Month: September 2026

The Movement for Credible Elections has commenced discussions with opposition parties and presidential candidates as part of efforts to explore a single opposition candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The Prof. Pat Utomi-led Political Commission of the MCE said the engagements would involve the Social Democratic Party, African Democratic Congress, Allied Peoples Movement, Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peoples Democratic Party, Accord Party, Peoples Redemption Party, African Action Congress and Young Progressive […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that Nigeria’s voter register has surpassed 100 million ahead of the 2027 general elections. The development has renewed attention on voter turnout, which has declined significantly in recent general elections despite growth in the number of registered voters. Available figures show that turnout stood at 69 per cent in 2003 but fell to 57 per cent in 2007, 54 per cent in 2011, […]

The Adamawa State Police Command has tightened security across Yola ahead of Vice President Kashim Shettima’s condolence visit to the family of the late Bamanga Tukur. The command said it deployed personnel from the Police Mobile Force, Counter Terrorism Unit, Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Intelligence and Traffic units, alongside armoured vehicles, to strategic locations across the state capital. Police spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said the deployment was ordered by the Commissioner of […]

Normalcy has returned to the International Trade Fair Complex in Ojo, Lagos, following a protest by local traders over the alleged involvement of Chinese nationals in retail trading. The Lagos State Government and Police Command assured traders, foreign investors and the public that the situation is under control, while police said efforts were ongoing to identify and arrest those involved in the demonstration. The protest reportedly took place at the […]

The APC Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, has urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the ongoing disagreement between FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. PCC spokesman, Ima Niboro, described the dispute as an internal disagreement among political allies, saying both sides remain committed to Tinubu’s return as President in 2027. The disagreement centres on Wike’s proposed Rainbow Coalition, which has raised […]

Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State to reconcile their differences and avoid bitterness as political activities ahead of the 2027 elections intensify. Shettima made the call on Wednesday in Ilorin during the turbanning of Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, as the Sardauna of Ilorin Emirate by the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari. The Vice President said political contests should […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has called on the Federal Government to urgently intervene as petrol prices rise to as high as N1,500 per litre in some parts of the country. The union said petrol now sells for about N1,430 per litre in major cities, warning that the increase would further raise transportation costs and the prices of food and other essential goods. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, called for measures […]