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Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has declared that the North will vote for President Bola Tinubu 100 per cent in the 2027 general elections. Yusuf made the declaration on Saturday during the unveiling of the Arewa for Asiwaju (A4A) national headquarters in Abuja. He referred to a p...
The African Democratic Congress campaign council has described its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, as a true pan-Nigerian leader ahead of the 2027 election. Read More: https://punchng.com/why-atiku-is-a-pan-nigerian-leader-campaign-council/...
By Omeiza Ajayi Vice President Kashim Shettima has said he fears divisions within the ruling All Progressives Congress APC more than he fears the opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections. Shettima spoke on Saturday in Abuja when he unveiled the campaign head office of Arewa...
— Says North has spoken with loud voice, unmistakable conviction, unveils Arewa for Asiwaju campaign office* By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA –The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said the growing Northern support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election is not a blank che...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) House of Representatives candidate for Surulere I Federal Constituency, Lagos State, Adefolaseye Adebayo, has alleged a plot by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to prevent the party from appearing on the ballot in the 2027 general e...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has unveiled the Arewa for Asiwaju campaign head office in Abuja to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. Read More: https://punchng.com/shettima-unveils-arewa-for-asiwaju-campaign-office-in-abuja/...
The Association of Mobile Phones and Allied Products Traders of Nigeria (AMPATN) has called on the Federal Government and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to suspend the implementation of phone registration charges for 90 days, warning that the policy could threaten m...
The commission's Director of Technical Standards and Network Integrity, Edoyemi Ogoh, said the verification process would protect consumers from buying fake devices and help prevent substandard handsets from affecting network service quality for other users. The post Dial *315# b...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Waidi Shaibu, has urged troops of the Nigerian Army to ensure a secure environment for the conduct of free, fair and credible elections in the country. Shaibu gave the charge on Saturday in Maiduguri while addressing troops during a routine ...
Spokesperson of the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kenneth Okonkwo, has described President Bola Tinubu as an 'absentee President', saying he cannot meet Nigerians directly to tell them his plans. Okonkwo made this assertion in a statement posted ...
The crisis began after Baffa Suleiman deposed to an affidavit claiming he—and not Zakari Alhaji-Sidi—won the primary election conducted on 25 May 2025. The post Jigawa ADC crisis deepens as Rep candidate challenges replacement with Aregbesola’s aide appeared first on Premium Time...
… unveils new service By Joseph Erunke, Abuja Thousands of Nigerian graduates who have been unable to participate in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme for years because of discrepancies between their Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) records and Nationa...
By Babajide Komolafe Nigeria’s economic reforms have strengthened investor confidence, with financial markets and the international community pricing in the prospect of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election and continuity of the policies beyond the 2027 general election, the Minist...
Nigeria’s Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) wants to administer its university entrance exam inside the Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa by 2027. The goal? To internationalise Nigerian universities by making it easier for the diaspora to write the UTME and study b...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to address emerging internet governance challenges, including artificial intelligence (AI), online fraud, privacy concerns and the protection of vulnerable internet users. The ca...
Law reform commissions in Nigeria have called for reforms to devolve more powers to states, strengthen local government autonomy, and ensure fiscal federal Read More: https://punchng.com/law-reform-commissions-seek-more-powers-for-states-lg-autonomy/...
The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, and the Accountant-General of the Federation, AGF, Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, over N75 billion reportedly borrowed from the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC. The two officials are exp...
Former Jigawa State Governor and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamido, has warned Nigerians against repeating what he described as the mistake of voting for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in previous elections. Lamido gave the warning while spea...
•Says, political parties don’t need to depend on INEC alone to produce evidence in court •INEC can declare, but Nigerians can publish authenticated results •If you can’t monitor results, you shouldn’t be on the ballot By Kayode Matthew Before the 2023 general elections were held,...
Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Dr Sam Amadi, has noted that second-term presidents usually hit the campaign trail to make their case to voters, questioning why the situation is different with the incumbent. Speaking on Arise News, Amadi also noted t...
Nigerian singer, Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel, popularly known as Mayorkun, has shared how Davido “miraculously” messaged and signed him after snubbing him for two weeks. Speaking in a recent episode of the Afropolitan podcast, Mayorkun explained that he had quit his banking job after...
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated four new national commissioners and two new resident electoral commissioners to fill vacancies at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Bayo Onanuga, the Sp...
What is the point of voting for an opposition party if the people elected under its banner eventually help the president they opposed to secure another term? Nigerians have reason to ask this question following the inclusion of Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chukwum...
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — Senator Ben Obi has recounted how he initiated the National Peace Committee and coordinated the Abuja Peace Accord that brought then-President Goodluck Jonathan and opposition presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari together ahead of the 2015 general...
Two developments meet our reporting threshold today. President Bola Tinubu has nominated six officials to fill vacancies at INEC, while the APC has released a presidential campaign itinerary identifying 12 states where Tinubu intends to campaign personally. The first concerns ele...
…Commission says check confirms type approval, verification for Nigerian networks …231m devices in use before October 7 already verified By Juliet Umeh The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has urged Nigerians to check the verification status of mobile phones before buying...
…Says omission will be addressed soon, insists PDP candidate will win By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2027 Ogun State governorship election, Hajia Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo, has expressed confidence that the om...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Kano State has accused an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of producing different reports on its governorship primary election, which the party claims contain contradictory information about its candidates. ...
. As Tijani commissions first NUCAP site in Abia . Kalu identifies 16 more locations needing coverage in Bende By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — The Federal Government has unveiled plans to deploy 3,700 telecommunications towers nationwide to connect about 20 million Nigerians currently wit...
Mr Oyebanji and his deputy were re-elected in the 20 June off-cycle governorship election in the state under the platform of the APC. The post Gov. Oyebanji sworn in for second term in office, pledges to create opportunities for people appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The PDP senatorial candidate for Ogun East, Abdul-Hameed Omotayo, has vowed to defeat Governor Dapo Abiodun in the 2027 general elections. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-ill-defeat-abiodun-by-noon-ogun-pdp-candidate-declares/...
The Nigerian Army’s 3 Brigade has honoured 22 Senior Non-Commissioned Officers for their 35 years of dedicated and meritorious service to the nation. Read More: https://punchng.com/army-honours-22-soldiers-after-35-years-of-service/...
…As Nawair-ud-deen Society Offers Prayers, Support By Jimoh Babatunde The deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State for the 2027 election, Hajia Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo, has expressed confidence that her principal, Ladi Adebutu, will emerge as ...
…accuses him of aiding Tinubu By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council, ADC-PCC, has declared that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will win Kano State in the 2027 presidential election without Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s ...
The omission of Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu’s name from the list published by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is proof that he is the next governor of Ogun State, according to his running mate. The claim was made by Lateefat Sowunmi-Kolapo, the deputy governorship...
Popular Nigerian singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has ruled out supporting the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the 2027 presidential election, despite his uncle, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, endorsing President Bola Tinubu. In a recent video makin...
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu’s nominee for chairman of the board of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), Abdullahi Saidu, has told the Senate that the commission has operated without a board for more than 13 years, a situation he said has hindered its opera...
By Adegboyega Adeleye The wife of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour, Chief Titi Atiku Abubakar, has decried human trafficking, saying Nigerian girls going abroad are becoming a ...
Activist lawyer Deji Adeyanju has suggested a step that the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, must take to show that they are not working for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election. Adeyanju said Obi and Kwank...
Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has urged President Bola Tinubu and the presidential candidates of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, to make...
The Federal Government, through the National Universities Commission (NUC), has granted a permanent operational licence to a private university in Abuja. Abdullahi Ribadu, Executive Secretary of the NUC, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Ribadu urged the institution, known...
*Predicts Obi could defeat Tinubu in Lagos By Juliet Umeh A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dan Ulasi, has said opposition parties are failing to turn Nigerians’ concerns over the rising cost of living into political support, despite public frustration over food p...
President Tinubu urged the Senate to expedite the nominees' confirmation in view of the forthcoming general elections next January. The post Tinubu nominates four new INEC National Commissioners, two Resident Electoral Commissioners appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Lagos State Government has announced a 35-day rehabilitation project on Ozumba Mbadiwe Road, scheduled to begin on Monday, October 19, 2026, with motorists advised to use alternative routes to avoid traffic delays. The Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, discl...
The coming elections should provide Nigerians with the opportunity to examine records, policy choices, consequences, and alternatives. And President Tinubu will have to defend his record before Nigerians, as every incumbent seeking re-election should. His challengers will equally...
Supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, in Kano State on Friday staged a peaceful protest at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the omission of the party’s governorship candidate, Aminu Gwarzo, and his running mate, Mustapha Rabiu,...
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has accused President Bola Tinubu of being afraid to face Nigerians, saying his reported decision not to campaign across all 36 states ahead of the 2027 election amounts to conte...
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Governorship candidates of the Democratic Leadership Alliance DLA have endorsed President Bola Tinubu for re-election in 2027, saying their party has no presidential candidate. This was as they however ruled out defecting to the ruling All Progressives Cong...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has congratulated Dr Mustapha Abdullahi on his election as the new president of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). Read More: https://punchng.com/ododo-congratulates-abdullahi-on-election-as-nbbf-president/...
The camp of the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Adewole Adebayo, has urged Nigerians to scrutinise those aspiring to lead the country ahead of the 2027 general election while faulting President Bola Tinubu over reports that he will be absent from the c...
Lagos Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat and his running mate, Damilola James, have visited MFM’s General Overseer, Dr Daniel Olukoya, ahead of the 2027 electi Read More: https://punchng.com/hamzat-james-visit-mfms-olukoya-ahead-of-2027-lagos-gov-election/...
Arise Television’s Morning Show anchor, Rufai Oseni, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu lacks the capacity to campaign extensively across Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general election. Oseni dismissed suggestions that Tinubu’s reported decision to campaign in only 12 states was ...
The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council, ADC-PCC, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu has taken Nigerians for a joke, insisting that he should not seek re-election if he is afraid to face voters across the country. ADC-PCC Director of Media and Publicity,...
Nigerian singer, Mayorkun has warned emerging artistes against adopting a mysterious public image like that of his colleague, Wizkid, without first establishing themselves in the music industry. The singer advised upcoming musicians to focus on building their careers and connecti...
Arise Television’s Morning Show anchor, Rufai Oseni, has criticised presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, over his alleged lack of visibility and policy inconsistencies ahead of the 2027 general election. Oseni also raised concerns over rep...
The Lagos State Government has issued a traffic advisory ahead of the rehabilitation of Ozumba Mbadiwe Road. According to the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the rehabilitation will cover the section from Adetokunbo Ademola/Civic Centre to Samuel M...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Dan Ulasi has said it will take extraordinary efforts to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election. Ulasi described Tinubu as one of Nigeria’s most strategic politicians, warning opposition parties against un...
In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) declaring that Atiku Abubakar, Mr. Peter Obi, Mr. Donald Duke and Engr Seyi Makinde are no match for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. Anot...
The summit featured a diverse lineup of speakers and panellists, including the National Coordinator, Financing Safe Schools in Nigeria, Halima Iliya; and the Lagos Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Alli-Balogun The post Stakeholders seek unified framework for ...
The APC has released a proposed schedule for its 2027 election campaign, listing 12 states where President Bola Tinubu is expected to join rallies. Read More: https://punchng.com/full-list-lagos-rivers-10-other-states-tinubu-may-join-apc-rallies/...
