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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed that securing President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in the 2027 presidential election remains his major political priority. Wike made the declaration on Monday in Abuja while speaking with journalists ...
Four indigenes of Benue State have prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain former Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Chief Michael Aondoakaa, SAN, from contesting the 2027 governorship election in the state. Aondoakaa is vying for the 2027 governorship election i...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has raised concerns over alleged political violence, voter intimidation and attacks on opposition supporters ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji...
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has commenced training for its Public Affairs Officers PAOs drawn from across the states, as part of efforts to strengthen the Commission’s capacity to counter the growing threat of artificial intelligence-...
— Olaopa says CBT has come to stay By Favour Ulebor, Abuja ABUJA — No fewer than 5,792 out of about 5,900 candidates have taken the 2026 Directorate Cadre Promotion Examination conducted by the Federal Civil Service Commission, FCSC. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Tunji Olaopa...
The Allied Peoples Movement, APM, has officially unveiled Safriel Glah as the Deputy Governorship Candidate and running mate to the party’s Adamawa State Governorship candidate, Abdulrahman Haske, for the 2027 governorship election. The announcement was made at a briefing on Mond...
The Presidential Campaign Council of President Bola Tinubu in the forthcoming 2027 general election has taken a swipe at the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi. In a statement, the council’s spokesperson, Dele Alake, said Obi’s record as Ana...
Nollywood actress, Bimbo Akintola has revealed that she was pushed to publicly support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the last presidential election after being annoyed by online bullying over political choices. Akintola made the disclosure during an interview with Chude, whe...
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has refuted reports circulating online claiming that only one dialysis machine is functional at the Alimosho General Hospital, Igando. Abayomi said the hospital’s Dialysis Centre currently has eight operational machines...
Nigeria is moving to make every mobile phone in the country traceable through the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Device Management System (DMS). By requiring SIM-enabled devices to be registered via their International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers before sale or...
The Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over what he described as non-interference in the activities of the Independent National Electoral Commission, saying such developments could strengthen public confidence in the dem...
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has relaxed its long-standing restriction on the swapping of candidates’ registered GSM numbers and changing of registered email addresses, offering relief to candidates who have lost access to their cred...
The Lagos State Government has directed residents in flood-prone communities to temporarily relocate to higher ground. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, gave the directive in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on M...
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has alleged that thugs loyal to the Nigeria Democratic Congress, (NDC), looted shops and destroyed campaign billboards in his community in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. Keyamo made the allegatio...
Leaders of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House have sued 12 members at an Ogun high court over their purported removal from office amid the Awujale selection. Read More: https://punchng.com/awujale-fusengbuwa-heads-sue-12-over-leadership-dispute-demand-n1bn/...
A PRP chieftain, Yakubu Kingsley, has challenged opposition candidates for the 2027 presidential election to tell Nigerians their alternative policy plans. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-prp-chieftain-urges-opposition-candidates-to-unveil-alternative-plans/...
By Elizabeth Adegbesan A quiet but radical shift is reshaping Nigeria’s formal employment landscape. Trapped under the weight of soaring operational costs, high inflation and dwindling consumer purchasing power, Economy&Lifestyle has discovered that businesses across major commer...
The process for the 2027 election has officially commenced with the announcement of the start of the electioneering campaign for various offices. Unofficially, that process had been underway since the end of the 2023 election. We have witnessed political alignments and realignmen...
A students’ group, Renewed Hope Project 2027, says it is targeting over 100,000 votes from Lagos tertiary institutions for President Bola Tinubu’s re-elect Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-students-group-targets-100000-votes-for-tinubu-hazmat/...
Mr Tinubu urged INEC to build on the progress recorded in the by-elections and address identified shortcomings ahead of future polls. The post Tinubu hails by-election winners in four states appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, former Governor Yahaya Bello and other senior government officials have visited the Abuja residence of the late former Governor of the state, Ibrahim Idris, to condole with his family. Those on the condolence visit included the Commissioner for L...
Former Jigawa Governor, Sule Lamido, has cautioned political leaders against turning Nigerian youths into thugs and political labourers for elections. Read More: https://punchng.com/lamido-warns-leaders-against-using-youths-for-political-battles/...
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Convener of The Alternative Movement and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Otunba Segun Sowunmi, at the weekend commenced grassroots mobilisation in Ogun State in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in the 2027 ...
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The National Head of Operations of the OK Movement, Hon. Engr. Francis Nnoli, has resigned over what he described as a growing disconnect between the movement and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. His resignat...
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC and security agencies for their roles in the conduct of five legislative bye-elections held last Saturday...
.. Floats coalition for Tinubu’s 2027 re-election By Dayo Johnson AKURE — Former Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) governorship candidate in Ondo State, Dr Abass Mimiko, has urged Nigerians to demand accountability from state governors over increased allocations accruing to states follow...
Mr Gurama, a professor, said Mr Kallamu polled 41,121 votes to defeat candidates of the Labour Party (LP), All Progressives Movement (APM) and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NDP). The post APC’s Kallamu wins Gombe/Kwami /Funakaye Federal Constituency by-election – Official appeared f...
By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA — A pro-All Progressives Congress (APC) group, Renewed Hope for Greater Nigeria (RHGN), has urged the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to clarify plans for independently transmitting polling-unit election re...
By Henry Umoru Ahead of the 2027 presidential and general elections, the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, visited the Prayer Ground of St. Padre Pio at St Giovanni Rotondo in Italy to pray for peaceful 2027 elections and an end to banditry and terrorism in Niger...
Popular businessman Isaac Fayose has claimed that five governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, are secretly supporting the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Fayose made the claim in a recent video shared on his...
The Leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, says he is willing to reconcile with Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State. It will be recalled that Yusuf, a staunch adherent of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, won the election in 2023 under the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP),...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its alleged failure to disclose limits on political donations ahead of the 2027 general elections. SERAP filed the suit at the Federal High Court in Abu...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has described the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s victory in four of five recent bye-elections across three geopolitical regions as significant ahead of the 2027 general elections. Keyamo, a Senior Advocate of N...
Ibrahim Tajo-Suraj, the returning officer for the election, declared Mr Yusuf-Datti the winner of the election on Saturday in Dawakin Kudu. The post APC wins Dawakin Kudu constituency by-election in Kano appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Nigeria Democratic Congress has disowned the 59-member Presidential Campaign Council announced by the Obi-Kwankwaso Movement for the 2027 elections. Read More: https://punchng.com/ndc-disowns-ok-movements-presidential-campaign-council-list/...
Speaks on the case of Bola Ige in Obasanjo govt and the wrecking of AD Says selfish politicians destroy parties, replace them with SPVs By Charles Kumolu, Deputy Editor As political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections continue to reshape Nigeria’s political scene, th...
As the 2027 presidential election inches closer, there are growing concerns, particularly among the opposition camp, as some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, continue to threaten Nigerians who oppose President Bola Tinubu and the ruling party. From Borno to Kuje ...
Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has directed all its candidates to remain in Nigeria until the conclusion of the 2027 general elections. The state chairman of the party, Cornelius Ojelabi, issued the directive during the inauguration of the APC Tinubu-H...
Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has disowned the Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, set up by the OK Movement ahead of the 2027 general elections. This is contained in a statement signed by the party’s National Chairman, Cleopas Moses, on Saturday. Moses stated that the announ...
In less than 4 months from now, Nigeria will hold its 2027 general elections; yet, not many would believe the assurances by the electoral body that the process will be free and fair. No one can blame the doubting Thomases because the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC...
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and Zamfara North senatorial aspirant, Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the name of Senator Sahabi Alhaji Ya’u as the party’s candidate fo...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has assured Nigerians of its commitment to electoral integrity ahead of the 2027 general elections. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-inec-assures-nigerians-of-electoral-integrity/...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has dismissed allegations of diverting 5,000 Hajj slots as completely unfounded and diversionary. Read More: https://punchng.com/nahcon-dismisses-alleged-5000-hajj-slot-diversion/...
The National Democratic Congress says its candidate, Peter Obi, will defeat President Bola Tinubu in Lagos State by a wider margin in the 2027 election. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-obill-win-lagos-by-wider-margin-ndc/...
By Kunle Olawunmi Nigeria is approaching another presidential election under conditions that demand sober judgment from the Yoruba people. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is seeking a second term in 2027. His candidacy has already become the centre of an increasingly polarised strugg...
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has called on candidates of other political parties to refrain from making unrealistic campaign promises that they cannot fulfil if they get into office. He said t...
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Austria, Dr Florence Ajimobi, has been appointed the country’s Governor on the IAEA Board of Governors for the 2026–2028 term. Read More: https://punchng.com/florence-ajimobi-appointed-nigerias-governor-on-iaea-board/...
By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has described Saturday’s bye-elections in Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta states as dress rehearsals for the 2027 General Election, insisting that no electoral contest ...
An Ogun State PDP chieftain, Segun Showunmi, has declared his support for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election, urging South-West voters to mobilise. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-ogun-pdp-chieftain-backs-tinubus-re-election-urges-south-west-support/...
“It is not every organisation that reaches out to the commission for a partnership that we just roll out the red carpet and partner with them." The post CJID, NHRC sign MoU to strengthen press freedom and journalists’ safety appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Bayo Ojulari, assures Nigerians that the company’s newly commissioned Smart Self-Service Station will deliver transparent pricing, accurate fuel dispensing and secure digital payments. The post ‘Every litre, every payment will be tra...
As the 2027 elections draw near, the deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ogun State, Lateefat Sowunmi-Kolapo, on Friday decried the economic hardship in the state, urging residents to collect any money offered by the All Progressives Congress, A...
Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has challenged a United States-based political advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, to provide evidence of the alleged drug trafficking record linked to President Bola Tinubu. Fani-Kayode threw this ch...
Rosaline Ogunro, a Nigerian-born councillor, has become the mayor of Islington in London, adding another prominent name to the growing number of Nigerians making their mark in British public life. Ogunro, who represents St Peter’s and Canalside Ward, was officially sworn in as Ma...
There was low voter turnout on Saturday during the by-election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) into the Dawakin Kudu state constituency, Kano State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents who monitored the exercise report that there were...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has reminded intending pilgrims that only seven days remain before the September 26 deadline for registrat Read More: https://punchng.com/seven-days-left-to-register-upload-data-for-2027-hajj-nahcon/...
This is the third disciplinary action against the official as works commissioner under Governor Nwifuru. The post JUST IN: Ebonyi governor sacks commissioner after recall from suspension appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Meet Ada Okwori and Esther Nkem Okereke, the only two women among 18 presidential candidates cleared by INEC to contest the 2027 election in Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/meet-two-women-on-2027-presidential-ballot-challenging-tinubu-atiku-obi/...
