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Accused by NGOs, Civil Society Over Delay of Electoral Act Amendment, Senate again Delays Passage

Despite accusations that it is delaying the passage of the Electoral Act amendment, the Senate has done the unthinkable: it has further postponed deliberations...

Politics in Flux: Kwankwaso Says Yusuf Lost 2027 Election the Moment Ganduje Raised His Hand — Aregbesola Warns Governors Can’t Guarantee Votes

As Nigeria’s political landscape intensifies ahead of the 2027 general elections, a bitter dispute has erupted between key political actors over the defection of...

APC Rejects Rumours of Dropping Shettima as Tinubu’s 2027 Running Mate, Warns Ministers, Others

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly dismissed as “speculative, untrue and utterly baseless” media reports suggesting that Vice President Kashim Shettima could...

Kano’s political earthquake: NNPP reacts, State govt warns as Kwankwaso vows loyalty to ideals; APC offers Governor Yusuf membership

Following the political earthquake that saw Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, departing the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), a mass exit of dozens...

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf quits NNPP, paves way for APC realignment in Kano; lawmakers, others join him

After weeks of intense political speculation and closed-door negotiations, Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has officially resigned his membership of the New Nigeria...

Rivers High Court order halts impeachment probe as Chief Judge refuses to constitute panel

The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi, has officially declined to constitute a judicial panel to investigate Governor Siminalayi Fubara and...

Federal High Court sacks Julius Abure as Labour Party national chairman, a day after Anyanwu loses out in PDP

The protracted leadership crisis within the Labour Party (LP) deepened today as the Federal High Court in Abuja formally removed Barrister Julius Abure from...

Court orders INEC to recognise ADC candidates for FCT area council polls

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise and publish the names of candidates submitted by...

On your own: Atiku support group expels son after APC defection; rejects move as ‘nullity’

A pro-Atiku Abubakar political support group has officially expelled Abba Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice President and serial presidential contender Atiku Abubakar, following...

Court halts Rivers impeachment process, bars Assembly and Chief Judge from further action

A Rivers State High Court has issued interim orders freezing all steps by the State House of Assembly toward the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi...

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