As Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 general elections, political calculations are already beginning to take shape. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, whose victory in 2023 was achieved despite a turbulent campaign, appears ready for re-election. But beyond his strategies and performance in office, his strongest advantage in the coming election is not necessarily his political…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the chances of former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, securing the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme aired on Tuesday, Wike said Amaechi was the “last person” the opposition…
Bayo Onanuga, the presidential spokesperson, has criticised opposition figures following the African Democratic Congress’ (ADC) poor performance in the recently concluded by-elections. Onanuga, in a post on his X page on Monday, posted a photo of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi, former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, and former Kaduna State…
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, says the results of Saturday’s by-elections in the South-East state show that the Labour Party (LP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) are “dead” and “non-existent” in the state. The governor stated this on Sunday during an event in the Nanka area of the state to celebrate the victory of…
Below is a highlight list of winners of the Nigerian 2025 by-elections across various states, based on available information from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announcements and credible reports: Adamawa State: Ganye Constituency (State Assembly): Misa Musa (APC) – 15,923 votes Anambra State: Anambra South Senatorial District: Emmanuel Nwachukwu (APGA) – 90,408 votes Edo…
Pre-thumbprinted ballot papers already marked in favour of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have been intercepted at Aguata High School, Ekwulobia, in Anambra State. The ballot papers, allegedly prepared for smuggling into the ballot box during the ongoing Anambra South Senatorial by-election, were seized on Saturday. Donald Amamgbo is the ADC candidate in the ongoing…
Factional National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has lambasted the 2023 presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi, stressing that he is too desperate to lead Nigeria as a president. In a statement he personally signed on Thursday, Abure said Obi created the crisis in the Labour Party. According to him, Obi’s desperation…
Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the former minister of transportation, says he will defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election if he gets the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ticket. Speaking on Saturday during a conversation on X Spaces, Amaechi also said he has never participated in election rigging, adding that he has consistently turned down appointments…
Former Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has thrown his full weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, declaring that his loyalty to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its leader is “absolute and unshakable.” In a firm rebuttal to rumours linking him to a governorship run under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ambode…
The Nafiu Bala faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) says David Mark, former senate president, is not a bonafide member of the party. In a statement issued on Friday, Aminu Alhassan, Bala’s special assistant on public affairs, said the constitution of a new national working committee (NWC) led by Mark is a “clear violation”…
