Politics

Former Minister of Transportation and former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed that losing the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket to President Bola Tinubu had a significant impact on both his personal life and spiritual journey. Speaking during an interview on Arise TV, Amaechi said the defeat affected him beyond politics, pushing him into a period of spiritual uncertainty and reflection. According to him, his focus after the primary election was less about personal disappointment and more about the hardship Nigerians were experiencing. Amaechi explained that he became deeply troubled by the suffering across the country and began questioning why Nigerians continued to endure hardship despite persistent prayers. He noted that the experience weaken...

Alhaji Mustafa Sule-Lamido, son of former Jigawa State governor, has been declared winner of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to contest the governorship seat in the next year’s general elections. The Returning Officer for the primary election, Mr Isa Ahmed, made the declaration on Sunday, stressing that Sule-Lamido is the sole candidate. According to him, the emergence of former governor’s son complied with the party’s constitution and guidelines. Speaking after his emergence, Sule-Lamido, expressed gratitude to  the leadership of the party. He stated that the moment was not new to him, noting that in 2023, they entrusted him with the same irresponsibility. He stressed that together they could run a campaign rooted in unity, hope, reform and promise of a better ...

A stakeholders’ meeting of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Abuja descended into chaos on Saturday following a violent disruption during discussions ahead of the party’s senatorial primary election. The party leaders, including the Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, had assembled before the distribution of materials for the senatorial primary election conducted on Saturday. The chairman of the election committee, Abubakar Adams Chika, alongside the committee secretary, David Godwin, had invited stakeholders to the party’s FCT secretariat to outline procedures for the exercise. However, the meeting reportedly turned rowdy after one Tijani Mubarak and four others stormed the venue carrying sticks and disrupted proceedings. Tijani alle...

A public affairs analyst, Mahmud Jega, has said Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has made history as the first All Progressives Congress (APC) governor to be denied a re-election bid. Naija News reports that Jega stated this on Friday during an interview on Arise Television. He was reacting to Fubara’s withdrawal from the APC governorship primary in Rivers State on the eve of the exercise. Jega said the outcome would not surprise anyone who had followed political developments in Rivers State over the past three years. He said, “What happened in Rivers couldn’t have been surprising to anybody who has been observing the development in the last three years. “Fubara has made history as the first APC governor denied a re-election bid, including the ones who defected from...

The Nigeria Democratic Congress has constituted a 20-member National Selection Committee to oversee the screening and selection of aspirants seeking the party’s governorship and National Assembly tickets ahead of the 2026 elections. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by the party’s National Secretary, Ikenna Enekweizu. Enekweizu said the committee was approved by the National Leader of the party following recommendations by the National Working Committee as part of preparations for the forthcoming primaries. He stated, “The committee is mandated to review, scrutinise, and consider the reports and recommendations of the National Screening Committee, and to take appropriate decisions on the screening outcomes of all aspirants. “This process...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit seeking to prohibit Senator Ireti Kingibe from participating in all activities of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, following her alleged suspension from the party by the Wuse Ward executives in Abuja. Justice Peter Lifu  in a ruling on Friday held that the issue of discipline and suspension upon which the suit was predicated was an internal affairs of the ADC that did not need the intervention of any court. Senator Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, in the Senate, was said to have been suspended on March 10, 2026, by her Wuse Ward executives over allegations of anti-party activities and disregard to the constitution of the ADC. Those who sued the senator in the suit marked FHC/ABJ...

Former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has lost the All Progressives Congress governorship primary in Oyo State to Oyo South Senator, Sarafadeen Alli. Alli secured victory in the primary election with 578,143 votes, defeating Adelabu, who polled 19,193 votes, alongside another contender. Adelabu had stepped down from his role as Minister of Power to pursue the Oyo State governorship ticket under the APC platform. However, the former minister alleged that the primary election process was manipulated. Speaking with journalists on Thursday after casting his vote at his ward, Adelabu claimed that irregularities were recorded in several polling units. “I must raise this concern because things were not properly done in many wards,” he said. According to him, reports from di...

A former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has rubbished speculations claiming that he is working for the interest of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. In an interview with Global TV on Wednesday night, Kwankwaso said that certain persons have been peddling the rumours since his days in the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP. Recall that Sanusi Bature, spokesperson for Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State, had alleged that Kwankwaso, former national leader of the NNPP, was indirectly working for Tinubu’s re-election. He alleged that Kwankwaso worked for Tinubu in 2023, and had recently pushed for a direct meeting with the president, which did not materialise. However, Kwankwaso refuted the allegations, saying only foolish people would believe the ...

Governor Siminalayi Fubara has officially withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries scheduled to take place on Thursday in Rivers State. Naija News reports that Fubara announced his decision in a statement personally signed by him on Wednesday night titled, “My Decision to Withdraw from the Rivers State Gubernatorial Primaries.” According to the governor, the decision followed wide consultations with his family, political allies and associates, adding that he would support whoever eventually emerges as the APC governorship candidate. “After deep reflection and extensive consultations with my family, friends, and associates, I have taken the difficult but necessary decision to withdraw from the APC gubernatorial primaries. I do so with a full heart a...

Tonye Cole has officially withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress governorship primaries in Rivers State ahead of the exercise scheduled for Thursday. According to reports, Cole announced his withdrawal in a statement issued on Wednesday, May 20, explaining that his decision was guided by the need for peace, reconciliation, and respect for party supremacy. The APC chieftain disclosed that he consulted widely with political stakeholders and his supporters before deciding to step down from the race. Describing himself as a firm believer in democracy and strong institutions, Cole assured party members that he would fully support whoever emerges as the APC governorship candidate after the primaries. “I have decided, in the interest of unity, peace, and collective progress with...