Politics

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has announced that 1,906,390 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), representing 81.50 per cent of the 2,339,233 registered voters in Osun State, have been collected ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The Commission disclosed this on Thursday, two days before the August 15, 2026 election, noting that…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the activities of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, describing the body as fictitious and unknown to the Federal Government. The President ordered the anti-corruption agency to conclude its investigation within 30…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has partnered with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), to strengthen the integrity of the 2027 general election, launching a two-day anti-corruption workshop for electoral officials . The workshop with themed: ‘Corruption-Free Election: Integrity Matters (C-FEIM),’ is aimed at promoting…

Ahead of the August 15, 2026 Osun State governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged media organisations to prioritise the investigation and exposure of vote buying, stressing that detailed, evidence-based reports by journalists will play a critical role in the successful prosecution of electoral offenders. The charge…

Former Senator representing Ogun Central, Iyabo Obasanjo, has returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), barely a week after resigning from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Obasanjo, daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, formally rejoined the PDP on Monday during the unveiling of the party’s deputy governorship candidate in Abeokuta,…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, on Saturday, led a delegation of the House to the funeral prayers of late Hon. Yaya Bauchi Tongo, who passed away on Friday evening. The funeral prayer, held at the Tongo Primary School in Funakaye Local Government of Gombe…

Former Minister of Transportation and former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has reportedly agreed to serve as the running mate to the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, ahead of the 2027 general election. The development marks a significant turn in the party’s post-primary realignment, months…

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has resigned from the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Lawal in a post on his Facebook page on Monday, alleged that the ADC’s recently concluded primaries were rigged in favour of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, who picked the part’s presidential…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said the Federal High Court ruling nullifying aspects of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) electoral guidelines could trigger mass defections from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday voided parts of INEC’s regulations, including the commission’s…

The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Nenadi Usman, has said the party has no intention of copying the style and conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking to journalists during the screening of aspirants for various elective positions, Usman said…