Politics

2027 Poll: Voters Ready to Vote Despite Low Trust, Yiaga Finds

adminOctober 8, 2026

A large number of Nigerians are preparing to participate in the 2027 general election despite growing concerns over the credibility of the electoral process, a survey by Yiaga Africa has found. The organisation’s national voting intentions survey, conducted among 2,470 Nigerians across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, showed that 84 per cent...

2027: Reps Move to Enforce Party Register Rule for Candidates

adminOctober 7, 2026

The House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to verify the membership records of political parties before accepting candidates for the 2027 general elections. The committee said candidates whose names are absent from the membership registers submitted by their parties should be disqualified in accordance with the...

2027: Isong Annang Forum Ties APC Endorsement To Continuity, Development In A’Ibom

adminOctober 7, 2026

Idara Jerome, Uyo The Isong Annang Ethnic Forum has hinged its decision to back President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno and all All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in the 2027 elections on what it described as the need for continuity, peace and sustained development. The forum’s National President,...

2027: Lagos, Kano, Kaduna Lead Nigeria’s 110m-Voter Electoral Map

adminOctober 7, 2026

LAGOS, Kano and Kaduna have emerged as the three biggest electoral battlegrounds by voter population ahead of the 2027 general election, as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) puts Nigeria’s registered voters at more than 110 million. The figures, unveiled by INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, at a World Press Conference in Abuja on Tuesday,...

Rivers 2027: Ogoni Diaspora Group Rejects Wike’s ‘Political Control’, Backs Pidomson

adminOctober 7, 2026

The battle over political influence in Rivers State ahead of the 2027 governorship election has taken a fresh turn, with an Ogoni diaspora group declaring that no individual should determine the political direction of the state. The group, led by Canada-based political activist and journalist, Joe Karka-Waadah, threw its weight behind the African Democratic Congress...

2027: Duke Promises N300 Petrol Under New Pricing Plan

adminOctober 7, 2026

Former Cross River State Governor and 2027 presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Donald Duke, has promised to cut petrol prices to about N300 per litre by pricing crude oil for domestic consumption at production cost rather than international market rates. Duke made the proposal while speaking on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on...

NRM Candidate Proposes Death Penalty for Corruption if Elected

adminOctober 7, 2026

The presidential candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), Esther Okereke, has proposed the introduction of the death penalty for corruption-related offences if elected president in the 2027 general elections. Okereke made the proposal during an interview on African Independent Television’s (AIT) Democracy Today programme, where she outlined her approach to tackling corruption and other...

Edo Government Rejects Political Angle as Gunmen Abduct ADC Candidate’s 90-Year-Old Father

adminOctober 7, 2026

The Edo State Government has dismissed suggestions of a political motive following the abduction of 90-year-old Pa Joseph Iduoriyekemwen, father of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for Edo South Senatorial District. According to a report by Legit.ng, Iduoriyekemwen was reportedly kidnapped from his residence in the Amagba area of Benin City during the early...

Police Plan ‘No Electoral Violence’ Operation, Assure Foreign Observers Ahead Of 2027 Poll

adminOctober 7, 2026

Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has assured foreign election observers that adequate security arrangements will be put in place to protect them and other participants during the 2027 general elections. Disu gave the assurance amid concerns over the safety of international observers who may be deployed to monitor the elections, saying the police...

Atiku: Teachers’ Welfare Must Go Beyond World Teachers’ Day Praise

adminOctober 6, 2026

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the Federal Government over what he described as inadequate attention to the welfare of Nigerian teachers, saying national appreciation of educators must be matched with practical support. Atiku said the rising cost of food, transportation, rent and electricity was...