu-Anza As APC Candidate For Nasarawa North Bye-Election

NewsDeskNgJun 7, 2026June 7, 20260

Governor Sule formally unveils Envulu-Anza as APC candidate for Nasarawa North Senatorial District bye-election. Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has formally presented Barrister Danladi Umar Envulu-Anza as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the June 20 Nasarawa North Senatorial District bye-election. The presentation took place during a stakeholders’ engagement...

Akpabio Denies Promising APC Tickets To Senators Who Lost Primaries

NewsDeskNgJun 7, 2026June 7, 20260

Senate President Akpabio denies promising APC tickets to displaced senators, backing party process and private security oversight. The Office of the President of the Senate has dismissed as misleading reports suggesting that Senate President Godswill Akpabio promised to secure senatorial tickets for lawmakers who lost in the All Progressives Congress...

NDC Clarifies on Party’s Primaries

NewsDeskNgJun 5, 2026June 5, 20260

The leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has put a lie to insinuations that its recently concluded presidential, National Assembly, Governorship and State Houses of Assembly primaries were fraught with irregularities and alleged imposition of candidates.In a statement released to the press late Thursday, the NDC said the wrong...

Osun APC LGs Disburse N9bn To 180,000 Residents Under Renewed Hope Programme

NewsDeskNgJun 5, 2026June 5, 20260

Osun APC councils empower 180,000 residents with N9bn under Renewed Hope initiative aimed at boosting grassroots livelihoods. In tandem with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, the 30 local governments in Osun State controlled by the All Progressives Congress (APC), have embarked on the empowerments of...