Politics

On Monday, May 11, 2026, the Daily Post reported that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged opposition parties to reconsider plans—currently under discussion—to reserve their presidential nomination for a candidate from the southern region in the upcoming 2027 general ...

A fresh crisis is brewing within the Surulere chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following allegations that influential party leaders are attempting to impose a preferred aspirant ahead of the Lagos State House of Assembly primaries. The controversy has ...

No fewer than 158 aspirants on Monday participated in the screening exercise conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 24 House of Assembly seats in Kwara State ahead of the next general elections. The party leadership, while addressing ...

In a decisive ruling that reinforces the boundaries of judicial intervention in party politics, the Federal High Court in Abuja has thrown out a lawsuit challenging the All Progressives Congress (APC) national congress, describing the matter as a purely internal ...

Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is prepared to serve only a single four-year term if elected president, according to Senator Victor Umeh LP, Anambra Central. In a report published by The Sun on ...

According to report by Vanguard on Monday, May 11, 2026, the All Progressives Congress (APC) screening committee responsible for Rivers State House of Assembly aspirants has dismissed a circulating list of purportedly cleared and disqualified candidates for the 2027 elections, ...

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has intervened in the contest over the Kano Central senatorial ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), clearing the path for former Governor Ibrahim Shekarau to emerge as the consensus candidate. The governor’s spokesperson, ...

Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, has assured residents that firm measures will be taken against any compromised individuals or “bad eggs” within Nigeria’s security agencies following recent violent incidents in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area. According to a report ...

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has not resigned from office following the recent creation of the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Homeland Security, a senior security source close to the Presidency has clarified. ...

Charles Omole, a writer and commentator, has reportedly said that President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu, is associated with one of the influential organisations surrounding him (Monday, May 11, 2026, Daily Post). While discussing informal power structures in government in ...

In a recent interview on News Central TV, public affairs analyst Jide Ojo reflected on past political arrangements in Nigeria while discussing current coalition talks and succession debates ahead of the 2027 general elections. During the interview, Ojo stated, “In ...

Fulani groups under the umbrella of Gashaka-Kurmi Fulbe Kautal Hore have contributed over N300 million to support the senatorial bid of Abdullahi Bello Bodejo for Taraba Central under the All Prograsives Congress (APC). This is coming while Bello Bo’dejo is ...

According to a report by The Sun on Monday, May 11, 2026, former ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and pioneer chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State, Alhaji Hassan Ardo Jika, on Monday announced ...

According to Punch Newspapers on May 11, 2026, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Screening Committee has disqualified former factional Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Victor Oko Jumbo, and 64 other aspirants from contesting the forthcoming ...

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has reacted in a symbolic and critical manner to political promises made by politicians, using a metaphor to question the credibility of campaign pledges in Nigerian politics. In a post shared on his official ...