The Nigeria Democratic Congress screening committee has cleared Peter Obi to contest the party's presidential primary ahead of the 2027 general election, with the former Anambra State governor emerging as…
The Independent National Electoral Commission says all 22 registered political parties in Nigeria have submitted their membership registers in compliance with the Electoral Act 2026. In a statement issued on…
Mahmud Sadisu Buba, a 30-year-old former driver from Kaduna State, is challenging assumptions about who can represent Nigerians in the National Assembly. If elected in 2027, he would become the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reports that about 1.4 million members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will be deployed for the 2027 general election. Joash Amupitan, INEC…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, for the Africa Forward Summit, a high-level meeting jointly hosted by Kenyan President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron. The President…
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday submitted President Bola Tinubu's nomination and expression of interest forms for the 2027 presidential election to the All Progressives Congress national leadership in Abuja.…
The Nigerian Senate has reversed a provision in its standing orders that required senators-elect to take their oath of office before participating in the election of presiding officers. The motion…
The Nigerian Senate has amended its standing rules to restrict eligibility for presiding and principal offices to lawmakers who have served at least two consecutive terms. The amendment was adopted…
The Peoples Democratic Party faction backed by Seyi Makinde has appointed Kabiru Turaki as chairman of a 13-member interim national working committee. Turaki was named to lead the committee on…
By Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON The political season is upon us again, and with it comes the familiar fever of democracy. Across our wards and local governments, across party offices…
