Politics

Son of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Bashir, has vowed never to forgive the All Progressives Congress, APC, for attacking his family at its weakest hour. Bashir said even if El-Rufai returns from detention victorious like India’s nationalist, Mahatma Gandhi, he would never forgive the APC. Posting on X, he vowed to acquire power to terrorise the APC for attacking his family. He wrote: “Even if my father emerges from his ordeal like Gandhi and forgives and forgets, I won’t. “I will acquire power somehow for the sole reason of terrorising those (APC) that attacked like wolves upon my family at our weakest. Friend or foe, it won’t matter. “Caveat: Only @mahmudribadu will be spared. That one is my biological brother. Everyone else is fair game.” This c...

​The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has confirmed Adegboyega Taofeek Adegoke as the gubernatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Oyo State Adegoke’s Form EC9, alongside those of other candidates, was posted on INEC’s website in the early hours of Saturday. The governorship election will be held in Oyo and 27 other states. Our correspondent reports that with the display of Adegoke’s name, the controversy surrounding the authentic gubernatorial candidate of the ADC in the state has been put to rest. Adegoke, in his reaction, advised all aggrieved aspirants to cooperate with him in order to win the election. He said, “We, therefore, urge all other aspirants and their supporters to desist forthwith from any further misrepresentations and ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and other parties involved in a dispute over its candidate for the Zuru/Fakai/Danko Wasagu/Sakaba Federal Constituency in Kebbi State to maintain the status quo pending the determination of the suit. The order followed a suit filed by Abubakar Sadiq Sa’adu Fakai, who is challenging the party’s decision to conduct another primary election to replace him with Bashar Sulaiman Bajida. Fakai, who said he emerged as the ADC candidate in an earlier primary, is challenging the alleged attempt to substitute his name without his formal withdrawal from the race. ,The suit, filed on August 14, 2026, was mentioned before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday. Fakai’s counsel, Ezra Enwere ...

The presidential candidate of the Democratic Leadership Alliance, Moses Adebisi, has declared that he is the right person to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Adebisi made the declaration while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Thursday. He said Nigerians were currently being subjected to oppression by leaders who, according to him, were unconcerned about the welfare of ordinary citizens. Adebisi said concerns that he could not effectively address Nigeria’s problems while living in the United States prompted him to study the factors that influence political emergence and electoral success. “People beckon on me that you can’t stay in America and think you’re solving Nigeria’s problem,” he said. He said he subse...

The Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Samuel Shekwolo, has come under heavy criticism after a video surfaced online showing him threatening residents who do not intend to support the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. In the video, which is currently making the rounds on social media, Shekwolo can be seen boldly declaring that any resident who opposes the ruling party should pack their bags and leave the council. Addressing a gathering of constituents and loyalists, the local government boss attempted to justify his stance by citing the infrastructure and developmental projects driven by President Bola Tinubu and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, within the Kuje area. I have said in my area council, it’s either you are ...

Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has made his participation in presidential debates ahead of the 2027 general elections conditional on the attendance of President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Atiku’s position was contained in a statement issued by his official spokesperson, Kenneth Okonkwo, on Tuesday. According to Okonkwo, presidential debates should provide an opportunity for both the ruling party and opposition parties to present their policies and programmes to Nigerians. He criticised the practice of organising debates involving only opposition candidates, describing it as “untenable” and accusing the APC-led administration of using such platforms to create divisions among opposition parties while avoiding s...

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dino Melaye, has urged President Bola Tinubu and his family to start packing their luggage from the Aso Rock Villa ahead of the 2027 general elections. Melaye made the call on Monday when he featured in an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time. He said there was a great disconnect between the Tinubu administration and the people of Nigeria, citing hunger, insecurity and corruption as evidence. The former lawmaker also lambasted the administration for its “nonchalance” and President Tinubu’s controversial remark that “all is fair in politics.” “The president and his family members should begin to pack their luggage from the Aso Rock Villa, including those in the Boys’ Quarters. “The results will tell in January bec...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that Senator Adeola Olamilekan remains its candidate for the 2027 Ogun State governorship election, dismissing the claim of Mr Abayomi Hunye to the party’s ticket. The APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, describing Hunye as an “imposter” currently suspended from the party. Basiru said the party had already concluded its primary election and nominated Adeola as its governorship candidate, with Balogun Abiodun as his running mate. According to him, the details of both candidates have been uploaded to the portal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The APC national secretary said Hunye was not a member of the party in good standing, having...

Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has stated the reason she declined the House of Representatives ticket offered her under the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, for the 2027 general elections.In an interview on Symfoni TV, Yesufu said her decision to reject the offer was based on matters of principle, adding that various political offers were made contingent upon specific conditions which she refused to accept.She said that people do not seek power by force, noting that she is not ready to compromise her integrity over anything.   NigerianState Updates “I did not accept the House of Representatives ticket that was given to me because there were other people who were doing it on the issue of principle. There were many issues where many people brought ‘I w...

Professor of political economy Pat Utomi says Nigeria would have been a “different place” if former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua had not died in office. Speaking during an interview programme titled C-Suite Cafe, Utomi described Yar’Adua as a “committed patriot” who wanted to see Nigeria move forward. Yar’Adua died on May 5, 2010, and was succeeded by his then vice-president, Goodluck Jonathan. Utomi recalled that Yar’Adua once invited him to the Presidential Villa in an attempt to persuade him to join his cabinet as a minister. According to Utomi, he told the late president that he would rather offer advice when consulted than serve as a minister. Utomi said Yar’Adua, however, insisted that he could have a greater impact from within government. “Nigeria would have been a different ...