Lagos governorship candidates preparing for the 2027 elections will have an opportunity to defend their proposed policies before voters when a major political debate takes place in the state on November 8, 2026. The debate, scheduled for 7pm at The Hub by IALA, House of His Glory, in Lekki, is expected to bring together contenders…

Abba Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to provide 10 buses for political mobilisation in support of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. Abba announced the pledge on Friday during a visit to the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretariat in Abuja, where he was received by the party’s Deputy…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the reported attacks on the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, in Ekiti State and supporters of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Sokoto State. In a statement posted on his official X handle on Saturday, October 31, 2026, Atiku described the incidents as…

The Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, has unveiled a 100-point manifesto ahead of the 2027 general election. Hamzat, who is the incumbent Deputy Governor of the state, unveiled the blueprint on Friday at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts, Iganmu, Lagos. The document…

A faction of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, led by its factional National Chairman, Nafiu Bala Gombe, has inaugurated its North-West Campaign Council as part of efforts to strengthen the party’s structures ahead of the 2027 general elections. The inauguration followed a strategic meeting of the party’s North-West Zonal Caucus with governorship, senatorial, House of…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bayelsa State has formally adopted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the National Rainbow Coalition. The adoption was announced at the joint meeting of the expanded State Caucus and the party’s 100th State Executive Committee, SEC, held at the PDP secretariat in Yenagoa. According to a…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its neutrality ahead of the 2027 general elections, insisting that it has no preferred political party or candidate. INEC Chairman, Joash Amupitan, made the declaration on Friday in Abuja while receiving an ECOWAS pre-election fact-finding delegation led by former Sierra Leone Vice-President, Victor Bockarie Foh. Amupitan said…

In a dramatic twist ahead of the 2027 polls, the Federal High Court in Abuja has stripped Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, of the All Progressives Congress ticket for Imo West Senatorial District and returned it to his predecessor, Senator Rochas Okorocha. Delivering judgment in suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1854/2026, Justice Obiora Egwuatu voided the publication of…

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his plan not to campaign in all 36 states ahead of the 2027 general election. Obi spoke on Thursday, October 30, 2026, at a political summit and stakeholders meeting held at Citi-Hub Centre, Mile 50, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, will publish an updated list of candidates for the 2027 general elections after concluding its review process. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), disclosed this on Tuesday in Gombe while speaking with journalists on the sidelines of an interactive session with staff of the Commission from the North-East zone.…

Adekunle Rufai Omoaje, the Action Alliance (AA) presidential candidate for the 2027 general election, has outlined plans to tackle Nigeria’s economic difficulties, improve security and expand employment opportunities as he begins his campaign. Omoaje presented his proposed priorities on Saturday at the launch of his presidential campaign in Babanla Agate Ward, his home ward in…

The 2027 presidential campaign of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu officially kicked off on Saturday at the Ranchers Bees Stadium, Kaduna, as thousands of supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) flooded the venue. According to Punch Newspapers, supporters began arriving as early as 7 a.m., with major roads leading to the stadium barricaded by security…

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called for greater transparency in the preparations for the 2027 general election, questioning the accessibility of Nigeria’s preliminary voters’ register and demanding clear explanations from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Atiku’s concerns centre on the commission’s online platform, where the preliminary register was reportedly unavailable during the seven-day public…

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, and the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, have engaged in a war of words following the activist’s request to hold his party’s campaign council inauguration at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The disagreement began after Basiru described Sowore…

The African Action Congress, AAC, has written to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu requesting permission to use the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja for the inauguration of its Presidential Campaign Council. The letter, dated October 21, 2026 and signed by the party’s National Secretary, Oshiokhue Philip Ikpeminoghena, is seeking approval to hold the ceremony on November…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Sunday received leaders of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council at his palace in Ile-Ife. The delegation was led by the Director-General of the council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, former governor of Zamfara State. Members of the delegation included Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa,…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has won all 21 Local Government Chairmanship seats and 239 Councillorship positions in the Kogi State Local Government election. The election was conducted on Saturday, October 17, across 21 LGAs, 239 wards and 3,508 polling units in the state. Announcing the results on Sunday at the Commission’s headquarters in Lokoja,…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released its nationwide campaign rally schedule for the 2027 presidential election covering 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Recall that President Bola Tinubu had on Wednesday, during the inauguration of the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) at the Presidential Villa, hinted that he would not be available…

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Obi, on Thursday joined members of the Akpu Sellers Association at Sheda and Sheda Galadima markets in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to commemorate the International Day of Rural Women. Obi, who was seen interacting and processing akpu with the…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has released a revised Presidential Campaign Council list for the 2027 general elections, naming the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, and Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo among its members. The list was made available to journalists…