Politics

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will henceforth cease to recognize either the David Mark-led faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) nor the faction led by Rafiu Bala. According to the electoral body, this decision came following the Court of Appeal judgment on March 12 this year. In a statement signed by the Chairman, Information and Voter Education, Mohammed Kudu and released today April 1, the electoral umpire said it will also not monitor any meetings, congresses, or conventions of the two groups until the matter at the Federal High Court is decided. The commission further announced that it would remove the names of David Mark from the INEC portal. Rafiu Bala, who was the vice chairman of the ADC before the David Mark-led caretaker com...

April 1, 2026 3:07 pm The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Nentawe Yilwatda, on Wednesday met with Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, at the Government House in Bauchi amid reports of the governor’s planned defection from the Peoples Democratic Party. Yilwatda was accompanied by Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf. The meeting was held behind closed doors, with none of the parties addressing journalists afterwards. Sources at the Government House said the visit might be connected to efforts to persuade Mohammed to reconsider his reported move to the African Democratic Congress and instead align with the APC. The development comes barely 24 hours after the governor, who chairs the PDP Governors’ Forum, hosted a delegation of the ADC led by former...

As the countdown to 2027 begins, the political atmosphere in Ogun, the Gateway State is already thick with ambition. There is presently an intense jostling for the seat of Governor Dapo Abiodun. By 2027, Governor Abiodun will be completing his eight years term in office, giving way for the fresh blood at the Oke Mosan seat of power. Findings by DAILY POST revealed that more than 15 aspirants across party lines are eyeing the Ogun number one political office. However, of all the aspirants, there are four female politicians attempting to make history in the state and Nigeria by extension. A Jinx Waiting to be Broken Ogun State has always been a pioneer in female leadership, producing the likes of late Titilayo Ajanaku, the first woman to be elected as a local government cha...

The Member, representing Ado/ Okpokwu/ Ogbadibo Federal Constituency in Benue State, Philip Agbese, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress, APC. Agbese, who is currently the deputy spokesperson of the House of Representatives announced on Tuesday that he has defected to the Labour Party. In a statement he posted on his official Facebook page, Agbese said he is “answering a higher call to serve my people with sincerity, humility, and commitment” through the Labour Party. The lawmaker said he has been “warmly received by my esteemed colleagues in the House of Representatives who are members of the party from across the country into the LP, where Papa, Mama and Pikin dey house. “Guided by the exemplary leadership mantra of our distinguished National Chairman, Her Excellen...

A senior analyst with the Centre for Democracy and Development, CDD, Dengiyefa Angalapu, has raised concerns about Nigeria’s democracy, saying that it’s gradually drifting into a one-party state in practice, despite maintaining a multi-party system on paper. Angalapu, in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST on Wednesday said the current political landscape reflects what can be described as a dominant-party system, where one party holds overwhelming power while others struggle to remain relevant. “Although Nigeria is not constitutionally a one-party state, politically we cannot ignore that the country is now largely a one-party state,” he said. According to him, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) now controls about 31 out of the 36 states, a development he said has signif...

A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court has ordered the arrest of factional national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Kabiru Turaki. Justice U.P. Kekemeke issued the order following Turaki’s failure to appear before the court in a case filed by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP. The judge held that Turaki has no justification for failing to appear before the court. The IGP had filed a one-count charge against Turaki for allegedly providing false information to the police in a petition dated October 2022.

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a negligible political threat ahead of the 2027 general elections. The governor stated that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has no reason to feel threatened by an opposition party that does not control any state in the country. Sule made the remarks during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he also expressed strong support for state policing as a solution to the terrorism and banditry challenges affecting the country. Responding to questions about the ADC’s growing profile as a potential opposition platform ahead of 2027, Sule described the narrative of a shifting opposition threat as a recurring political pattern. “At one point, they said the PDP...

The All Progressives Congress is moving toward a consensus arrangement to settle on Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, as its governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Lagos State, The PUNCH reports. Similarly, the party stakeholders are said to also favour the senator representing Ogun West and Chairman, Senate Appropriations Committee, Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, for Ogun State, and the senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District, Sharafadeen Alli, for Oyo State. The purported decisions emerged from a meeting of APC stakeholders from the three states with President Bola Tinubu in Lagos on Sunday night. Tinubu had hosted Vice President Kashim Shettima and 23 governors at his Lagos home for the Eid el-Fitr celebrations and sources with kno...

Vice President Kashim Shettima, at a reception in Adamawa State on Monday for Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, who joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) last month, said Fintiri has automatically become the party leader in Adamawa State. Shettima made the clarification amid ongoing arguments about whether Fintiri leads the party in the state, as opposed to National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, who was the leader before the defection of Fintiri to the APC. Shettima cited examples from his home state of Borno, where Governor Babagana Zulum, rather than himself, is the party leader, and from Plateau State, where the APC National Chairman hails from, but Governor Caleb Mutfwang is the party leader. Speaking on behalf of President Bola Tinubu at the grand reception for Fintiri on Monday ...

A former media aide to ex-Kano State governor Abdullahi Ganduje, Salihu Yakasai, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Yakasai announced his defection in a statement shared on Facebook on Monday, explaining that the decision followed wide consultations with family members, friends, and political associates. He confirmed that he has formally submitted his resignation from the APC and completed his registration with the ADC, describing the move as the beginning of a new political journey. He also encouraged interested individuals to join the ADC, expressing hope that the party would deliver effective governance and serve the interests of Nigerians. Yakasai had earlier exited the APC in 2022 to align with the People...