https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/en-ngCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comThu, 11 Jun 2026 09:14:00 +0200 Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has launched 10,000 Imole canvassers ahead of the August 15 governorship election.
The launch took place yesterday at Ijebu-Jesa, at an event organised by Hon. Pelumi Olajengbesi, Accord Party House of Representatives candidate.
Speaking at the event, Adeleke applauded the “massive outpouring” of support from the people of Ijesa, saying the presence of the people shows that Accord has become stronger in the state “de]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adeleke-launches-10000-canvassers-ahead-of-august-15-poll/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adeleke-launches-10000-canvassers-ahead-of-august-15-poll/ The President of Nigeria Youths in Politics, Blessing Oyefeso, has warned that the growing loss of faith in elections among young people is becoming a major threat to democracy.
Speaking during an interview on ARISE News ahead of preparations for the 2027 general elections, Oyefeso said voter apathy has become one of the most significant obstacles to democratic participation, particularly among young people who increasingly doubt that their votes can influence political outcomes]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/democracy-at-risk-youths-losing-hope-in-electoral-process-oyefeso/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/democracy-at-risk-youths-losing-hope-in-electoral-process-oyefeso/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/dickson-urges-ndc-supporters-to-avoid-meaningless-quarrels-ahead-of-2027-election/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/dickson-urges-ndc-supporters-to-avoid-meaningless-quarrels-ahead-of-2027-election/ Dickson spoke amid growing tensions within sections of the NDC following the party’s primary elections and complaints from some supporters over the distribution of party posi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/dickson-to-obi-supporters-backing-our-candidate-means-respecting-our-platform/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/dickson-to-obi-supporters-backing-our-candidate-means-respecting-our-platform/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/its-nonsensical-to-support-obi-and-disparage-me-ndc-seriake-dickson/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/its-nonsensical-to-support-obi-and-disparage-me-ndc-seriake-dickson/ Speaking during an interview with ARISE NEWS on Wednesday, the former Bayelsa State governor described the growing attention around the NDC as evidence of the party’s rising influence rather than a sign of instability.
According to Dickson, the party]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/seriaki-dickson-dismisses-ndc-crisis-claims-insists-party-remains-united/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/seriaki-dickson-dismisses-ndc-crisis-claims-insists-party-remains-united/ Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has tasked the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure the party work with members of the National Assembly in deciding the final list of legislators that emerged victorious as candidates in the primaries.
He threw the challenge in his remarks as the co-chairman during the official inauguration of the APC Campaign Council for the Ekiti State off-cycle governorship election in Abuja yesterday.
While lamentin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akpabio-charges-apc-nwc-to-carry-nass-members-along-in-final-list-of-candidates/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akpabio-charges-apc-nwc-to-carry-nass-members-along-in-final-list-of-candidates/ The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has accused Nigeria’s political leadership of prioritising the 2027 general elections over the worsening security crisis, following a wave of mass kidnappings of schoolchildren across several states.
In a statement by leaders of Afenifere, the Middle Belt Forum, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and PANDEF, the group said it was “deeply alarmed” by the growing impunity with which terrorists and bandits are carrying out la]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/smblf-slams-tinubu-apc-govs-as-school-kidnappings-escalate/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/smblf-slams-tinubu-apc-govs-as-school-kidnappings-escalate/ National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has boasted that the party has the numbers, strength and was better prepared to win the forthcoming Ekiti State off-cycle governorship election.
Yilwatda expressed confidence in his remarks during the formal inauguration of the APC National Campaign Council for Ekiti State governorship election in Abuja.
Boasting that with the calibre and galaxy of political figures drafted into the campaign coun]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-guber-apc-better-prepared-to-win-poll-yilwatda/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-guber-apc-better-prepared-to-win-poll-yilwatda/ Lawmakers representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has called on political stakeholders and residents of the district to set aside partisan interests and work together for the development of the area.
She made the call yesterday when she received a delegation of supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by former Director-General of the Kogi State Bureau of Lands, Alhaji Abdulmalik Teina, during an appreciation visit.
The delegation, drawn from var]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/we-must-drop-party-sentiments-for-kogi-centrals-devt-natasha-tells-apc-supporters/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/we-must-drop-party-sentiments-for-kogi-centrals-devt-natasha-tells-apc-supporters/ The event drew hundreds of participants from across the country, united by a shared commitment to strengthening democratic institutions, promoting good governance and expanding citizen participation.
Speaking]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/labour-joins-forces-with-gbenga-hashim-as-democratic-renewal-movement-takes-off/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/labour-joins-forces-with-gbenga-hashim-as-democratic-renewal-movement-takes-off/ FRESH controversy has erupted within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) following alleged direct submission of a list of candidates from the governorship, National Assembly and House of Assembly primaries in Abia State to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the Chairman of the Primary Election Committee, Chief Asukewe Ikoawaji.
The move is generating tension within the party, amid concerns that the action may have bypassed established procedures fo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fresh-crisis-brews-in-ndc-over-alleged-submission-of-candidates-primary-election-list/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fresh-crisis-brews-in-ndc-over-alleged-submission-of-candidates-primary-election-list/ ​Okonkwo, who served as one of the spokespersons for Obi’s 2023 presidential campaign, made the remarks in a series of posts on his X handle whilst reacting to a leg]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/defamation-okonkwo-dares-obi-threatens-to-reveal-confidential-campaign-secrets/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/defamation-okonkwo-dares-obi-threatens-to-reveal-confidential-campaign-secrets/ ​Former Nasarawa State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Chairman of the Conference of APC State Publicity Secretaries (CAPs), High Chief Otaru Douglas, has blamed the growing wave of resignations and defections in the party on what he described as the compromise of internal democracy and manipulation of party processes.
​Douglas, who spoke in an interview yesterday with journalists in Lafia, said the controversial conduct]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nasarawa-2027-apc-risks-more-defections-over-lack-of-internal-democracy-says-otaru-douglas/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nasarawa-2027-apc-risks-more-defections-over-lack-of-internal-democracy-says-otaru-douglas/ ​A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and former spokesman of the Ijaw Youth Congress (IYC), Mr Ebilade Ekerefe, has warned against the destabilisation of the party by groups, especially the Obedient Movement operating within the party.
​Recently, the leadership of the party had cautioned against groups operating within the party on their overbearing attitude.
​Ekerefe, in a statement on his Facebook page addressed to those he]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-chieftain-warns-obedient-movement-against-internal-destabilisation/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-chieftain-warns-obedient-movement-against-internal-destabilisation/ ​Honourable Chinedu Nsofor, a leading aspirant for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) ticket in the Anambra South Senatorial District, has dismissed reports that he has withdrawn from the race.
​In a swift statement issued to newsmen at his Owerri residence, Nsofor described the rumours as “false, misleading, and the handiwork” of co-aspirants who view him as a major challenger. He said the NDC leadership in Anambra brought the report]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nsofor-denies-stepping-down-in-ndc-anambra-south-senate-race/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nsofor-denies-stepping-down-in-ndc-anambra-south-senate-race/ ​The Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Kebbi State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Abubakar Sarkinpawa Sambo, has disclosed that only the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Labour Party (LP) will participate in the Zuru state constituency bye-election scheduled to hold on June 20, 2026.
​It can be recalled that the former Speaker of the House of Assembly, Honourable Muhammad Zuru, who was from the co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/only-apc-lp-to-participate-in-kebbi-bye-election/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/only-apc-lp-to-participate-in-kebbi-bye-election/ ​A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, Bolaji Adeniji, has declared that the exit of the daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, from the party will not in any way affect the fortune of the APC and its governorship candidate, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, in the 2027 general election.
​Adeniji, who described the departure of the APC governorship aspirant in the state as “in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ogun-2027-senator-obasanjo-bellos-exit-from-apc-wont-affect-adeolas-fortune-adeniji/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ogun-2027-senator-obasanjo-bellos-exit-from-apc-wont-affect-adeolas-fortune-adeniji/ When the Senate resumed plenary last week Tuesday after a three-week recess for party primaries, the atmosphere inside the chamber was markedly different from previous resumptions. Behind the routine exchanges of greetings and handshakes lay the reality that dozens of lawmakers had returned politically wounded. Some had lost their parties’ tickets outright. Others were battling disputes arising from contentious primaries. A few were still hoping that interventions from part]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/wounded-ego-can-akpabio-rescue-senators-abandoned-by-primaries/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/wounded-ego-can-akpabio-rescue-senators-abandoned-by-primaries/ ​With just few months before the formal commencement of campaigns for the 2027 governorship election, Nasarawa State is already witnessing intense political maneuvering, shifting alliances, high profile resignations and growing uncertainty. These early tremors are rapidly coalescing into what many seasoned observers describe as the most fiercely competitive, volatile and unpredictable governorship race since the return of democracy to Nigeria in 1999.
​]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-in-nasarawa-wadada-ombugadu-prepare-for-epic-showdown/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-in-nasarawa-wadada-ombugadu-prepare-for-epic-showdown/ The legal wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has threatened to haul former actor and politician Kenneth Okonkwo before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC), accusing him of conduct unbecoming of a lawyer following what it described as repeated and malicious attacks on the party’s 2027 presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi.
The threat, issued by the NDC Legal Advocates for Ethics under the leadership of Dr. Maxwell Opara, came as Mr. Obi h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-lawyers-ask-okonkwo-to-retract-defamatory-comments-against-obi/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-lawyers-ask-okonkwo-to-retract-defamatory-comments-against-obi/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/dickson-kwankwaso-meet-over-ndc-unity/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/dickson-kwankwaso-meet-over-ndc-unity/ Speaking on Arise TV’s Prime Time programme, Dickson dismissed rumors of an internal crisis, asserting that the party is doing the candidates a favor by granting them a platform, not the other way around.Addressing overzealous supporte]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/dickson-warns-obi-kwankwaso-supporters-against-disparaging-ndc-running-party-down/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/dickson-warns-obi-kwankwaso-supporters-against-disparaging-ndc-running-party-down/ The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Benue State has inaugurated a nine-member strategic committee charged with identifying and recommending a suitable running mate for its governorship candidate, Rt Hon Herman Hembe, ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The committee was constituted following a letter from Hembe to the party’s national and state leadership, announcing the formation of the body to assist in selecting a deputy governorship candidate.
Accor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/benue-2027-adc-inaugurates-committee-to-select-running-mate-for-governorship-candidate-hembe/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/benue-2027-adc-inaugurates-committee-to-select-running-mate-for-governorship-candidate-hembe/ Former APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Timi Frank, has warned judges against delivering rulings that could be interpreted as attempts to influence the outcome of the 2027 elections, saying the judiciary must remain neutral to protect Nigeria’s democracy.
Frank said judges handling politically sensitive cases should resist pressure from politicians and powerful interests, stressing that decisions affecting opposition parties could have far-reaching consequences for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-elections-timi-frank-warns-against-politically-motivated-judgments/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-elections-timi-frank-warns-against-politically-motivated-judgments/ Fresh controversy has erupted within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) following the alleged direct submission of a list of candidates from the party’s governorship, National Assembly and State House of Assembly primaries in Abia State to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the Chairman of the Primary Election Committee, Chief Asukewe Ikoawaji.
The move is already generating tension within the party amid concerns that the action may have by]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/crisis-in-ndc-over-submission-of-abia-primary-list-to-inec/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/crisis-in-ndc-over-submission-of-abia-primary-list-to-inec/ In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the government accused CISLAC of abandoning the principles of fairness, diligence and objectivity by making]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kogi-fires-back-at-cislac-dismisses-security-fund-allegations-as-politically-motivated/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kogi-fires-back-at-cislac-dismisses-security-fund-allegations-as-politically-motivated/ A coalition of aspirants in the recently concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries has denounced what it described as a “malicious and distracting attempt” to link the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Dr Mudashiru Obasa, to the peaceful protests staged last week over the party’s primaries.
In a statement by prominent party figures on Wednesday, the group insisted that the demonstration was a spontaneous expression of dissatisfaction by aspi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-apc-aspirants-condemn-attempt-to-link-obasa-to-protest/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-apc-aspirants-condemn-attempt-to-link-obasa-to-protest/ ______________________________________________________________________
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
Governor of Imo State and Director General of Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Hope Uzodimma, on Wednesday declared that the greatest danger to President Bola Tinubu’s administration is not failure but silence—warning that when good work goes unexplained, “rumour rushes in to fill the gap” a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/uzodimma-renewed-hope-ambassadors-will-crush-opposition-misinformation/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/uzodimma-renewed-hope-ambassadors-will-crush-opposition-misinformation/ Presidential candidate and chieftain of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has dismissed the growing debate around the proposal for a single six-year presidential tenure as a distraction from Nigeria’s deeper governance and democratic challenges, insisting that electoral credibility, economic competence and security reforms should dominate national discourse ahead of 2027.
Speaking on a television programme, he argued that the country’s real chal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adebayo-rejects-six-year-tenure-debate-declares-war-on-election-rigging/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adebayo-rejects-six-year-tenure-debate-declares-war-on-election-rigging/ Amid rising tension in the House of Representatives, over the position of minority leader, the House, on Wednesday,  adopted a resolution barring  first time members from occupying principal officers position.
The resolution effectively stalled the nomination of the member representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency, Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere, from emerging as the minority leader.
Ugochinyere was nominated, last Wednesday by 61 members out of 81 o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ugochinyere-reps-shuts-out-first-timers-from-leadership-positions/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ugochinyere-reps-shuts-out-first-timers-from-leadership-positions/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ive-been-vindicated-rep-agbese-says-after-barring-of-first-timers-from-principal-offices/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ive-been-vindicated-rep-agbese-says-after-barring-of-first-timers-from-principal-offices/ From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
Governor of Imo State and Director General of Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Hope Uzodimma on Wednesday declared that the greatest danger to President Bola Tinubu’s administration is not failure but silence — warning that when good work goes unexplained, “rumour rushes in to fill the gap” and Nigerians in villages never know progress has arrived.
Spe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/uzodimma-declares-silence-government-killer-activates-44m-tinubu-supporters-activated-to-crush-opposition-misinformation/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/uzodimma-declares-silence-government-killer-activates-44m-tinubu-supporters-activated-to-crush-opposition-misinformation/ Leaders and supporters of the Accord Party in Kaduna State have reaffirmed their support for the party’s presidential candidate, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, expressing confidence in his ability to provide leadership and address Accord Party in Kaduna State pressing challenges ahead of the 2027 general election.
The endorsement came during a rally held in Kaduna on Tuesday, where party members, youth groups, women associations, and community leaders gathered to demonstrat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-presidency-kaduna-accord-party-supporters-back-gbenga-hashim/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-presidency-kaduna-accord-party-supporters-back-gbenga-hashim/ The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has complained bitterly to the leadership of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that political parties encountered unprecedented difficulties in conducting direct primaries for the offices of the president, governor, senator, members of the House of Representatives, and State House of Assembly.The Council further noted that the conduct of the primary elections exposed significant legal, administrative, and operational]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/parties-encountered-difficulties-conducting-direct-primaries-ipac-tells-inec/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/parties-encountered-difficulties-conducting-direct-primaries-ipac-tells-inec/ The lawyer and public affairs analyst said he might be compelled to release some privileged information he acquired as a spokesman for Obi’s 2023 presidential campaign during trial.
Okonkwo sounded the note of warning in a statement shared on suit following reports that Obi was preparing a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/suing-your-ex-spokesman-very-unwise-decision-okonkwo-warns-obi-over-n5bn-defamation-suit/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/suing-your-ex-spokesman-very-unwise-decision-okonkwo-warns-obi-over-n5bn-defamation-suit/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/youre-looking-for-campaign-funds-okonkwo-reacts-to-obis-n5bn-defamation-suit/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/youre-looking-for-campaign-funds-okonkwo-reacts-to-obis-n5bn-defamation-suit/ Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has proposed a major overhaul of Nigeria’s executive tenure system, saying he plans to sponsor legislation that would limit presidents and governors to a single six-year term in office.
Bamidele said the proposal is aimed at reducing the influence of re-election politics on governance and ensuring elected leaders devote their full attention to delivering on campaign promises.
Speaking with journalists on Tuesday, the lawmaker disclosed that]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bamidele-proposes-single-six-year-term-for-presidents-governors/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bamidele-proposes-single-six-year-term-for-presidents-governors/ The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has approached the Court of Appeal to challenge the recent conflicting Federal High Court judgments regarding its powers to set timelines for the 2027 general elections.
INEC also said it has invalidated 2,103 double registrations from the Ekiti voter register ahead of the June 20 governorship election in the state.
The Commission Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed these a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-appeals-conflicting-court-judgments-over-2027-elections-timetable/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-appeals-conflicting-court-judgments-over-2027-elections-timetable/ Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has said former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, is embittered over the African Democratic Congress ( ADC) presidential primary and cannot differentiate evidence from speculation.
In a statement by his media aide, Atiku dismissed the latest allegations by Lawal on the ADC presidential primary.
The former SGF, who until recently was ADC National Vice Chairman, North East, had faulted the oppositio]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-sgf-babachir-bitter-over-adc-primary-says-atiku/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-sgf-babachir-bitter-over-adc-primary-says-atiku/ The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2027 and leader of the party, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has declared that poverty in Nigeria is the consequence of policy failures and poor leadership, insisting that the country could reverse its economic fortunes through what he described as the right government, clear priorities and deliberate planning.
He made the remarks in a message shared on his official X account, @Pres_Adebayo where he criticised the coun]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adebayo-blames-poverty-on-leadership-failure-positions-sdp-as-alternative/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adebayo-blames-poverty-on-leadership-failure-positions-sdp-as-alternative/ National leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Seriake Dickson, has met with leaders of the Kwankwasiyya Movement over the lingering dispute surrounding the party’s primary election process in Kano State.
Held behind closed doors on Monday night, the meeting also had in attendance members of the NDC national leadership and representatives of the Kwankwasiyya movement led by the former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
The engagement was aimed at reso]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/dickson-meets-kwankwasos-loyalists-over-kano-primaries-dispute/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/dickson-meets-kwankwasos-loyalists-over-kano-primaries-dispute/ The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Abia State, Dr. Kelechi Anosike has outlined an ambitious agenda focused on economic prosperity, social welfare, healthcare, education, youth development and agricultural transformation for the state if he becomes the next governor.
A lawyer with expertise in international petroleum law and policy, Anosike has built a distinguished career spanning energy law, commercial practice and public service. In this interview,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/development-measured-by-peoples-wellbeing-not-roads-abia-pdp-guber-candidate-anosike/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/development-measured-by-peoples-wellbeing-not-roads-abia-pdp-guber-candidate-anosike/ Former National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has explained why he continues to criticise former presidential candidate Peter Obi, saying his remarks are based on what he considers Obi’s role in the party’s lingering leadership crisis.
Abure made the revelation on Channels TV Politics Today while speaking on the internal crisis within the Labour Party.
Abure said his criticism was not personal but a response to actions he believes undermined the party&r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-i-keep-criticising-peter-obi-abure/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-i-keep-criticising-peter-obi-abure/ Ahead of the 15 August 2026 governorship election in Osun State, there was panic as gunshots were heard in some parts of the state on Tuesday.
Addressing journalists in Osogbo, Governor Ademola Adeleke accused supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, of sponsoring the shooting, calling on President Bola Tinubu to call the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and Oyebamiji to order.
“I condemn in the strongest]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/panic-over-gunshots-in-osun-as-adeleke-and-apc-trade-accusations/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/panic-over-gunshots-in-osun-as-adeleke-and-apc-trade-accusations/ No fewer than 20 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have resigned ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State.
Many of the defectors have previously served in various capacities within either the state or federal government.
They are predominantly loyalists of the former APC National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore.
The defectors provided similar reasons for their resignations, describing them as personal and confidential.
Most of them discl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/over-20-apc-members-resign-ahead-of-osun-governorship-election/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/over-20-apc-members-resign-ahead-of-osun-governorship-election/ Hundreds of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State yesterday stormed the party’s secretariat in Ogba, protesting alleged irregularities that characterised the recently concluded House of Representatives and Lagos State House of Assembly primary elections in several constituencies.
The protesters, comprising party members, supporters and loyalists of the aggrieved aspirants, called on the APC leadership and the party’s various appeal committees]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-apc-primaries-aspirants-demand-cancellation-of-results-probe-of-alleged-irregularities/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-apc-primaries-aspirants-demand-cancellation-of-results-probe-of-alleged-irregularities/ The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has alleged that the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, is still clinging to the NNPP in spite of publicly announcing his membership of another party.
The allegation was contained in a statement issued by the NNPP’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Ogini Olaposi, in Lagos.
A statement jointly signed by Mohammed Serina, NDC North West Vice Chairman, and Hussaini Mariga, NDC Kano]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kwankwaso-still-clinging-to-nnpp-party-tells-ndc/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kwankwaso-still-clinging-to-nnpp-party-tells-ndc/ The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Seriake Dickson, has met with leaders of the Kwankwasiyya movement over the lingering dispute surrounding the party’s primary election process in Kano State.
Held behind closed doors on Monday night, the meeting was also attended by members of the NDC national leadership and representatives of the Kwankwasiyya movement led by the former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
The engagement was aimed at r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/dickson-meets-with-kwankwaso-loyalists-over-kano-primaries-dispute/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/dickson-meets-with-kwankwaso-loyalists-over-kano-primaries-dispute/ ‎By Chinelo Obogo
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has blasted the administration of President Bola Tinubu, accusing the Federal Government of reckless borrowing, financial mismanagement, and lack of accountability in the deployment of public funds.
Obi, in a post made on his X handle on Tuesday, said the Tinubu administration had driven Nigeria’s t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-has-plunged-nigeria-into-n200-trillion-debt-obi/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-has-plunged-nigeria-into-n200-trillion-debt-obi/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-primary-stop-grandstanding-bring-your-evidence-atiku-tells-babachir-lawal/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-primary-stop-grandstanding-bring-your-evidence-atiku-tells-babachir-lawal/ Former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said that the federal government’s approach to tackling insecurity across Nigeria has failed, warning that the country is “bleeding profusely” under the weight of banditry, terrorism, kidnapping, and communal violence.
In a statement posted on his X handle on Tuesday, vice presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress, said that despite massive budgetary allocations to Nigeria’s security sector,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fgs-approach-to-curbing-insecurity-has-failed-says-kwankwaso/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fgs-approach-to-curbing-insecurity-has-failed-says-kwankwaso/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/court-judgment-on-election-timetable-threat-to-2027-polls-inec/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/court-judgment-on-election-timetable-threat-to-2027-polls-inec/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-peter-obi-told-me-hes-more-popular-than-atiku-delemomodu/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-peter-obi-told-me-hes-more-popular-than-atiku-delemomodu/ He said the NDC’s attempt to replicate the APC’s direct primary system ended in woeful failure due to the absence of proper s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-only-serious-formidable-party-in-nigeria-arodiogbu/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-only-serious-formidable-party-in-nigeria-arodiogbu/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/north-tired-of-tinubu-atiku-obi-acf/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/north-tired-of-tinubu-atiku-obi-acf/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/beware-of-obi-his-supporters-abure-advises-dickson-to-learn-from-lp-crisis/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/beware-of-obi-his-supporters-abure-advises-dickson-to-learn-from-lp-crisis/ A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and National Coordinator of the Disciples of Jagaban (DOJ), Abdulhakeem Adegoke Alawuje has advised President Bola Tinubu to reconnect with long-time supporters and political allies, warning that neglecting loyal associates could create unnecessary political challenges for the administration.
Alawuje gave the advice while expressing support for the President’s reform agenda and urging Nigerians to remain patient with]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-dont-discard-old-friends-supporters-alawuje-tells-tinubu/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-dont-discard-old-friends-supporters-alawuje-tells-tinubu/ Featuring on Channel Television’s Politics Lawal stated on Monday that Atiku has no sympathy for victims of terrorism.
He mentioned the case of Deborah Samuel, a Christian girl who was slain in Sokoto State over alleged blasphemy.
“Atiku Abubakar has no sympathy for the victims of terrorism. When Deborah Samuel was b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-shows-no-sympathy-for-victims-of-terrorism-says-babachir-lawal/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-shows-no-sympathy-for-victims-of-terrorism-says-babachir-lawal/ Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has denied allegations that he received money from former presidential aspirant, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, to mobilise political support.
Lawal made the denial during a media interview on Channels TV Politics Today, stating that he had never been financially influenced by any political aspirant.
He insisted that his political positions were based on personal conviction rather than financial inducement.
&ldqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/babachir-lawal-denies-taking-money-from-hayatu-deen/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/babachir-lawal-denies-taking-money-from-hayatu-deen/ Abure issued the warning on Monday while reflecting on the LP’s experience with Obi and elected officials who emerged on th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abure-warns-dickson-against-handing-ndc-structure-to-obi-loyalists/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abure-warns-dickson-against-handing-ndc-structure-to-obi-loyalists/ Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has alleged that the presidential primary election of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) was manipulated, claiming to possess evidence supporting his allegation.
Lawal made the claim during an interview interview on Channels tv Politics Today, where he raised concerns about the credibility of the party’s internal electoral process.
He said the outcome of the primary did not reflect a fair contes]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/babachir-lawal-i-have-evidence-adc-primary-election-was-manipulated/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/babachir-lawal-i-have-evidence-adc-primary-election-was-manipulated/ By Chinelo Obogo
Trouble is brewing within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as former Kano State governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, who is the party’s vice-presidential candidate, has threatened to quit the opposition party, even as senior party officials accuse him of attempting to hijack its structures in the state and shut out rival aspirants from its nomination process.
The crisis, which has]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/crisis-rocks-ndc-as-kwankwaso-threatens-defection-over-candidates-list/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/crisis-rocks-ndc-as-kwankwaso-threatens-defection-over-candidates-list/ The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has boasted that it will clear all the elective positions in Ebonyi State in next year’s general election.
The party, which described the opposition as scavengers looking for money to grab and not serious in the race, said it remains a formidable force with credible candidates that will win all the positions.
State Chairman of the party, Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha, stated this in Abakaliki, the state capital, while add]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-vows-to-win-all-seats-in-ebonyi/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 03:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-vows-to-win-all-seats-in-ebonyi/ Ojike, who currently represents Oyi Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, is contesting declaration of Kosisochukwu Ibemesi as the winner of APGA’s  primary election conducted on May 23, 2026.
In the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anambra-lawmaker-sues-apga-inec-over-primary-election/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 03:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anambra-lawmaker-sues-apga-inec-over-primary-election/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-crisis-festers-over-primaries/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-crisis-festers-over-primaries/ ​The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Abia State, Dr Kelechi Anosike, has called on party members who lost in the recently concluded primaries to put aside their grievances and support candidates who emerged victorious in the interest of the party’s success in the 2027 general elections.
​Anosike made the appeal during a visit to the National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Mohammed Abdulrahman, at the party’s national secreta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anosike-urges-aggrieved-pdp-aspirants-to-back-winners/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anosike-urges-aggrieved-pdp-aspirants-to-back-winners/ ​The unveiling ceremony, held in Lagos, featured the presentation of Certificates of Return to ca]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/accord-party-unveils-lagos-gov-senatorial-candidates-reaffirms-gbenga-hashims-presidential-bid/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/accord-party-unveils-lagos-gov-senatorial-candidates-reaffirms-gbenga-hashims-presidential-bid/ ​The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Osun Central Senatorial District, Kunle Rasheed Adegoke (SAN), has dismissed concerns over alleged divisions within the party in Osun State, describing existing disagreements as minor issues that pose no threat to the party’s electoral prospects.
​Adegoke gave the assurance over the weekend while speaking at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Osun State Council Guest Platform, where he addressed qu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adegoke-allays-fears-of-crisis-in-osun-apc-says-internal-disputes-wont-affect-electoral-chances/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adegoke-allays-fears-of-crisis-in-osun-apc-says-internal-disputes-wont-affect-electoral-chances/ ​The Cross River State Co-ordinator of Relax Tinubu is Fixing Nigeria, RTIFN, Engr Anjor Obande says President Bola Tinubu needs until 2031 to change Nigeria and fix the economy.
​She disclosed this in Calabar during the inauguration of the State Executive of the organisation as well as local co-ordinators. The inauguration was preceded by a rally and medical outreach by the organisation.
​Obande said the group’s mandate is to “p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rtifn-inaugurates-criver-excos-says-tinubu-needs-second-term-to-complete-reforms/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rtifn-inaugurates-criver-excos-says-tinubu-needs-second-term-to-complete-reforms/ Since last week, there have been intrigues and serious horse-trading as tension mounts in the House of Representatives. The bone of contention is who replaces the member representing Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency of Rivers State, Kingsley Chinda, as Minority Leader.Chinda, who is currently the All Progressives Congress gubernatorial candidate in Rivers State, last Tuesday announced his resignation from the position, which he has occupied since 2023.
Twenty hours after]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/reps-and-the-politics-of-minority-leadership/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/reps-and-the-politics-of-minority-leadership/ From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
The All Progressives Congress (APC), will on Wednesday inaugurate and unleash the Governor Uba Sani and Senator Godswill Akpabio-led killer squad Campaign Council to ensure a comprehensive victory for the ruling party in the Ekiti State off-cycle governorship election.
The leadership of the party also disclosed that the Campaign Council comprised members drawn from serving and former governors, principal officers of both chambers of th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-guber-governors-nass-leadership-to-lead-apc-campaign-council/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-guber-governors-nass-leadership-to-lead-apc-campaign-council/ Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has said President Bola Tinubu would be a better option than former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in a potential 2027 presidential race.
Speaking during an interview on Channels TV Politics Today, Lawal said neither of the two leading political figures represents an ideal choice in his view, but argued that a comparative assessment still favours the incumbent president.
He warned that Nigeria could face]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-tinubu-better-than-atiku-says-babachir-lawal/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-tinubu-better-than-atiku-says-babachir-lawal/ The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue state, has called on Governor Hyacinth Alia and the leadership of the Benue State House of Assembly to immediately lift what it described as “politically motivated” suspensions of elected lawmakers, including former Speaker, Aondona Dajoh.
The PDP warned that the continued exclusion of legislators undermines democratic governance and denies constituents their constitutional right to representation.
The oppositi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/benue-pdp-demands-reinstatement-of-suspended-lawmakers-raises-concerns-over-state-spending/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/benue-pdp-demands-reinstatement-of-suspended-lawmakers-raises-concerns-over-state-spending/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-didnt-do-much-to-secure-adc-presidential-primary-babachirlawal/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-didnt-do-much-to-secure-adc-presidential-primary-babachirlawal/ A major disruption has hit Nigeria’s oil sector as hundreds of indigenous women, youth, and leaders from the Ijaw on Monday launched a massive, coordinated protest in Delta State, forcing the shutdown of several critical oil and gas installations across the Warri Federal Constituency.
The protesters vowed that production will not resume until the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) enforces its own constituency delineation report.
The peaceful oc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ijaw-protesters-shut-down-9-major-flow-stations-in-delta-over-warri-delineation-crisis/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ijaw-protesters-shut-down-9-major-flow-stations-in-delta-over-warri-delineation-crisis/ A coalition of Northern youth groups under the umbrella of the Northern Youth Frontiers (NYF) has thrown its weight behind the current North-South power rotation arrangement, insisting that the North should wait until 2031 to reclaim the presidency.
The group also rejected all forms of interim political deals and one-term arrangements, declaring that Northern Nigeria must not sacrifice its future for short-term political gains.
In a statement issued on Monday by its]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/presidency-northern-youths-insist-on-2031-return-to-north/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/presidency-northern-youths-insist-on-2031-return-to-north/ The Labour Party has approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, challenging the wrongful exclusion of its candidate from the forthcoming Enugu North Senatorial District by-election scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to take place on 20th June 2026.
The party made this known in a press statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary Barrister Ken Asowga on Monday
Recalled that the Enugu North Senatorial District seat became vacant following]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lp-drags-inec-to-court-over-exclusion-in-enugu-north-senatorial-by-election/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lp-drags-inec-to-court-over-exclusion-in-enugu-north-senatorial-by-election/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/labour-party-sues-inec-over-exclusion-from-enugu-by-election/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/labour-party-sues-inec-over-exclusion-from-enugu-by-election/ Mr Richard Akinaka, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer for Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, over the weekend, embarked on a strategic consultation with some stakeholders and elders in the district, emphasising service, education, and the restoration of trust in leadership.
Akinaka’s consultative visit took him to prominent elders in the district, including the President of Pan Niger Delta Elders Forum (PANDEF), Ambassador Godknows Boladei Igali,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-bayelsa-central-senatorial-candidate-akinaka-woos-elders-unveils-trust-fund/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-bayelsa-central-senatorial-candidate-akinaka-woos-elders-unveils-trust-fund/ He stated this in a Monday statement titled, “Time for National Reconciliation, Re-Orientation & Reconstruction” and shared on X.
“The 2027 Presidential election is expected to be a major fight between PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU and his biggest challenger, ALHAJI ATIKU]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-dele-momodu-rules-out-peter-obi-says-race-between-tinubu-atiku/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-dele-momodu-rules-out-peter-obi-says-race-between-tinubu-atiku/ A group of concerned stakeholders of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed concern over the delay in the release of the party’s primary election results, urging the leadership to provide clarity on the outcome of the exercise conducted across the country.
Speaking at a press conference, the stakeholders said it had been ten days since the primaries were held in various constituencies and local government areas, yet the official resu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-stakeholders-demand-release-of-election-results-10-days-after-primaries/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-stakeholders-demand-release-of-election-results-10-days-after-primaries/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-iyabo-obasanjo-dumps-apc-cites-disrespect-maltreatment-by-party-leadership/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-iyabo-obasanjo-dumps-apc-cites-disrespect-maltreatment-by-party-leadership/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/dele-momodu-rules-out-obi-says-2027-race-between-tinubu-atiku/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/dele-momodu-rules-out-obi-says-2027-race-between-tinubu-atiku/ Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has revealed that he would have persuaded Peter Obi to step aside for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the 2027 presidential race if Atiku had backed the Labour Party ticket during the 2023 election.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Inside Sources, Baba-Ahmed argued that Atiku missed a major political opportunity by failing to support Obi and instead pursuing his own presidential ambition under the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-i-would-have-asked-obi-to-step-aside-for-atiku-datti/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-i-would-have-asked-obi-to-step-aside-for-atiku-datti/ Senator Ali Ndume has warned that the 2027 general election will be a fierce political contest, likening the impending battle to a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) showdown and urging President Bola Tinubu to confront the realities his administration faces.
Speaking during an appearance on Channel TV’s Sunday Politics, the senator representing Borno South acknowledged the growing momentum of opposition figures ahead of the next presidential election but said the ruling]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-will-be-wwe-style-fight-tinubu-must-face-reality-ndume/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-will-be-wwe-style-fight-tinubu-must-face-reality-ndume/ In a communiqué signed by the forum’s Chairman and Secretary, Messrs Anaere Ugochukwu and Oluwabukola Okeowo, the group warned that any attempt to override the will of party members could weaken internal democracy and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-chairmen-demand-respect-for-lagos-governorship-primary-result/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-chairmen-demand-respect-for-lagos-governorship-primary-result/ The Bauchi State High Court No. 5, presided over by Justice Muazu Abubakar, has ordered the remand of the former Accountant-General of Bauchi State, Dr Sa’idu Abubakar, at a correctional facility in Bauchi over allegations of financial misconduct involving approximately ₦40 billion.
Abubakar was arraigned on a 16-count amended charge brought under Section 116 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Bauchi State, 2022.
He, however, pleaded not guilty t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/court-orders-remand-of-ex-bauchi-ag-over-alleged-n40bn-financial-misconduct/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/court-orders-remand-of-ex-bauchi-ag-over-alleged-n40bn-financial-misconduct/ The communiqué, which was signed by the Chairman and Secretary, Messrs Anaere Ugochukwu and Oluwabukola Okeowo, on behalf of the forum, alleged an imposition plot against the wishes of members.
The chairmen reaffirmed their confidence in the leader]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-chairmen-to-nwc-respect-lagos-gov-primary-outcome-shun-imposition/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-chairmen-to-nwc-respect-lagos-gov-primary-outcome-shun-imposition/ The BoT and the PDP, in a fresh suit, sought an order compelling INEC to, forthwith, update its records and publish on its official website the NWC of the party as forwarded to it by the plaintiffs and its National Executive Committee (NEC).
They said the names of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-crisis-wabara-babangida-aliyu-jerry-gana-others-sue-inec-seek-recognition/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-crisis-wabara-babangida-aliyu-jerry-gana-others-sue-inec-seek-recognition/ The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has disassociated itself from the list of senatorial candidates currently circulating on social media and some online platforms, describing it as fake.
The party, in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, explicitly warned the general public that the list did not emanate from the party.
It, therefore, advised its members, stakeholders, the media and the general public to disregard the p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-dismisses-circulating-fake-list-of-senatorial-candidates/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-dismisses-circulating-fake-list-of-senatorial-candidates/ The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has moved to tighten control over affiliated groups and support organisations, directing that all non-governmental organisations and political support groups linked to the party must operate under its supervision.
This is just as it announced plans to introduce a comprehensive code of conduct for party officials and candidates.
The resolutions were adopted at the party’s second National]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-firms-up-control-prohibits-personality-cult-politics-by-members-2/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-firms-up-control-prohibits-personality-cult-politics-by-members-2/ A candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vying to represent Abeokuta South State Constituency 2 in the Ogun State House of Assembly, Adeoye Adewale Adeniran, otherwise known as A3, has dismissed claims by the chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kayode Oladele, that the PDP governorship candidate, Oladipupo Adebutu, lacks the managerial competence to govern Ogun.
Adeniran, who described the claims as spurious, declared that Adebutu’s educat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-state-assembly-candidate-knocks-apc-chieftain-over-comments-on-adebutu/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-state-assembly-candidate-knocks-apc-chieftain-over-comments-on-adebutu/ Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, will today commence accelerated hearing in the suit challenging the legitimacy of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) leadership under former Senate President, Senator David Mark.
Justice Lifu had last week ordered an expedited trial and adjourned to Monday, June 8, directing all parties to file and exchange their respective processes ahead of the commencement of hearing.
But the trial faces fresh complications, as two]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/court-begins-accelerated-hearing-in-adc-leadership-suit-as-chieftains-move-to-recuse-judge/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/court-begins-accelerated-hearing-in-adc-leadership-suit-as-chieftains-move-to-recuse-judge/ In a petition dated May 25, 2026, and addressed to the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, Abia APC State Working Committee accused Mr. Yusuf Muyideen Ahmed, an ICT staff member attached to the National S]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abia-apc-petitions-national-leadership-over-alleged-diversion-of-primary-election-materials/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abia-apc-petitions-national-leadership-over-alleged-diversion-of-primary-election-materials/ Speaking during the handover at the Health Centre, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stated that the intervention aligns with the Commission’s mandate to enhance h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nddc-donates-medical-equipment-to-rivers-health-centre/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nddc-donates-medical-equipment-to-rivers-health-centre/ He said with prudent leadership and people-oriented policies, Abia  State has sufficient resources to transform the lives of its people, including workers, pensioners, and ordinary citizens, and also ensure a holistic infrastructural development.
Anosike, who frowned at what he described as social media-driven]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abia-not-poor-but-poorly-managed-anosike-pdp-guber-candidate/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abia-not-poor-but-poorly-managed-anosike-pdp-guber-candidate/ The opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State has boasted that it will unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state in next year’s general election.
Leaders of the party in the state stated this in Onicha, at the weekend, while receiving Chief Felix Igboke, the state Commissioner for Project Monitoring and Evaluation, who resigned his appointment last month, into the party.
The leaders, including Ugochukwu Obasi, Ebonyi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-well-unseat-apc-in-ebonyi-pdp/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-well-unseat-apc-in-ebonyi-pdp/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/do-or-die-primaries-that-upended-political-parties/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/do-or-die-primaries-that-upended-political-parties/ The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has moved to tighten control over affiliated groups and support organisations, directing that all non-governmental organisations and political support groups linked to the party must operate under its supervision.
This is just as it announced plans to introduce a comprehensive code of conduct for party officials and candidates.
The resolutions were adopted at the party’s second National]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-firms-up-control-prohibits-personality-cult-politics-by-members/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-firms-up-control-prohibits-personality-cult-politics-by-members/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-wouldve-won-2027-presidency-if-he-backed-obi-in-2023-datti-baba-ahmed/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-wouldve-won-2027-presidency-if-he-backed-obi-in-2023-datti-baba-ahmed/ Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed has dismissed claims that his relationship with former presidential running mate Peter Obi has been strained by political developments since the 2023 general election.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Inside Sources, Datti responded to allegations that he was unable to deliver his polling ward during the 2023 election, insisting that such claims have no bearing on his relationship with Obi.
According t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/i-still-respect-peter-obi-regardless-of-his-party-datti/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/i-still-respect-peter-obi-regardless-of-his-party-datti/ Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has lambasted former Secretary to the Government of the Federation ( SGF), Babachir Lawal, over alleged divisive and ethnically charged rhetorics in his public commentary.
Atiku, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, on Sunday, said  the former SGF has repeatedly attempted to portray anyan entire ethnic group as inherently linked to criminality.
According to him, Lawal in his comm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-knocks-lawal-over-alleged-ethnic-rhetorics/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-knocks-lawal-over-alleged-ethnic-rhetorics/ The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Pantami Ward, Gombe Local Government Area, has challenged claims that the former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, formally resigned from the party before emerging as the governorship candidate of a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State.
Addressing journalists after a ward executive meeting, the Deputy Chairman of Pantami Ward, Yaya Isa,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/gombe-ward-apc-executives-question-validity-of-pantamis-resignation/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/gombe-ward-apc-executives-question-validity-of-pantamis-resignation/ The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has accused the administration of Governor Biodun Oyebanji of orchestrating the unlawful arrest, detention, and intimidation of PDP members ahead of the June 20 governorship election in the state.
Speaking at a press conference in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, at the weekend, the PDP’s deputy governorship candidate, Hon. Deji Ogunsakin, alleged that the state governor was using security operatives and polit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-guber-pdp-seeks-tinubus-intervention-over-alleged-detention-of-members-ahead-of-polls/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-guber-pdp-seeks-tinubus-intervention-over-alleged-detention-of-members-ahead-of-polls/ Former Senate President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara, has declared that no amount of pressure or intimidation can silence opposition voices in Nigeria.
Wabara, who stated this while on a get-well visit to a chieftain of the PDP, Chief Bode George, in a London hospital, insisted that a vibrant opposition remains indispensable to democratic governance.
Chief George, a founding member of the PD]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/wabara-declares-opposition-wont-be-silenced-in-nigeria-visits-bode-george-in-london/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/wabara-declares-opposition-wont-be-silenced-in-nigeria-visits-bode-george-in-london/ Tells Enugu to beware of political cowboys
Nnamani: Forgers, angry people won’t make good governors
Nwobodo: Mbah will complete his 8 years
Mbah: We’ve moved from theory to evident transformations
Lauds Tinubu’s reforms
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The people of Enugu East Senatorial District have endorsed the Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, and President Bola Tinubu for a s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/mammoth-crowd-as-enugu-east-zone-endorses-tinubu-mbah-for-second-term/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/mammoth-crowd-as-enugu-east-zone-endorses-tinubu-mbah-for-second-term/ The Lagos State chapter of the Accord Party has officially unveiled its candidates for the 2027 general elections, presenting its governorship candidate, three senatorial candidates, and other aspirants for legislative positions, while reaffirming its endorsement of Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 presidential election.
The unveiling ceremony, held in Lagos, featured the presentation of Certificates of Return to candidates c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/accord-party-reaffirms-gbenga-hashims-presidential-bid/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/accord-party-reaffirms-gbenga-hashims-presidential-bid/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tension-in-osun-apc-as-omisore-loyalists-dump-party/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tension-in-osun-apc-as-omisore-loyalists-dump-party/ Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has declared that Nigeria does not belong to kidnappers and other criminal elements operating across the country.
He made the assertion during a visit to LoveWorld City (Christ Embassy) in Benin City, where he requested prayers against kidnapping, cultism, and other security challenges.
Besides this, he called for prayers for peace, prosperity, good governance, and economic recovery in Nigeria.
Governor Okpebholo further urged the cong]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nigeria-does-not-belong-to-kidnappers-gov-okpebholo/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nigeria-does-not-belong-to-kidnappers-gov-okpebholo/ Dr Wole Oluyede, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State, has restated that it is the turn of the southern district to produce the next governor of the state.
Lamenting that the South has been marginalised over the years, Oluyede said, for the sake of equity and fairness, as an indigene from the southern extraction, he should be supported to become the next governor to balance the political equatio]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-guber-its-the-souths-turn-to-produce-a-governor-and-im-qualified-for-the-job-oluyede/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-guber-its-the-souths-turn-to-produce-a-governor-and-im-qualified-for-the-job-oluyede/ Adeoye Adewale Adeniran, also known as A3, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Assembly candidate vying to represent Abeokuta South State Constituency 2 in the Ogun State House of Assembly, has dismissed claims by All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Kayode Oladele that the PDP governorship candidate, Oladipupo Adebutu, lacks the managerial competence to govern Ogun.
Adewale, who described the claims as spurious, declared that Adebutu’s educational]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ogun-2027-adeoye-slams-apcs-oladele-over-adebutu-comments/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ogun-2027-adeoye-slams-apcs-oladele-over-adebutu-comments/ Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has urged residents and indigenes to ignore rumours and scaremongering ahead of the forthcoming gubernatorial election, declaring that the government will win convincingly and be declared the winner with a wide margin.
In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Sunday, Adeleke responded to concerns about election rigging and political violence, saying all hands are on deck to ensure Osun people can vote without hin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adeleke-to-osun-residents-ignore-rumours-vows-convincing-win/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adeleke-to-osun-residents-ignore-rumours-vows-convincing-win/ The Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate Prince Adewole Adebayo’s warning four years ago has drawn renewed attention as Nigeria confronts two of its most persistent challenges: insecurity and economic distress.
Speaking as a presidential candidate ahead of the 2023 elections, some of the positions he advanced, particularly on state policing, revenue generation and economic management, are still dominating current policy conversations in Nigeria.
Responding]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adebayos-4-year-old-warning-resonates-as-nigerians-revisit-state-police-economic-reforms/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adebayos-4-year-old-warning-resonates-as-nigerians-revisit-state-police-economic-reforms/ A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said recent defections by some party members will not weaken the party’s structure, popularity, or electoral prospects ahead of the August 15 governorship election.
In a statement released to journalists in Osogbo on Sunday, Oyintiloye said defections are common during election periods and do not pose a threat to the APC’s determination to reclaim power in the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/defections-wont-weaken-apc-ahead-of-august-15-poll-in-osun-oyintiloye/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/defections-wont-weaken-apc-ahead-of-august-15-poll-in-osun-oyintiloye/ The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Dr Oluwole Oluyede, has accused government officials of harassing residents who turned out to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVC), alleging that the incident was part of efforts to intimidate opposition supporters.
Speaking on the matter on ARISE News, Oluyede claimed that on June 3, government officials allegedly confronted Ekiti State indigents at a PVC collection centre, leading to a disturbance t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-candidate-accuses-ekiti-govt-officials-of-suppressing-pvc-collection/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-candidate-accuses-ekiti-govt-officials-of-suppressing-pvc-collection/  
By Omoniyi Salaudeen
Nigeria is approaching 2027 at a dangerous crossroads. The threats ahead are not merely political; they are deeply technical and legal. At the centre of this storm is the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), tasked with organising a massive national exercise while fighting a war on two fronts: protecting its data from hackers and defending its timetable from court orders.
 ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-inec-data-leak-raises-fresh-fears/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-inec-data-leak-raises-fresh-fears/  
From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
The Labour Party (LP) candidate in last year’s Anambra State governorship election, Dr George Nnadubem Moghalu, has built an impressive career, spanning business entrepreneurship, public administration, and active politics, having spent many]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-religion-ethnicity-will-decide-president-moghalu/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-religion-ethnicity-will-decide-president-moghalu/  
The Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ben Nwoye, has commended political leaders and stakeholders from Enugu East Senatorial District for endorsing President Bola Tinubu and Governor Peter Mbah for second terms in office, describing the move as a demonstration of political maturity and a commitment to continuity.
Nwoye gave the commendation yesterday at Okpara Square, Enugu, during a rally where stakeholders from the district]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-mbah-joint-endorsement-reflects-political-maturity-nwoye/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-mbah-joint-endorsement-reflects-political-maturity-nwoye/  
Following the recent assassination attempt on the Chairman of Osogbo Local Government Area of Osun State, Asimiyu Ajibola, the Accord Party has raised the alarm over the rising insecurity across the country.
Two gunmen had reportedly opened fire on a Toyota Corolla conveying Ajibola and his associates in the MDS area of Osogbo on June 3, 2026.
The party claimed that Ajibola sustained gunshot wounds and was rushed to the University Teaching Hospital Osun State where do]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/accord-party-raises-alarm-over-rising-insecurity-in-nigeria/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/accord-party-raises-alarm-over-rising-insecurity-in-nigeria/ •President shouldn’t play politics with people’s lives
By Vincent KaluThe hot button issue troubling Nigerians today is the galloping deterioration of the security situation of the country, which has been made stark by the abduction of children from a school in Ogbomosho, Oyo State.
This particular, heart-rending incident, in which children as young as three years were kidnapped and have been held under  inhumane cond]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-what-tinubu-must-do-to-get-nigerians-votes-pogu-mbf-president/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-what-tinubu-must-do-to-get-nigerians-votes-pogu-mbf-president/ The member representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Hon. Afam Ogene, has criticised the Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, for abandoning the oil-producing communities in his constituency.
Ogene, who lamented the lack of basic amenities like road, electricity, pipe borne water, and others in the communities, said that Soludo is only interested in the oil revenues he gets from the oil-rich towns.How have you been representing your peop]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/soludo-suffocating-anambra-oil-producing-communities-ogene/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/soludo-suffocating-anambra-oil-producing-communities-ogene/  
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has distanced himself from reports claiming he promised to secure senatorial tickets for lawmakers who lost in the recent All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections.
In a statement issued yesterday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, the Senate President clarified that his remarks during an interaction with senators on Tuesday were misconstrued.
The Senate President’s office desc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/i-didnt-promise-tickets-to-senators-who-lost-apc-primaries-akpabio/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/i-didnt-promise-tickets-to-senators-who-lost-apc-primaries-akpabio/  
The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has received a major boost ahead of 2027 following the defection of Yusuf Bello Dambatta, the People Democratic Party’s 2023 deputy governorship candidate in the state.
Dambatta, a technocrat, policy expert and politician with extensive grassroots experience, formally renounced his membership of the PDP yesterday in Kano through a letter of notification.
According to him, the decision followed wid]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-better-platform-to-advance-kano-interests-dambatta/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-better-platform-to-advance-kano-interests-dambatta/ Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah has described the endorsement of his quest for a second term by the leaders, stakeholders and people of Enugu East Senatorial District, popularly known as a great honour.
He characterised the endorsement  as a validation of the transformation taking place across Enugu State under his administration and expressed gratitude for what he called an overwhelming show of support.
“Today, I’m reminded of the saying that there&rsqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/guber-2027-your-endorsement-a-great-honour-mbah-tells-enugu-east-leaders/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/guber-2027-your-endorsement-a-great-honour-mbah-tells-enugu-east-leaders/  
Igbo youths under the umbrella of the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, (COSEYL), has called on other senatorial aspirants and political stakeholders in Abia North to support the re-election of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, citing his record of constituency projects and development.
In a statement signed by COSEYL President General, Comrade Goodluck Ibem, and released to newsmen in Owerri, the youth group said its position followed an “assessment of Senato]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/igbo-youths-urge-abia-north-aspirants-to-back-orji-kalus-re-election/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/igbo-youths-urge-abia-north-aspirants-to-back-orji-kalus-re-election/ The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has received a major boost ahead of 2027 following the defection of Yusuf Bello Dambatta, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) 2023 deputy governorship candidate in the state.
Dambatta, a technocrat, policy expert and politician with extensive grassroots experience, formally renounced his membership of the PDP on Saturday in Kano through a letter of notification.
According to him, the decision followed w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/former-kano-pdp-deputy-governorship-candidate-defects-to-apc/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/former-kano-pdp-deputy-governorship-candidate-defects-to-apc/ The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Abia State, Dr. Kelechi Anosike, has congratulated the Mohammed Abdulrahman-led National Working Committee (NWC) over the Court of Appeal’s decisive ruling on the appeal filed by the Taminu Turaki group.
Speaking during a visit to the national chairman of the party, Abdulrahman, at the Wadata Plaza National Secretariat of the PDP in Abuja, Anosike described the appellate court’s ruling as timely and d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abia-pdp-guber-candidate-anosike-hails-partys-nwc-court-of-appeal-ruling/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 18:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abia-pdp-guber-candidate-anosike-hails-partys-nwc-court-of-appeal-ruling/ The Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ben Nwoye, has commended political leaders and stakeholders from the Enugu East Senatorial District for endorsing President Bola Tinubu and Governor Peter Mbah for second terms in office, describing the move as a demonstration of political maturity and a commitment to continuity.
Nwoye gave the commendation on Saturday at Okpara Square, Enugu, during a rally where stakeholders from the district]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-mbah-endorsement-reflects-political-maturity-nwoye/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 18:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-mbah-endorsement-reflects-political-maturity-nwoye/ The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for the Kaduna South senatorial district, Hon Godfrey Gaiya, has commended his constituency, promising to ensure unity and peaceful coexistence among the people.
In an emotional letter of gratitude and appreciation sent to his senatorial district and made available in Abuja, Gaiya, a two-term member of the House of Representatives, reassured his constituency that he would not disappoint them in the upper legislative chambe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kaduna-south-adc-candidate-gaiya-pledges-peaceful-coexistence/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kaduna-south-adc-candidate-gaiya-pledges-peaceful-coexistence/ Igbo youths under umbrella of the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, (COSEYL), has called on other senatorial aspirants and political stakeholders in Abia North to support the re-election of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, citing his record of constituency projects and development.
 
In a statement signed by COSEYL President General, Comrade Goodluck Ibem, and released to newsmen in Owerri, the youth group said its position followed an “assessment of Senator Ka]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/igbo-youths-urge-abia-north-aspirants-to-back-orji-kalu-for-re-election/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/igbo-youths-urge-abia-north-aspirants-to-back-orji-kalu-for-re-election/ Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has raised alarm over plots by some disgruntled elements to destabilise the motor parks across the state, directing the Commissioner of Police to nip the evil plans in the bud.
In a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, yesterday, Adeleke alleged that certain individuals linked to opposition elements have concluded plans to invade motor parks across the local governments, calling the sinister moves a ploy to foist chaos on t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adeleke-warns-against-plot-to-invade-osun-motor-parks-urges-police-action/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adeleke-warns-against-plot-to-invade-osun-motor-parks-urges-police-action/ Akpabio had hinted at efforts to ensure favourable outcomes for sitting senators affected by recent primary elections.
The senate president spoke on Tuesday, while welcoming lawmakers back from the three-week recess and the Eid-el-Kabir break.
Akpabio suggested that efforts were underway to reduce the political fallout from the primary seas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akpabio-refutes-claims-of-assuring-senators-election-tickets/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akpabio-refutes-claims-of-assuring-senators-election-tickets/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akpabio-denies-promising-apc-tickets-to-senators-defeated-in-primaries/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akpabio-denies-promising-apc-tickets-to-senators-defeated-in-primaries/  
A former African Democratic Congress (ADC) aspirant for the Gombe South State Assembly Constituency, Mubarak Musa Dantori, has resigned his membership of the party and joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
 
In separate letters dated June 5, 2026, and addressed to the ward chairmen of both parties in Pantami Ward, Gombe Local Government Area, Dantori announced his immediate resignation from the ADC and his decision to register as a member of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-assembly-aspirant-dumps-party-joins-pdp-in-gombe/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-assembly-aspirant-dumps-party-joins-pdp-in-gombe/ President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has distanced himself from reports claiming he promised to secure senatorial tickets for lawmakers who lost in the recent All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections.
In a statement issued on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, the Senate President clarified that his remarks during an interaction with senators on Tuesday were misconstrued.
The Senate President’s office described]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akpabio-denies-promising-tickets-to-senators-who-lost-apc-primaries/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akpabio-denies-promising-tickets-to-senators-who-lost-apc-primaries/ Bwala made the remark during an interview on Symfoni TV on Friday while responding to questions about the political prospects of Atiku ahead of the next presidential poll.
The presidential aide said he was concerned that Obi’s growing support ba]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-peter-obi-likely-to-secure-more-votes-than-atiku-bwala/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-peter-obi-likely-to-secure-more-votes-than-atiku-bwala/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/voter-registration-natasha-mobilises-kogi-residents-to-get-pvcs/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 03:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/voter-registration-natasha-mobilises-kogi-residents-to-get-pvcs/ The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has dismissed allegations of irregularities, insisting that no candidate was imposed by the party leadership during its nationwide primaries.
It described such allegations as a product of ignorance of the party’s constitution and guidelines, as well as, deliberate attempts to undermine its growing influence.
In a statement issued late Thursday and signed by the National Secretary, Ikenna Enekweizu, the party said caucus leaders]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-dismisses-claims-of-candidate-imposition-begins-reconciliation-after-primaries/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 03:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-dismisses-claims-of-candidate-imposition-begins-reconciliation-after-primaries/ A group of ISWAP terrorists invaded a military base at Mandaragirau in Biu Local Government of Borno the early hours of Friday
Acting spokesman of the Joint Task Force Northeast Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Lt Col Haruna Sani said the terrorists stormed the Forward Operating Base (FOB) at Mandaragirau amid rainsto]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/borno-five-soldiers-killed-as-terrorists-attack-military-base/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 03:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/borno-five-soldiers-killed-as-terrorists-attack-military-base/ The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) Oyo Central senatorial candidate, Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has called on residents of Oyo State to adopt environmentally responsible practices to combat climate change and promote sustainable living.
He made the appeal in a statement on Friday to commemorate the 2026 World Environment Day.
He warned that failure to embrace eco-friendly habits could worsen climate change and expose communities to avoidable disasters.
He urged residents to priorit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apm-senatorial-candidate-urges-oyo-residents-to-embrace-climate-action/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 03:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apm-senatorial-candidate-urges-oyo-residents-to-embrace-climate-action/ Instead, he asserts that true resolution will only come when President Bola Tinubu views the gruesome murder, torture, or abduction of any citizen through the agonising lens of a grieving parent, treating]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pfn-president-to-tinubu-focus-more-on-wiping-out-bandits-than-on-winning-next-election/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pfn-president-to-tinubu-focus-more-on-wiping-out-bandits-than-on-winning-next-election/ The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the June 20, 2026 governorship election in Ekiti State, Dr Wole Oluyede, has said that the forthcoming election would ultimately be determined by the people of the state not by a gale of endorsements from political leaders.
This was as he faulted former governor Ayodele Fayose for endorsing the incumbent Governor of the state and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji, who is seeki]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-people-not-gale-of-endorsements-will-determine-who-wins-june-20-guber-poll-oluyede/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-people-not-gale-of-endorsements-will-determine-who-wins-june-20-guber-poll-oluyede/ The Deputy spokesman of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, on Friday, insisted that he did not sign the document nominating member representing Ideato Federal Constituency of Imo State, Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere for the position of minority leader.
Agbese, who is a member of the Labour Party ( LP), had been listed among 61 opposition lawmakers, who nominated Ugochinyere as House minority leader.
However, the Benue lawmaker, at Thursday’s plenary, told the H]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/reps-minority-leader-my-signature-not-for-ugochinyeres-nomination-agbese/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/reps-minority-leader-my-signature-not-for-ugochinyeres-nomination-agbese/ The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has said that Nigeria has recorded 10 school since the administration of President Bola Tinubu began.
‎In a post he made on his X handle, he said cited the instance of the abduction of Chibok girls in 2014 which he said triggered a global movement.
Obi said one school abduction was enough to unite Nigerians, attract international attention, and place enormous pressure on the government through t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nigeria-recorded-10-school-abductions-under-tinubu-obi/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nigeria-recorded-10-school-abductions-under-tinubu-obi/ Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George,  has said the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, should direct his advice on how to end terrorism in Nigeria to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces,  President Bola Tinubu,  and not to service chiefs.
In a statement on Friday, he said it is wrong for the respected cleric to advise service chiefs to end insecurity i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/insecurity-bode-george-faults-adeboyes-ultimatum-to-service-chiefs/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/insecurity-bode-george-faults-adeboyes-ultimatum-to-service-chiefs/ The Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has urged eligible voters across Kogi State, particularly youths and first-time voters, to register and obtain their prrmanent voters cards (PVCs) as a vital step toward participating in the 2027 elections.
She also called on those with PVCs to take advantage of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) voter information update exercise before the July 10, 2026 deadline]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-voter-registration-exercise-natasha-mobilises-kogi-residents-to-get-pvcs/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-voter-registration-exercise-natasha-mobilises-kogi-residents-to-get-pvcs/ The development follows a high-level meeting held on June 1, 2026, at the ZLP national headquarters in Abuja, where Professor Asikhia met with the party’s National Chairman and 2027 presidential candidate, Chief Dan Nwanyanwu, as well as]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-festus-asikhia-emerges-contender-for-zlp-fct-senatorial-ticket/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-festus-asikhia-emerges-contender-for-zlp-fct-senatorial-ticket/ Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said that President Bola Tinubu and First Lady, Remi Tinubu are allegedly preoccupied with politics amid worsening security challenges confronting the country.
Atiku, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, noted while the country is still awaiting the safe return of schoolchildren and their teachers were abducted in Oyo State, three weeks ago, the Federal Government appears more p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/insecurity-tinubu-first-lady-preoccupied-with-politics-says-atiku/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/insecurity-tinubu-first-lady-preoccupied-with-politics-says-atiku/ Leadership of the Labour Party (LP) says it will hold National Executive Council Meeting (NEC) on June 11th to ratify results of party primaries held nationwide.
The party in a press Statement on Thursday, stated that this is in compliance with Article 28 of the Labour Party Constitution 2026.
“The Labour Party wishes to notify its statutory members of the National Executive Committee (NEC), candidates who emerged from the recent primary elections conducted nationwide,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lp-nec-to-meet-june-11-to-ratify-results-of-party-primaries/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lp-nec-to-meet-june-11-to-ratify-results-of-party-primaries/ The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Kebbi State Directorate has appealed to electorates in Zuru state constituency to come out in large number to vote for their candidate in the bye election scheduled to be held on June 20,2026.
State Director of the Agency, Mallam Muhammed Nasir Karofi made the appeal in a statement made available to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi.
Karofi explained that the agency has stepped up its public sensitization campaign ahead of the upco]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/zuru-bye-election-noa-charges-stakeholders-on-turnout-peaceful-conduct/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/zuru-bye-election-noa-charges-stakeholders-on-turnout-peaceful-conduct/ The Chief of the Naval Staff, Idi Abbas, has said the deployment of modern technology by the Nigerian Navy is yielding positive results in the fight against crude oil theft, leading to significant improvements in the security of the country’s coastal and riverine areas.
Speaking during an interview on Sunrise Daily, Abbas noted that technology has become a critical tool in tracking and disrupting illegal activities linked to oil theft across Nigeria’s waterways.
Acco]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/crude-oil-theft-declining-as-navy-deploys-technology-abbas/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/crude-oil-theft-declining-as-navy-deploys-technology-abbas/ The party said claims that its primaries were manipulated or lacked transparency were false and failed to reflect the process adopted across the country.
In a statement titled “Understanding the Just Concluded NDC Primary Elections,” the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Iken]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-begins-reconciliation-dismisses-candidate-imposition-claims/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-begins-reconciliation-dismisses-candidate-imposition-claims/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obi-atiku-are-office-seekers-not-opposition-leaders-baba-ahmed/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obi-atiku-are-office-seekers-not-opposition-leaders-baba-ahmed/ Political associates of former President Goodluck Jonathan have cautioned against attempts by individuals to speak on his political future, insisting that only the former president can authoritatively declare his position ahead of the 2027 general election.
The group, operating under the banner of The Goodies Movement, said recent comments attributed to former presidential aide Jude Imagwe on Jonathan’s alleged lack of interest in a political comeback should not be treated]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/jonathan-alone-can-speak-on-2027-ambition-allies-insist/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/jonathan-alone-can-speak-on-2027-ambition-allies-insist/ The gubernatorial hopeful also promised to back state policing and prioritise community policing, adding that he will introduce electronic equipment to monitor the movemen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ebonyi-lp-guber-candidate-vows-to-industrialise-state-promote-community-policing/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ebonyi-lp-guber-candidate-vows-to-industrialise-state-promote-community-policing/ National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has doused the curiosity of party members complaining about the continued delay in the release of names of successful candidates after the party’s primaries, declaring that it will be made public after the national leadership has reviewed various appeals.
There has been apprehension over the delay in publishing names of candidates that emerged victorious in the primary elections.
Reacting t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-nwcll-decide-final-candidates-after-review-of-appeals-yilwatda/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-nwcll-decide-final-candidates-after-review-of-appeals-yilwatda/ The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Kano State governorship candidate, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, has praised members of the Kwankwasiyya social media team for their dedication and impact, describing them as a driving force behind the movement’s increasing visibility and engagement across digital platforms.
Speaking during a meeting with more than 132 Kwankwasiyya social media representatives in Kano, he said the team’s efforts had played a vital role in prom]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kano-ndc-governorship-candidate-hails-kwankwasiyya-social-media-influencers/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kano-ndc-governorship-candidate-hails-kwankwasiyya-social-media-influencers/ Eti-Osa APC stakeholders under the aegis of Noheem Adams Support Group, yesterday protested the alleged exclusion of the lawmaker representing Eti-Osa Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Noheem Adams, from the final list of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates after the recent party’s primary elections.
Speaking at a press briefing yesterday, leader of the group, Alhaji Owolabi Yisa, appealed to President Bola Tinubu, the APC National Chairman, Nent]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/eti-osa-stakeholders-appeal-to-tinubu-apc-leaders-to-uphold-adams-mandate/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/eti-osa-stakeholders-appeal-to-tinubu-apc-leaders-to-uphold-adams-mandate/ ​A former federal lawmaker, Dr. Uzoma Nkem Abonta, has accused the Abia State Deputy Governor of attempting to cede part of the state’s territory to the Ika Annang people of Akwa Ibom State.
​In this interview with Daily Sun, Dr. Abonta sheds light on the long-running boundary controversy between the Akirika Obu community in Abia State and the people of Ika in Akwa Ibom State. He discusses the controversial role allegedly played by the Abia State Deputy Gov]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abia-ceding-land-to-akwa-ibom-abonta-ex-lawmaker-alleges/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abia-ceding-land-to-akwa-ibom-abonta-ex-lawmaker-alleges/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fresh-perspectives-on-akpabio-standing-rules-gambit-and-the-battle-for-2027/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fresh-perspectives-on-akpabio-standing-rules-gambit-and-the-battle-for-2027/ ​Thousands of supporters of Accord Party presidential candidate, Gbenga Olawepo Hashim, on Thursday, trooped out in Dawaki, Abuja, in a show of support, following the party’s recently concluded presidential primary. 
​The supporters, drawn from different parts of the Federal Capital Territory, gathered to receive Hashim as he met with members of the party to express appreciation for their mobilisation and participation during the primary election held o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/thousands-gather-in-abuja-for-gbenga-hashim/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/thousands-gather-in-abuja-for-gbenga-hashim/ ​In a strongly-worded statement, Chief Akwaba alleged that a key political figure, identified only as Mugabe, had wielded significant influence over pol]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-may-win-fewer-than-7-assembly-seats-if-imposition-continues-in-delta-party-chieftain/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-may-win-fewer-than-7-assembly-seats-if-imposition-continues-in-delta-party-chieftain/ ​A pressure group under African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kebbi, known as Kebbi ADC Unity Forum, has urged Abubakar Malami to pick Mr. Paul Gambo Tase as his running mate in the 2027 elections for fairness and equity to reign.
​Coordinator of the forum, Garba Abdulkareem, who stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Birnin Kebbi, noted that, for fairness and justice, Tase, a Christian from Kebbi South Senatorial District]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-pressure-group-wants-malami-to-pick-deputy-gov-from-kebbi-south/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-pressure-group-wants-malami-to-pick-deputy-gov-from-kebbi-south/ ​A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State, Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, has alleged that he was denied victory in the party’s primary election for Agege Constituency I despite emerging winner in the poll.
Addressing journalists on Thursday, Egunjobi expressed disappointment over what he described as the manipulation of the primary election outcome.
​He alleged that the party’s leadership in Lagos State]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primary-egunjobi-alleges-electoral-injustice-rejects-agege-constituency-i-candidate/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primary-egunjobi-alleges-electoral-injustice-rejects-agege-constituency-i-candidate/ ​Leaders, elders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party  (PDP), in Benue North West Senatorial District, Zone B, have thrown their weight behind the emergence of Mrs. Eunice Ortom as the party’s candidate for the 2027 senatorial election.
The stakeholders, in a statement jointly signed by 16 prominent party figures across the zone, including Sen. Fred Orti, Dr. Laha Dzever, and Charles Tyobunde, said her nomination was the outcome of a bro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/benue-north-west-pdp-zone-b-stakeholders-defend-mrs-ortoms-emergence-as-senatorial-candidate/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/benue-north-west-pdp-zone-b-stakeholders-defend-mrs-ortoms-emergence-as-senatorial-candidate/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/group-alleges-external-forces-behind-accord-party-presidential-process-reaffirms-gbenga-hashims-mandate/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/group-alleges-external-forces-behind-accord-party-presidential-process-reaffirms-gbenga-hashims-mandate/ ​The African Democratic Congress  (ADC), Rivers State chapter, has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on its constitutional responsibility as a democratic institution by being unbiased in the 2027 general election.State chairman of the party, Chukwudi Dimkpa, gave the charge in Port Harcourt on Thursday, stressing that the electoral umpire should conduct free, fair, and credible elections.
​The party played down the overbear]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-adc-tasks-inec-on-free-fair-credible-2027-elections/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-adc-tasks-inec-on-free-fair-credible-2027-elections/ ​
Former Principal Secretary to State former’s governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Dr. Hilary Ibegbulem, has taken a swipe at former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Victor Ochei, over a purported diatribe against Okowa.Reacting to a controversial interview credited to Ochei, Ibegbulem dismissed allegations of political impunity, nepotism, and alienation leveled against the former governor, describing them as misleading narratives designed to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ibegbelum-decries-ex-delta-speaker-ocheis-nepotism-claims-against-okowa/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ibegbelum-decries-ex-delta-speaker-ocheis-nepotism-claims-against-okowa/ The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has disowned a purported list of senatorial candidates currently circulating on social media and some online platforms.
Describing the trending list as fake, the national leadership of the party warned that it did not officially emanate from the party.
According to a statement by Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, the APC noted that only the NWC, acting through its duly]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-nwc-disowns-trending-fake-list-of-senate-candidates/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-nwc-disowns-trending-fake-list-of-senate-candidates/ A group of 60 opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives said that no signature had been forged in the document nominating Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere as minority leader of the House.
The lawmakers, in a statement jointly signed by Mukhtar Umar and Seyi Sowunmi, faulted claims by the deputy spokesman of the House, Philip Agbese, that his signature was allegedly forged in the nomination document.
The opposition lawmakers, who released a closed-circuit television (C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/minority-leader-opposition-reps-insist-agbese-signed-in-support-of-ugochinyeres-nomination/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/minority-leader-opposition-reps-insist-agbese-signed-in-support-of-ugochinyeres-nomination/ The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) stated that it would hold a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on 11 June to ratify the results of its party primaries held nationwide.
The party, in a press statement on Thursday, stated that this complied with Article 28 of the Labour Party Constitution 2026.
“The Labour Party wishes to notify its statutory members of the National Executive Committee (NEC), candidates who emerged from the recent primary elections condu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lp-nec-to-ratify-results-of-party-primaries-june-11/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lp-nec-to-ratify-results-of-party-primaries-june-11/ The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has addressed the concerns of party members complaining about the continued delay in the release of the names of successful candidates after the party’s primaries, declaring that they would be made public after the national leadership had reviewed various appeals.
There has been intense apprehension over the delay in disclosing the names of the candidates who emerged victorious a few w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-nwc-will-decide-final-candidates-after-review-of-appeals-yilwatda/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-nwc-will-decide-final-candidates-after-review-of-appeals-yilwatda/ DeeOne received the party’s ticket after winning the primary election, paving the way for his campaign to represent the constituency in the state legislature.
The entertainer announced his emergence in a post shared on his officia]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/comedian-deeone-secures-boot-party-ticket-for-lagos-assembly-race/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/comedian-deeone-secures-boot-party-ticket-for-lagos-assembly-race/ Speaking during a courtesy visit to the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, in Abuja, British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, said the UK was closely watching developments in the country’s democratic pr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/uk-to-monitor-ekiti-osun-polls-as-2027-election-countdown-begins/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/uk-to-monitor-ekiti-osun-polls-as-2027-election-countdown-begins/ The former Principal Secretary to the former Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, Dr Hilary Ibegbulem, has taken a swipe at the former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Engr Victor Ochei, over a purported diatribe against Okowa.
Reacting to a controversial interview credited to Ochei, Ibegbulem dismissed allegations of political impunity, nepotism, and alienation levelled against the former governor, describing them as “misleading narrative]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ibegbulem-decries-ex-delta-speaker-ocheis-nepotism-claims-against-okowa/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ibegbulem-decries-ex-delta-speaker-ocheis-nepotism-claims-against-okowa/ A seventy-year-old dream for the creation of Anioma State is facing a critical juncture, threatened by what local leaders describe as internal political sabotage and betrayal.
The warning was issued by Chief Tonnie Oganah, the Media Director for Anioma State Creation, who claimed that a group of unpatriotic political actors is actively working in the shadows to derail the statehood movement just as it nears reality.
The Anioma region, which currently comprises nine local go]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anioma-statehood-at-risk-as-internal-politics-threatens-70yr-dream/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anioma-statehood-at-risk-as-internal-politics-threatens-70yr-dream/ The appointment, which was conveyed in a formal letter signed by Ajadi, underscores what the candidate described as a stra]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ajadi-appoints-algon-chairman-sikiru-sanda-as-campaign-dg/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ajadi-appoints-algon-chairman-sikiru-sanda-as-campaign-dg/ Leaders, elders, and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Benue North West Senatorial District (Zone B) have thrown their weight behind the emergence of Dr Eunice Ortom as the party’s candidate for the 2027 senatorial election.
The stakeholders, in a statement jointly signed by 16 prominent party figures across the zone—including Senator Fred Orti, Dr Laha Dzever, and Hon. Charles Tyobunde—stated that her nomination was the ou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/benue-north-west-pdp-stakeholders-defend-ortoms-senate-candidacy/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/benue-north-west-pdp-stakeholders-defend-ortoms-senate-candidacy/ A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State, Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, alleged that he was denied victory in the party’s primary election for Agege Constituency I despite emerging as the winner in the poll.
Addressing journalists on Thursday, Egunjobi expressed disappointment over what he described as the manipulation of the primary election outcome, alleging that the party’s leadership in Lagos State disregard]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primary-egunjobi-claims-injustice-rejects-agege-constituency-i-candidate/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primary-egunjobi-claims-injustice-rejects-agege-constituency-i-candidate/ __________________________________________________________________
The House of Representatives plenary was chaotic on Thursday following allegations by the deputy spokesman, Philip Agbese, that his signature was forged on a list by opposition lawmakers nominating Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere as minority leader.
Agbese, who spoke under matters of privilege, said there were also reports circulating online alleging that members were induced monetarily to make the endors]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/chaos-in-house-over-minority-leadership/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/chaos-in-house-over-minority-leadership/ The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State, Dr Wole Oluyede, has promised to transform the state through strategic investments in education, agriculture, health, youth empowerment, and grassroots development if elected as governor.
He made this known during a campaign tour of the Ijero-Ekiti and Ido/Osi Local Government Areas, where he received endorsements from community leaders, youths, traditional]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-oluyede-pledges-massive-transformation-across-sectors-if-elected/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-oluyede-pledges-massive-transformation-across-sectors-if-elected/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-adc-plays-down-the-political-influence-of-wikes-rainbow-coalition-movement/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-adc-plays-down-the-political-influence-of-wikes-rainbow-coalition-movement/ Thousands of supporters of Accord Party presidential candidate Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim on Thursday turned out in Dawaki, Abuja, in a show of support following the party’s recently concluded presidential primary.
The supporters, drawn from different parts of the Federal Capital Territory, gathered to receive Hashim as he met with members of the party to express appreciation for their mobilisation and participation during the primary election held on May 31.
Hashim descr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/thousands-rally-in-abuja-for-gbenga-hashim/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/thousands-rally-in-abuja-for-gbenga-hashim/ The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi and former Education Minister, Obiageli Ezekwesili, have appealed to Nigerians, urging them to stop directing their anger at the General Superintendent of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, over the country’s worsening insecurity and economic hardship.
In a post published on his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Thursday, Obi compared the current attacks on Pastor A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/stop-attacking-adeboye-over-insecurity-economy-obi-ezekwesili-warn/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/stop-attacking-adeboye-over-insecurity-economy-obi-ezekwesili-warn/ Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that one of the federal government’s greatest failures in the fight against insecurity is that it is not drawing lessons from past attacks by bandits, kidnappers and other criminals.
Atiku, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, on Thursday, said the worrisome expansion of terrorism, banditry and kidnapping from the North to other parts of the country is evidence that th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/security-crisis-fg-not-learning-from-past-attacks-atiku/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/security-crisis-fg-not-learning-from-past-attacks-atiku/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/minority-leadership-tussle-disrupts-reps-plenary/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/minority-leadership-tussle-disrupts-reps-plenary/ The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, had claimed that the chairman of the Accord Party in Osogbo Local Government was shot by gunmen.
Alimi noted that the chairman narrowly escaped being killed during the atta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/osun-police-begin-investigation-into-shooting-of-party-chairman/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/osun-police-begin-investigation-into-shooting-of-party-chairman/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-voting-for-peter-obi-is-a-vote-for-tinubu-kenneth-okonkwo/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-voting-for-peter-obi-is-a-vote-for-tinubu-kenneth-okonkwo/ National Leader of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has accused President Bola Tinubu of failing to stem Nigeria’s deepening security crisis, warning that the country is drifting into a dangerous era where no community is immune from violence.
Speaking during an appearance on ARISE News, Baba-Ahmed argued that kidnappings, attacks on communities and other violent crimes have spread across the country with little indication that the situation is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-has-lost-control-of-nigerias-insecurity-says-baba-ahmed/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-has-lost-control-of-nigerias-insecurity-says-baba-ahmed/ The image below shows the newly emerged Gombe State governorship candidate for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Sadiq Abubakar.
Sadiq Abubakar, a former All Progressives Congress (APC) National Youth Leader, has emerged the winner of the Gombe State, Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) governorship primaries.
Abubakar disclosed this development in an interview with newsmen in Bauchi on Wednesday.
It could be recalled that the former APC National Youth Leader had dump]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/former-apc-youth-leader-secures-ndc-ticket-in-gombe/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/former-apc-youth-leader-secures-ndc-ticket-in-gombe/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kaduna-2027-opposing-camp-makes-u-turn-endorses-katung-sani-tinubu/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kaduna-2027-opposing-camp-makes-u-turn-endorses-katung-sani-tinubu/ Yesufu, a strong ally of former Labour Party and current NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi, expressed her frustration during a heated stakeholders’ meeting at the NDC national headquarters in Abuja, saying recent eve]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/aisha-yesufu-demands-transparency-faults-ndc-over-senate-primary-process/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/aisha-yesufu-demands-transparency-faults-ndc-over-senate-primary-process/ The forthcoming Nasarawa North senatorial by-election has evolved into far more than a contest to fill a vacant legislative seat. Across the three local government areas of Akwanga, Wamba, and Nasarawa Eggon, the election is increasingly being viewed as a major political test ahead of the 2027 governorship race and a referendum on the influence of the state’s leading political actors.
Four formidable contenders are in the race: Dr David Emmanuel Ombugadu of the Pe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nasarawa-north-by-election-ombugadu-maku-envulu-anza-dodo-in-titanic-battle-for-senate/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nasarawa-north-by-election-ombugadu-maku-envulu-anza-dodo-in-titanic-battle-for-senate/ The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State, Dr Wole Oluyede, has revealed that his administration would implement full local government autonomy if elected.
He explained that giving power to local governments to make decisions and take actions, while providing an enabling environment to thrive, would greatly assist in achieving rapid grassroots development across communities in the state.
According to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-guber-i-will-implement-full-local-government-autonomy-if-elected-pdps-oluyede/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-guber-i-will-implement-full-local-government-autonomy-if-elected-pdps-oluyede/ Former Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, Edem Duke, has cautioned against growing calls for former President Goodluck Jonathan to re-enter partisan politics, warning that such a move could undermine the stature and influence he has built since leaving office.
Speaking during an interview on ARISE News, Duke described the speculation surrounding Jonathan’s possible political comeback as troubling, arguing that the former president’s current role a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/jonathans-return-to-politics-could-damage-his-legacy-edem-duke/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/jonathans-return-to-politics-could-damage-his-legacy-edem-duke/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-2026-16-days-to-go-oyebanji-dominates-opposition-struggles-for-relevance/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-2026-16-days-to-go-oyebanji-dominates-opposition-struggles-for-relevance/ Former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has accused Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, of disregarding an alleged power-sharing arrangement approved by President Bola Tinubu following the influx of new members into the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State.
Speaking on the political developments within the party, Omo-Agege claimed that President Tinubu had directed that positions and influence within the APC structure in Delta should be shared on a 60-40]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oborevwori-ignored-tinubus-60-40-apc-deal-in-delta-says-omo-agege/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oborevwori-ignored-tinubus-60-40-apc-deal-in-delta-says-omo-agege/ The clarification follows reports that Olawepo-Hashim had secured the party’s ticket after reportedly polling over 423,000 votes in what was described as a nationwide primary election. The politician had earlier announced his intention to contest the p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/accord-rejects-olawepo-hashims-2027-presidential-candidacy-claim/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/accord-rejects-olawepo-hashims-2027-presidential-candidacy-claim/ Speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Wednesday, Duke said Jonathan’s presidency was one of the defining times in Nigeria’s democratic history, and he maintained that the former leader’s status as a statesman should no]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-jonathan-wont-gamble-his-legacy-with-another-run-says-former-minister/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-jonathan-wont-gamble-his-legacy-with-another-run-says-former-minister/ Jibrin, speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Wednesday, stated that the existing political facts and dynamics favour Tinubu in the upcoming presidential election.
The lawmaker argued that regardless of the opposition’s tactics or candidate selection, th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-tinubu-will-defeat-atiku-obi-makinde-combined-jibrin/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-tinubu-will-defeat-atiku-obi-makinde-combined-jibrin/ The accusation was made by the Adamawa State electoral committee chairman of the ADC, Nicholas Msheliza, who also served as the Returning Officer for the state’s presidential primary election.
Msheliza]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-adamawa-official-accuses-babachir-lawal-of-rigging/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-adamawa-official-accuses-babachir-lawal-of-rigging/ The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has slammed the Federal Government over what it described as “double standards” in handling the recent mass abductions of schoolchildren in Oyo and Borno states.
The group accused the government of showing greater urgency and sympathy towards victims in Oyo State, while allegedly neglecting communities in Borno that suffered a similar tragedy on the same day.
In a statement by its National Coordinator, Jamilu Aliyu C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fg-playing-politics-with-security-northern-coalition-alleges/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fg-playing-politics-with-security-northern-coalition-alleges/ Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has raised the alarm over the worsening insecurity in the country, warning that no one is safe under the President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Reacting to the kidnap of the sister and twin nephews of former Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, in Ibadan, Oyo State, yesterday, Atiku implored the government to jettison its reactive approach to security issues.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/insecurity-no-one-safe-under-tinubu-administration-says-atiku/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/insecurity-no-one-safe-under-tinubu-administration-says-atiku/ INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in Enugu State, Dr Chukwuemeka Chukwu, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Enugu, yesterday.
INEC had scheduled June 20 for the by-election, while it announced and published the notice and timetable for the exercise on May 21.
Chukwu said non-sensitiv]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-87-ready-for-enugu-north-by-election-rec/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-87-ready-for-enugu-north-by-election-rec/ Voters in Cross River State should prepare for a new political direction as the Social Democratic Party (SDP) says it will field candidates ready to “change the state’s story” in 2027.
State Chairman Stella Archibong, who disclosed this during an interview in Calabar, said the party has completed internal restructuring from ward to state level despite unresolved disputes at the national level.
“In Cross River State, we have determined that we]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/expect-candidates-who-will-change-cross-rivers-story-sdp/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/expect-candidates-who-will-change-cross-rivers-story-sdp/ Accord Party has disowned Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as its 2027 presidential candidate, declaring that it does not have a standard bearer.
The party explained that the purported presidential primary at which he emerged as the “presidential candidate of Accord” was not conducted by it and has no effect whatsoever.
Its National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbuden, in a statement yesterday, claimed that the exercise was a fanfare by his supporters which should not be misconstrued]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/accord-party-disowns-olawepo-hashim-as-its-presidential-candidate/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/accord-party-disowns-olawepo-hashim-as-its-presidential-candidate/ Over 300 members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the Yenagoa council area of Bayelsa State have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The party faithful were led by their leader, Hon. Otasome Benjamin Obesi, who said he was impressed by the excellent works of the state governor, Senator Douye Diri, noting that under the governor, Bayelsa has witnessed a positive paradigm shift through several people-oriented and key infrastructural proje]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/mass-defection-hits-adc-in-bayelsa-as-300-members-join-apc/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/mass-defection-hits-adc-in-bayelsa-as-300-members-join-apc/ Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State have petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the party’s National Chairman Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, the National Working Committee (NWC), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over what they described as the wrongful alteration of the outcome of the party’s primary election for Agege Constituency I.
In a petition dated 1st June 2026 and signed by the APC]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primary-dispute-deepens-as-agege-leaders-seek-tinubu-nwcs-intervention/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primary-dispute-deepens-as-agege-leaders-seek-tinubu-nwcs-intervention/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-and-the-making-of-tinubus-war-cabinet/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-and-the-making-of-tinubus-war-cabinet/ By Adesuwa Tsan, AbujaIronically, many of the affected lawmakers were among the strongest supporters of the Tinubu administration within the Senate. Yet the combination of the Electoral Act restrictions and the President’s hands-off approach to the primaries has left several of them politically stranded.”
With the release of the names of successful candidates in the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primaries across the country]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries/ They left Abuja with ambition and the kind of confidence only a presidential appointment can give. They traded ministerial office for the hope of state power, convinced that national visibility and what they interpreted as President Bola Tinubu’s blessing would be enough to carry them through the crucible of APC primaries. Instead, several returned to their political camps bruised and bewildered: the fed up look of a minister who loses a primary has become]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/double-jeopardy-for-tinubus-ex-cabinet-members/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/double-jeopardy-for-tinubus-ex-cabinet-members/ Ajadi, the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) candidate for Oyo Central Senatorial District, said the growing wave of kidnappings, banditry, and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ajadi-calls-for-constitutional-security-reform-urges-national-assembly-to-empower-governors-to-tackle-insecurity/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ajadi-calls-for-constitutional-security-reform-urges-national-assembly-to-empower-governors-to-tackle-insecurity/ Sixty-one opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives have nominated the member representing the Ideato Federal Constituency of Imo State, Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere, as the new minority leader.
The minority caucus, in a letter signed by 61 out of the 81 opposition lawmakers, conveyed Ugochinyere’s nomination to the House; the document was addressed to the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, on Wednesday.
The Imo lawmaker is to replace the former minority leader, Kings]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/reps-opposition-lawmakers-nominate-ugochinyere-as-minority-leader/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/reps-opposition-lawmakers-nominate-ugochinyere-as-minority-leader/ Stakeholders of the Obidient Movement and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) from Southern Kaduna have called on the leadership of the party to zone its governorship ticket for the 2027 Kaduna State election to Southern Kaduna, arguing that the region deserves recognition for its unalloyed support for the movement that championed political change in the 2023 general elections.
Addressing journalists in Kaduna, the Coordinator of the Obidient Movement and NDC stakehold]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obidient-movement-wants-governorship-ticket-zoned-to-southern-kaduna/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obidient-movement-wants-governorship-ticket-zoned-to-southern-kaduna/ Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has stated that no one in the country is safe under the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
Atiku, who stated this while reacting to the kidnapping of the sister and twin nephews of former Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Wednesday, implored the government to jettison its reactive approach to security issues.
The former Vice President, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/no-one-is-safe-under-tinubu-administration-warns-atiku/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/no-one-is-safe-under-tinubu-administration-warns-atiku/ Speaking during an interview on ARISE News, Agbedi said Jonathan remains one of the few political figures capable of restoring unity within the PDP and rebuilding public confidence in the party ahead of the next electoral cycle.
According to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/jonathan-can-rebuild-pdp-deliver-2027-victory-agbedi/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/jonathan-can-rebuild-pdp-deliver-2027-victory-agbedi/ The Accord Party has disowned Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as its 2027 presidential candidate, declaring that it currently has no standard-bearer.
The party explained that the purported presidential primary, in which he emerged as the “presidential candidate of Accord”, was not conducted by the organisation and carries no legal effect whatsoever.
Its National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbuden, in a statement yesterday, claimed that the exercise was merely a fanfare organised b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/accord-party-says-hashim-not-2027-presidential-candidate/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/accord-party-says-hashim-not-2027-presidential-candidate/ Speaking at the 2026 National Church Leaders Summit in Abuja on Tuesday, CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh decried the escalating problem of kidnapping and attacks on churches, schools and vulnerable communities in the country and called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/insecurity-atiku-aligns-with-can-says-tinubus-govt-failed-by-360-degrees/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/insecurity-atiku-aligns-with-can-says-tinubus-govt-failed-by-360-degrees/ Speaking in an interview with Symfoni, Baba-Ahmed said Obi had approached several prominent politicians ahead of the 2023 election, but they declined to run alongside him. According to him, that situation influenced his decision to accept the vice-presiden]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-i-joined-peter-obis-2023-presidency-ticket-datti-baba-ahmed/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-i-joined-peter-obis-2023-presidency-ticket-datti-baba-ahmed/ Former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has declared his support for Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 election while maintaining that he still believes in the key economic reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Omo-Agege made the remarks during an appearance on ARISE TV’s The Morning Show on Wednesday, where he explained his political position following his recent resignation from the All Progressives Cong]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-i-support-obi-but-tinubus-reforms-were-necessary-omo-agege/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-i-support-obi-but-tinubus-reforms-were-necessary-omo-agege/ Osupa said this during a performance in Ogudu, Lagos on Tuesday.
He emphasised that the government owed the citizenry security and must do whatever necessary to protect them.
He said, “Do whatever you can, they should release this children. Their parent didn’t benefit from the mon]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/saheed-osupa-demands-release-of-abducted-kids-says-poor-people-cant-be-calm-in-pain/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/saheed-osupa-demands-release-of-abducted-kids-says-poor-people-cant-be-calm-in-pain/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-i-endorse-obi-but-i-still-support-tinubus-policies-omo-agege/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-i-endorse-obi-but-i-still-support-tinubus-policies-omo-agege/ Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, says he is considering voting for activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore in the 2027 general elections, while ruling out support for the major political parties he recently disengaged from.
Lawal made the remarks during an interview on TVC, shortly after announcing his resignation from the African Democratic Congress, a move he linked to alleged irregularities in its presidential primary pro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-i-may-vote-sowore-not-apc-or-adc-babachir-lawal/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-i-may-vote-sowore-not-apc-or-adc-babachir-lawal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/im-independent-peter-obi-doesnt-own-me-datti-baba-ahmed/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/im-independent-peter-obi-doesnt-own-me-datti-baba-ahmed/ The Ijaw Progressive Union of Aborigines (IPUA), an affiliate of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), has totally rejected calls for a fresh elections of new executive of Conference of Ijaw Traditional Rulers and Elders (CITRE) 
The body however, said it trusted the dispute resolution committee abilities to eshrine reconciliation and allow the current leadership of the INC to remain in office.
In a resolution submitted to the seven-member committee chaired by HRM King Bubar]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ipua-rejects-fresh-elections-of-citre-supports-inc-leadership/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ipua-rejects-fresh-elections-of-citre-supports-inc-leadership/ The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in the coming 2027 general elections, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has accused President Bola Tinubu of using poverty and economic hardship as instruments to weaken citizens and prevent them from demanding accountability from government.
Adebayo, who spoke during an interview on the state of the nation, argued that the widespread suffering across the country was not accidental but a direct consequence of the policies and g]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-tinubu-deploys-poverty-to-control-nigerians-adebayo/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-tinubu-deploys-poverty-to-control-nigerians-adebayo/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-babachir-considers-voting-for-sowore-rules-out-apc-adc-ndc/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-babachir-considers-voting-for-sowore-rules-out-apc-adc-ndc/ Presidential spokesman Daniel Bwala has argued that several states governed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) are delivering stronger governance outcomes than many of their counterparts across the country.
Speaking on recent development efforts by state governments on ARISE News, Bwala said while he acknowledges the progress recorded in Abia State, available statistics indicate that Enugu State has performed better in key areas.
“I appreciate the improvements in Abia]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-states-outperforming-others-in-governance-bwala/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-states-outperforming-others-in-governance-bwala/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/crisis-hits-ndc-over-imo-primaries/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/crisis-hits-ndc-over-imo-primaries/ Onanuga said this in a Facebook post early Wednesday following protests that held across the nation on Tuesday over the continued detention of the abductees.
The presidential aide said the security situation was being worsened by those distrib]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oyo-abduction-those-sharing-fake-images-likely-terrorist-sympathisers-onanuga/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oyo-abduction-those-sharing-fake-images-likely-terrorist-sympathisers-onanuga/ A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Sani, has argued that reports of former President Goodluck Jonathan being reluctant to seek the presidency in 2027 should not be interpreted as a sign that he is out of the race.
Speaking during an interview on ARISE News, Sani said Nigeria’s political history is filled with examples of leaders who initially appeared unwilling to pursue public office but eventually accepted leadership responsibilities when called upon.
Acco]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/jonathans-path-to-2027-still-open-says-pdp-chieftain/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/jonathans-path-to-2027-still-open-says-pdp-chieftain/ The governor stated this during an interview with ARISE NEWS, where he maintained that the APC remains firmly positioned as the dominant political force in Delta State, despite defections and emerging alliances across party lines.
“My duty is to talk to our people, to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-no-party-poses-threat-to-apc-in-delta-state-oborevwori/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-no-party-poses-threat-to-apc-in-delta-state-oborevwori/ Prince Dotun Oyelade, the state’s Commissioner for Information, made this known in a statement on Tuesday.
Oyelade said Nigerians were stunned by Fayose’s recent comments, which he termed as baseless charges, and that the governor was now focused on tackling Oyo State’s security concern]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/you-need-prayers-makinde-fires-back-at-fayose-over-kidnap-remarks/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/you-need-prayers-makinde-fires-back-at-fayose-over-kidnap-remarks/ The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party loyal to Kabiru Turaki has criticised Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo over his comments on the party’s endorsement of former President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate for the 2027 election.
The reaction follows Keyamo’s call on Jonathan to reject the presidential ticket ratified by the Turaki-led PDP at a special convention held in Abuja on Saturday. The minister had described the exercise as a “bizarr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/turaki-led-pdp-fires-back-at-keyamo-over-jonathans-2027-ticket/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/turaki-led-pdp-fires-back-at-keyamo-over-jonathans-2027-ticket/ From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has questions to answer over unauthorised disclosure of information from  its  Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) database.
Atiku, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC),  said while INEC has tried to to reassure Nigerians that there was no external hacking of its Information Comm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-probes-crv-database-breach-candidates-information-publication/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-probes-crv-database-breach-candidates-information-publication/ Chairman and the secretary of the Appeals Committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) primary election in Kaduna State, Muhammed Mustapha Fagge and Mikailu Ibrahim Barau, have respectively declared two persons as the governorship candidates of the party in the state.
While Fagge affirmed Shuaibu Idris Mikati, Barau declared Isa Ashiru as the party’s governorship candidate.
The Committee had ordered fresh and rerun primary elections in several federal and stat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kaduna-adc-appeals-committee-chairman-secretary-declare-2-governorship-candidates/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kaduna-adc-appeals-committee-chairman-secretary-declare-2-governorship-candidates/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-presidency-you-dont-have-moral-right-to-advise-jonathan-pdp-tells-keyamo/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-presidency-you-dont-have-moral-right-to-advise-jonathan-pdp-tells-keyamo/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-will-defeat-atiku-if-election-is-decided-by-rigging-babachirlawal/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-will-defeat-atiku-if-election-is-decided-by-rigging-babachirlawal/ *You only cry rigging when you lose, Atiku camp slams BabachirBy Luminous JannamikeABUJA — Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has resigned from African Democratic Congress, ADC, declaring that supporting the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, would amount to handing President Bola Tinubu a second term in office.But Atiku in a swift reaction, accused the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-atiku-babachir-bicker-over-outcome-of-adc-presidential-primary/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-atiku-babachir-bicker-over-outcome-of-adc-presidential-primary/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/no-evidence-atiku-dismisses-babachir-lawals-adc-rigging-claim/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/no-evidence-atiku-dismisses-babachir-lawals-adc-rigging-claim/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/primaries-nigerians-now-know-youre-liars-wike-tells-adc-ndc/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/primaries-nigerians-now-know-youre-liars-wike-tells-adc-ndc/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/peter-obi-avoids-struggles-prefers-food-is-ready-politics-wike/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/peter-obi-avoids-struggles-prefers-food-is-ready-politics-wike/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nigerians-now-know-you-as-liars-wike-slams-ndc-other-parties/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nigerians-now-know-you-as-liars-wike-slams-ndc-other-parties/ It was supposed to be a week that cemented President Bola Tinubu’s political grip ahead of the 2027 elections. Instead, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has emerged from its nationwide primary elections battered, with a growing list of high-profile casualties — some already gone, others waiting at the door.The fall out is both sweeping and still unfolding. Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has left the APC]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apcs-exodus-season-lawmakers-trapped-bigwigs-flee-as-primaries-fallout-shakes-ruling-party/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apcs-exodus-season-lawmakers-trapped-bigwigs-flee-as-primaries-fallout-shakes-ruling-party/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/no-one-is-better-off-under-tinubus-govt-sdps-adebayo/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/no-one-is-better-off-under-tinubus-govt-sdps-adebayo/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-nigerians-are-angry-yerima-shettima/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-nigerians-are-angry-yerima-shettima/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-govs-face-fierce-battles-to-retain-seats-produce-successors/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-govs-face-fierce-battles-to-retain-seats-produce-successors/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-hayatu-deen-hold-closed-door-reconciliation-meeting-after-adc-primary-tension/Sun, 31 May 2026 17:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-hayatu-deen-hold-closed-door-reconciliation-meeting-after-adc-primary-tension/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-2027-rainbow-coalition-will-decide-who-succeeds-fubara-wike/Sun, 31 May 2026 16:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-2027-rainbow-coalition-will-decide-who-succeeds-fubara-wike/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/jonathan-must-reject-proxy-presidential-ticket-keyamo/Sun, 31 May 2026 14:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/jonathan-must-reject-proxy-presidential-ticket-keyamo/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-kwankwaso-will-be-partner-not-spare-tyre-obi/Sun, 31 May 2026 09:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-kwankwaso-will-be-partner-not-spare-tyre-obi/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/intrigue-as-shettima-kwankwaso-amaechi-lamido-emerge-as-potential-vp/Sun, 31 May 2026 08:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/intrigue-as-shettima-kwankwaso-amaechi-lamido-emerge-as-potential-vp/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/turaki-pdp-adopts-jonathan-despite-thugs-invasion-ofconvention-venue/Sun, 31 May 2026 06:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/turaki-pdp-adopts-jonathan-despite-thugs-invasion-ofconvention-venue/ The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State for the 2027 election, Ahmed Wadada Aliyu, has called for unity among party members and stakeholders following his emergence as the party’s flag bearer.
In a statement issued yesterday after the APC governorship primary election, Wadada expressed gratitude to God, party members and supporters across the state for the confidence reposed in him during the exercise.
He described his em]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-wadada-calls-for-unity-after-apc-primary-victory/Sun, 24 May 2026 04:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-wadada-calls-for-unity-after-apc-primary-victory/ A pressure group within the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos APC Youth Vanguard, has criticised the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Digital and New Media, O’tega Ogra, over a social media post congratulating Hon. Gbenga Abiola on the Lagos State House of Assembly primary election for Agege Constituency I.
Ogra had, in a post on his X handle, congratulated Abiola, describing him as the winner of the primary election.
Reacting to the development,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-apc-group-slams-tinubus-aide-over-agege-assembly-primary-claim/Sun, 24 May 2026 04:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-apc-group-slams-tinubus-aide-over-agege-assembly-primary-claim/ A statement by the ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, indicated that the primary would hold in all the wards across the 774 local government areas in the country.
Abdullahi noted that a total of 513, 109 and 80]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-adc-clears-atiku-amaechi-hayatu-deen-for-presidential-primary/Sun, 24 May 2026 03:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-adc-clears-atiku-amaechi-hayatu-deen-for-presidential-primary/  
The Collation and Returning Officer for the APC Presidential Primary Election in Delta State and Governor of the State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori (right), announcing Bola Ahmed Tinubu as winner of the APC Presidential Primary Election in D]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-victorious-in-delta-apc-primary-election/Sun, 24 May 2026 03:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-victorious-in-delta-apc-primary-election/  
Former Nigerian Ambassador to Namibia, Terhemen Tarzor has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State remains united ahead of the 2027 presidential election, saying all party members are fully behind President Bola Tinubu.
Speaking with newsmen at his Makurdi residence shortly after the distribution of election materials in Makurdi, Tarzor, who is the “Renewed Hope Ambassador for Bola Tinubu 2027 in Benue State,” said the exe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/benue-apc-united-ahead-of-tinubus-re-election-bid-tarzor/Sun, 24 May 2026 03:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/benue-apc-united-ahead-of-tinubus-re-election-bid-tarzor/ President Bola Tinubu has declared that high participation during staggered primaries has boosted his resolve to intensify service.
He described the grassroots participation as both an encouragement and a challenge to do more for the people. 
“I’m just excited,” he told reporters, reflecting on scenes from ward and local government congresses to delegate accreditation exercises around the country, and noted tha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-presidential-primary-election-strong-turnout-has-energised-me-to-do-more-tinubu/Sun, 24 May 2026 03:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-presidential-primary-election-strong-turnout-has-energised-me-to-do-more-tinubu/  
The lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District and former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, yesterday led over 4,000 registered, card carrying members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in his Igbere Ward A, Bende North Local Government Area of Abia State, to participate in the party’s presidential primary election in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The nationwide presidential primary, held across the 8,809 wards i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/sen-kalu-leads-over-4000-apc-members-for-tinubu-at-igbere-ward/Sun, 24 May 2026 03:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/sen-kalu-leads-over-4000-apc-members-for-tinubu-at-igbere-ward/  
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, on Saturday stepped up his campaign for the reelection of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.
  
He affirmed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina State has declared what Radda described as  unalloyed support for Tinubu.
Radda spoke in his Radda ward of Charanchi Local Government Area during the presidential primary election, noting that the exercise was a demon]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/radda-steps-up-campaign-for-tinubu-in-katsina/Sun, 24 May 2026 03:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/radda-steps-up-campaign-for-tinubu-in-katsina/  
Member representing Ifako Ijaiye Constituency II at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Emmanuel Olotu, has thanked members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), party faithful and residents of Ojokoro in Ifako Ijaiye for their overwhelming support, commitment and impressive turnout to vote for him during the primary election.
He described his emergence as the APC candidate for Ifako Ijaiye Constituency II as a collective victory for the people and a reflection of the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/olotu-thanks-apc-members-for-emergence-as-assembly-candidate/Sun, 24 May 2026 03:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/olotu-thanks-apc-members-for-emergence-as-assembly-candidate/  
 Abdulaziz Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, son of the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has reportedly picked the National Democratic Congress (NDC) form for the House of Representatives seat for Dawakin Tofa/Tofa/ Rimin Gado Federal Constituency.  If cleared by the Kano State chapter of the party, he would test his strengths against the likes of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Tijjani Abdullakadi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/gandujes-son-indicates-interest-in-ndc-reps-ticket-in-kano/Sun, 24 May 2026 03:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/gandujes-son-indicates-interest-in-ndc-reps-ticket-in-kano/ The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in next year’s presidential election, Prince Adewole Adebayo has lambasted President Bola Tinubu, saying that the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government reforms programmes are deforming Nigerian instead. He also
described the government’s student loan programme as unconstitutional and as a crime against Nigeria.
He passed the damning verdict on the government’s reforms and programmes shortly after h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-deforming-not-reforming-nigeria-sdp-candidate-adebayo/Sun, 24 May 2026 01:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-deforming-not-reforming-nigeria-sdp-candidate-adebayo/  
From Jude Owuamanam, Jos
Former Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, who now represents Plateau South Senatorial Zone in the National Assembly and Chairman, Senate Committee on INEC recently spoke on a number of issues, including the recurring crises in Plateau State and why he wants to return to the senate in 2027
Some of those opposing your desire to return to the Senate are some of your aides whose political career you help]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/how-to-resolve-endless-crises-in-plateau-lalong/Sun, 24 May 2026 01:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/how-to-resolve-endless-crises-in-plateau-lalong/ Developments in the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which compelled former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi and former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, to pull out of the coalition of opposition parties sound like good political music in the ears of Chief Tobby Anumaka, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Imo State.
Anumaka is the coordinator, Coalition of Imo Ch]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fate-of-imo-charter-of-equity-rests-on-uzodimmas-decision-anumaka-cicev-national-coordinator/Sun, 24 May 2026 01:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fate-of-imo-charter-of-equity-rests-on-uzodimmas-decision-anumaka-cicev-national-coordinator/ • Party leaders, stakeholders allege intimidation, imposition, name substitutions in primaries in states
 
By Omoniyi Salaudeen
The close of APC’s primaries over the weekend marks the end of voting, but the start of a nationwide legal and political firestorm.What was sold as a cleaner, more democratic process under the Electoral Act 2026 has left the party more fractured than the indirect primaries it]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fallout-of-primaries-internal-war-rocks-apc/Sun, 24 May 2026 01:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fallout-of-primaries-internal-war-rocks-apc/ Chieftain of the Labour Party (LP) and an aspirant to the Federal House of Representatives, Chief Anthony Ikenna Okafor, has condemned the economic policy of the ruling APC, noting that the wrong ideas have dwarfed the economic progress of the industrious people of Anambra State.
In this interview, he discussed what he described as Governor Soludo’s wrong approach to sit-at-home in the state, which has affected the state’s IGR, among other national issues.
As a chie]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anambra-needs-power-to-develop-not-federal-allocation-lp-reps-aspirant/Sun, 24 May 2026 01:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anambra-needs-power-to-develop-not-federal-allocation-lp-reps-aspirant/ By Chinelo Obogo
There is anxiety in Kogi West Senatorial District over alleged plans to upturn Senator Sunday Karimi’s victory at the recent All Progressives Congress (APC) primary.
Daily Sun learned that some youths are planning a protest across the West District, following speculations of a replacement with that of a former member of the House of Representatives who had earlier withdrawn from the race along with Senator Smart Adeyemi.
A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tension-in-kogi-west-over-apc-senatorial-primary/Sun, 24 May 2026 00:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tension-in-kogi-west-over-apc-senatorial-primary/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State has officially declared President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the party’s 2026 presidential endorsement exercise conducted across the state.
Announcing the result on behalf of the party, Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, who is the chief collation officer, said the exercise was conducted across the 3,990 polling units in Sokoto State and that results were submitted by local government collation off]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-polls-301000-votes-in-sokoto-apc-endorsement/Sat, 23 May 2026 23:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-polls-301000-votes-in-sokoto-apc-endorsement/ President Bola Tinubu has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election held on Saturday across Benue State.
The state collation and returning officer, the state governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, who announced the results after collating returns from the 23 local governments, declared that Tinubu polled a total of 374,787 votes, defeating his only opponent, Stanley Osifo, who polled 779 votes.
He stated that Benue has 390,507 registered voters]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-wins-apc-primary-election-in-benue-polls-374787-votes/Sat, 23 May 2026 22:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-wins-apc-primary-election-in-benue-polls-374787-votes/ President Bola Tinubu’s only challenger in the presidential primary election, Mr Stanley Osifo, polled zero votes as Delta State produced 407,646 votes in the exercise conducted across all the wards in the 25 local government areas of the state.
Delta State governor and state coordinator and returning officer of the APC presidential primary election, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, announced the result on Saturday after collation from across the state.
Governor O]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/delta-apc-primary-produces-407646-votes-for-tinubu/Sat, 23 May 2026 22:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/delta-apc-primary-produces-407646-votes-for-tinubu/ _______________________________________________________________________
From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja
The governorship primary of the Rivers State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) descended into chaos on Saturday after one of the aspirants, Dr Allen Ezekiel-Hart, rejected the outcome of the exercise and alleged that three separate candidates had emerged from the same primary.
Addressing journalists in Abuja, Ezekiel-Hart described the process as a &]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ezekiel-hart-rejects-rivers-adc-primary-as-three-winners-emerge/Sat, 23 May 2026 21:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ezekiel-hart-rejects-rivers-adc-primary-as-three-winners-emerge/ The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State, Dr Wole Oluyede, has decried what he termed the absence of visible infrastructure in the state.
While calling on the people of the state to vote for him en masse in the forthcoming election, he pledged to ensure more presence of government in every community through the delivery of massive infrastructural projects across the state if elected.
He hinted that]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-guber-i-will-ensure-more-govt-presence-in-every-community-if-elected-oluyede/Sat, 23 May 2026 21:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-guber-i-will-ensure-more-govt-presence-in-every-community-if-elected-oluyede/ Ahead of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) May 25 presidential primary, one of the aspirants, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has said the exercise would determine whether the opposition party is actually serious about rescuing the country.
Hayatu-Deen, who spoke at a town hall meeting with party stalwarts in the North Central, urged ADC members not to treat the presidential primary as merely an internal affair of the party, but as a decision that could shape the country&rsqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/hayatu-deen-presidential-primary-a-test-for-adc/Sat, 23 May 2026 20:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/hayatu-deen-presidential-primary-a-test-for-adc/ The Supreme Court on Friday nullified the judgment of the Court of Appeal which had invalidated the governorship primary election of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ekiti State and made pronouncements on the party’s leadership crisis.
In a unanimous judgment delivered in the appeal marked SC/CV/229/2026, titled Fayemi Tosin Babatunde vs INEC & 4 Ors, the apex court held that the plaintiffs lacked the legal standing to institute the suit because they were not aspiran]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/supreme-court-affirms-ekiti-sdp-primaries-faults-appeal-court/Sat, 23 May 2026 20:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/supreme-court-affirms-ekiti-sdp-primaries-faults-appeal-court/ President Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election held in Osun State on Saturday.
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, who served as coordinator/returning officer, announced the result of the primary in Osogbo.
He declared that President Tinubu got 100,880 votes, while Mr Stanley Osayamen Osifo scored zero votes.
Oyetola commended members of the electoral committee, polling off]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/osun-2027-tinubu-wins-apc-primary-with-100880-votes/Sat, 23 May 2026 20:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/osun-2027-tinubu-wins-apc-primary-with-100880-votes/ Hon Akinlayo Davidson Kolawole, member representing Ekiti North Federal Constituency II, comprising Moba, Ilejemeje and Ido-Osi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has recorded a major political victory in his ward following the outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election held on Saturday in Ekiti State.
Akinlayo, who mobilised support for the re-election bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, delivered an overwhel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-primary-akinlayo-delivers-igogo-for-tinubu-hails-peaceful-poll/Sat, 23 May 2026 20:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-primary-akinlayo-delivers-igogo-for-tinubu-hails-peaceful-poll/ President Bola Tinubu has received the highest number of votes at the just-concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primaries held across the 192 wards in Edo State.
The Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, who is the returning officer for the presidential primary, said the election was very peaceful across the state, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu securing the highest number of votes in the election, which was held simultaneously across the 36 st]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-scores-131096-votes-in-apc-presidential-primary-in-edo/Sat, 23 May 2026 19:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-scores-131096-votes-in-apc-presidential-primary-in-edo/ President Bola Tinubu has declared that hig participation during staggered primaries has boosted his resolve to intensify service, saying he is “excited” and “challenged”.
The President Saturday at Ward L2, Ikoyi that the high turnout and visible support at his party’s staggered primaries has energised him to redouble efforts in office, describing the grassroots participation as both an encouragement and a challenge to do more for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/strong-turnout-at-party-primaries-has-energised-him-to-do-more-tinubu/Sat, 23 May 2026 18:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/strong-turnout-at-party-primaries-has-energised-him-to-do-more-tinubu/ President Bola Tinubu has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primaries held on Saturday in Bayelsa with a landslide victory.
This comes as the Minister of State, Petroleum (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, delivered his ward 100 per cent to the president.
The state collation and returning officer, Senator Douye Diri, while announcing the results after receiving returns from the eight local governments, declared that Tinubu polled 277,192, while Stanley Os]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-wins-apc-nomination-in-bayelsa-lokpobiri-delivers-ward/Sat, 23 May 2026 18:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-wins-apc-nomination-in-bayelsa-lokpobiri-delivers-ward/ A member of the House of Representatives for Apa/Agatu Federal Constituency, Pastor Ojema Ojotu, has described the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries in Benue State as peaceful, saying the outcome is reflective of the wishes of party members.
Ojotu made the observation when he spoke to newsmen at the APC secretariat in Makurdi during the presidential primary election on Saturday.
The Rep member, who is also seeking re-election in the 2027 general ele]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-peaceful-reflect-popular-will-ojotu/Sat, 23 May 2026 18:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-peaceful-reflect-popular-will-ojotu/ As Nigeria goes into another round of general elections, former Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mr Labaran Maku, has promised to fight insecurity as well as the politics of violence in Nigeria, if elected into the Red Chamber.
Maku made the remark on Friday while appearing before the Labour Party (LP) screening committee, where he was screened alongside other aspirants vying for various political positions.
The former minister, further speaking, highlighte]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/maku-decries-politics-of-violence-promises-change/Sat, 23 May 2026 18:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/maku-decries-politics-of-violence-promises-change/ Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across Kaduna State on Saturday staged a massive show of unity and support as they unanimously affirmed President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the party’s presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The affirmation exercise, conducted across all 255 political wards in the 23 local government areas of the state, witnessed a large turnout of party members and stakeholders who rallied behind President Tinu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kaduna-apc-delivers-sweeping-endorsement-for-tinubu/Sat, 23 May 2026 17:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kaduna-apc-delivers-sweeping-endorsement-for-tinubu/ Engr Udengs Eradiri, a former governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, has led the Door-to-Door Campaign for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to monitor the presidential primary election in his ward, declaring that the president’s reelection is unquestionable.
Eradiri, who represented the Door-to-Door campaign founded by High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, told the crowd of APC members that came out to participate in the primary election at his Ward 10]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubus-re-election-not-negotiable-eradiri/Sat, 23 May 2026 17:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubus-re-election-not-negotiable-eradiri/ Three leading aspirants in the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Imo North Senatorial primary have stepped down for incumbent Senator Patrick Ndubueze, calling for unity ahead of the 2027 general elections.
In a joint press briefing held Monday, Chief Longers Anyanwu, Princess Gloria Akobundu, and Mr. Kennedy Ike Odoeme said they voluntarily withdrew from the race “in obedience to the existing zoning arrangement” by elders of the Okigwe zone. The arrangemen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primary-defeated-imo-north-aspirants-rally-behind-ndubueze/Sat, 23 May 2026 15:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primary-defeated-imo-north-aspirants-rally-behind-ndubueze/ Speaking on the ‘State Affairs with Edmund Obilo’ podcast, Fayemi claimed the APC had strayed from the ideals of the founding fathers and was gradually losing ideological direction.
Lamenting the dearth of debate and intellectualism within the ruling party, he warned that the handling]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/basiru-issues-stern-warning-to-fayemi-for-demarketing-apc/Sat, 23 May 2026 15:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/basiru-issues-stern-warning-to-fayemi-for-demarketing-apc/ The lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District and former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, on Saturday led over 4,000 registered card carrying members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in his Igbere Ward A, Bende North Local Government Area of Abia State, to participate in the party’s presidential primary election in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
 
The nationwide presidential primary, held across the 8,809 wards in the country]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-presidential-primaries-senator-orji-kalu-leads-over-4000-apc-members-for-tinubu-at-igbere-ward/Sat, 23 May 2026 15:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-presidential-primaries-senator-orji-kalu-leads-over-4000-apc-members-for-tinubu-at-igbere-ward/ President Tinubu, along withFirst Lady Olure]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-video-tinubu-participates-in-apc-primary-praises-internal-democracy/Sat, 23 May 2026 14:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-video-tinubu-participates-in-apc-primary-praises-internal-democracy/ Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) candidate, for Obingwa West State Constituency in the 2027 Abia State House of Assembly election, Enyinnaya Appolos, has said that he is entering the political contest fully prepared.
Appolos, who spoke after his emergence as PDP candidate for the state constituency, said he will neither underrate his opponents nor take the confidence reposed in him by his party for granted.
The candidate, while noting that he understands the weight of th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obingwa-west-i-am-prepared-for-2027-contest-says-pdp-candidate/Sat, 23 May 2026 14:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obingwa-west-i-am-prepared-for-2027-contest-says-pdp-candidate/ The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State for the 2027 election, Ahmed Wadada Aliyu, has called for unity among party members and stakeholders following his emergence as the party’s flagbearer.
In a statement issued on Saturday after the APC governorship primary election, Wadada expressed gratitude to God, party members and supporters across the state for the confidence reposed in him during the exercise.
He described his e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-wadada-calls-for-unity-after-apc-primary-victory-commends-sule/Sat, 23 May 2026 13:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-wadada-calls-for-unity-after-apc-primary-victory-commends-sule/ Abia state Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has said his administration has reduced the state’s debt profile by about 60 percent within the past three years and reconstructed 414 roads across the state within the same period.
Governor Otti made these known Friday night during his interactive monthly media chat, “Governor Alex Otti Speaks to Abians”, held in Umuahia.
Otti revealed that when he came to power in 2023, the state’s debt profile stood at about]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abia-reduces-debt-profile-by-60-reconstructs-414-roads-in-3-years-otti/Sat, 23 May 2026 13:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abia-reduces-debt-profile-by-60-reconstructs-414-roads-in-3-years-otti/ Ex governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, SAN, has been declared as the winner of the All Progressive Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary election for Bauchi State.
The declaration was made in the early hours of Saturday, May 23 by the Gubernatorial Primary Election Committee Assistant Inspector General of Police, John Bassey Abang (retired).
Abang stated that the governorship primary was conducted on Friday, May 22 across the State after which the results were collated by]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bauchi-2027-ex-governor-clinches-apc-guber-ticket/Sat, 23 May 2026 13:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bauchi-2027-ex-governor-clinches-apc-guber-ticket/ Former Anambra State governor and presidential candidate for the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has denied avoiding former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Obi made the statements on Friday in Cape Town, South Africa, while attending the Spier Dialogue 2026, a pan-African governance gathering.
“There are very few human beings who are as close as I am to Atiku. So I can’t be running from him. This man is my very respected]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/peter-obi-dismisses-claims-of-avoiding-atiku/Sat, 23 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/peter-obi-dismisses-claims-of-avoiding-atiku/ The All Progressives Congress has confirmed winners in the primaries to select candidates for the National Assembly and State Assembly elections.
This follows the official results presented by the Chairman of the Cross River State APC Panel, Samuel Yanap, at the party secretariat in Cross River State.
For the Central Senatorial District, he disclosed that Oden Ewa won the ticket with 24,483 votes, followed by Senator Eteng Williams with 2,080 votes, while Mary Ekper]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-confirms-winners-in-cross-river-nass-state-assembly-primaries/Sat, 23 May 2026 12:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-confirms-winners-in-cross-river-nass-state-assembly-primaries/ Former member of the House of Representatives, Farah Dagogo, has clinched the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the Rivers gubernatorial ticket for the 2027 polls.
Dagogo, who emerged in a direct primary, conducted across all the wards in the 23 local government areas in Rivers State, said if elected governor, he would chart a new course for the state.
The former lawmaker noted that his emergence as governorship candidate]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-2027-ex-lawmaker-dagogo-clinches-guber-ticket/Sat, 23 May 2026 11:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-2027-ex-lawmaker-dagogo-clinches-guber-ticket/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/deltauk-varsity-donemerges-adc-candidate/Sat, 23 May 2026 10:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/deltauk-varsity-donemerges-adc-candidate/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/you-didnt-make-buhari-president-i-did-the-battle-amaechi-tackles-tinubu/Sat, 23 May 2026 10:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/you-didnt-make-buhari-president-i-did-the-battle-amaechi-tackles-tinubu/ Member representing Ifako Ijaiye Constituency II at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Emmanuel Olotu, has thanked members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), party faithful and residents of Ojokoro in Ifako Ijaiye for their overwhelming support, commitment and impressive turnout to vote for him during the primary election.
He described his emergence as the APC candidate for Ifako Ijaiye Constituency II as a collective victory for the people and a reflection of the unity,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/olotu-thanks-apc-members-for-emergence-as-ifako-ijaiye-constituency-ll-candidate-woos-support-for-tinubu/Sat, 23 May 2026 09:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/olotu-thanks-apc-members-for-emergence-as-ifako-ijaiye-constituency-ll-candidate-woos-support-for-tinubu/ Rotimi Amaechi, an African Democratic Congress (ADC) leader and former Minister of Transportation, has outlined what he intends to do first if elected president.
During an interview with Arise Television late Friday, Amaechi stated that he would enforce the rule of law, emphasising the importance of order.
Amaechi claimed that President Bola Tinubu is inciting hunger to manipulate voters.
According to him, on election day, Nigerians will collect the bag of rice he would share an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/amaechi-lays-out-presidential-agenda-attacks-apc-over-hardship/Sat, 23 May 2026 09:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/amaechi-lays-out-presidential-agenda-attacks-apc-over-hardship/ Read Also: 12 contenders, dark horses eye Tinubu’s jobHowever, there are those who the system favoured and it&rsquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-more-hisses-than-cheers-as-fraud-fury-taint-process/Sat, 23 May 2026 08:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-more-hisses-than-cheers-as-fraud-fury-taint-process/ Rotimi Amaechi, one of the African Democratic Congress’s (ADC) front-runners for president, has stated that he fought every battle that led to Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the 2015 election.
In an interview with Arise TV on Friday night, Amaechi, a former Minister of Transportation, refuted President Bola Tinubu’s assertion that he made late Buhari president.
Recall that, in the run-up to the 2023 election, Tinubu stated that he was influential in Buhari&rsquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/amaechi-i-not-tinubu-made-buhari-president/Sat, 23 May 2026 07:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/amaechi-i-not-tinubu-made-buhari-president/ Rotimi Amaechi, one of the African Democratic Congress’s (ADC) front-runners for president, has stated that he fought every battle that led to Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the 2015 election.
In an interview with Arise TV on Friday night, Amaechi, a former Minister of Transportation, refuted President Bola Tinubu’s assertion that he made late Buhari president.
Recall that, in the run-up to the 2023 election, Tinubu stated that he was influential in Buhari&rsquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/amaechi-i-made-buhari-president-not-tinubu/Sat, 23 May 2026 07:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/amaechi-i-made-buhari-president-not-tinubu/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/12-contenders-dark-horses-eye-tinubus-job/Sat, 23 May 2026 07:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/12-contenders-dark-horses-eye-tinubus-job/ According to him, terrorists have gradually berthed in the South-West, and would continue to spread if they are not confronted and decimated.
Speaking with VINCENT KALU, the CNG coordinator called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to explain to Nigerians what he has used the trillions of naira he]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/opposition-leaders-working-for-tinubus-victory-charanchi-cng-leader/Sat, 23 May 2026 05:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/opposition-leaders-working-for-tinubus-victory-charanchi-cng-leader/ •Electoral body heads to Appeal Court
 
From Romanus Ugwu, Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja and Lukman Olabiyi, Lagos
Legal practitioners and opposition figures on Friday hailed the Federal High Court ruling, which invalidated the timelines issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of primaries and nomination of candidates.
In a judgement delivered on Wednesday, Justice Mohammed Umar, the presid]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/courts-voiding-of-inec-timetable-opposition-parties-lawyers-hail-judiciary-knock-inec/Sat, 23 May 2026 05:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/courts-voiding-of-inec-timetable-opposition-parties-lawyers-hail-judiciary-knock-inec/ From Kenneth Udeh, Umuahia
Fresh crisis has engulfed the Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following controversies trailing the party’s governorship and State House of Assembly primaries, with parallel claims of victory, allegations of imposition, protests by party members and the emergence of two governorship candidates ,throwing the party into confusion ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The crisis, whi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anarchy-chaos-rock-abia-apc-guber-assembly-primaries-as-parallel-results-emerge/Sat, 23 May 2026 03:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anarchy-chaos-rock-abia-apc-guber-assembly-primaries-as-parallel-results-emerge/ The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has constituted a National Selection Committee to oversee the screening and selection of aspirants ahead of its governorship and National Assembly primaries.
In a statement issued by the party’s National Secretary, Ikenna Enekweizu, the party said, the National Leader, Seriake Dickson, approved the decision on the recommendation of the National Working Committee (NWC), as part of preparations for the forthcoming primarie]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-constitutes-national-selection-committee-for-governorship-nass-primaries/Sat, 23 May 2026 03:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-constitutes-national-selection-committee-for-governorship-nass-primaries/ The leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Enugu State chapter, led by Dr. Johnpaul Anih, has said the party has not zoned its governorship ticket to any particular part of the state ahead of the 2027 election.
The party stated that the governorship position remains open to competent and qualified citizens from any part of Enugu State, who possesses the capacity to win elections and unseat the APC-led administration in the state.
Addressing journalists on F]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/enugu-ndc-throws-guber-ticket-open-clears-air-on-zoning/Sat, 23 May 2026 03:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/enugu-ndc-throws-guber-ticket-open-clears-air-on-zoning/ Ahead of the 2027 general elections, governorship candidates have emerged on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in many states, including Ogun, Benue, Lagos, Oyo, and Rivers States.
They include the Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (Ogun); Governor Hyacinth Alia (Benue); Dr. Obafemi Hamzat (Lagos), Chairman, Senate Committee of Agricultural Colleges and Institutions, Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli (Oyo); and Kingsl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-apc-guber-candidates-emerge-in-ogun-lagos-others/Sat, 23 May 2026 02:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-apc-guber-candidates-emerge-in-ogun-lagos-others/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-adc-petitions-national-chairman-over-reps-members-defection-plan/Sat, 23 May 2026 02:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-adc-petitions-national-chairman-over-reps-members-defection-plan/ A statement signed by the Secretary, David Olofu Campaign Council, Adakole Elijah, indicated that the campaign council received reports that armed individuals and thugs intercepted the vehicle conveying the party’s electoral materials an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/olofu-campaign-council-condemns-alleged-snatching-of-electoral-materials-in-apaagatu-adc-primaries/Sat, 23 May 2026 02:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/olofu-campaign-council-condemns-alleged-snatching-of-electoral-materials-in-apaagatu-adc-primaries/ He stated this in his acceptance speech at the International Conference Centre, Enugu, on Friday, as the Hon. Danmalikin Hausa-led Enugu State APC Governorship Primary Election Committee concluded the collation of results of the ex]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-mbah-showcases-achievements-promises-more-as-he-emerges-enugu-apc-guber-candidate/Sat, 23 May 2026 02:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-mbah-showcases-achievements-promises-more-as-he-emerges-enugu-apc-guber-candidate/ The Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has vowed to win all elective positions in the state in the 2027 general elections and declared its loyalty to President Bola Tinubu.
The chairman of the party in the state, Chief Austin Onyedebelu, said this while briefing journalists after the party’s congress.
He described the exercise as peaceful, free and fair. He said aspirants who participated in the process also adjudged it credible.
Onyedebelu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-imo-apc-vows-to-sweep-all-positions-pledges-loyalty-to-tinubu/Sat, 23 May 2026 02:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-imo-apc-vows-to-sweep-all-positions-pledges-loyalty-to-tinubu/ The New Enugu Group (NEG) has congratulated Governor Peter Mbah on his victorious outing in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election, describing the triumph as well deserved. The governor secured the APC governorship ticket for his re-election bid after emerging as the consensus candidate of the ruling party, following a peaceful primary election conducted across the state. In a statement issued on Friday by its convener, Henry Okeke, the group hailed Mbah&rsqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/enugu-guber-group-congratulates-peter-mbah-on-primary-election-victory/Sat, 23 May 2026 02:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/enugu-guber-group-congratulates-peter-mbah-on-primary-election-victory/ Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, have expressed concern over the withdrawal of Senator Shehu Buba from the governorship race and the denial of the Bauchi South Senatorial ticket to Dr. Ibrahim Ali Usman.
In an open letter addressed to President Bola Tinubu and the APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, the group under the umbrella of Concerned Youth Organisations and Grassroots Political Support Groups, c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-defection-looms-in-bauchi-as-toro-stakeholders-seek-tinubus-intervention/Sat, 23 May 2026 01:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-defection-looms-in-bauchi-as-toro-stakeholders-seek-tinubus-intervention/ From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has promised to set standard with next month’s Ekiti State off-cycle governorship election.
Amupitan equally stated that the governorship poll would be a litmus test and a mirror for the 2027 general elections.
He spoke on Friday at a meeting of the Interagency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) in Ado Ekiti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-ll-set-election-standard-with-ekiti-guber-amupitan/Sat, 23 May 2026 01:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-ll-set-election-standard-with-ekiti-guber-amupitan/ The chartered administrator secured the party’s ticket after emerging victorious at the PDP senatorial primary election held in Lagos, having defeated other aspirants at the keenly contested election.
In his remarks Phillips expressed gratitude to the party le]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-adebiyi-philips-emerges-pdp-candidate-for-lagos-west-senatorial-district/Sat, 23 May 2026 01:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-adebiyi-philips-emerges-pdp-candidate-for-lagos-west-senatorial-district/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-presidential-primaries-hold-across-8809-wards/Fri, 22 May 2026 23:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-presidential-primaries-hold-across-8809-wards/ Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to contest the 2027 governorship election in the state, polling 116,038 votes as the sole aspirant.
The result was announced on Friday night by Samuel Yanap, chairman of the APC electoral panel for the state primaries. Yanap said the exercise was peaceful across all 18 local government areas and 196 wards in the state.
Otu thanked party members for their support and sai]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/otu-secures-apc-governorship-ticket-with-over-116000-votes/Fri, 22 May 2026 22:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/otu-secures-apc-governorship-ticket-with-over-116000-votes/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-ticket-what-ill-do-as-president-amaechi/Fri, 22 May 2026 22:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-ticket-what-ill-do-as-president-amaechi/ The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has called on political actors involved in the Edo South Senatorial District All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election eligibility dispute to cease fire, saying that God will determine the final outcome soon.
The Oba gave the advice yesterday when he received Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, one of the contestants in the senatorial primary, and leaders of the party at his palace in Benin City.
He stressed the importance of collaboration and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oba-of-benin-calls-for-ceasefire-in-edo-south-senate-apc-primary-dispute/Fri, 22 May 2026 22:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oba-of-benin-calls-for-ceasefire-in-edo-south-senate-apc-primary-dispute/ Activist-turned-politician Omoyele Sowore has declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election, insisting that Nigeria needs a complete break from the ideas and leadership style of the country’s established political class.
Sowore, who was the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 general election, made the declaration during an appearance on Channels TV’s Politics Today.
“I plan to contest the 2027 presidency. We hav]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/omoyele-sowore-declares-intention-to-run-for-president-in-2027/Fri, 22 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/omoyele-sowore-declares-intention-to-run-for-president-in-2027/ The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced that up to 100,000 residents across Ogun State will benefit from a new monthly cash support initiative under the Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme.
The governor disclosed this on Friday during the opening session of the 15th Synod of the Remo Anglican Diocese held at Our Saviour’s Anglican Church in Ikenne.
According to Abiodun, the intervention programme is designed to ease economic hardship and expand opportuniti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ogun-to-empower-100000-residents-under-renewed-hope-programme-dapo-abiodun/Fri, 22 May 2026 21:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ogun-to-empower-100000-residents-under-renewed-hope-programme-dapo-abiodun/ The leadership crisis rocking the Social Democratic Party (SDP) took a dramatic turn on Friday as the Supreme Court nullified the Court of Appeal judgment that had been used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Shehu Gabam as the national chairman of the party.
In a unanimous judgment delivered in suit SC/CV/229/2026 on 22 May, the apex court set aside the earlier decision of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, effectively dismantling the legal foun]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/supreme-court-sacks-gabam-voids-appeal-court-judgment-backing-his-sdp-leadership/Fri, 22 May 2026 21:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/supreme-court-sacks-gabam-voids-appeal-court-judgment-backing-his-sdp-leadership/ The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) and Chairman of the screening committee, Senator Nenadi Usman, has revealed that the committee waived the screening exercise for the party leader and incumbent Governor of Abia State, Chief Alex Otti.
Senator Nenadi, while addressing the media on the outcome of the screening of aspirants, said the party had earlier purchased nomination forms for the governor and that the waiver also covered his exemption from screening.
Senator]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/labour-party-waives-screening-for-otti-aspirants-back-zoning-formula/Fri, 22 May 2026 21:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/labour-party-waives-screening-for-otti-aspirants-back-zoning-formula/ Ex-Majority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, and 36 others emerged yesterday as candidates of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Edo for the 2027 general elections.
Chairman of the State Primary Election Committee, Ebiowei Olumu, announcing the results, said Hon. Matthew Iduoriyekemwen emerged as the Edo South Senatorial District candidate by consensus, polling 23,174 votes, while Mrs Herbarta Inemezele Okonufua also emerged a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-edo-assembly-majority-leader-36-others-emerge-as-adc-candidates/Fri, 22 May 2026 21:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-edo-assembly-majority-leader-36-others-emerge-as-adc-candidates/ The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, on Friday urged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State to put unity above personal ambition ahead of the party’s presidential primary scheduled for Saturday.
Akume, who arrived at Makurdi Airport to a large crowd of supporters and party loyalists, also expressed concern about reports that electoral materials were diverted during the APC’s earlier primaries in th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akume-calls-for-unity-in-benue-apc-ahead-of-presidential-primary/Fri, 22 May 2026 20:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akume-calls-for-unity-in-benue-apc-ahead-of-presidential-primary/ A political support group under the banner of the Women Support Group for former minister and senatorial aspirant Silas Ali Agara and the Rtd IGP Adamu 2027 Movement has raised serious allegations over the conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries in Nasarawa State, calling for their outright nullification and a fresh exercise in the affected areas.
Speaking through its coordinator, Hon. Rabi Abdullahi Musa, former deputy chairman of Akwanga Local Governm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nasarawa-apc-primaries-womens-group-alleges-sabotage-demands-fresh-elections/Fri, 22 May 2026 20:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nasarawa-apc-primaries-womens-group-alleges-sabotage-demands-fresh-elections/ African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential hopeful Mohammed Hayatu-Deen has challenged other aspirants, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, to publicly commit to the opposition party’s Governance Principles and Code of Ethics, known as The Orange Book.
Hayatu-Deen, in a post on his social media handles, said aspirants seeking the ADC ticket must affirm the principles of integrity, transparency,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/commit-to-adc-code-of-ethics-hayatu-deen-tells-atiku-amaechi/Fri, 22 May 2026 20:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/commit-to-adc-code-of-ethics-hayatu-deen-tells-atiku-amaechi/ ________________________________________________________________________
From Abel Leonard, Lafia
What was expected to strengthen the cohesion of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State ahead of the 2027 general elections has instead opened deep cracks within the ruling party, as allegations of irregularities, manipulation and non-conduct of elections continue to trail the recently concluded primaries.
From the senatorial contests to t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nasarawa-apc-primaries-trigger-petitions-over-alleged-irregularities/Fri, 22 May 2026 19:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nasarawa-apc-primaries-trigger-petitions-over-alleged-irregularities/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/deputy-speaker-15-other-niger-assembly-lawmakers-fail-to-secure-apc-return-tickets/Fri, 22 May 2026 19:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/deputy-speaker-15-other-niger-assembly-lawmakers-fail-to-secure-apc-return-tickets/ Former Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA) Majority Leader Matthew Iduoriyekemwen yesterday secured the Edo South Senatorial District ticket under the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The result was declared by Mr Ebiowei Olomu, Chairman of the ADC Primary Committee, in Benin City.
He said Mr Iduoriyekemwen secured a total of 23,174 votes to emerge as the winner of the primary.
Mr Olomu also said Prince Musa Braimoh emerged winner in the Edo North Se]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/iduoriyekemwen-secures-adc-ticket-for-edo-south-senate-race/Fri, 22 May 2026 19:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/iduoriyekemwen-secures-adc-ticket-for-edo-south-senate-race/ The commission’s position comes barely 24 hours after a Federal High Court in Abuja struck down parts of INEC’s revised schedule for party primaries, candidate nominations and related pre-election activities.
Speaking on to newsmen on Friday, INEC’s Director of Voter Education and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-weighs-response-after-court-voids-2027-timetable/Fri, 22 May 2026 18:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-weighs-response-after-court-voids-2027-timetable/ The fragile peace and unity in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abia chapter, are being threatened by the rejection of the result of the governorship primaries of the party in the state by the campaign organisation of a frontline aspirant, Chief Henry Ikoh.
On Thursday, 13 out of the 18 members of the State Working Committee (SWC) met and adopted the former Minister of State for Science and Technology, Chief Ikoh, as the party’s consensus governorship candida]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abia-apc-unity-under-threat-after-rejection-of-primary-result/Fri, 22 May 2026 18:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abia-apc-unity-under-threat-after-rejection-of-primary-result/ The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has struck out a suit seeking to uphold the indefinite suspension of Senator Ireti Kingibe by the Wuse Ward chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Delivering judgment in the case yesterday, Justice Peter Lifu held that issues relating to discipline and suspension within a political party remain the internal affairs of the party and do not require judicial intervention.
Justic]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-court-strikes-out-suspension-suit-against-kingibe/Fri, 22 May 2026 17:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-court-strikes-out-suspension-suit-against-kingibe/ Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State have expressed concern over the withdrawal of Senator Shehu Buba from the governorship race and the denial of the Bauchi South Senatorial ticket to Dr Ibrahim Ali Usman.
In an open letter addressed to President Bola Tinubu and the APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, the group, under the umbrella of Concerned Youth Organisations and Grassroots Political Support Groups, c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bauchi-apc-primaries-defection-looms-with-calls-for-tinubus-intervention/Fri, 22 May 2026 16:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bauchi-apc-primaries-defection-looms-with-calls-for-tinubus-intervention/ The party also unveiled members of its presidential primary committee, appeal panel and state coordination teams ahead of the exercise.
In a statement issued by APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the party said the decisions were ratified by]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-adopts-direct-primaries-names-presidential-election-panel/Fri, 22 May 2026 16:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-adopts-direct-primaries-names-presidential-election-panel/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has announced the winners of its just-concluded House of Assembly primary elections conducted across the state on Wednesday.
Announcing the results in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday after receiving reports from collation officers across the 26 constituencies, the Chairman of the Ekiti State All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly Primary Elections Committee and former Commissioner for Information in Lagos State]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-apc-announces-legislative-primary-winners/Fri, 22 May 2026 16:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-apc-announces-legislative-primary-winners/ The Itsekiri Leaders of Thought (ILOT) have strongly rejected the newly proposed delineation of wards, polling units and constituencies for the Warri Federal Constituency by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The socio-cultural group alleged that the fresh mapping exercise is anchored on “fraudulent data” previously released and rejected in April 2025.
In a press statement issued yesterday by ILOT Secre]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inecs-warri-delineation-report-fraudulent-data-say-itsekiri-leaders/Fri, 22 May 2026 15:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inecs-warri-delineation-report-fraudulent-data-say-itsekiri-leaders/ The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has constituted a National Selection Committee to oversee the screening and selection of aspirants ahead of its governorship and National Assembly primaries.
In a statement issued by the party’s National Secretary, Barr. Ikenna Enekweizu, the party said the decision was approved by the National Leader, Seriake Dickson, on the recommendation of the National Working Committee (NWC) as part of preparations for the forthcoming pri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-constitutes-national-selection-committee-for-primaries/Fri, 22 May 2026 15:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-constitutes-national-selection-committee-for-primaries/ The All Progressives Congress (APC), Zamfara State chapter, has affirmed Governor Dauda Lawal as the sole candidate for the 2027 general elections, calling on party stakeholders, members and supporters in all 14 local government areas of the state to unite despite their differences to secure the success of all APC candidates at the polls.
The party results, read by the Chairman of the APC Governorship Primaries in Zamfara State, Alhaji Babagana Uba, showed overwhelming s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/zamfara-primaries-apc-affirms-lawal-as-sole-candidate-for-2027/Fri, 22 May 2026 14:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/zamfara-primaries-apc-affirms-lawal-as-sole-candidate-for-2027/ Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Agege and Orile-Agege areas of Lagos State have reaffirmed the emergence of former Agege Local Government Chairman, High Chief Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi, as the winner of the party’s House of Assembly primary for Agege Constituency I.
The party leaders also confirmed Azeez Oladapo Ninalowo as the winner of the APC primary for Agege Constituency II.
Egunjobi was declared the winner of the primary election conducted across the f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-apc-leaders-reaffirm-egunjobis-victory-in-agege/Fri, 22 May 2026 13:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-apc-leaders-reaffirm-egunjobis-victory-in-agege/ An aspirant for the Cross River Central Senatorial District, Barr. Mary Ekpere, has demanded that she be declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election held on Monday.
Ekpere, a former Director-General of the National Centre for Women Development, Abuja (now known as the Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development), said her demand was based on the fact that Oden Ibiang Ewa, another aspirant who was declared the winner of the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekpere-demands-to-be-declared-winner-of-apc-cross-river-central-senate-primary/Fri, 22 May 2026 13:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekpere-demands-to-be-declared-winner-of-apc-cross-river-central-senate-primary/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/court-declines-to-uphold-senator-kingibes-suspension-awards-her-n20m/Fri, 22 May 2026 13:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/court-declines-to-uphold-senator-kingibes-suspension-awards-her-n20m/ Fakayode Afolabi Kasali has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate to represent the people of Kajola State Constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly.
He scored a total of 2,623 votes to defeat other aspirants in the keenly contested primary election conducted across the 11 wards in Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The current member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Azeez Musibau, came second with 1,613 votes, while Tairu Muibi polled 258 votes.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oyo-primaries-kasali-wins-apc-ticket-for-kajola-constituency/Fri, 22 May 2026 12:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oyo-primaries-kasali-wins-apc-ticket-for-kajola-constituency/ Benue State Governor Rev. Fr Hyacinth Alia has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 general election.
Governor Alia secured an overwhelming 367,786 votes at the party’s primary election held on Thursday, defeating his rivals, Jeffery Kuranun and Terwase Orbunde, who polled 2,923 and 3,247 votes, respectively.
Announcing the result, the Chairman of the Benue APC Governorship and House of Assembly Primary Ele]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/benue-alia-wins-re-election-ticket-pledges-more-service-delivery/Fri, 22 May 2026 12:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/benue-alia-wins-re-election-ticket-pledges-more-service-delivery/ Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe said the Labour Party (LP) is prepared to sweep all elections in Abia State in the 2027 general elections.
Senator Abaribe further stated that the state has a strong chance of achieving this and has demonstrated its capacity through pro-people development projects.
The senator representing Abia South Senatorial Zone led other Abia State Labour Party aspirants to the headquarters for the screening exercise.
He said the state governor has given the p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/labour-will-achieve-total-victory-in-abia-polls-abaribe-ikwechegh/Fri, 22 May 2026 11:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/labour-will-achieve-total-victory-in-abia-polls-abaribe-ikwechegh/ Kayode Fayemi, former governor of Ekiti state, believes the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost its direction and vision.
In an interview with ‘State Affairs with Edmund Obilo’, the former solid minerals development minister criticised a lack of debate and intellectualism inside the ruling party.
He also flayed the party’s adoption of consensus as the preferred option during primary polls across states, opining that the method is the antithesis of democrac]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-apc-drifting-from-founding-ideals-consensus-politics-fueling-crisis-fayemi/Fri, 22 May 2026 11:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-apc-drifting-from-founding-ideals-consensus-politics-fueling-crisis-fayemi/ There is confusion in Abia State over who would be the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship flagbearer in the 2027 general election following the emergence of two candidates after the party primaries.
On Thursday, 13 out of the 18 members of the State Working Committee (SWC) of the party met in Umuahia and adopted former Minister of State for Science and Technology, Chief Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh, as the party’s consensus candidate for the 2027 governorship]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/confusion-in-abia-apc-as-two-candidates-emerge-from-primaries/Fri, 22 May 2026 11:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/confusion-in-abia-apc-as-two-candidates-emerge-from-primaries/ Amid a worsening security crisis, African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential aspirant Mohammed Hayatu-Deen has said he would declare kidnapping syndicates and bandit groups terrorist organisations if elected president.
Hayatu-Deen also promised to pursue bandits and kidnapping financiers aggressively and strengthen regional security cooperation with neighbouring countries to make Nigeria safer.
The presidential hopeful, according to a statement by his media office,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/hayatu-deen-vows-to-designate-kidnappers-bandits-as-terrorists/Fri, 22 May 2026 11:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/hayatu-deen-vows-to-designate-kidnappers-bandits-as-terrorists/ Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has received massive endorsement from stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The endorsement was made during a large stakeholders’ gathering held at Sani Abacha Stadium, Kofar Mata, Kano.
Party leaders and stakeholders at the event unanimously expressed confidence in the governor’s leadership, describing his administration as performance-driven and people-focused.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kano-yusuf-emerges-apc-consensus-candidate/Fri, 22 May 2026 11:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kano-yusuf-emerges-apc-consensus-candidate/ Gbajabiamila spoke after casting his vote at Ward G2, Adeniran Ogunsanya Ward 5, located inside Alaka Housing Estate, Surulere, Lagos, where party members participated in the keenly watched primary contest.
The former Speaker of the House of Representat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/surulere-apc-primary-peaceful-transparent-gbajabiamila/Fri, 22 May 2026 10:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/surulere-apc-primary-peaceful-transparent-gbajabiamila/ Akwa Ibom State governorship aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator John Akpan Udoedehe, has denied allegations that he regularly contests during election seasons only to pull out for a fee from wealthy candidates, leaving his supporters in the lurch.
Udoedehe, a former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who has been branded a chronic governorship aspirant in the state, said h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akwa-ibom-udoedehe-denies-selling-past-election-chances/Fri, 22 May 2026 10:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akwa-ibom-udoedehe-denies-selling-past-election-chances/ Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), along with candidates of other political parties expected to participate in the June 20 governorship election in the state, has signed a peace accord to affirm the candidates’ commitment to a peaceful process.
Oyebanji, who is seeking re-election, reaffirmed his strong commitment to ensuring peace before, during and after the June 20 governorship election in the state while signin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oyebanji-other-candidates-sign-peace-accord-ahead-of-ekiti-poll/Fri, 22 May 2026 09:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oyebanji-other-candidates-sign-peace-accord-ahead-of-ekiti-poll/ _______________________________________________________________________
From Laide Raheem, Abeokuta
The consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, has emerged as the party’s governorship candidate for the 2027 election.
His emergence followed a direct primary election conducted across the 236 wards of the state on Thursday.
According to the results announced by the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ogun-2027-adeola-emerges-apc-governorship-flag-bearer/Fri, 22 May 2026 09:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ogun-2027-adeola-emerges-apc-governorship-flag-bearer/ The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) said yesterday it had received a credible political assessment—reportedly commissioned within the strategic circles of the Osun All Progressives Congress—ahead of the forthcoming Osun State governorship election.
TICC spokesperson Pelumi Olajengbesi said the assessment was carried out by independent election and voter behaviour analysts to review electoral realities, public mood, voter psychology and perceptions of governanc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/osun-election-assessment-gives-adeleke-early-advantage-ticc/Fri, 22 May 2026 09:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/osun-election-assessment-gives-adeleke-early-advantage-ticc/ The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State, Dr Wole Oluyede, has lamented what he described as the alleged marginalisation of the South Senatorial District from the state’s executive office.
Oluyede, who said that since the creation of Ekiti State in 1996 the zone has not produced a governor, noted that the governorship position has continued to rotate between the Central and North]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oluyede-calls-for-power-shift-to-neglected-ekiti-south/Fri, 22 May 2026 09:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oluyede-calls-for-power-shift-to-neglected-ekiti-south/ Emerging results from the All Progressives Congress (APC) indicate that businessman and frontline aspirant Abdulrahman Bashir Haske has, against the run of play, established a commanding lead in the ongoing governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress in Adamawa State.
According to figures released by the campaign’s media reports team, results collated from 216 wards across the state, with only 10 wards in Toungo Local Government Area yet to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/haske-takes-early-lead-in-adamawa-apc-governorship-primary/Fri, 22 May 2026 08:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/haske-takes-early-lead-in-adamawa-apc-governorship-primary/ Hamzat’s emergence followed a gubernatorial primary election that held across the state on Thursday.
Chairman of the APC National Governorship Primary Election Committee, General Jon Temlong (rtd), announced the results of the election at the party’s state secretariat in Ogba, Ikeja.
Temlong said Hamzat secured 657,917]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/hamzat-clinches-apc-guber-ticket-in-lagos/Fri, 22 May 2026 08:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/hamzat-clinches-apc-guber-ticket-in-lagos/ Public policy analyst and political communications strategist Kenny Okolugbo has said Siminalayi Fubara made a major political error by purchasing a form to seek a second term as governor of Rivers State ahead of the 2027 elections.
During an interview on ARISE News, Okolugbo stated that the move went against an alleged prior understanding involving Nyesom Wike, who he said had made it clear from the beginning that Fubara was not expected to pursue re-election.
“Wike made]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fubara-made-mistake-buying-second-term-form-okolugbo/Fri, 22 May 2026 07:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fubara-made-mistake-buying-second-term-form-okolugbo/ The Governor of Niger State, Umaru Bago, has officially secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial ticket for a second term, emerging completely unopposed ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The declaration was made following a unanimous affirmation event held at the APC Secretariat in Minna, the state capital, where card-carrying party members across all 277 wards in the state endorsed Bago as their sole candidate.
The Chairman of the APC Primary Election Commit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/niger-2027-bago-secures-apc-second-term-ticket-unopposed/Fri, 22 May 2026 07:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/niger-2027-bago-secures-apc-second-term-ticket-unopposed/ Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, Aniagwu said former Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, secured overwhelming support because he invested time in consult]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/delta-apc-primary-why-ned-nwoko-lost-to-okowa-aniagwu/Fri, 22 May 2026 07:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/delta-apc-primary-why-ned-nwoko-lost-to-okowa-aniagwu/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-nwoko-lost-apc-primary-to-okowa-aniagwu/Fri, 22 May 2026 07:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-nwoko-lost-apc-primary-to-okowa-aniagwu/ Although collation was still ongoing as of press time, Mbah looked good to clinch the party’s ticket, as members predicated their support for his second tenure on his outstanding performance in the last three yea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/carnival-in-enugu-as-mbah-clinches-apc-guber-ticket-for-2nd-tenure/Fri, 22 May 2026 03:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/carnival-in-enugu-as-mbah-clinches-apc-guber-ticket-for-2nd-tenure/ From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has set aside the Revised Timetable and Schedule of Activities for 2027 General Election issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for being inconsistent with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2026.
The decision was sequel to a suit marked FHC/ABJ/ CS/ 517/ 2026, filed by the Youth Party,  challenging INEC’s ti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/court-annuls-inec-deadline-for-parties-election-timetable/Fri, 22 May 2026 03:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/court-annuls-inec-deadline-for-parties-election-timetable/ Governorship aspirants of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (ADC) have expressed fury over a N5 billion bank account benchmark imposed by the party’s Senator Sam Egwu-led Screening Committee as a mandatory requirement for any aspirant to scale through the screening exercise, describing the financial threshold as arbitrary, unconstitutional and fundamentally at odds with the spirit of an opposition party positioning itself as a democratic alternative to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-denies-n5bn-benchmark-requirement-for-governorship-aspirants/Fri, 22 May 2026 03:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-denies-n5bn-benchmark-requirement-for-governorship-aspirants/ The African Democratic Congress (ADC) National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, has said that the party is the future of politics in Nigeria as it is the only political party in the country, whose identity is bigger than any individual.
Abdullahi stated this yesterday in Abuja, while speaking at the unveiling of the Rise Up Nigeria (RUN) Movement, an initiative by some youths in the ADC to sensitise the members of the public ahead of the next general election.
The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apcll-collapse-once-it-loses-power-says-adc/Fri, 22 May 2026 03:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apcll-collapse-once-it-loses-power-says-adc/ In a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1015/2026 and dated May 20,  the lawyer, Okere Kingdom Nnamdi, is specifically seeking judicial interpretation to sections 63 (]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-nass-inec-sued-over-obnoxious-provisions-of-electoral-act-2026/Fri, 22 May 2026 03:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-nass-inec-sued-over-obnoxious-provisions-of-electoral-act-2026/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ogun-west-needs-senator-with-courage-depth-of-knowledge-not-mediocre-apc-stalwart/Fri, 22 May 2026 03:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ogun-west-needs-senator-with-courage-depth-of-knowledge-not-mediocre-apc-stalwart/ Governor Oborevwori, who was the sole aspirant, commended the exercise and declared that the APC remained united ahead of the polls.
Chairman of the APC Governorship Primary Election Committee and Returning Officer, Engr. Victo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/345375-delta-apc-members-affirm-oborevwori-as-2027-guber-candidate/Fri, 22 May 2026 03:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/345375-delta-apc-members-affirm-oborevwori-as-2027-guber-candidate/ Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 general election after securing an overwhelming 459,393 affirmation votes at the party’s primary election yesterday.
Governor Sani, who contested as the sole aspirant, received a resounding endorsement from delegates and stakeholders across the state in what party leaders described as a vote of confidence in his leadership, performance and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/sani-secures-apc-ticket-with-459393-votes/Fri, 22 May 2026 03:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/sani-secures-apc-ticket-with-459393-votes/ This came to the fore following complaints and grievances arising from its governorship and other primary elections conducted for the 2027 general elections.
The party disclosed this yesterday shortly after concluding its governorship primary in Ibadan, which is expected to produce one candidate among the 11 aspirants cleared by the party’s National Secretaria]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oyo-apc-seeks-unity-after-guber-primary/Fri, 22 May 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oyo-apc-seeks-unity-after-guber-primary/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) has the rescheduled the governorship primary elections in Bauchi and Kwara States to today.
It equally rescheduled the House of Assembly primary for Maradun I and Maradun II Constituencies in Zamfara State to Sunday.
APC, in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, noted that the decision was approved by the National Working Committee (NWC) after consultations with relevant stakeholders and in furtherance of the co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-reschedules-bauchi-kwara-zamfara-guber-assembly-primaries/Fri, 22 May 2026 02:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-reschedules-bauchi-kwara-zamfara-guber-assembly-primaries/ An industrialist and major investor in entertainment and hospitality industry, Dr Hillary Kenechukwu Eze has declared his intention to represent the people of Enugu North in the senate on the platform of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in 2027.
Eze who promised quality representation if elected into the senate made his intention known as he obtained the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms recently.
His emergence has already sparked conversations across political]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/eze-declares-for-enugu-north-senatorial-seat/Fri, 22 May 2026 02:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/eze-declares-for-enugu-north-senatorial-seat/ Adeola, who gave the commendation while speaking with journalists shortly after he participated in the primaries in his Pahayi, Ilaro Ward 2, yesterday, said the peaceful conduct of th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adeola-promises-to-run-inclusive-governance/Fri, 22 May 2026 02:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adeola-promises-to-run-inclusive-governance/ Convener of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ideological Group (BAT-IG), Bamidele Atoyebi, has described recent economic and security developments under President Bola Tinubu as the “greatest birthday gift,” saying the country is gradually reclaiming global respect and economic stability.
Speaking on his birthday, Atoyebi said he woke up to what he called “two good news” that strengthened his confidence in the administration’s reforms and international standing.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/sampp-rating-killing-of-isis-2ic-best-birthday-gift-from-tinubu-ndash-atoyebi/Fri, 22 May 2026 02:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/sampp-rating-killing-of-isis-2ic-best-birthday-gift-from-tinubu-ndash-atoyebi/ Umahi made the remarks on Wednesday during an inspection of ongoing federal road and bridge projects in Ebonyi State.
The minister said the current administration had committed huge resources to infr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-vote-tinubu-or-lose-federal-projects-umahi-warns-south-east/Fri, 22 May 2026 02:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-vote-tinubu-or-lose-federal-projects-umahi-warns-south-east/ The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Enugu State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Chukwu, who made the disclosure at a press conference in Enugu, on Wednesday, said that the bye-election will be held June 20.
He said the election became necessary to fill the vacant seat representing Enugu North Senatorial Dis]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-fixes-june-20-for-enugu-north-senatorial-district-bye-election/Fri, 22 May 2026 02:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-fixes-june-20-for-enugu-north-senatorial-district-bye-election/ Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma is likely heading for a high-stakes contest in Imo West Senatorial District, with entrepreneur and politician Chief Uche Ben Odunzeh emerging as a leading aspirant under the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2027 elections.
Odunzeh, a real estate developer and chairman of EUC Group, from Eziachi in Orlu LGA, has steadily built a political profile in Orlu Zone since contesting the 2023 Imo governorship election on the platf]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/imo-west-uzodimma-set-to-face-formidable-challenger-ndcs-odunzeh/Fri, 22 May 2026 02:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/imo-west-uzodimma-set-to-face-formidable-challenger-ndcs-odunzeh/ Former Imo State Deputy Governor Prince Eze Madumere has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary for Imo East Senatorial District, securing the party’s ticket for the 2027 general election.
Madumere emerged victorious in the keenly contested primary held in Imo State, defeating fellow aspirants Hon. Greg Egu and High Chief Summers Nwokie. The election is scheduled for February 6, 2027.
Addressing jubilant stakeholders, supporters, and party members after]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-imo-dep-gov-madumere-clinches-pdp-ticket-for-imo-east-senatorial-race/Fri, 22 May 2026 02:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-imo-dep-gov-madumere-clinches-pdp-ticket-for-imo-east-senatorial-race/ The exercise, which drew large crowds of party members and supporters, was conducted simultaneously in all wards within the senatorial district before the final collation of results at Kahal Cinema in Okene, where party leaders,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/natasha-secures-pdps-ticket-for-kogi-central/Fri, 22 May 2026 02:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/natasha-secures-pdps-ticket-for-kogi-central/ The immediate past Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government Area, High Chief Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi, and Azeez Oladapo Ninalowo have emerged winners of the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly primaries for Agege Constituencies I and II respectively.
The primaries, held across various wards in Agege on Wednesday, witnessed massive participation by party faithful, stakeholders and supporters.
At the end of the exercise, Egunjobi secured 9,132 votes out of the 10,1]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-obasas-preferred-candidates-sweep-apc-assembly-primaries-in-agege/Fri, 22 May 2026 02:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-obasas-preferred-candidates-sweep-apc-assembly-primaries-in-agege/ Controversy has erupted over the conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly primary election in Nasarawa Eggon West Constituency following allegations that electoral materials meant for the exercise were hijacked by hoodlums before voting commenced.
A group of concerned APC members in the constituency accused some individuals of attempting to subvert the will of party members through what they described as undemocratic means.
Chairman of the group,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/controversy-trails-apc-assembly-primaries-in-nasarawa-eggon-west/Fri, 22 May 2026 02:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/controversy-trails-apc-assembly-primaries-in-nasarawa-eggon-west/ Adeola, who gave this commendation while speaking with journalists shortly after he participated in the primaries in his Pahayi, Ilaro Ward 2, on Thursday, said the p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-governorship-primaries-sen-adeola-hails-peaceful-conduct-of-exercise-in-ogun/Fri, 22 May 2026 02:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-governorship-primaries-sen-adeola-hails-peaceful-conduct-of-exercise-in-ogun/ The member representing Eggon East Constituency in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Jacob Ajegena Kudu, has rejected the failure of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to conduct its primary election for the constituency, describing the development as a violation of democratic principles and internal party processes.
Addressing journalists in Lafia on Thursday, Kudu, who is seeking re-election for a second term under the platform of the APC, expressed disappoin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-lawmaker-rejects-failure-to-conduct-primary-election-in-nasarawa/Fri, 22 May 2026 02:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-lawmaker-rejects-failure-to-conduct-primary-election-in-nasarawa/ Concerned stakeholders in the Igala nation have issued a stern warning against the rising tide of ethnic profiling and divisive rhetoric currently plaguing the region following the recent All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections.The elders have cautioned that political disagreements must not be allowed to fracture the unity of the Igala people or drag the tribe into political disrepute.
In a joint statement issued by Elder Okolo Emmanuel and Pa Ibrahim Husseini Mohammed]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kogi-east-apc-primary-igala-elders-warn-against-division-defend-ericos-identity/Thu, 21 May 2026 23:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kogi-east-apc-primary-igala-elders-warn-against-division-defend-ericos-identity/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/updated-apc-declares-hamzat-lagos-governorship-candidate-for-2027/Thu, 21 May 2026 22:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/updated-apc-declares-hamzat-lagos-governorship-candidate-for-2027/ APC Chieftain Ismael Ahmed has argued that the National Assembly should not interfere in the internal constitutional affairs of political parties, insisting that parties must retain the power to determine how they operate and choose candidates.
Speaking during an appearance on Channels TV’s Politics Today, the APC chieftain said lawmakers have no business dictating the structure or rules guiding political parties, warning that excessive external interference could weaken i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/national-assembly-should-stay-out-of-party-constitutions-ismael-ahmed/Thu, 21 May 2026 22:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/national-assembly-should-stay-out-of-party-constitutions-ismael-ahmed/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-parties-welcome-court-verdict-voiding-inec-timelines/Thu, 21 May 2026 21:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-parties-welcome-court-verdict-voiding-inec-timelines/ In the run-up to the 2027 general election, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, has said that the party is the future of politics in Nigeria, as it is the only political party in the country, whose identity is bigger than any individual.
Abdullahi stated this, on Thursday, in Abuja, while speaking at the unveiling of the Rise Up Nigeria (RUN) Movement, an initiative by some youths in the ADC to sensitize the members of t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-represents-the-future-of-politics-says-spokesman/Thu, 21 May 2026 19:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-represents-the-future-of-politics-says-spokesman/ Leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi East Senatorial zone have defended the outcome of the senatorial primary in the zone, saying the exercise was a free, fair, credible and reflects the wishes of party members.
The leaders, in a statement t by Abubakar Rajab, urged aspirants, who are aggrieved over the outcome of the exercise, including Senator Jibrin Echocho, to accept the outcome of the primary in the overall interest of the party.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-kogi-east-leaders-defend-outcome-of-senatorial-primary/Thu, 21 May 2026 19:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-kogi-east-leaders-defend-outcome-of-senatorial-primary/ Ahead of the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has cautioned voters and politicians against vote buying, selling and other forms of electoral inducements.
The INEC chair said that the practice undermines the nation’s democratic process and remained one of the biggest challenges confronting elections in the country.
Amupitan issued the warning in Ado-Ekiti, capi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-boss-amupitan-cautions-against-vote-buying-smear-based-campaign-ahead-ekiti-poll/Thu, 21 May 2026 19:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-boss-amupitan-cautions-against-vote-buying-smear-based-campaign-ahead-ekiti-poll/ Hashim specifically praised Hon. Justice M. G. Umar for what he termed a courageous and principled decision that checked administrative overreach and reaffirmed the supremacy of the Electoral Act, 2026.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-gbenga-hashim-hails-court-ruling-on-inecs-timetable/Thu, 21 May 2026 18:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-gbenga-hashim-hails-court-ruling-on-inecs-timetable/ The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has reaffirmed the commitment of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State to the leadership and Renewed Hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, following the successful conclusion of the party’s primary elections across the state.
 
Sen. Lokpobiri stated this after the APC State House of Assembly Direct Primary Election for the Ekeremor State Constituen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lokpobiri-consolidates-support-for-tinubu-as-apc-wraps-up-bayelsa-primary-election/Thu, 21 May 2026 17:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lokpobiri-consolidates-support-for-tinubu-as-apc-wraps-up-bayelsa-primary-election/ The Ijaw and Urhobo ethnic nationalities of Warri Federal Constituency have jointly lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following the official release of the final report on the fresh delineation of electoral wards and polling units in Warri.
Speaking at a joint press briefing held at KFT event center, Effurun in Uvwie local government area, on Thursday, May 21, leaders representing both ethnic groups expressed deep satisfaction with the ele]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/our-agitations-have-been-addressed-ijaws-urhosbos-applaud-inec-on-release-of-scourt-ordered-warri-delineation-report/Thu, 21 May 2026 17:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/our-agitations-have-been-addressed-ijaws-urhosbos-applaud-inec-on-release-of-scourt-ordered-warri-delineation-report/ The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has said the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu are aimed at resetting Nigeria’s economy and preventing total collapse.
Speaking in Abuja during the 2026 NRS-MSMD Joint Stakeholder Sensitization for the North Central zone, Alake said the removal of fuel subsidy in 2023 saved the nation from economic disaster.The event was themed: “From Resource to Revenue: Aligning Solid Miner]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-saved-nigerias-economy-from-collapse-alake/Thu, 21 May 2026 17:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-saved-nigerias-economy-from-collapse-alake/ Former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, Mukhtar Shagari, has dismissed claims that Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara was forced to withdraw from the 2027 governorship race, insisting that the decision was entirely voluntary.
Speaking on ARISE News, Shagari said Fubara, as an experienced and educated political leader, has the constitutional right to either participate in the democratic process or step away from it without external pressure.
According to him, the Rivers gove]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fubara-was-not-pressured-to-drop-out-of-2027-guber-race-shagari/Thu, 21 May 2026 17:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fubara-was-not-pressured-to-drop-out-of-2027-guber-race-shagari/ As members of the Accord Party in Osun State gear up for upcoming primary elections, the Ijesa For Peaceful Polls (IPP) has endorsed Hon. Samuel Oyedotun as its preferred candidate for the Osun East Senatorial District.
The group’s convener, Abdulkareem Agbaje, made the endorsement known in a statement released to reporters Thursday.
Agbaje said if Oyedotun emerges as the candidate, it will “definitely boost” the chances of Governor Ademola Adeleke in t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oyedotuns-candidature-in-osun-east-will-boost-adelekes-chances-ipp/Thu, 21 May 2026 15:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oyedotuns-candidature-in-osun-east-will-boost-adelekes-chances-ipp/ Katsina State Governor, Umaru Dikko Radda, has emerged the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the scheduled 2027 general elections.
During an affirmation exercise in Katsina on Thursday, some 1,805 delegates drawn from across the 34 Local Government Areas endorsed Radda’s candidature, through a voice vote, according to the Chairman of the APC Electoral Committee, Dr. Yakubu Maccido.
He said that the exercise was conducted in line with the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/katsina-2027-apc-confirms-radda-as-governorship-candidate/Thu, 21 May 2026 15:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/katsina-2027-apc-confirms-radda-as-governorship-candidate/ Mr. Akinaka was announced on Wednesday as the sole candidate at the Senatorial District Headquarters venue, St. Peters’ Primary School, Yenagoa main Town. which served as the collation centre, by the PDP Vice Chairman for the Senatorial District and Returning Officer, Mr. Bidi Weris after the party primary conducted at var]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bayelsa-central-senatorial-akinaka-emerges-pdp-sole-candidate/Thu, 21 May 2026 14:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bayelsa-central-senatorial-akinaka-emerges-pdp-sole-candidate/ Olufemi Adegbulugbe, a political analyst from Alberta, Canada, has revealed that Senator Orji Uzor Kalu secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket for Abia North Senatorial District with a commanding victory in the party’s recently concluded primaries.
He said Kalu polled 65,651 votes representing 96.7 per cent of the total votes cast across the constituency, in a result that political]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-senatorial-primary-canada-based-analyst-hails-orji-kalus-victory/Thu, 21 May 2026 14:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-senatorial-primary-canada-based-analyst-hails-orji-kalus-victory/ Chieftain of the Labour Party and 2027 Gubernatorial aspirant in Rivers State, Prince Chioma Chinwo, has reassured his ability to politically unite all warring groups in Rivers State to usher in a people-oriented government for enduring Development, if elected.
Prince Chiom who spoke in an exclusive interview with Daily Sun shortly after appearing before the LP screening committee on Wednesday in Abuja, emphasized that the lack of unity among the political class in the state,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-will-have-peace-under-lp-guber-aspirant/Thu, 21 May 2026 14:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-will-have-peace-under-lp-guber-aspirant/ Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has declared that the 2027 election would be a referendum on hardship, insecurity and economic decline that have characterised the current government led by President Bola Tinubu.
Speaking during an interview on national issues, Adebayo said Nigerians were facing unprecedented suffering as a result of what he described as poor governance, rising inflation and failed economic policies.
According to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-tinubu-must-account-for-hunger-debt-electricity-failure-adebayo/Thu, 21 May 2026 14:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-tinubu-must-account-for-hunger-debt-electricity-failure-adebayo/  
Senator Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo has secured clearance to contest for another term on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), setting the stage for a high-profile showdown with Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya in the 2027 Gombe North Senatorial race.
 
Dankwambo, a former governor of Gombe State and current senator representing Gombe North, emerged among aspirants cleared by the PDP screening committee for the party’s National Assembly]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/dankwambo-cleared-for-gombe-north-senate-race-as-pdp-screens-aspirants/Thu, 21 May 2026 13:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/dankwambo-cleared-for-gombe-north-senate-race-as-pdp-screens-aspirants/ Rivers State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), said the increasing crisis in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), particularly in the state is an indication of dissatisfaction among Nigerians.
Reacting to the gale of withdrawals from the APC governorship primaries by the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, Tonye Cole and Dax George Kelly Wednesday night, the state chairman of the ADC, Chukwudi Dimkpa, said what is currently playing out within t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-crisis-shows-growing-dissatisfaction-among-nigerians-rivers-adc/Thu, 21 May 2026 13:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-crisis-shows-growing-dissatisfaction-among-nigerians-rivers-adc/ The petitioners inclu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-apc-primaries-6-aspirants-petition-tinubu-allege-irregularities/Thu, 21 May 2026 13:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-apc-primaries-6-aspirants-petition-tinubu-allege-irregularities/ Leadership of the Labour Party ( LP) has announced that it has rescheduled all its primary elections for the 2026 general elections across the federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
According a press release jointly signed by the Party’s National Secretary to Saturday, May 30, 2026, citing a clash with the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations and the May 29 swearing-in anniversary of governors.
In a formal notice addressed to the Chairma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lp-reschedules-primary-elections-notifies-inec/Thu, 21 May 2026 13:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lp-reschedules-primary-elections-notifies-inec/ Former Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso has dismissed allegations that he is working for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Kwankwaso, speaking on Global TV on Wednesday night, stated that certain people have been spreading rumours about him from his time in the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).
Sanusi Bature, spokesperson for Abba Yusuf, Kano governor, had alleged that Kwankwaso, former national leader of the NNPP, is indirectly working for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-only-foolish-people-believe-im-working-for-tinubu-kwankwaso/Thu, 21 May 2026 12:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-only-foolish-people-believe-im-working-for-tinubu-kwankwaso/ The immediate past Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government Area, High Chief Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi, and Barrister Azeez Oladapo Ninalowo have emerged winners of the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly primaries for Agege Constituencies I and II respectively.
The primaries were held on Wednesday across the wards in Agege amid heavy participation by party faithful and stakeholders.
At the end of the exercise, Egunjobi polled 9,132 of the 10,126 votes cast while N]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obasa-backed-candidates-win-apc-lagos-assembly-primaries-in-agege/Thu, 21 May 2026 12:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obasa-backed-candidates-win-apc-lagos-assembly-primaries-in-agege/ The meeting, which took place on Tuesday night at Kwankwaso’s Maitama residence, has already stirred political conversations as preparations for the 2027 general elections gather momentum.
Kwankwaso confirmed the visit in a po]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-peter-obi-meets-kwankwaso-after-ndc-screening-clearance/Thu, 21 May 2026 12:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-peter-obi-meets-kwankwaso-after-ndc-screening-clearance/ A group, Conference of Alimosho Federal Constituency Councillors Forum, alongside 116 supervisors and special advisers, has endorsed the re-election of President Bola Tinubu, Senator Idiat Adebule for Lagos West senatorial district, Hon. Lukman Orelope representing Alimosho Constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly, and Hon. Kehinde Joseph representing Alimosho Constituency II, while also throwing its]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/alimosho-councillors-forum-endorses-re-election-of-tinubu-adebule-others-backs-hamzat-guber-bid/Thu, 21 May 2026 12:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/alimosho-councillors-forum-endorses-re-election-of-tinubu-adebule-others-backs-hamzat-guber-bid/ Violence erupted during the All-Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly primary election for Kosofe Constituency II in Lagos on Tuesday, leaving several persons injured, amid allegations of attempted assassination, voter intimidation and destruction of property.
Supporters of House of Assembly aspirant, Hon. Femi Saheed, alleged that armed hoodlums invaded the primary venue at Ikosi Senior High School and unleashed violence on party members and supporters gathered for the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-chaos-erupts-at-apc-assembly-primary-in-kosofe/Thu, 21 May 2026 10:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-chaos-erupts-at-apc-assembly-primary-in-kosofe/ Monye’s apology was conveyed in a statement he shared on X on Thursday.
The businessman resigned in November 2025, citing the movement’s poor coordination and underwhelming performance in the gubernatorial election in Anambra.
Monye further disclosed that he personally funded nationwide mobilisation efforts, i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obidient-movement-ex-official-apologises-to-peter-obi-members/Thu, 21 May 2026 10:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obidient-movement-ex-official-apologises-to-peter-obi-members/ Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Kogi Central Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 general elections following a widespread affirmation exercise held across the district’s 57 wards.
The exercise, which drew large crowds of party members and supporters, was conducted simultaneously in all wards within the senatorial district before the final collation of results at Kahal Cinema in Okene, where party leaders]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-natasha-secures-pdp-ticket-for-kogi-central/Thu, 21 May 2026 09:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-natasha-secures-pdp-ticket-for-kogi-central/ Elliot, who lost his bid to secure the APC ticket for re-election, said the exercise that produced Barakat Odunuga-Bakare as winner was marred by irregularities, including allegations of violence and disenfranc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/surulere-apc-primary-we-wont-accept-this-process-desmond-elliott-to-appeal-outcome/Thu, 21 May 2026 09:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/surulere-apc-primary-we-wont-accept-this-process-desmond-elliott-to-appeal-outcome/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/warri-delineation-itsekiri-leaders-fault-inecs-fresh-proposals/Thu, 21 May 2026 09:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/warri-delineation-itsekiri-leaders-fault-inecs-fresh-proposals/ Announcing his withdrawal on Wednesday, Fubara said his decision was not borne out of weakness or fear, noting that he withdraw for peace in the state.
Reacting, Olayinka shared a video showing Fubara mocking his estranged political benefactor, Wike.
In the old video, Fubara can be he]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/totally-completely-isolated-politically-wikes-aide-mocks-fubara/Thu, 21 May 2026 09:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/totally-completely-isolated-politically-wikes-aide-mocks-fubara/ Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, has cautioned that Nigeria’s democracy is being weakened by the growing tendency to resolve electoral contests in court rather than at the ballot box, insisting that elections should be decided by voters, not judges.
Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Federal Capital Territory branch 2026 annual law week, themed “Safeguarding Nigeria’s democratic process,” Adoke w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ballot-papers-not-courts-should-decide-elections-adoke/Thu, 21 May 2026 08:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ballot-papers-not-courts-should-decide-elections-adoke/ A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State,  Dr. George-Kelly, has withdrawn from the party’s primary election few hours to the exercise.
He cited the need for party unity and loyalty to the leadership of the APC
In a statement he personally signed on Wednesday night, the aspirant said his decision followed consultations with members of his political team and critical stakeholders after a stakeholders’ meeting con]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/george-kelly-withdraws-from-rivers-apc-primary-election-pledges-support-for-party-candidate/Thu, 21 May 2026 08:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/george-kelly-withdraws-from-rivers-apc-primary-election-pledges-support-for-party-candidate/ Former Political Adviser to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, Akin Osuntokun, has said that former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi would not rule Nigeria like a dictator if elected president.
Osuntokun made the remark on ARISE News while discussing Nigeria’s political structure and the concentration of power in the presidency, insisting that the country’s constitutional arrangement remains a bigger issue than the personality of whoever occupies the office]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/peter-obi-wont-rule-as-dictator-if-elected-osuntokun/Thu, 21 May 2026 07:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/peter-obi-wont-rule-as-dictator-if-elected-osuntokun/ Former member of the House of Representatives, Dakuku Peterside, has cautioned against the growing use of consensus politics in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries, warning that the practice often places political power in the hands of a small group of influential elites.
Peterside, who spoke on ARISE News while commenting on the ongoing primaries process, argued that consensus arrangements in Nigerian politics frequently undermine internal democracy and reduce the abi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-peterside-warns-against-consensus-politics/Thu, 21 May 2026 07:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-peterside-warns-against-consensus-politics/ As political alignments gather pace ahead of the next general election, Lamido described attempts to draft Jonathan back into partisan politics as misplaced, warning that such moves could diminish the former president’s standing as a respected elder statesman.
In a sta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-jonathan-should-avoid-2027-politics-lamido/Thu, 21 May 2026 07:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-jonathan-should-avoid-2027-politics-lamido/ The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has fixed June 5 for judgment in the suit seeking the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party and others over alleged constitutional breaches.
Justice Peter Lifu fixed the date after dismissing the applications for stay of proceedings and joinder filed by some politicians and parties seeking to be joined in the suit.The suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2637/2026,  was filed by the Incorporated Trustees o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/court-fixes-june-5-for-judgment-in-suit-seeking-deregistration-of-adc-ap-others/Thu, 21 May 2026 06:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/court-fixes-june-5-for-judgment-in-suit-seeking-deregistration-of-adc-ap-others/ Fubara , in a statement he signed and titled:  ‘My decision to withdraw from the Rivers State Gubernatorial Primaries, pledged to support whoever emerged as the candidate of the party.
He said: “After deep reflection and extensive consultations with my family, friends, and associates, I have taken the difficult but]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-gov-fubara-withdraws-from-apc-primaries/Thu, 21 May 2026 06:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-gov-fubara-withdraws-from-apc-primaries/ Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s much-anticipated return to presidential politics has run into a legal obstacle as a pending Federal High Court judgment on his constitutional eligibility now stands between him and a formal declaration of intent to contest the 2027 presidential election.
The former president and his allies, who have quietly been building the scaffolding of a comeback bid, are holding their breath as the court prepares to rule on one of the most con]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/jonathan-hinges-hope-on-pending-court-judgment/Thu, 21 May 2026 05:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/jonathan-hinges-hope-on-pending-court-judgment/  
Ninety aspirants are battling for the 32 seats in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections for the Oyo State House of Assembly for the 2027 general elections.
Chairman of the party’s gubernatorial and house of assembly primary elections committee in the state, Olawale Abdulsalam, disclosed this yesterday while addressing journalists at the APC state secretariat in Ibadan.
Abdulsalam, who spoke alongside the chairman of the election monitoring team, Ayo Af]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-90-apc-aspirants-battle-for-32-oyo-assembly-tickets/Thu, 21 May 2026 05:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-90-apc-aspirants-battle-for-32-oyo-assembly-tickets/ The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential  Screening Committee, yesterday, grilled former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, foremost banker, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.
The exercise chaired by former Cross River State governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, is part of the preparations for the opposition party’s presidential primary on May 25.
A statement issued by Atiku’s Senior Special Assistant on Public C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-adc-panel-grills-atiku-hayatu-deen-amaechi/Thu, 21 May 2026 05:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-adc-panel-grills-atiku-hayatu-deen-amaechi/ Two aspirants in the just concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primaries for the Otukpo/Ohimini Federal Constituency in Benue State, Mr. Lawrence Onoja and Mr. Andrew Abu, have rejected the outcome of the exercise, alleging widespread irregularities and warning that the party could suffer defeat in the 2027 general elections if the issues were not addressed.
The aggrieved aspirants described the primary election as fraudulent and accuse]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-apc-risks-defeat-in-benue-onoja-abu-warn-reject-reps-primary-results/Thu, 21 May 2026 05:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-apc-risks-defeat-in-benue-onoja-abu-warn-reject-reps-primary-results/ The Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN), Nasarawa State chapter, has warned the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against what it described as the marginalisation of Christians in the distribution of senatorial tickets in the state.
In a statement, yesterday, YOWICAN expressed displeasure over developments surrounding the APC primaries for the Nasarawa South, alleging that a Christian aspirant, who was leading in the contest was b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-cautioned-against-marginalising-christians-in-nasarawa/Thu, 21 May 2026 05:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-cautioned-against-marginalising-christians-in-nasarawa/ Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Dahiru Liman, his deputy, Magaji Henry Danjuma and the Majority Leader, Munira Suleiman Tanimu have emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates for their respective constituencies through consensus affirmation exercises held across Kaduna State yesterday.
Dahiru was unanimously affirmed for Makera State Constituency during the party’s primary exercise attended by party leaders, electoral officials and supp]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/state-assembly-kaduna-speaker-deputy-majority-leader-secure-apc-tickets/Thu, 21 May 2026 05:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/state-assembly-kaduna-speaker-deputy-majority-leader-secure-apc-tickets/ Convener of the BAT Ideological Group (BAT-IG), Bamidele Atoyebi, has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC) to build a stronger and more inclusive structure that prioritises committed party members and grassroots supporters.
In a statement titled, “BAT-Home-Cell: APC Needs be More Committed, Dedicated to Members,” Atoyebi said the ongoing APC primaries had demonstrated a shift from elite-driven candidate selection to a process that allows popular and capable ind]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bat-ig-urges-apc-to-strengthen-commitment-to-loyal-members/Thu, 21 May 2026 05:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bat-ig-urges-apc-to-strengthen-commitment-to-loyal-members/ Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has attributed the peaceful primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to the adherence to rules by the party’s faithful.
Speaking in his hometown, Sampou, in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area on Wednesday during the State House of Assembly primary election, Governor Diri lauded party members for their orderly conduct.
According to him, their cooperation has contributed to rancour-free prima]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-bayelsa-apc-primaries-are-peaceful-diri/Thu, 21 May 2026 04:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-bayelsa-apc-primaries-are-peaceful-diri/ The aggrieved aspirants described the primary election as fraudulent and accused]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-risks-defeat-in-benue-onoja-abu-warn-reject-reps-primary-results/Thu, 21 May 2026 04:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-risks-defeat-in-benue-onoja-abu-warn-reject-reps-primary-results/ Dr. Ujam, who spoke with journalists at the APC secretariat in Asaba, said the committee was already reviewing petitions submitted by aggrieved party members and stakeholders over t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-nass-appeal-committee-receives-five-petition-in-delta/Thu, 21 May 2026 04:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-nass-appeal-committee-receives-five-petition-in-delta/ The confirmation followed the party’s senatorial primary election where stakeholders and delegates unanimously adopted Omeri as the sole candidate of the party for the contest.
Confirming the outcome of the exercise on Wednesday, the Returni]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-noa-dg-omeri-clinches-pdp-nasarawa-south-senatorial-ticket/Thu, 21 May 2026 04:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-noa-dg-omeri-clinches-pdp-nasarawa-south-senatorial-ticket/ This was several hours after Dajoh withdrew from the APC primary election for Gboko West State Constituency, citing alleged irregularities and lack of transparency in the process.
Dajoh alleged that in some areas, result sheets were already filled before voting, while election materials reportedly failed to arri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/former-benue-speaker-dajoh-dumps-apc-for-pdp-shuns-apc-primary-over-alleged-irregularities/Thu, 21 May 2026 04:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/former-benue-speaker-dajoh-dumps-apc-for-pdp-shuns-apc-primary-over-alleged-irregularities/ One of the aspirants for Zamfara North Senatorial District, Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, in a statement yesterday, accused the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, of shrinking the chances of the APC of winning the general elections in Zamfara State.
Shinkafi claimed that Matawalle arrived the state with a priva]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anger-over-zamfara-apc-primaries/Thu, 21 May 2026 04:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anger-over-zamfara-apc-primaries/ In a personally signed statement, Senator Joel-Onowakpo appealed directly to his main challengers—Hon. Michael Diden (popularly known as Ejele), Chief Itiako Ikpokpo (Malik), and Barriste]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/no-victor-no-vanquished-says-sen-joel-onowakpo-extends-olive-branch-to-ejele-others-to-join-forces-for-apcs-2027-victory/Thu, 21 May 2026 04:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/no-victor-no-vanquished-says-sen-joel-onowakpo-extends-olive-branch-to-ejele-others-to-join-forces-for-apcs-2027-victory/ Leading aspirant of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), for Nnewi North, Nnewi South and Ekwusigo Federal Constituency, Comrade Caleb Okeke-Enyobi, has stated that style of politics of former LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi, influenced him to join politics.
He stated this yesterday in Nnewi during a ceremony organized to officially open NDC office he procured for Umudim Ward II, in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
According to him, “I]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/peter-obis-style-influenced-me-to-join-politics-ndc-aspirant-okeke-enyobi/Thu, 21 May 2026 04:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/peter-obis-style-influenced-me-to-join-politics-ndc-aspirant-okeke-enyobi/ In the aftermath of the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primaries conducted on the 16th May, the losers in the exercise, particularly serving members of the House who failed to secure their return tickets, are counting their losses in the cold. However, the worst hit are lawmakers who were elected on the platforms of the Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), defected to the ruling party in the hope of guaranteeing their return]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/shamed-lp-pdp-decampees-left-stranded-after-apc-reps-primaries/Thu, 21 May 2026 03:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/shamed-lp-pdp-decampees-left-stranded-after-apc-reps-primaries/ The Kaduna State chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) on Wednesday launched an aggressive political mobilisation drive ahead of the 2027 elections, declaring that Nigerians are “tired of APC and their unlimited troubles.”
Speaking at the party’s first expanded Joint Executive Committee meeting in Kaduna, State Chairman Mordecai Sunday Ibrahim said the APC had plunged the country into hardship since assuming power in 2015.
“We all know t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-targets-15m-members-in-kaduna-welcomes-defectors-in-enugu/Thu, 21 May 2026 03:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-targets-15m-members-in-kaduna-welcomes-defectors-in-enugu/ National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, on Wednesday praised the party’s recently concluded primaries as the “most competitive ever in the history of Nigeria”, while thanking President Bola Tinubu for his moral and logistical support during a visit to the State House in Lagos.
Speaking after the meeting, the chairman said the scale of participation demonstrated the party’s deep penetration across the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-chair-yilwatda-hails-primaries-praises-tinubus-backing/Wed, 20 May 2026 23:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-chair-yilwatda-hails-primaries-praises-tinubus-backing/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State has solidified its line-up for the 2027 State House of Assembly elections, with several high-profile incumbents and party stalwarts securing their tickets through unanimous affirmation.
Leading the pack is the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, who successfully clinched the APC ticket to represent the Warri South-West Constituency once again.
Guwor, who doubles as the Chairman of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/delta-2027-apc-solidifies-front-as-guwor-uduaghan-augoye-others-sweep-primaries/Wed, 20 May 2026 23:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/delta-2027-apc-solidifies-front-as-guwor-uduaghan-augoye-others-sweep-primaries/ Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has announced his withdrawal from seeking re-election ahead of Thursday’s All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election.
Fubara announced his withdrawal in a statement issued on Wednesday night, saying he took the decision after extensive consultations.
The governor emphasised that he took the decision wholeheartedly and with a firm commitment to support any candidate collectively chosen by the party.
He]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fubara-cole-drop-out-of-rivers-race-for-governor/Wed, 20 May 2026 22:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fubara-cole-drop-out-of-rivers-race-for-governor/ Human rights activist and Niger Delta advocate, Ann Kio Briggs, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of creating political confusion in Rivers State amid growing uncertainty surrounding the party’s primaries and the future political direction of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Speaking during an appearance on Politics Today, Briggs said the confusion currently dominating political discussions in the state was not caused by Rivers’ people but by the actions and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-creating-confusion-in-rivers-says-ann-kio-briggs/Wed, 20 May 2026 22:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-creating-confusion-in-rivers-says-ann-kio-briggs/ Human rights activist and Niger Delta advocate, Ann Kio Briggs, has warned that the lingering crisis within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State could ultimately damage the political interests of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of future elections.
Briggs made the remarks while speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today, where she criticised the growing influence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in the political affairs of River]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-apc-crisis-could-backfire-on-tinubu-says-ann-kio-briggs/Wed, 20 May 2026 21:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-apc-crisis-could-backfire-on-tinubu-says-ann-kio-briggs/ The Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Alfred Emberga, has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Makurdi North State Constituency.
Emberga emerged victorious after securing the highest votes in the primary election conducted in the five council wards of Makurdi North State Constituency: North Bank 1, North Bank 2, Clerk Market Ward, Again Ward and Mballagh Ward.
The Returning Officer, Desmond Atoh, announced that Emberga polled]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/benue-alfred-emberga-wins-apc-ticket-in-makurdi-north/Wed, 20 May 2026 20:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/benue-alfred-emberga-wins-apc-ticket-in-makurdi-north/ A total of 90 aspirants are battling for the 32 seats in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections for the Oyo State House of Assembly ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The chairman of the party’s governorship and House of Assembly primary elections committee in the state, Olawale Abdulsalam, disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing journalists at the APC State Secretariat in Ibadan.
Abdulsalam, who spoke alongside the chairman of the election monitoring]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/90-apc-aspirants-battle-for-32-oyo-assembly-tickets/Wed, 20 May 2026 20:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/90-apc-aspirants-battle-for-32-oyo-assembly-tickets/ The Chairman of the Governorship/House of Assembly Primary Election Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Olawale Abdusalam, on Wednesday dismissed reports that some governorship aspirants had been disqualified ahead of the party’s governorship primary scheduled for Thursday, May 21, 2026.
Abdusalam, who addressed journalists at the APC state secretariat in Oke-Ado, Ibadan, said no aspirant seeking the party’s governorship ticket had been screened out, con]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/no-oyo-apc-guber-aspirant-disqualified-apc-panel/Wed, 20 May 2026 20:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/no-oyo-apc-guber-aspirant-disqualified-apc-panel/ _____________________________________________________________________
From Noah Ebije, Kaduna
The Kaduna State chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) on Wednesday launched an aggressive political mobilisation drive ahead of the 2027 elections, declaring that Nigerians are “tired of APC and their unlimited troubles.”
Speaking at the party’s first expanded Joint Executive Committee meeting in Kaduna, State Chairman Mordecai Sunda]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-targets-15-million-members-in-kaduna-says-apc-has-taken-nigeria-50-years-backwards/Wed, 20 May 2026 20:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-targets-15-million-members-in-kaduna-says-apc-has-taken-nigeria-50-years-backwards/ The Director-General of Media and Publicity to the Kano State Government, Sanusi Bature, has alleged that former presidential candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso is politically aligned with President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Bature made the claim during an interview on ARISE News, while speaking on ongoing political realignments within the opposition camp, insisting that the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) is no longer strong enough to stand alone in the ne]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kwankwaso-working-for-tinubu-ahead-of-2027-bature/Wed, 20 May 2026 19:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kwankwaso-working-for-tinubu-ahead-of-2027-bature/ Former naval officer and a governorship contender in Plateau State under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Commander Yilchini Jan Bida, has disclosed that he would only consider stepping down from the gubernatorial race if his ambition becomes a threat to the lives of innocent citizens.
He said his ambition is not worth the loss of lives of Plateau people or any insecurity across the state, and called on his supporters to be peaceful in the pursuit of the LIGHT]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/my-ambition-not-worth-loss-of-lives-nor-triggers-insecurity-yilchini/Wed, 20 May 2026 19:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/my-ambition-not-worth-loss-of-lives-nor-triggers-insecurity-yilchini/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-gabam-led-sdp-picks-akeem-atanda-as-presidential-candidate/Wed, 20 May 2026 19:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-gabam-led-sdp-picks-akeem-atanda-as-presidential-candidate/ Former Benue State House of Assembly Speaker Hyacinth Dajoh has left his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
This came several hours after Dajoh withdrew from the APC primary election for Gboko West State Constituency, citing alleged irregularities and a lack of transparency in the process.
Dajoh alleged that in some areas, result sheets were already filled before votin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/former-benue-speaker-hyacinth-dajoh-dumps-apc-for-pdp/Wed, 20 May 2026 19:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/former-benue-speaker-hyacinth-dajoh-dumps-apc-for-pdp/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared former Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, winner of the party’s Nasarawa West Senatorial District primary election conducted on May 18.
Announcing the result on Wednesday in Keffi, the Returning Officer of the APC National Assembly Primary Election Committee for Nasarawa State, Musa Shuaibu Guri, said the exercise was peacefully condu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-nphcda-boss-faisal-shuaib-wins-apc-nasarawa-west-senate-primaries/Wed, 20 May 2026 18:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-nphcda-boss-faisal-shuaib-wins-apc-nasarawa-west-senate-primaries/ The Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN) in Billiri Local Government Area of Gombe State has faulted the conduct of the recent All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election, describing it as flawed, divisive, and lacking credibility.
In a statement issued on May 16, 2026, and signed by Coordinator Bro. S.B. Garba and Secretary Bro. P.N. Sarki, the group alleged that the exercise was characterised by irregularities, including the exclusion of some eligi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/gombe-christian-youths-raise-alarm-over-apc-primary-conduct/Wed, 20 May 2026 18:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/gombe-christian-youths-raise-alarm-over-apc-primary-conduct/ Ahead of the forthcoming Labour Party primary elections across the nation, the Senator Nenadi Usman-led screening committee has kicked off the process of selecting qualified candidates vying for various positions, with the screening of four gubernatorial aspirants on the first day.
The committee, earlier, during its inauguration, vowed to ensure that only qualified candidates are selected for the positions, in line with the equity and justice the party represents.
Prince Ch]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lp-primaries-screening-committee-drills-gubernatorial-aspirants/Wed, 20 May 2026 18:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lp-primaries-screening-committee-drills-gubernatorial-aspirants/ The crisis rocking the senatorial and House of Representatives primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has deepened across the North-West, with aggrieved aspirants and party stakeholders accusing governors and influential party leaders of hijacking the process to impose preferred candidates.
The allegations, which have continued to generate tension within the party, are strongest in key North-West states, including Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Kebbi, Sokot]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/north-west-apc-engulfed-in-crisis-no-primaries-in-kaduna-laah/Wed, 20 May 2026 18:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/north-west-apc-engulfed-in-crisis-no-primaries-in-kaduna-laah/ Senator Shehu Buba has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship race in Bauchi State ahead of tomorrow’s primary election, citing alleged breaches by the party.
The major APC contenders are former Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar, a former Chief Upstream Investment Officer of NNPCL Upstream Investment Services, Bala Wunti, and former Bauchi State Governor Muhammad Abubakar.
Buba made the announcement to withdraw from the contest a day]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bauchi-2027-shehu-buba-withdraws-from-apc-governorship-race/Wed, 20 May 2026 17:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bauchi-2027-shehu-buba-withdraws-from-apc-governorship-race/ African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential hopeful, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, on Wednesday, appeared before the party’s presidential screening committee.
The screening exercise, which was chaired by former Cross River State governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, is part of the preparations for the opposition party presidential primary, scheduled for next week.
Hayatu-Deen, while speaking with journalists after the exercise, expr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-hayatu-deen-appears-before-adc-screening-panel/Wed, 20 May 2026 17:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-hayatu-deen-appears-before-adc-screening-panel/ The African Democratic Congress (ADC) is set to screen aspirants for its presidential primary, scheduled for next week.
The ADC, in a statement by its spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, indicated that the panel for the screening, which is scheduled for today, will be chaired by former Cross River State governor, Liyel Imoke.
Former member of the House of Representatives, Cyril Maduabum is expected to serve as secretary of the committ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-adc-screens-presidential-aspirants-today/Wed, 20 May 2026 17:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-adc-screens-presidential-aspirants-today/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-desmond-elliot-announces-withdrawal-from-lagos-house-of-assembly-primaries/Wed, 20 May 2026 16:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-desmond-elliot-announces-withdrawal-from-lagos-house-of-assembly-primaries/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-my-supporters-were-denied-access-desmond-elliot-cries-out/Wed, 20 May 2026 16:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-my-supporters-were-denied-access-desmond-elliot-cries-out/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/insecurity-nigerians-have-constitutional-right-to-self-defence-presidency/Wed, 20 May 2026 13:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/insecurity-nigerians-have-constitutional-right-to-self-defence-presidency/ The stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi East have formally rejected the outcome of the Kogi East senate party’s primary election conducted on May 18, 2026, dismissing the entire exercise as a sham.
In a statement released on Tuesday, signed by representatives of the group, including Ibrahim Mohammed, the stakeholders asserted that no valid primary election took place within the Kogi East senatorial district. The group condemned the exercise as a bla]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-kogi-east-apc-stakeholders-reject-primary-election-petition-tinubu-over-alleged-electoral-fraud/Wed, 20 May 2026 13:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-kogi-east-apc-stakeholders-reject-primary-election-petition-tinubu-over-alleged-electoral-fraud/ Israel Sunny Goli, who had also served Brass Constituency 1 in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly between 2015 and 2019, polled over 76,725 votes from Brass, Nembe, and Ogbia Local Govern]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-reps-member-sunny-goli-defeats-incumbent-senator-agadaga/Wed, 20 May 2026 12:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-reps-member-sunny-goli-defeats-incumbent-senator-agadaga/ A screening list released by the party showed that more than 60 aspirants were not cleared across various constituencies in Rivers State, marking a sweeping setback for Fubara’s political camp within the party structure.
Many of those affected are widely believed to be loyal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-primaries-over-60-fubara-allies-disqualified-by-apc/Wed, 20 May 2026 10:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-primaries-over-60-fubara-allies-disqualified-by-apc/ Senator Ned Nwoko, who represents Delta North Senatorial District, has called on President Bola Tinubu to step into the growing controversy surrounding the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primaries in Delta State, alleging that the process was manipulated to favour preferred candidates.
Speaking during an interview with ARISE NEWS on Tuesday, Nwoke insisted he remained loyal to the APC and would not work against the party, expressing confidence that President Tinubu w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/president-tinubu-must-intervene-in-delta-apc-dispute-ned-nwoko/Wed, 20 May 2026 08:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/president-tinubu-must-intervene-in-delta-apc-dispute-ned-nwoko/ A two-time former Commissioner in Abia State, James Okpara, has declared his intention to contest for the governorship of the state on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2027, promising to abolish the security vote syndrome fraud if elected.
Okpara, who was a Commissioner in the administration of Chief Theodore A. Orji and in the government of Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, said, while declaring to contest the PDP ticket in Umuahia, described the set aside of &l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abia-guber-ex-commissioner-opara-unveils-agenda-promises-to-abolish-security-vote/Wed, 20 May 2026 08:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abia-guber-ex-commissioner-opara-unveils-agenda-promises-to-abolish-security-vote/ Despite the intense controversy shadowing the just-concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primaries in Edo State, the incumbent lawmaker representing Edo South, Senator Neda Imasuen, has shut the door on any potential defection from the party.
Appearing on ARISE NEWS, the lawmaker made it clear that while he vehemently rejects the currently circulating, unofficial primary results, his commitment to the APC remains a matter of personal conviction rather than politic]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/imasuen-rules-out-defection-amid-edo-apc-primaries-tensions/Wed, 20 May 2026 08:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/imasuen-rules-out-defection-amid-edo-apc-primaries-tensions/ Speaking during an interview, Nwoko expressed dissatisfaction with the conduct of the Delta APC primaries, claiming the exercise lacked fairness and transparency.
He said:
“The process was manipulated from day one. The State Government. It’s something that they conspired to produce results]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/delta-apc-primaries-manipulated-by-state-government-ned-nwoko/Wed, 20 May 2026 07:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/delta-apc-primaries-manipulated-by-state-government-ned-nwoko/ Speaking on Politics Today, Momodu argued that opposition figures must prioritise strategy and consensus over regional considerations if they hope to unseat the incumbent president.
He maintained that there is no constitutional provision supporting zoning and cautioned that]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-zoning-battle-could-hand-tinubu-easy-victory-dele-momodu/Wed, 20 May 2026 07:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-zoning-battle-could-hand-tinubu-easy-victory-dele-momodu/  
From Fred Itua, Abuja
A full-blown internal crisis has erupted within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in several states following the conduct of senatorial primaries as the Presidential Villa and the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party find themselves on a collision course with state governors who defied carefully signalled preferences from the presidency.
The crisis, which had been brewing beneath the surface of the party’s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-senatorial-primaries-supremacy-battle-shifts-to-abuja/Wed, 20 May 2026 05:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-senatorial-primaries-supremacy-battle-shifts-to-abuja/ Senator representing Abia North, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has thanked President Bola Tinubu, the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), party stakeholders and the people of Abia North, following his victory in the APC senatorial primary election.
Kalu, who secured the APC ticket for the 2027 National Assembly election after defeating his challenger, Philip Nto, by a margin of over 60,000 votes, described the outcome of the exercise as a humbling reaffirmation of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-kalu-thanks-tinubu-apc-constituents-after-landslide-victory-lists-achievements/Wed, 20 May 2026 05:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-kalu-thanks-tinubu-apc-constituents-after-landslide-victory-lists-achievements/ Former Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, has said former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has been cleared to contest the 2027 general election as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Aliyu, member of the Tanimu Turaki-led PDP’s Interim National Working Committee (INWC) Presidential and Gubernatorial Screening Committee, disclosed this, yesterday, in Abuja, after the exercise.
This is as the Chairman of the panel and former vice pres]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-jonathan-cleared-to-contest-as-pdp-presidential-candidate-aliyu/Wed, 20 May 2026 05:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-jonathan-cleared-to-contest-as-pdp-presidential-candidate-aliyu/ Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has declared that the success of the Bayelsa West senatorial district election had validated the electoral capacity of the All Progressive Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Lokpobiri, who expressed happiness over the outcome, also commended the APC members in Ekeremor for the peaceful and orderly conduct during the party’s senatorial primary election for the Bayelsa W]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bayelsa-west-primary-election-validates-apcs-electoral-capacity-lokpobiri/Wed, 20 May 2026 04:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bayelsa-west-primary-election-validates-apcs-electoral-capacity-lokpobiri/ Vice Chancellor of  Arthur Jarvis University, Cross River State, Joe Edet, has formally declared his intention to contest the Cross River South seat on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Edet made the declaration  in a statement addressed to the ADC leadership, stakeholders and the public, framing his return as a mission driven by experience, resilience and a renewed strategy to deliver for the district.
“This declaration is made]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/varsity-vc-declares-bid-for-criver-south-senate-seat/Wed, 20 May 2026 04:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/varsity-vc-declares-bid-for-criver-south-senate-seat/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-apc-primaries-group-elliot-bicker-over-planned-violence-in-surulere/Wed, 20 May 2026 04:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-apc-primaries-group-elliot-bicker-over-planned-violence-in-surulere/ Two aspirants in the All Progressives Congress, Senator Eteng Jonas Williams and Mary Ekpere have rejected the APC primary for Cross River Central, alleging the exercise was rigged to install a preferred candidate and disenfranchise thousands of party members across the 66 wards of the senatorial district.
The duo addressed supporters in Ikom and demanded the immediate cancellation of what they called “flawed and illegitimate” primary held earlier that d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/williams-ekpere-reject-results-of-criver-central-primaries/Wed, 20 May 2026 04:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/williams-ekpere-reject-results-of-criver-central-primaries/ Delta North stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have firmly rejected what they described as a “self-imposed and propagandist declaration of victory” by former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, insisting that Senator Ned Nwoko won the senatorial primaries by a wide margin going by results from the field.
In a statement yesterday in Abuja, the stakeholders accused Okowa of attempting to subvert established party procedures by prematurely claiming victory,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/delta-north-apc-stakeholders-reject-okowas-victory/Wed, 20 May 2026 04:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/delta-north-apc-stakeholders-reject-okowas-victory/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-jonathan-gets-pdp-waiver-emerges-turaki-camp-sole-presidential-candidate/Wed, 20 May 2026 04:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-jonathan-gets-pdp-waiver-emerges-turaki-camp-sole-presidential-candidate/ The party’s National Secretary, Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu, made the disclosure in a statement, yesterday.
“The 17-member committee is scheduled to be inaugurated by 4pm on Tuesday, May 19, 2026,” the statement added.
Egwu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-ebonyi-gov-egwu-heads-ndc-presidential-screening-panel/Wed, 20 May 2026 04:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-ebonyi-gov-egwu-heads-ndc-presidential-screening-panel/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kwara-gov-poll-abdulrazaq-names-preferred-successor/Wed, 20 May 2026 03:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kwara-gov-poll-abdulrazaq-names-preferred-successor/ The Edo State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kassim Afegbua, yesterday disclosed that the state government plans to impose the same level of sanctions on internet fraudsters, popularly known as “Yahoo boys,” as it does on kidnappers and cultists.
He stressed that the government was determined to clamp down on all forms of criminal activities threatening the peace and reputation of the state.
Afegbua disclosed this while speaking with journalist]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/edoll-hunt-yahoo-boys-with-same-force-used-against-cultists-afegbua/Wed, 20 May 2026 03:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/edoll-hunt-yahoo-boys-with-same-force-used-against-cultists-afegbua/ Ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary tomorrow, the battle for the 2027 governorship ticket has thrown Kwara State into the national spotlight after it emerged with the highest number of governorship aspirants, a development political observers say reflects growing power calculations, regional anxieties and widening discontent within the state’s political structure.
From the d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anxiety-in-kwara-apc-as-16-aspirants-obtain-nomination-forms-for-governorship-seat/Wed, 20 May 2026 03:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anxiety-in-kwara-apc-as-16-aspirants-obtain-nomination-forms-for-governorship-seat/ Fresh facts have emerged over the conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary election for Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency, with allegations that the exercise was manipulated by officials assigned to conduct and collate results of the primary election, raising fresh concerns over the credibility of the outcome.
According to video evidence and ward-level voting records, the returning officer of the Bomadi/Patani federal constituency, allegedly]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fresh-controversy-trails-apc-bomadipatani-reps-primary/Wed, 20 May 2026 03:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fresh-controversy-trails-apc-bomadipatani-reps-primary/ Former Cross River State Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Oden Ewa, has emerged victorious in the All Progressives Congress (APC) Cross River Central senatorial primary election.
He scored 32, 426 votes while his closest rival, Mary Ekpere, scored 991, with incumbent senator representing the district, Eteng Jones William polling 726 votes.
The result was declared by the Returning Officer, Eyo NSA Ekpo, after the collation exercise at th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ewa-clinches-criver-central-ticket-with-32-426-votes/Wed, 20 May 2026 03:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ewa-clinches-criver-central-ticket-with-32-426-votes/ The development has been received with excitement and optimism by supporters, party faithful, youths, women and residents across the constituency who believe in his vision for purposeful leadership and quality representation.
Onwubiko is widely known for his dedication to community development, e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/onwubiko-picks-ndc-form-for-lagos-assembly/Wed, 20 May 2026 03:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/onwubiko-picks-ndc-form-for-lagos-assembly/ According to a statement by the party’s National Secretary, Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu, yesterday, the committee is scheduled to be inaugurated at 4pm same day.
According to the statement, former Governor of Ebonyi State, Senator Sam Egwu, will serve as chairman of the comm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-constitutes-17-man-screening-committee-for-presidential-governorship-nass-aspirants/Wed, 20 May 2026 03:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-constitutes-17-man-screening-committee-for-presidential-governorship-nass-aspirants/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-and-birth-of-formidable-opposition-party/Wed, 20 May 2026 03:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-and-birth-of-formidable-opposition-party/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/how-sen-kalu-others-clinched-apc-tickets-in-abia/Wed, 20 May 2026 01:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/how-sen-kalu-others-clinched-apc-tickets-in-abia/ Concerned members and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress in Nasarawa State have raised alarm over alleged irregularities that characterised the recent senatorial and House of Representatives primary elections conducted by the party across parts of the state.
The group, led by Hon. Abdullahi Yammani in a press briefing on Tuesday accused party officials of poor coordination, lack of transparency and actions capable of undermining the unity of the party ahead of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/aggrieved-apc-members-warn-of-2027-fallout-over-alleged-irregularities-in-nasarawa/Wed, 20 May 2026 01:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/aggrieved-apc-members-warn-of-2027-fallout-over-alleged-irregularities-in-nasarawa/ Okpoko, a densely populated community in Ogbaru Federal Constituency in Anambra State is currently boiling in outrage from supporters of Zeribe Ezeanuna following the omission of his name among those cleared for Federal House of Representatives election under All Progress Grand Alliance (APGA)
Ezeanuna as an aspirant for the Federal House in Ogbaru Federal Constituency, it was learnt was in Abuja for screening alongside two other aspirants but only his name was found]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apga-primaries-outrage-in-anambra-over-omission-of-ezenunas-name/Wed, 20 May 2026 01:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apga-primaries-outrage-in-anambra-over-omission-of-ezenunas-name/ In a major move aimed at deepening justice, equity, fairness, and political inclusion within the Bayelsa East Senatorial District, leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Ogbia, Nembe, and Brass Local Government Areas have unanimously resolved to zone the party’s 2027 Senatorial ticket to Brass Constituency II and the 2031 ticket to Nembe Constituency II for a single four-year term, respectively.
The landmark resolution was reached d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-zones-bayelsa-east-senatorial-ticket-to-brass-ii/Wed, 20 May 2026 01:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-zones-bayelsa-east-senatorial-ticket-to-brass-ii/ Joel-Onowakpo was declared winner of the senatorial primary election for the 2027 general elections by chairman of the APC Senatorial Primary Election Committee and Returning Officer.
Announcing the results at the APC collation centre in Oleh on Monday night, the chairm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/joel-onowakpo-clinches-delta-south-apc-ticket/Wed, 20 May 2026 01:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/joel-onowakpo-clinches-delta-south-apc-ticket/ Media Entrepreneur and former Majority leader of Imo state House of Assembly, Uche Ogbuagu has emerged as the flag bearer of the party for the Mbaitoli/ Ikeduru federal constituency of Imo state for the 2027 National Assembly polls .
Ogbuagu in 2023 had contested the Mbaitoli/ Ikeduru federal constituency seat under the Labour party but lost to the incumbent Hon Akarachi Amadi of the All Progressives Congress.
Others who emerged from the House of Representatives pri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/uche-ogbuagu-9-others-get-pdp-reps-tickets-in-imo-state/Wed, 20 May 2026 01:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/uche-ogbuagu-9-others-get-pdp-reps-tickets-in-imo-state/ Obi arrived at the party’s national secretariat shortly after the chairman of the screening committee, Sam Egwu, and other members of the panel took their seats for the exercise.
Speaking with journalists after the screening, which lasted more than two hours, Obi dismissed claims that he had already emerged as the party’s consensu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-screens-peter-obi-for-2027-presidential-race/Wed, 20 May 2026 00:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-screens-peter-obi-for-2027-presidential-race/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-ndc-screens-peter-obi-for-presidential-primaries/Wed, 20 May 2026 00:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-ndc-screens-peter-obi-for-presidential-primaries/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/peter-obi-arrives-ndc-headquarters-for-presidential-screening/Tue, 19 May 2026 23:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/peter-obi-arrives-ndc-headquarters-for-presidential-screening/ Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Gombe State, citing alleged violations of the Electoral Act 2026 and irregularities in the party’s electoral process.
Pantami announced his withdrawal in a statement issued on Tuesday by Barrister Ibrahim M. Attahir on behalf of the Pantamiyya Movement.
According to the statement, Pantami pull]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pantami-exits-gombe-governorship-primary-accuses-apc-of-electoral-breaches/Tue, 19 May 2026 22:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pantami-exits-gombe-governorship-primary-accuses-apc-of-electoral-breaches/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially declared Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, retired Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Mohammed Ahmed, and Jerry Joseph Damara as its senatorial candidates for the 2027 general elections in Gombe State.
The declaration followed the party’s senatorial primary elections conducted across the state on Monday, 18 May 2026.
Chairman of the APC Gombe State Primary Election Committee, Mallam Labiru Musa Kafur, announ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-picks-yahaya-ahmed-damara-for-gombe-senatorial-seats/Tue, 19 May 2026 22:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-picks-yahaya-ahmed-damara-for-gombe-senatorial-seats/ The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Assembly Primaries Appeal Committee for Delta State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ujam, on Tuesday said the committee had so far received five petitions arising from the party’s recently concluded National Assembly primaries in the state.
Dr Ujam, who spoke with journalists at the APC secretariat in Asaba, said the committee was already reviewing petitions submitted by aggrieved party members and stakeholders ov]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-nass-appeal-committee-receives-five-petitions-in-delta/Tue, 19 May 2026 22:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-nass-appeal-committee-receives-five-petitions-in-delta/ Former governor of Kogi State Alhaji Yahaya Bello won in a landslide in his Central Senatorial District seat, while Senator Sunday Karimi of Kogi West was also returned, with a new entrant, Joseph Erico, winning the Eastern Senatorial District primary.
Controversy and protests, however, marred the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primaries as the incumbent senator, Isa Jibril Echocho, alleged widespread irregularities]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bello-karimi-erico-win-kogi-apc-primaries/Tue, 19 May 2026 22:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bello-karimi-erico-win-kogi-apc-primaries/ The deputy governorship candidate of the Accord Party (AP) for the 20 June 2026 governorship election in Ekiti State, Akoni Bayode Omoyeni, has withdrawn from the race and formally collapsed the party’s structure into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declaring support for the PDP governorship candidate, Dr Wole Oluyede.
Omoyeni officially announced his resignation from the Accord Party on Monday in Ikere-Ekiti, where he, AP executives and his supporters]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/accords-omoyeni-defects-to-pdp-ahead-of-ekiti-poll/Tue, 19 May 2026 21:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/accords-omoyeni-defects-to-pdp-ahead-of-ekiti-poll/ Former Minister of Transport Sa’idu Ahmed Alkali intensified his governorship campaign in Gombe State on Tuesday, rallying support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and urging members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to vote for him in the party’s forthcoming governorship primary election.
Alkali made the appeal shortly after touring parts of the Gombe metropolis, where he met residents, party loyalists and community stakeholders to solicit support]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/gombe-2027-alkali-rallies-support-for-tinubu-intensifies-campaign/Tue, 19 May 2026 20:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/gombe-2027-alkali-rallies-support-for-tinubu-intensifies-campaign/ Amid snags, Nigeria still great country — TinubuFrom Okwe Obi, Abuja
Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retd), has expressed worry over the state of the nation, particularly how political leaders proffer difficult solutions to simple problems.
This is even as President Bola Tinubu stressed that despite the country’s political and cultural differences, his administration would continue to address the problems and un]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/gowon-expresses-worry-for-nigeria/Tue, 19 May 2026 20:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/gowon-expresses-worry-for-nigeria/ The media team of Senator Ned Nwoko has reacted sharply to reports of his defeat in the All Progressives Congress senatorial primaries in Delta State, cautioning those celebrating the victory of rival candidates to exercise restraint and warning that premature announcements could run foul of the law.
Chief Tonnie Oganah, media director of the Anioma state creation project championed by Senator Nwoko, said the official and authentic results of the exercise conducted on Mond]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/team-ned-nwoko-dismisses-primaries-result-warns-against-premature-celebration/Tue, 19 May 2026 19:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/team-ned-nwoko-dismisses-primaries-result-warns-against-premature-celebration/ A governorship aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Olanrewaju Olalekan Jim-Kamal, has unveiled a five-point agenda aimed at transforming Lagos through free education, healthcare reforms, youth empowerment, infrastructure development and mechanised agriculture ahead of the 2027 governorship election.
Jim-Kamal, who recently unveiled Mrs Abiola Okoya as his deputy governorship aspirant after a stakeholders’ meeting with campaign coordinators]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-guber-aspirant-jim-kamal-unveils-agenda-for-lagos/Tue, 19 May 2026 19:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-guber-aspirant-jim-kamal-unveils-agenda-for-lagos/ Speaking on behalf of the executive committee in Owerri on Tuesday, the party’s National Vice-Chairman for the Southeast, Dr Ijeomah Arodiogbu, said the cooperation among stakeholders ensured a hitch-free exercise across the five states in the z]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-southeast-commends-stakeholders-over-conduct-of-nass-primaries/Tue, 19 May 2026 19:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-southeast-commends-stakeholders-over-conduct-of-nass-primaries/ In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said he was particularly heartbroken by the news of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-governing-by-obituary-statements-atiku/Tue, 19 May 2026 19:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-governing-by-obituary-statements-atiku/ A United Nations Africa Peace Ambassador, Dr John Metchie, has commended retired Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Mohammed Ahmadu as he emerged as the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Gombe Central ahead of the 2027 general elections.
In a congratulatory message shortly after the APC primaries, Dr Metchie described Ahmadu’s victory as “a triumph of character, competence, loyalty and service-driven statesmanship”.
He lauded the re]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/metchie-hails-ahmadus-apc-gombe-central-senatorial-candidacy/Tue, 19 May 2026 19:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/metchie-hails-ahmadus-apc-gombe-central-senatorial-candidacy/ Senator Ede Dafinone has strongly dismissed allegations that his emergence as the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Delta Central was predetermined, declaring that his victory was earned through grassroots sweat, not political godfatherism.
Speaking on ARISE NEWS on Tuesday, the lawmaker maintained that the party’s primary was entirely transparent, credible, and a true reflection of what the delegates wanted.
He argued that critics labeling his victo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ede-dafinone-rejects-claims-of-imposed-apc-senate-ticket/Tue, 19 May 2026 18:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ede-dafinone-rejects-claims-of-imposed-apc-senate-ticket/ A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State and business mogul, Chief Julius Ama Oji, has resigned his membership of the party.
According to the community leader, who hails from Nguzu Edda community in Edda Local Government Area of the state, the lingering internal crisis within the opposition party was hindering his active participation and commitment.
In his resignation letter dated 1 May 2026 and signed by the Nguzu Ward Chairman of the PDP,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-chieftain-resigns-in-ebonyi/Tue, 19 May 2026 18:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-chieftain-resigns-in-ebonyi/ The Minister of Works, David Umahi, met on Tuesday with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, over plans to present before the National Working Committee the giant strides of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s infrastructure achievements under the Renewed Hope Agenda.
The meeting focused on fixing a date for the minister to formally brief the party leadership on the administration’s giant strides in road and bridge co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/umahi-meets-apc-national-chairman-yilwatda/Tue, 19 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/umahi-meets-apc-national-chairman-yilwatda/ Former Niger State Governor Babangida Aliyu has said that former President Goodluck Jonathan has been given a waiver to contest the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary for the 2027 general elections.
Aliyu, who is a member of the Tanimu Turaki-led PDP NWC Presidential and Gubernatorial Screening Committee, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja after the screening exercise.The post Jonathan given waiver to contest PDP primary, Aliyu says appeared first on T]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/jonathan-given-waiver-to-contest-pdp-primary-aliyu-says/Tue, 19 May 2026 17:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/jonathan-given-waiver-to-contest-pdp-primary-aliyu-says/ There was jubilation among members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State as the party announced Ibrahim Kayode as the winner of the Osogbo Federal Constituency primary.
The announcement, made four days after the House of Representatives primary election, had been delayed following an alleged interest by a senior member of the party in another candidate.
The APC also announced Kunle Adegoke as the winner of the Osun Central Senatorial District primary elec]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/osun-apc-names-kayode-winner-of-osogbo-primary/Tue, 19 May 2026 17:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/osun-apc-names-kayode-winner-of-osogbo-primary/ Former Minister of Transportation and ex-Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has ruled out the possibility of accepting a vice-presidential ticket, insisting that his political interest ahead of the 2027 elections is strictly focused on the presidency.
Amaechi made the clarification while speaking on the Daily Politics podcast on Trust TV amid ongoing discussions surrounding the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and reports linking him to a possible]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/presidency-or-nothing-amaechi-dismisses-vp-ticket-speculations/Tue, 19 May 2026 17:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/presidency-or-nothing-amaechi-dismisses-vp-ticket-speculations/ Ajose announced his decision on Tuesday, admitting it was a difficult choice but one made in the interest of the party and broader political stability within Lagos APC.Dr Samuel Mawuyon Ajose, 2027 Lagos State governorship aspirant, steps down from the governorship race today ahead of the APC primary elections]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/video-samuel-ajose-steps-down-for-hamzat-in-lagos-apc-race/Tue, 19 May 2026 17:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/video-samuel-ajose-steps-down-for-hamzat-in-lagos-apc-race/ The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has set up a 17-member Screening Committee for its presidential, governorship, senatorial and House of Representatives aspirants ahead of the 2027 general elections.
According to a statement issued by the party’s National Secretary, Barrister Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu on Tuesday, the committee is scheduled to be inaugurated at 4:00 p.m same day.
According to the statement, former Governor of Ebonyi State and ex-Senator, Sam Egwu,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-constitutes-17-man-screeniing-committee-for-presidential-governorship-nass-aspirants/Tue, 19 May 2026 15:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-constitutes-17-man-screeniing-committee-for-presidential-governorship-nass-aspirants/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/court-order-adc-state-chairmen-threaten-contempt-proceedings-on-mark/Tue, 19 May 2026 15:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/court-order-adc-state-chairmen-threaten-contempt-proceedings-on-mark/ The 8th Senate member, Senator Shehu Sani has pledged to provide courageous and effective representation for the people of Kaduna Central following his emergence in the APC senatorial contest, declaring that Kaduna deserves leaders who can “speak with confidence and courage.”
Addressing supporters, party leaders, and journalists at his Kaduna residence, Sani expressed gratitude to the leadership and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kaduna-deserves-leaders-who-speak-with-confidence-courage-shehu-sani/Tue, 19 May 2026 15:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kaduna-deserves-leaders-who-speak-with-confidence-courage-shehu-sani/ From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar
Two leading aspirants in the All Progressives Congress have rejected the APC primary for Cross River Central, alleging the exercise was rigged to install a preferred candidate and disenfranchise thousands of party members across the 66 wards of the senatorial district.
Senator Eteng Jonas Williams and Mary Ekpere addressed a crowd of supporters in Ikom and demanded the immediate cancellation of what they called a “flawe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/senator-eteng-ekpere-allege-rigging-in-apc-cross-river-central-primary/Tue, 19 May 2026 15:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/senator-eteng-ekpere-allege-rigging-in-apc-cross-river-central-primary/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/i-thought-tinubu-approved-obasas-removal-desmond-elliot/Tue, 19 May 2026 15:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/i-thought-tinubu-approved-obasas-removal-desmond-elliot/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-joel-onowakpo-floors-diden-by-wide-margin-to-clinch-delta-south-apc-ticket/Tue, 19 May 2026 14:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-joel-onowakpo-floors-diden-by-wide-margin-to-clinch-delta-south-apc-ticket/ Former Governor of Benue State, Senator Gabriel Suswam has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Benue North East Senatorial primary election conducted across nine Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the district.
The LGAs are Ukum, Logo, Katsina-Ala, Kwande Ushongo, Vandeikya and Konshisha.
Suswam polled 131,083 votes to defeat his other six opponents including his closest rival, Cephas Tushima who polled 4424 and the incumbent Senator Emmanuel Udende w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/udende-zam-lose-as-suswam-aber-win-apc-senatorial-tickets-in-benue/Tue, 19 May 2026 14:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/udende-zam-lose-as-suswam-aber-win-apc-senatorial-tickets-in-benue/ Abuja – Loyalists of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan have criticised the All Progressives Congress, APC, over the conduct of its House of Representatives and Senate primaries in Kogi State, describing the exercise as rancorous and poorly managed.Speaking to journalists, in Abuja, yesterday, Media Adviser to Senator Natasha, Samuel Idoko, said the crisis that followed the primaries had exposed the ruling party as disorganised and unprepared to continue leading the state.&ld]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/natashas-camp-mocks-apc-over-bellos-clearance-despite-efcc/Tue, 19 May 2026 14:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/natashas-camp-mocks-apc-over-bellos-clearance-despite-efcc/  
The three chairmen of Obio/Akpor, Port Harcourt City and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Areas, their vice chairmen and councillors in Rivers State, will know their fate on June 3, 2026, following a suit against their elections.
This is because a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt presided over by Justice Stephen Jumbo, has fixed that to deliver judgement in a suit filed by three aggrieved members of People’s Democratic Party in t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-lg-court-fixes-june-3-to-rule-on-chairmen-others-elections/Tue, 19 May 2026 13:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-lg-court-fixes-june-3-to-rule-on-chairmen-others-elections/ Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu, has expressed profound gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), party stakeholders, and the people of Abia North following his resounding victory in the APC senatorial primary election.
The Chairman of Senate Committee on South-East Development Commission ( SEDC ), who secured the APC ticket for the 2027 National Assembly election after defeating]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-kalu-thanks-tinubu-apc-constituents-after-landslide-victory-lists-achievements-says-more-underway/Tue, 19 May 2026 12:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-kalu-thanks-tinubu-apc-constituents-after-landslide-victory-lists-achievements-says-more-underway/ Igbo youths under the umbrella of the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has congratulated Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on his decisive win in the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary for Abia North ahead of the 2027 general elections.
In a press release issued immediately after the primary and signed by the President General and Secretary, Goodluck Ibem and Okey Nworu respectively , the apex sociopolitical youth body in the South East described Ka]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/igbo-youths-congratulate-orji-kalu-on-landslide-apc-primary-victory/Tue, 19 May 2026 11:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/igbo-youths-congratulate-orji-kalu-on-landslide-apc-primary-victory/ Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) chieftain, says he is certain of winning the party’s vice-presidential slot, which will finally allow Kano State to produce the president.
The former Kano governor made this known in an interview on Premier Radio over the weekend.
“By God’s grace, the next election will be unlike anything that has ever happened in our state and country, especially if I secure the ticket and my name is on the ballot,&rdqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-vp-slot-will-pave-way-for-kano-presidency-kwankwaso/Tue, 19 May 2026 11:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-vp-slot-will-pave-way-for-kano-presidency-kwankwaso/ Eseigbe secured a landslide victory in the party’s primary election, defeating incumbent lawmaker, Hon. Marcus Onobun, and other aspirants to clinch the APC ticket with 6,897 votes.
The primary election, conducted under the supervision of party officials and stakeholders, was described by obs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/edo-2027-eseigbe-emerges-apc-flagbearer-for-reps-seat/Tue, 19 May 2026 10:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/edo-2027-eseigbe-emerges-apc-flagbearer-for-reps-seat/ Akwa Ibom state Deputy Governor Dr Akon Eyakenyi and other APC stakeholders have lauded the peaceful conduct of APC senatorial primary  in Oron federal constituency as incumbent senator Ekong Sampson clinched the party’s ticket for second term in Akwa Ibom South senatorial district. 
Speaking with Journalists , Eyakenyi  explained that Governor Umo Eno’s pragmatic leadership has united Akwa Ibom people into one formidable movement, making the primar]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/a-ibom-deputy-gov-stakeholders-hail-apc-peaceful-primaries-as-incumbent-senator-sampson-wins/Tue, 19 May 2026 10:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/a-ibom-deputy-gov-stakeholders-hail-apc-peaceful-primaries-as-incumbent-senator-sampson-wins/ Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the  Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, Senator Cyril Fasuyi and Senator Yemi Adaramodu have emerged candidates for Ekiti Central, Ekiti North and Ekiti South Senatorial Districts respectively in the May 18 All Progressives Congress(APC) Senatorial primary election in Ekiti State
 
The senators won return tickets of the APC senatorial primaries conducted across the three senatorial districts of the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bamidele-adaramodu-fasuyi-secure-return-tickets-in-ekiti-apc-senatorial-primary-election/Tue, 19 May 2026 10:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bamidele-adaramodu-fasuyi-secure-return-tickets-in-ekiti-apc-senatorial-primary-election/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/wamakko-ajiya-others-emerge-sokoto-apc-senatorial-candidates/Tue, 19 May 2026 09:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/wamakko-ajiya-others-emerge-sokoto-apc-senatorial-candidates/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-assembly-inside-gbajabiamila-elliotts-face-off-in-surulere/Tue, 19 May 2026 08:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-assembly-inside-gbajabiamila-elliotts-face-off-in-surulere/ Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has issued a stark warning to ambitious politicians across the country, asserting that any candidate serious about winning must align with the ruling party or face certain defeat.
Speaking during an interview on ARISE NEWS, Basiru dismissed the various emerging political coalitions and alliances, describing them as “political distractions” rathe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-align-with-apc-or-face-defeat-basiru-warns-ambitious-politicians/Tue, 19 May 2026 07:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-align-with-apc-or-face-defeat-basiru-warns-ambitious-politicians/ The Senator representing Sokoto East Senatorial District, Ibrahim Lamido, has explained that his decision not to seek re-election to the National Assembly was influenced by the limited powers of the Senate in addressing the worsening insecurity affecting his constituency.
Lamido said the office of a senator lacks the executive authority required to effectively confront the security challenges facing communities across Sokoto East.
According to him, his inter]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/senate-office-lacks-executive-authority-to-tackle-insecurity-lamido/Tue, 19 May 2026 07:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/senate-office-lacks-executive-authority-to-tackle-insecurity-lamido/ An online medium had reported that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain had fallen ill and was placed on bed rest.
But in a statement issued on Monday night, Atiku Media Office said the ex-VP is hale, hearty, and fully engaged in preparations for the ADC screening and primary election.
The statement reads, “Following the submission of his nomination forms on Thursday, the Waziri Adamawa observed]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atikus-camp-debunks-report-of-ill-health/Tue, 19 May 2026 07:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atikus-camp-debunks-report-of-ill-health/ Party insiders disclosed that Obi was the sole applicant before the deadline for presidential form collection closed on Sunday, May 17, 2026, effectively placing him in a strong position ahead of the party’s selection process.
Obi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-peter-obi-emerges-as-ndcs-presidential-aspirant/Tue, 19 May 2026 06:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-peter-obi-emerges-as-ndcs-presidential-aspirant/ The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has extended the deadline for the collection of its Expression of Interest Forms for aspirants seeking elective offices in the 2027 elections.
In a statement by the National Secretary, Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu, the party said the deadline has been extended to Sunday, May 24.
The extension affects aspirants contesting for seats in the Houses of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate and governorship positions as the collection of E]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-begins-screening-of-candidates-extends-deadline-for-purchase-of-nomination-forms/Tue, 19 May 2026 05:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-begins-screening-of-candidates-extends-deadline-for-purchase-of-nomination-forms/ Cracks in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State appears to have widened deeper as five governorship aspirants openly accused the party leadership of manipulating last Friday’s House of Representatives primaries
They  warned that the growing crisis could cost the party dearly in the 2027 general elections.
The aspirants, who met at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre, Ibadan, yesterday, alleged that the primaries h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-cracks-in-oyo-apc-over-reps-primaries/Tue, 19 May 2026 05:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-cracks-in-oyo-apc-over-reps-primaries/ the All Progressives Congress (APC) concluded senatorial primaries across several states, producing a mix of consensus affirmations, competitive outcomes and pockets of controversy that together paint a picture of a party simultaneously consolidating its structures and managing internal tensions ahead of the 2027 general elections.Among the prominent names to have secured tickets were former Senate Leader Ali Ndume for Bo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-senatorial-primaries-kalu-ndume-bamidele-bello-oshiomhole-fintiri-dafinone-others-win/Tue, 19 May 2026 05:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-senatorial-primaries-kalu-ndume-bamidele-bello-oshiomhole-fintiri-dafinone-others-win/ In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, yesterday, it said insecurity under the President Bola Tinubu administration has become “the lived reality of our citizens.”
The par]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/unsafe-schools-tinubus-earned-legacy-pdp-faction/Tue, 19 May 2026 05:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/unsafe-schools-tinubus-earned-legacy-pdp-faction/ The crisis intensified after a group identified as “Ondo State APC Concern” petitioned the party’s national leadership, accusing powerful interests within the state of hijacking the primaries, manipulating resu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ondo-apc-crisis-deepens-as-gunshots-thuggery-rock-primaries/Tue, 19 May 2026 05:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ondo-apc-crisis-deepens-as-gunshots-thuggery-rock-primaries/ Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume and Muhammadu Adamu Aleiro have secured the APC ticket for Borno South and Kebbi Central, respectively.
They were both returned unopposed through an affirmation process conducted during the party’s senatorial primary in Maiduguri, Borno State and Haliru Abdul Stadium, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, yesterday.
Ndume had earlier emerged as the consensus choice of the party after his main challenger, Abdull]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/aliero-ndume-clinch-apcs-senate-ticket-for-4th-5th-time/Tue, 19 May 2026 05:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/aliero-ndume-clinch-apcs-senate-ticket-for-4th-5th-time/ He defeated incumbent senator, Ned Nwoko and Dr Maryam Ali during the party’s primary election conducted across the district’s nine local government areas.
Announcing the results, the APC Returning Officer, Prof. Johnbull Tonukari, declared Okowa winner after polling 113,309 votes in the exercise.
Tonukari said Nwoko secured]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/okowa-beats-nwoko-ali-for-apc-delta-north-adebule-eshinlokun-abiru-win-in-lagos/Tue, 19 May 2026 05:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/okowa-beats-nwoko-ali-for-apc-delta-north-adebule-eshinlokun-abiru-win-in-lagos/ Governor Hope Uzodimma has emerged the candidate of APC Imo West Senatorial District after polling 230,464 votes.
Rear Adm. Williams Kayoda (retd), chairman and returning Officer of the 2026 Imo APC National Assembly Primary Election Committee, declared the result at Orlu Local Government Area headquarters.
Kayoda said Uzodimma defeated former governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha, who garnered 1,098 votes at the party primary election held across 12 local government area]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/uzodimma-clinches-apc-imo-west-senatorial-district-ticket/Tue, 19 May 2026 05:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/uzodimma-clinches-apc-imo-west-senatorial-district-ticket/ Dr Oladipupo Wilson Diriwari has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP’s) consensus candidate to represent Ajeromi-Ifelodun Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives in the 2027 general elections.
The ratification of his candidacy took place on Sunday in the presence of party leaders, delegates, stakeholders, security observers and supporters. Speaking at the event, Paul West urged members to remain peaceful and united throughout the process. “We are h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-diriwari-emerges-pdp-consensus-candidate-for-ajeromi-ifelodun/Tue, 19 May 2026 05:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-diriwari-emerges-pdp-consensus-candidate-for-ajeromi-ifelodun/ Rt. Hon Chinedu Ogah, Kama Nkemakolam, and Emmanuel Uguru all incumbent House of Representatives members clinched the APC ticket for Ikwo/Ezza south, Ohanivo and Abakaliki/ Izzi Federal Constituencies, respectively, following a peaceful exercise held]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/all-serving-reps-members-win-apc-primaries-in-ebonyi/Tue, 19 May 2026 05:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/all-serving-reps-members-win-apc-primaries-in-ebonyi/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obi-emerges-ndcs-sole-presidential-aspirant/Tue, 19 May 2026 04:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obi-emerges-ndcs-sole-presidential-aspirant/ —Jack-Rich, Banigo, Danagogo, 41 others disqualifiedBy Clifford Ndujihe, Henry Umoru, Demola Akinyemi, Wole Mosadomi, John Alechenu, Peter Duru, Omeiza Ajayi, Ozioruva Aliu, Boluwaji Obahopo, Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ugochukwu Alaribe, Ibrahim Hassan, Emma Una, Haruna Aliyu, Daniel Abia, Uko Etim, Idris Salisu, Musa Ubandawaki, Ndahi Marama, Adeda Badru & James OgunnaikeLAGOS — The All Progressives Congress, APC, senat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-senate-primaries-okowa-abiodun-uzodimma-win-ned-nwoko-goje-others-lose/Tue, 19 May 2026 04:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-senate-primaries-okowa-abiodun-uzodimma-win-ned-nwoko-goje-others-lose/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-obis-supporters-will-resist-rigging-suppression-in-2027-ogene/Tue, 19 May 2026 04:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-obis-supporters-will-resist-rigging-suppression-in-2027-ogene/ By Chinelo Obogo
Kwara State Governor and All Progressives Congress senatorial district aspirant AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday received support from leaders, stalwarts and members of the party in the Central senatorial district primaries held across four local government areas of the district.
Governor AbdulRazaq is slugging it out with the serving Senator of the district,  Saliu Mustapha despite earlier reports that he is not in the Senate race.Address]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kwara-central-abdulrazaq-senator-mustapha-in-two-horse-race/Tue, 19 May 2026 04:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kwara-central-abdulrazaq-senator-mustapha-in-two-horse-race/ The allegation follows a turbulent night in which conflicting reports emerged fr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/house-leader-ihonbvere-alleges-irregularities-in-edo-primaries/Tue, 19 May 2026 04:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/house-leader-ihonbvere-alleges-irregularities-in-edo-primaries/ ‎A House of Representatives aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ademola Amure, has raised the alarm over what he described as widespread irregularities during the party primary election held on Saturday, May 16, 2026, for the Epe Federal Constituency. He called for either an outright cancellation of the exercise or a comprehensive reevaluation of the process.
In a statement issued by his campaign team, they alleged that the exercise was &ldq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rep-aspirant-alleges-irregularities-in-epe/Tue, 19 May 2026 04:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rep-aspirant-alleges-irregularities-in-epe/ Crisis has erupted within the Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following allegations of irregularities, confusion and parallel claims of victory that trailed the party’s House of Representatives primary elections held on Saturday.
In Lagos Mainland Federal Constituency, some aspirants rejected the outcome of the exercise, insisting that no valid election took place in several wards across the constituency.
The aggrieved aspirants which include: Princ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/chaos-parallel-claims-rock-lagos-apc-reps-primaries/Tue, 19 May 2026 04:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/chaos-parallel-claims-rock-lagos-apc-reps-primaries/ ​The coalition described her victory as a reflection of her dedication, competence, and years of impactful service to the people of Kwara State and the ruling party.
​In a statement signed by its National Coordinator,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/women-applaud-kwara-gov-as-oyeyemi-gets-reps-ticket/Tue, 19 May 2026 04:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/women-applaud-kwara-gov-as-oyeyemi-gets-reps-ticket/ Elijah Onyeagba, the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives candidate for Dunukofia/Njikoka/Anaocha (DNA) Federal Constituency, said on Monday that the party’s primary elections in Anambra State were conducted peacefully and that he has already begun outreach to heal internal rifts ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Onyeagba described the contest in his constituency as a “game of wits,” where everybody is trying to outwit t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/onyeagba-secures-apc-reps-ticket-in-anambra/Tue, 19 May 2026 04:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/onyeagba-secures-apc-reps-ticket-in-anambra/ This even has he has warned Imo people to be aware of some fraudsters who are selling fake House of Assembly forms.
“Right now , we are strategizing on how to defend our votes in the 2027 general polls because we know that Nigerians are going to massively vote for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/were-strategising-on-how-to-defend-over-votes-mbagwu-imo-ndc-secretary/Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/were-strategising-on-how-to-defend-over-votes-mbagwu-imo-ndc-secretary/ Egu, who represented the Aboh Mbaise/ Ngor Okpala federal constituency between 199]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/imo-crisis-looms-over-pdp-imo-east-senatorial-primaries/Tue, 19 May 2026 03:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/imo-crisis-looms-over-pdp-imo-east-senatorial-primaries/ A fresh political tension has emerged within the Nasarawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress as former governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura openly aligned with the governorship ambition of former Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, signalling a widening rift over the party’s preferred mode of candidate selection ahead of the 2027 elections.The development, coming under the growing debate between consensus arrangement and direct primaries, is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/consensus-nasarawa-gov-al-makura-draw-battle-line/Tue, 19 May 2026 03:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/consensus-nasarawa-gov-al-makura-draw-battle-line/ Senator Ede Dafinone has thanked party leaders and delegates after winning the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary for Delta Central, and said he will work to unify and strengthen the party ahead of the 2027 general election.
Dafinone secured victory with 116,252 votes across the senatorial district’s eight local government areas. He described the primary as transparent, peaceful and credible, saying the result reflected “the true wishes of part]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/delta-central-dafinone-vows-unity-renewed-focus-after-apc-primary-win/Tue, 19 May 2026 00:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/delta-central-dafinone-vows-unity-renewed-focus-after-apc-primary-win/ According to the press release made available to newsmen on Tuesday, by the head of Hon. Adefarati’s media team, Olajide Ogbeye, reads in part: …according to the 2026 Electoral Act, the votes cast for any uncleared aspirant in a party’s primary amount]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-nass-primaries-ondo-rep-adefarati-emerges-unopposed/Mon, 18 May 2026 23:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-nass-primaries-ondo-rep-adefarati-emerges-unopposed/ A continental youth leader of Kogi State origin, Oladele John Nihi, has said Yahaya Bello’s senatorial ambition should be seen as a project that extends beyond Kogi Central Senatorial District.
In a statement issued on Monday, Nihi said Bello’s aspiration is aimed at promoting the broader interests of Kogi State and strengthening its representation at the national level.
He noted that Bello remains a key political figure from the state, adding that his experience in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-yahaya-bellos-senate-ambition-goes-beyond-kogi-central-oladele/Mon, 18 May 2026 23:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-yahaya-bellos-senate-ambition-goes-beyond-kogi-central-oladele/ From Emmanuel Adeyemi, Lokoja
Former governor of Kogi state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello won in a landslide in his central Senatorial seat while Senator Sunday Karimi of Kogi west was also returned with a new entrant, Joseph Erico winning his Eastern Senatorial primary.
Controversy and protests however marred the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primaries as the incumbent senator Isa jibril Echocho alleged widespread irregularities and government ma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-senate-primary-ex-gov-bello-senator-karimi-joe-erico-win/Mon, 18 May 2026 22:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-senate-primary-ex-gov-bello-senator-karimi-joe-erico-win/ Okowa secured the APC ticket for Delta North, while Dafinone retained his position as the party’s candidate for Delta Central, defeating former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, in a decisive outcome.
In Delta South, incumbent Senator Joel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/okowa-dafinone-clinch-apc-senatorial-tickets-in-delta-primaries/Mon, 18 May 2026 22:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/okowa-dafinone-clinch-apc-senatorial-tickets-in-delta-primaries/ Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket for Ogun East ahead of the 2027 general elections following a decisive primary election held across the nine local government areas of the district.
The primary, conducted on Monday, saw Abiodun emerge victorious after polling a total of 75,560 votes out of 99,503 registered voters.
The result was officially announced by the returning officer for the senatorial district, Wale Bel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-dapo-abiodun-clinches-ogun-east-senatorial-ticket/Mon, 18 May 2026 22:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-dapo-abiodun-clinches-ogun-east-senatorial-ticket/ From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
Former National President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Danielson Akpan, has joined the race for the Ikono State Constituency seat in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on the platform of the Labour Party (LP).
Speaking on Monday shortly after submitting his expression of interest and nomination forms, Akpan said his decision to contest was driven by what he describ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-nans-president-joins-aibom-assembly-race-on-lp-platform/Mon, 18 May 2026 22:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-nans-president-joins-aibom-assembly-race-on-lp-platform/ Akpabio was returned unopposed as the sole candidate of the APC in the senatorial district.
According to his Media Office, the Senate President took part in the primary election at his Ward Centre at Methodist School Ukana, Ukana West 11, Essien Udim Local Government Area.
His affirmation as the APC flagbearer was witnessed by party f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akpabio-clinches-apc-akwa-ibom-north-west-senatorial-ticket/Mon, 18 May 2026 22:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akpabio-clinches-apc-akwa-ibom-north-west-senatorial-ticket/ Civil society organisations on Monday warned that the outcome of primaries conducted so far points to a disappointing reality for women’s political representation ahead of the 2027 elections.
Women civil society organisations stated this while addressing a press conference, held under the banner “Broken Promises. Missing Women: Audit of the Primaries So Far”, in Abuja
They noted that a review of early results, especially from the All Progressi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/disappointing-outcomes-primaries-so-far-show-sharp-drop-in-womens-political-representation-csos/Mon, 18 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/disappointing-outcomes-primaries-so-far-show-sharp-drop-in-womens-political-representation-csos/ Senator Eteng Jonah Williams, representing Cross River Central Senatorial District, has dared political opponents to defeat him at the polls, citing an unbroken record in six elections since 2011.
Senator Eteng disclosed this at Mkpani in Yakurr LGA of the state said “I’ve been in these battles since 2011. I’ve won six elections. I’ve never failed. Four elections. Two reruns. So nobody should lie to anybody and say, ‘Oh, if this person]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/cross-river-central-senator-eteng-expresses-confidence-challenges-political-opponents/Mon, 18 May 2026 21:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/cross-river-central-senator-eteng-expresses-confidence-challenges-political-opponents/ The political atmosphere at the Oyo State Secretariat of Allied Peoples’ Movement came alive on Monday as Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo officially picked the party’s nomination form to contest for the Oyo Central Senatorial District seat, amid cheers from party members, supporters, and political associates who thronged the venue.
The event, held in Ibadan, was marked by songs, chants, and displays of solidarity as supporters described Ajadi’s entry into the senator]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-ajadi-picks-apm-senate-nomination-form-declares-readiness-for-oyo-central-contest/Mon, 18 May 2026 20:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-ajadi-picks-apm-senate-nomination-form-declares-readiness-for-oyo-central-contest/ Former President Goodluck Jonathan and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) have asked a Federal High Court to dismiss the suit seeking to stop Jonathan from contesting for president in 2027.
Meanwhile, Justice Peter Lifu has fixed May 26 to deliver judgment on the substantive suit as well as his ruling on the application by the plaintiff, Johnmary Jideobi, asking him to recuse himself.
In the originating summons, Jideo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-eligibility-suit-jonathan-agf-asks-court-to-dismiss-suit-as-lawyer-seeks-recusal-of-judge/Mon, 18 May 2026 19:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-eligibility-suit-jonathan-agf-asks-court-to-dismiss-suit-as-lawyer-seeks-recusal-of-judge/ The affirmation exercise took place at the APC headquarters in Bichi Local Government Area, amid thousands of party members drawn from the 13 local government areas that make up the Kano North Senatorial District.
Also present were officials from the national headquarters of the APC and represe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-senator-barau-emerges-apc-candidate-for-kano-north-rallies-support-for-president-tinubu-gov-abba/Mon, 18 May 2026 19:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-senator-barau-emerges-apc-candidate-for-kano-north-rallies-support-for-president-tinubu-gov-abba/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reversed its previous list of senatorial contenders excluded from the Senate primaries, removing five names, including former Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, in a revised version released on Monday.
The amended list, signed by National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka shortly after the original list was posted on Monday, lowered the number of affected aspirants from 47 to 44, with no explanation provided for the exclusions.
Morka said, “The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-reverses-disqualification-clears-ben-murray-bruce-others-for-senatorial-primary/Mon, 18 May 2026 19:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-reverses-disqualification-clears-ben-murray-bruce-others-for-senatorial-primary/ ‎The Senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District, Jibrin Isah has declared that “the battle line has been drawn” between himself and the Governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Usman Ododo, following his loss at the Kogi East Senate primary election.
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‎Jibril, who is one of the seven aspirants contesting for the senatorial ticket, alleged irregularities during the exercise, accusing government agents of hijacking electoral materials meant for the p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/battle-line-is-drawn-senator-jibrin-dares-ododo-after-losing-senate-return-ticket/Mon, 18 May 2026 18:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/battle-line-is-drawn-senator-jibrin-dares-ododo-after-losing-senate-return-ticket/ Incumbent Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu, has emerged victorious in the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary election, clinching the party’s ticket for the 2027 general elections with a commanding margin over his lone challenger, Philip Nto.
The direct primary election, conducted on Monday across the five local government areas and fifty seven wards of Abia North Senatorial District, recorded massive participatio]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/breaking-abia-north-apc-primary-sen-kalu-secures-landslide-victory-wins-by-over-60000-votes/Mon, 18 May 2026 18:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/breaking-abia-north-apc-primary-sen-kalu-secures-landslide-victory-wins-by-over-60000-votes/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified no fewer than 47 senatorial aspirants across the country from participating in today’s primary to elect candidates for next year’s general elections.
According to a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the disqualification is based on the report of the party’s screening committees in accordance with established procedures and guidelines.
Among prominent figures af]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/updated-apc-disqualifies-47-senatorial-aspirants-from-participating-in-party-primary/Mon, 18 May 2026 17:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/updated-apc-disqualifies-47-senatorial-aspirants-from-participating-in-party-primary/ An aspirant in the May 16 All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary election for Ekiti Federal Constituency II, Hon. Victor Olumuyiwa Kolade, has rejected the outcome of the exercise, describing the process as “deeply flawed, disappointing and unacceptable”.
Kolade, who contested against Hon. Dapo Karounwi in Ekiti Central Federal Constituency II, comprising Efon, Ijero and Ekiti West local government areas, alleged widespread]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-apc-aspirant-kolade-rejects-deeply-flawed-primary/Mon, 18 May 2026 17:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-apc-aspirant-kolade-rejects-deeply-flawed-primary/ Allegations of irregularities, confusion, and simultaneous claims of victory that followed the party’s House of Representatives primary elections on Saturday have caused a crisis within the All Progressives Congress (APC) chapter in Lagos.
In Lagos Mainland Federal Constituency, some aspirants rejected the outcome of the exercise, insisting that no valid election took place in several wards across the constituency.
The aggrieved aspirants, who include Prince Abdulhakeem]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/confusion-trails-apc-house-of-representatives-primaries-in-lagos/Mon, 18 May 2026 17:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/confusion-trails-apc-house-of-representatives-primaries-in-lagos/ Supporters of former Kaduna Central senator Shehu Sani turned out in large numbers on Monday across the local government areas of the senatorial district despite alleged political thuggery in parts of some communities within the zone.
The supporters, who trooped out in Chikun, Kajuru, Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Birnin Gwari and Giwa local government areas, said they remained resolute in supporting the former lawmaker because of his grassroots appeal, political experienc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/supporters-turn-out-for-sani-in-kaduna-central-apc-senate-primary/Mon, 18 May 2026 16:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/supporters-turn-out-for-sani-in-kaduna-central-apc-senate-primary/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified Cross River Commissioner for Special Duties Oden Ewa and former Rep Daniel Asuquo from contesting the party’s senatorial primaries for the Central and Southern districts.
The decision was contained in a list of 47 senatorial aspirants nationwide released on Monday by APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka.
The disqualification came hours before primaries were scheduled to hold in the two Cross River d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-disqualifies-ewa-asuquo-from-cross-river-senate-primaries/Mon, 18 May 2026 16:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-disqualifies-ewa-asuquo-from-cross-river-senate-primaries/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-presidency-court-sets-may-26-to-determine-jonathans-eligibility/Mon, 18 May 2026 16:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-presidency-court-sets-may-26-to-determine-jonathans-eligibility/ The factional leadership of the Labour Party, led by Julius Abure, has declared that the party would fully participate in the 2027 general elections despite the recent Appeal Court judgement against its leadership.
Abure, in a statement issued on Monday, said the party had already approached the Supreme Court to challenge the January 21, 2026 Appeal Court ruling, insisting that the judgement would not stop the party from conducting primaries and fielding candidates across t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abure-led-lp-insists-on-2027-participation-distributes-free-nomination-forms/Mon, 18 May 2026 15:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abure-led-lp-insists-on-2027-participation-distributes-free-nomination-forms/ The Senate primaries of the Imo All Progressives Congress, scheduled to hold on Monday across the three senatorial zones of Imo East (Owerri), Imo West (Orlu) and Imo North (Okigwe), will be a fait accompli following the consensus agreement adopted by the party leadership, as the candidates have already emerged.
As a result, in Imo East senatorial zone (Owerri), Dr Chijioke Kaduru (Ngor Okpala), one of the major con]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kaduru-withdraws-from-owerri-senate-race-congratulates-mbata/Mon, 18 May 2026 15:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kaduru-withdraws-from-owerri-senate-race-congratulates-mbata/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified three aspirants from Plateau from contesting in today’s primary election.
The three aspirants — Gyang Yaya Zi (SAN), who is aspiring for Plateau North; Napoleon Binkap Bali, Plateau South; and Usman Ephraim Gar, who wants to represent Plateau Central — were among the 47 aspirants disqualified nationwide, according to a statement signed by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Reuben Morka.
Bali had]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-disqualifies-3-plateau-senate-aspirants/Mon, 18 May 2026 14:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-disqualifies-3-plateau-senate-aspirants/ A coalition of women-led organisations has warned that internal party practices across Nigeria are increasingly shutting qualified women out of candidate selection processes, a trend that risks reversing modest gains in female political representation ahead of the 2027 general elections.
In an open letter addressed to the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party and other registered parties, the c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/political-parties-shutting-out-qualified-women-aspirants-groups-warn/Mon, 18 May 2026 14:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/political-parties-shutting-out-qualified-women-aspirants-groups-warn/ The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has expressed deep concern over the rising political tension in Rivers State following complaints of undemocratic actions in the screening and clearance process for aspirants vying for All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial tickets.
The council warned that any action that undermines fairness, inclusivity and internal party democracy must be addressed promptly to safeguard peace, stability and the broader goal of democratic co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-primaries-nycn-rejects-jack-richs-exclusion-from-apc-senate-primary-demands-review/Mon, 18 May 2026 14:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-primaries-nycn-rejects-jack-richs-exclusion-from-apc-senate-primary-demands-review/ A major contender for the Bauchi Federal Constituency seat, Hon. Salisu Sabo, popularly known as Salisuya, has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) Electoral Committee to declare him the winner of the recently concluded House of Representatives primary election, expressing confidence that he defeated the other contestants.
Other aspirants in the race include Idris Isa Yuguda, son of former governor Isa Yuguda; Engineer Abdullahi Sirajo Jibril; Hon. Salisu Sabi (Sali]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/salisuya-claims-victory-in-bauchi-apc-primary-urges-party-to-announce-results/Mon, 18 May 2026 13:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/salisuya-claims-victory-in-bauchi-apc-primary-urges-party-to-announce-results/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disclosed the names of 47 senatorial candidates who were not authorised to run in the Senate primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The list was made public on Monday via an official statement signed by Felix Morka, the National Publicity Secretary.
“The screening exercise was conducted by the Party’s Screening Committees in accordance with established procedures and guidelines,” the statement said.
Notable among]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-disqualifies-ben-murray-bruce-46-others-from-senatorial-race-full-list/Mon, 18 May 2026 13:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-disqualifies-ben-murray-bruce-46-others-from-senatorial-race-full-list/ Tension within the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State has intensified ahead of the Ogun East Senatorial primary as supporters of former governor and serving senator, Gbenga Daniel, urged him to stay away from the exercise over fears of violence and intimidation.
The warning comes as incumbent Governor Dapo Abiodun also seeks the APC ticket for the same senatorial seat, setting the stage for a major political showdown in the district.
The appeal was made by the Bola Ahmed Ti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/dapo-abiodun-gbenga-daniel-rivalry-deepens-in-ogun-east-apc-primary/Mon, 18 May 2026 13:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/dapo-abiodun-gbenga-daniel-rivalry-deepens-in-ogun-east-apc-primary/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/imoke-ahmed-lead-adc-presidential-primary-committees/Mon, 18 May 2026 12:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/imoke-ahmed-lead-adc-presidential-primary-committees/ Abdullahi Abdulmajeed has said this year’s primary elections of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will be highly competitive, describing the contests as intense battles that will be fought with strong political passion across the country.
Speaking on the ongoing preparations for the party primaries on ARISE News, Abdulmajeed said many aspirants see securing the APC ticket as almost equivalent to winning the main election, especially in constituencies where the party enjo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-will-be-fiercely-contested-this-year-abdulmajeed/Mon, 18 May 2026 11:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-will-be-fiercely-contested-this-year-abdulmajeed/ The political disagreement between humanitarian activist Kennedy Iyere and Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah has been resolved following a reconciliation meeting at the Enugu State Government House recently.
The reconciliation was brokered by elder statesman and former governor of the old Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo, alongside other political stakeholders.
Iyere, who was influential during the 2023 governorship election in Enugu State, said his support for Mbah emerged after di]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/mbah-iyere-reconcile-differences/Mon, 18 May 2026 11:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/mbah-iyere-reconcile-differences/ The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has extended the deadline for the collection of its Expression of Interest Forms for aspirants seeking elective offices in the 2027 elections.
In a statement signed by the party’s National Secretary, Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu, late on Sunday night, the party said the deadline, earlier fixed for 6.00 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, 2026, has now been extended to 12.00 midnight on Sunday, May]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-extends-forms-deadline-for-2027-aspirants/Mon, 18 May 2026 11:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-extends-forms-deadline-for-2027-aspirants/ Prof. Julius Omozuanvbo Ihonvbere, Leader of the House of Representatives and member representing Owan East/Owan West Federal Constituency in Edo State, has raised the alarm over alleged irregularities in the All Progressives Congress (APC) direct primaries conducted across various council wards in his constituency on Saturday, 16 May 2026, casting a shadow over the exercise ahead of the 2027 National Assembly elections.
The allegation follows a turbulent night in which conflictin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/house-leader-ihonvbere-alleges-irregularities-in-edo-primaries/Mon, 18 May 2026 11:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/house-leader-ihonvbere-alleges-irregularities-in-edo-primaries/ National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday.
According to the statement, Imoke will serve as Chairman of the Presidential Screening Committee while Ahmed will]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-appoints-imoke-abdulfatah-ahmed-to-head-presidential-primary-committees/Mon, 18 May 2026 11:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-appoints-imoke-abdulfatah-ahmed-to-head-presidential-primary-committees/ A crisis may be looming ahead of the Imo State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Imo East Senate primaries (Owerri zone), as one of the prominent aspirants for the senatorial seat, Hon. Greg Egu, has said he will not accept the chicanery witnessed during the Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala Federal Constituency primaries held at Umuneke Ngor, headquarters of the federal constituency, on Sunday.
Egu, who represented the Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala Federal Constituency between]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/imo-pdp-senate-primaries-aspirant-warns-against-imposition-of-candidate/Mon, 18 May 2026 10:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/imo-pdp-senate-primaries-aspirant-warns-against-imposition-of-candidate/ A former lawmaker representing Dass Constituency in the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Maryam Garba Bagel, has emerged as the winner of the primary election conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Dass/Tafawa Balewa/Bogoro Federal Constituency seat.
The chairman of the House of Representatives Primary Election Committee for Bauchi State, Alhaji Ali Ibrahim, announced the results of the party’s primary elections conducted through affirmation on 17 Ma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-primaries-bagel-wins-ticket-for-dasstafawa-balewabogoro/Mon, 18 May 2026 10:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-primaries-bagel-wins-ticket-for-dasstafawa-balewabogoro/ _______________________________________________________________________
From Abel Leonard, Lafia
Former Governor of Nasarawa State Umaru Tanko Al-Makura has declared support for the governorship ambitions of former Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Abubakar Adamu ahead of the All Progressives Congress governorship primaries in the state.
Al-Makura, who is the North-Central Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors and Chairman of the Universal B]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nasarawa-2027-direct-primaries-will-reflect-peoples-will-al-makura/Mon, 18 May 2026 09:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nasarawa-2027-direct-primaries-will-reflect-peoples-will-al-makura/ Concerned stakeholders and loyal members of the All Progressives Congress in Kogi State have raised the alarm over an alleged plot to manipulate delegate and electoral outcomes in favour of an aspirant in the party’s contest against Senator Isah Jibrin, popularly known as Echocho.
The stakeholders, under the aegis of Concerned Stakeholders and Party Faithfuls, alleged that there were moves to allocate fictitious results capable of undermining the credibility and transparency]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kogi-primaries-stakeholders-warn-against-imposition-in-apc-contest/Mon, 18 May 2026 08:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kogi-primaries-stakeholders-warn-against-imposition-in-apc-contest/ The lawmaker representing Ekiti North Federal Constituency II, comprising Moba, Ilejemeje and Ido-Osi Local Government Areas in the Lower Chamber, Kolawole Davidson Akinlayo, has described the May 16, 2026, All Progressives Congress House of Representatives primary election as a sham and a disgrace to democracy.
The APC National Assembly Primary Election Committee, chaired by Asipa Adedoyin Banjo, on Sunday announced Ibrahim Olanrewaju as the winner of the primar]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-primaries-a-sham-disgrace-to-democracy-akinlayo/Mon, 18 May 2026 08:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-primaries-a-sham-disgrace-to-democracy-akinlayo/ Former Kano State Governor and leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said that a joint presidential ticket between Peter Obi and himself under the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) is the most likely option for the 2027 general election.
Kwankwaso stated this on Trust TV while speaking on the growing political realignments ahead of the next presidential contest, noting that the party’s current mindset strongly supports an Obi-Kwankwaso alliance.
Respond]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-peter-obi-kwankwaso-ticket-most-likely-for-2027/Mon, 18 May 2026 08:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-peter-obi-kwankwaso-ticket-most-likely-for-2027/ Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), has stated that he will work to remove President Bola Tinubu from office in next year’s general elections.
During an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’, Baba-Ahmed stated that Tinubu is bad news for Nigeria’s future.
He further stated that he sincerely feels it is possible to defeat the incumbent All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027.
“I will wo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-why-im-determined-to-unseat-tinubu-baba-ahmed/Mon, 18 May 2026 07:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-why-im-determined-to-unseat-tinubu-baba-ahmed/ Former Secretary-General of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), Ezugwu Williams, has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of worsening economic hardship across the country, saying many Nigerians have been pushed deeper into hunger and desperation.
Williams made the remarks during an interview on ARISE News, where he lamented what he described as the growing belief among Nigerians that wealth can only come through access to government funds.
Accordi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-administration-has-pushed-nigerians-into-hardship-williams/Mon, 18 May 2026 07:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-administration-has-pushed-nigerians-into-hardship-williams/ PRP National Chairman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, saying discussions with the duo stalled over demands linked to the presidential ticket and party structure.
According to him, Obi and Kwan]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obi-kwankwaso-wanted-ticket-guarantees-declined-prp-offer-baba-ahmed/Mon, 18 May 2026 07:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obi-kwankwaso-wanted-ticket-guarantees-declined-prp-offer-baba-ahmed/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-powerful50-reps-among-losers/Mon, 18 May 2026 05:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-powerful50-reps-among-losers/ From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is sitting on a keg of political gunpowder. Unless the party’s national leadership, and by extension, the presidency act swiftly and decisively, the ruling party faces the real prospect of a coordinated internal revolt that could significantly damage its electoral fortunes in the 2027 general elections.
The threat faced by the APC can be described as hypothetical. It is gather]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-risks-anti-party-revolt-from-trapped-disgruntled-aspirants/Mon, 18 May 2026 05:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-risks-anti-party-revolt-from-trapped-disgruntled-aspirants/ From Joe Obukata Ogbodu, Warri
As Delta State positions itself for the 2027 political cycle, the traditional battleground has dramatically shifted. With Governor Sheriff Oborevwori firmly entrenched and largely unopposed for a second term, the real warfare has moved to the federal legislative tickets. Today, May 18, is the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primaries; a day that promises to fundamentally redraw the state’s polit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/omo-agege-okowa-battle-for-soul-of-delta-apc/Mon, 18 May 2026 05:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/omo-agege-okowa-battle-for-soul-of-delta-apc/ National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has appealed to Nigerians that the economic reforms initiated by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration demands sacrifice, patience and resilience.
Yilwatda, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy, Abimbola Tooki, however, assured Nigerians that the reforms would lead to the country’s expansive prosperity of tomorrow and years to come.
He argued that t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/yilwatda-admits-impact-of-inflation-cost-of-living-pains-on-nigerians-urges-resilience-over-tinubus-reforms/Mon, 18 May 2026 05:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/yilwatda-admits-impact-of-inflation-cost-of-living-pains-on-nigerians-urges-resilience-over-tinubus-reforms/ The survey, conducted by the Africa Polling Institute, revealed growing support for inclusive and performance-driven leadership, amid signs that many residents are becoming l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-kwara-voters-prioritise-competence-security-economic-performance-survey/Mon, 18 May 2026 04:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-kwara-voters-prioritise-competence-security-economic-performance-survey/ The reactions come in the wake of the announcement by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, that the commission would conduct the by-elections to fill vacant senatorial seats in Enugu, Nasarawa, Rivers and Ondo states, a House of Representatives]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/politicians-express-mixed-reactions-over-conduct-of-nass-by-elections/Mon, 18 May 2026 04:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/politicians-express-mixed-reactions-over-conduct-of-nass-by-elections/ Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has commended the peaceful and successful conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Direct Primary Election for the Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency, describing the exercise as a clear demonstration of the party’s unity, strength and democratic maturity.
The primary election produced Bernard Kenebai as the APC candidate for the forthcoming general elections.
Lokpobiri express]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lokpobiri-says-apc-ready-for-2027-polls-lauds-peaceful-primaries-in-bayelsa/Mon, 18 May 2026 04:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lokpobiri-says-apc-ready-for-2027-polls-lauds-peaceful-primaries-in-bayelsa/ Despite judging conduct of the Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary election as one of the freest and fairest by organisers, former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly and member representing Esan West/Esan Central/Igueben constituency at the House of Representatives,  Marcus Onobum, yesterday cried foul, alleging irregularities that led his opponent to be declared the winner instead of him.
This is as chairman of the Prim]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/onobun-protests-primary-result-as-winners-receive-certificate-of-return/Mon, 18 May 2026 04:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/onobun-protests-primary-result-as-winners-receive-certificate-of-return/ Member representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives under All Progressives Congress (APC), Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, has lost his bid for a third term in the green chambers.
Gagdi lost to John Tongshinen
The Returning Officer, Daspan Ishaya, said Tongshinen recorded 29,968 votes while Gagdi polled 5,849 votes. Another aspirant, John Pia, scored 51 votes.
The results indicated that in Pankshin Local Government Area, Tongshinen secured 13]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/plateau-rep-gagdi-loses-third-term-bid-lalu-secures-ticket-for-second-term/Mon, 18 May 2026 04:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/plateau-rep-gagdi-loses-third-term-bid-lalu-secures-ticket-for-second-term/ One of the senatorial aspirants for the Kaduna Central, Yerima Shettima, has withdrawn from the contest, citing loyalty to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the need for party unity ahead of the elections.
A few weeks ago, some APC stakeholders in Kaduna State had endorsed the candidature of Shehu Sani for the senatorial race.
However, addressing a press conference yesterday, Shettima said his decision followed wide consultations and deep reflection, stressing that]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/shettima-withdraws-from-kaduna-central-senate-race-calls-for-apc-unity/Mon, 18 May 2026 04:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/shettima-withdraws-from-kaduna-central-senate-race-calls-for-apc-unity/ The Abdulraham Mohammed-led National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Tanimu Turaki-led Interim National Working Committee (INWC) has clashed the nomination of candidates to represent the opposition party in the 2027 general election.   
While the Turaki bloc supported by the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, unveiled plans to screen aspirants for the national and states Houses of Assembly, governorship and presidential election,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-camps-clash-over-nomination-of-candidates/Mon, 18 May 2026 04:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-camps-clash-over-nomination-of-candidates/ A coalition of aggrieved aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the national leadership demanding cancellation of the National Assembly primaries over alleged imposition of candidates and breaches of party guidelines.
The group operating under the APC Coalition of Kaduna Senatorial and House of Representatives Frontline Aspirants (CKFA), accused the state party leadership of abandoning internal democracy and forc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/aggrieved-kaduna-aspirants-issue-apc-48-hour-ultimatum-to-cancel-primaries/Mon, 18 May 2026 04:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/aggrieved-kaduna-aspirants-issue-apc-48-hour-ultimatum-to-cancel-primaries/ The Itsekiri nation has endorsed President Bola Tinubu and Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, for a second term in office as the governor was conferred with the Royal Order of Iwere (ROI), the highest honour of the Itsekiri nation.
The endorsement took place at the Olu Palace Ground in Warri during a grand reception organised by the Itsekiri nation in honour of President Tinubu and Governor Oborevwori with political leaders, traditional]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/itsekiri-endorses-tinubu-oborevwori-for-second-term/Mon, 18 May 2026 04:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/itsekiri-endorses-tinubu-oborevwori-for-second-term/ The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has declared that he is not intimidated by the prospect of facing President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
Despite coming from the same South West region as Tinubu, he said the SDP would not play ethnic politics in the election, insisting that millions of Nigerians battling hunger, unemployment and rising living costs are more concerned about survival than regional identity.
&ld]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-im-not-afraid-to-face-tinubu-in-2027-adebayo/Mon, 18 May 2026 04:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-im-not-afraid-to-face-tinubu-in-2027-adebayo/ There are moments in politics when the atmosphere of a single gathering captures something larger than itself, when a rally transcends its immediate geography and announces, to anyone paying careful attention,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/makindes-entrance-changes-2027-permutations/Mon, 18 May 2026 03:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/makindes-entrance-changes-2027-permutations/ What was designed as the nation’s most distinguished deliberative assembly, a crucible of laws, oversight and democratic accountability, has progressively been repurposed into a gilded sanctuary for former governors nursing the anxiety of political irrelevance.With 2027 fast approaching, anxiety is now spreading in both directions; outgoing governors are plotting their Senate transitions, while sitting senators brace for the most ferocious displacemen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-north-west-leads-as-serving-former-govs-battle-over-senate-seats/Mon, 18 May 2026 03:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-north-west-leads-as-serving-former-govs-battle-over-senate-seats/ The member representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Afam Ogene, has said that the Presidency is doing everything within its powers to stop his leader, Mr. Peter Obi, from contesting the 2027 presidential election.
The federal lawmaker said that the crisis rocking the ADC was targeted at the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party and former governor of Anambra State, just to stop him.
“Well, for me, I do not think that]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-obill-be-on-ballot-whether-presidency-likes-it-or-not-ogene/Mon, 18 May 2026 03:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-obill-be-on-ballot-whether-presidency-likes-it-or-not-ogene/ The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State has declared Toyin Amuzu as its flagbearer for the Abeokuta South Federal Constituency House of Representatives seat ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Amuzu, who was the party’s candidate for the same constituency in the 2023 general election, emerged unopposed at the primary held on Sunday at the Oke Mosan State Secretariat.A motion affirming his candidacy was moved by Mallam Bola Taiwo and seconded by Alhaji]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-picks-amuzu-for-abeokuta-south-reps-seat-apcs-adeleye-wins-ifoewekoro-ticket-salisu-reveals-tinubus-interest-in-his-senate-return/Mon, 18 May 2026 03:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-picks-amuzu-for-abeokuta-south-reps-seat-apcs-adeleye-wins-ifoewekoro-ticket-salisu-reveals-tinubus-interest-in-his-senate-return/ The winners include Precious Igwe of Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 1, Blessing Amadi (Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 2), Dumnamene Deekor (Gokana/Khana Federal Constituency), Lynda Stewart (Okrika Fed Constituency), Martins Amaewhule (Obio/Akpo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-primaries-apc-produces-i3-candidates-for-house-of-reps/Mon, 18 May 2026 03:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-primaries-apc-produces-i3-candidates-for-house-of-reps/ Hon. Peter A. Akpanke has emerged victorious in the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary election for the Bekwarra/Obudu/Obanliku Federal Constituency in Cross River State after recording a landslide victory across the three local government areas.
Official collation results and documents made available to journalists showed that Akpanke overwhelmingly defeated five other aspirants in the keenly contested primary conducted on May 16, 2026.
According]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akpanke-sweeps-polls-in-cross-river-reps-ticket/Mon, 18 May 2026 03:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akpanke-sweeps-polls-in-cross-river-reps-ticket/ A wave of new candidates unseated sitting lawmakers as the All Progressives Congress (APC) concluded its House of Representatives primaries across Imo State on Saturday.
The Option A4 voting system was used in all 10 federal constituencies. The results produced several first-time flagbearers, marking a shift in the state’s APC lineup ahead of the 2027 general elections.
In Okigwe South, Jonas Okeke defeated incumbent Miriam Odinaka Onuoha, while in Aboh Mbaise/N]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/imo-new-faces-emerge-in-apc-reps-primaries/Mon, 18 May 2026 03:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/imo-new-faces-emerge-in-apc-reps-primaries/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/thugs-disrupt-ondo-apc-primary-collation/Mon, 18 May 2026 03:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/thugs-disrupt-ondo-apc-primary-collation/ It was massive victory for consensus candidates of the All Progressives Congress(APC) primaries across the 10 federal constituencies in all the 329 wards in Akwa Ibom state.Uduak Odudoh(Ikot Abasi), Paul Ekpo(Etinan), Mark Esset(Uyo), Clement Jimbo(Abak), Martins Esin(Oron) and Ukpong Udo(Ikono/Ini) federal constituencies were among incumbents who won APC’s return tickets to the House of Representatives.
Others include Hon Unyime Idem in Ukanafun/ OrukAnam Federal Const]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/aibom-consensus-candidates-win-apc-primaries-as-non-anointed-loose-out/Mon, 18 May 2026 03:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/aibom-consensus-candidates-win-apc-primaries-as-non-anointed-loose-out/ The House of Representatives primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State has been concluded with most of the serving members failing to clinch ticket to contest the 2027 elections.
Results from the primaries held across the 11 federal constituencies showed that only four out of the 11 incumbent members picked nomination tickets as candidates.
Collating the results at the APC Secretariat in Makurdi, yesterday, Chairman, National Assembly Primary E]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akumes-wife-david-marks-daughter-win-as-7-reps-suffer-defeat-in-benue-apc-primaries/Mon, 18 May 2026 01:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akumes-wife-david-marks-daughter-win-as-7-reps-suffer-defeat-in-benue-apc-primaries/ Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday announced the outcome of the party’s primary elections in four of the 24 federal constituencies.
A verbal statement by the APC spokesperson, Auwalu Soja, disclosed that the party was unable to reach consensus on four of its House of Representatives tickets, resulting in the conduct of primaries in these constituencies as provided by law.
Announcing the official result, he stated that Kabiru Idris D]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/incumbents-thrash-lawan-farouk-others-in-kano-apc-reps-primary/Mon, 18 May 2026 01:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/incumbents-thrash-lawan-farouk-others-in-kano-apc-reps-primary/ Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu’s government over its handling of the fresh wave of anti-foreigner attacks in South Africa, accusing the administration of responding too late to protect Nigerians affected by the unrest.
At least two Nigerians have reportedly been killed since xenophobic tensions resurfaced in South Africa last month, sparking concern across the continent.
In a statement released by his media aide, Phrank Shai]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-slams-tinubu-govt-over-delayed-response-to-south-africa-tensions/Sun, 17 May 2026 23:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-slams-tinubu-govt-over-delayed-response-to-south-africa-tensions/ The longtime politician lost out during Saturday’s APC primary in Jigawa State, marking a major political shift in the constituency and closing a chapter that began in 2003.
Sa’idu Yusuf first won election into the Hous]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/after-nearly-20-years-in-abuja-saidu-yusuf-loses-apc-primary/Sun, 17 May 2026 22:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/after-nearly-20-years-in-abuja-saidu-yusuf-loses-apc-primary/ In a viral video released on Sunday, the Surulere lawmaker accused some APC leaders of coercing party members to support a preferred aspirant ahead of the May 20 primaries.
“Intimidation, coercion, twisting and forcing people to follow their own ca]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-desmond-elliott-alleges-intimidation-says-security-aides-withdrawn/Sun, 17 May 2026 22:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-desmond-elliott-alleges-intimidation-says-security-aides-withdrawn/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-desmond-elliott-laments-intimidation-withdrawal-of-security-aides-ahead-primaries/Sun, 17 May 2026 22:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-desmond-elliott-laments-intimidation-withdrawal-of-security-aides-ahead-primaries/ A coalition of aggrieved aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna state has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the party’s national leadership, demanding the cancellation of the National Assembly primaries over alleged imposition of candidates and breaches of party guidelines.
The group, operating under the APC Coalition of Kaduna Senatorial and House of Representatives Frontline Aspirants (CKFA), accused the Kaduna state party leadership of abandoning]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kaduna-aggrieved-aspirants-give-apc-48-hour-ultimatum-to-cancel-primaries/Sun, 17 May 2026 22:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kaduna-aggrieved-aspirants-give-apc-48-hour-ultimatum-to-cancel-primaries/ The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress National Assembly Primary Election Committee, Asipa Adedoyin Banjo, has announced the results of the House of Representatives primary election held May 16, 2026 in Ekiti State.
The Chairman announced the results on Sunday, in Ado-Ekiti, capital of the state, where he also declared the primary election held in Ekiti North Federal Constituency I, comprising Oye and Ikole Local Governments inconclusive over crisis record]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-reps-primary-apc-announces-results-for-five-federal-constituencies-declares-one-inconclusive/Sun, 17 May 2026 21:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-reps-primary-apc-announces-results-for-five-federal-constituencies-declares-one-inconclusive/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared winners in four House of Representatives primary elections conducted across Nasarawa State ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Chairman of the APC House of Representatives Primary Election Committee, Musa Shuaibu Guri, announced the results on Sunday in Lafia, saying delays experienced in announcing some results were caused by difficult terrain and security concerns in parts of the state.
Addressing party officials, secur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-conducts-reps-primaries-in-nasarawa-declares-winners-in-four-constituencies/Sun, 17 May 2026 20:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-conducts-reps-primaries-in-nasarawa-declares-winners-in-four-constituencies/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/trump-warns-wont-be-anything-left-of-iran-unless-it-agrees-to-deal/Sun, 17 May 2026 20:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/trump-warns-wont-be-anything-left-of-iran-unless-it-agrees-to-deal/ From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has warned Nigerians that the economic reforms initiated by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration demands sacrifice, patience and resilience.
Yilwatda, in a statement by Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy, Abimbola Tooki, however assured Nigerians that the reforms will lead to the country’s expansive prosp]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/yilwatda-demands-nigerians-sacrifice-patience-resilience-over-tinubus-reforms/Sun, 17 May 2026 20:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/yilwatda-demands-nigerians-sacrifice-patience-resilience-over-tinubus-reforms/ The outcome of the screening of aspirants for the various electives positions by the All Progressives Congress (APC) has triggered protest in Warri, Delta State. 
This is coming as members of the party from six Itsekiri political wards in Warri South-West Local Government Area, yesterday stage a peaceful protest over the disqualification of one of the party frontline aspirant,  Andrew Omagbemi Igban, from the party’s primary election for the Warri S]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/protest-rocks-delta-over-outcome-of-apc-aspirants-screening/Sun, 17 May 2026 20:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/protest-rocks-delta-over-outcome-of-apc-aspirants-screening/ Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has tasked Nigerians on the need for unity among Nigerians, warning against divisive politics based on tribal and religious inclinations. 
Governor Otti gave the task in Umuahia  during the 85th birthday celebration of the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, organised by the Abia State Government at the Michael Okpara Auditorium, Umuahia.
The Governor described the Obi of Onitsha, as a selfless leader, a gentl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anniversary-otti-tasks-nigerians-on-unity-as-abia-hosts-obi-of-onitsha/Sun, 17 May 2026 19:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anniversary-otti-tasks-nigerians-on-unity-as-abia-hosts-obi-of-onitsha/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-clears-yahaya-bello-for-kogi-central-senate-race/Sun, 17 May 2026 19:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-clears-yahaya-bello-for-kogi-central-senate-race/ One of the major contestants to the Kogi west Senatorial seat, Senator Smart Adeyemi has signified his intention to withdraw from the race citing party’s interest and supremacy and the “overall interest of unity, peace, and victory for our great party.”
The three term senator in a strong worded press statement which he personally signed and made available to newsmen in lokoja on Sunday , said as a committed democrat, he believes politics must never]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/smart-adeyemi-withdraws-from-kogi-senatorial-race-says-partys-interest-greater-than-individuals-ambition/Sun, 17 May 2026 19:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/smart-adeyemi-withdraws-from-kogi-senatorial-race-says-partys-interest-greater-than-individuals-ambition/ Last Saturday’s primary election for the House of Representatives in Plateau recorded its first casualty following the killing of a resident of Kasuwan Ali community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, Sani Abdullahi.
Abdullahi was reportedly shot dead at the venue of the primary in Mangu by security personnel following a disagreement over the commencement of the exercise.
An eye witness, Ibrahim Sale, who confirmed the incident, said the trouble start]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/one-killed-at-reps-apc-primary-election-in-plateau/Sun, 17 May 2026 19:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/one-killed-at-reps-apc-primary-election-in-plateau/ A faction of the Obidient Movement has warned that Peter Obi could lose its support ahead of the 2027 general elections, accusing him of abandoning loyal supporters after the 2023 presidential contest.
The group’s coordinator, Ikenna Azomchine, made this known in Awka, Anambra State, where he said the movement was disappointed by what it described as Obi’s silence and distance from the grassroots members who worked for his presidential ambition under the Labour Party]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/we-may-not-support-peter-obi-in-2027-obidient-faction/Sun, 17 May 2026 19:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/we-may-not-support-peter-obi-in-2027-obidient-faction/ The Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Usman Bello Kumo, has emerged as the All Progressives Congress ( APC) candidate for Akko Federal Constituency of Gombe, for the 2027 polls.
Kumo was returned unopposed by delegates at the APC primary, which was held at Kumo East ward, drawing applause from party stalwarts and loyalists, who participated in the exercise.
The lawmaker, had earlier indicated interest in the APC governorship ticket for Gombe State, withdrew fr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/reps-chief-whip-kumo-clinches-apc-ticket-for-2027-polls/Sun, 17 May 2026 19:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/reps-chief-whip-kumo-clinches-apc-ticket-for-2027-polls/ Despite judging conduct of the Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) last Saturday’s House of Representatives primary election as one of the freest and fairest by organizers of the primaries, former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly and the member representing Esan West/Esan Central/Igueben constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon. Marcus Onobum, yesterday cried foul, alleging irregularities that led his opponent to be declared the winner inste]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rep-onobun-protests-primary-result-describes-exercise-as-sham-as-winners-receive-certificate-of-return/Sun, 17 May 2026 18:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rep-onobun-protests-primary-result-describes-exercise-as-sham-as-winners-receive-certificate-of-return/ Hon. Peter A. Akpanke has emerged victorious in the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary election for the Bekwarra/Obudu/Obanliku Federal Constituency in Cross River State after recording a landslide victory across the three local government areas.
Official collation results and documents made available to journalists showed that Akpanke overwhelmingly defeated five other aspirants in the keenly contested primary conducted on May 16, 2026.
A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-reps-primary-akpanke-sweeps-polls-in-bekwarraobuduobanliku-clinches-ticket/Sun, 17 May 2026 18:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-reps-primary-akpanke-sweeps-polls-in-bekwarraobuduobanliku-clinches-ticket/ Specifically, they said information about the screening exercise are not made freely available to aspirants.
One of the aspirants, Buhari Omolori Sani, vying for the position of House of Representatives, to represent OkeneMagong-Magongo Federal Constituency of Kogi state in the National Assembly, in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/primaries-aspirant-writes-pdp-chairman-laments-irregularities-in-screening-exercise/Sun, 17 May 2026 17:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/primaries-aspirant-writes-pdp-chairman-laments-irregularities-in-screening-exercise/ An aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Balanga/Billiri Federal Constituency seat, Alfred John Attajiri, has rejected the outcome of the party’s House of Representatives primary election, alleging that results were announced without any actual voting exercise across the constituency.
In a press statement issued on Sunday, Attajiri described the situation as an “invisible election,” insisting that no legitimate primary election w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/gombe-apc-primaries-aspirant-alleges-invisible-election-appeals-to-tinubu/Sun, 17 May 2026 16:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/gombe-apc-primaries-aspirant-alleges-invisible-election-appeals-to-tinubu/ One of the aspirants for the Kaduna Central Senate race, Yerima Shettima, has withdrawn from the contest, citing loyalty to the APC and the need for party unity ahead of the elections.
A few weeks ago, some stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State had endorsed the candidature of Shehu Sani for the Senate race.
However, addressing a press conference on Sunday, Shettima said his decision followed “wide consultations and deep reflection&rdquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/yerima-shettima-withdraws-from-kaduna-central-senate-race-calls-for-apc-unity/Sun, 17 May 2026 16:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/yerima-shettima-withdraws-from-kaduna-central-senate-race-calls-for-apc-unity/ The member representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam (PKK) Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives under the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, has lost his bid for a third term in the Green Chamber.
Gagdi lost in the primary election, which took place on Saturday, to John Tongshinen.
The Returning Officer, Daspan Ishaya, who announced the results, said Tongshinen recorded a total of 29,968 votes while Gagdi polled 5,849 votes.
Another aspirant, Joh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/plateau-sitting-reps-member-gagdi-loses-third-term-bid/Sun, 17 May 2026 16:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/plateau-sitting-reps-member-gagdi-loses-third-term-bid/ The member representing Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Chidi Obetta, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to recontest for the federal constituency in the 2027 election.
Announcing the result of the primary election on Saturday at Government Field, Nsukka, Mr Omeje Ejiofor, the Returning Officer for the Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South APC primary election, said that Hon. Silas Agbara and Hon. Chidi Obetta were the two]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/enugu-2027-obetta-wins-apc-house-of-reps-ticket/Sun, 17 May 2026 16:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/enugu-2027-obetta-wins-apc-house-of-reps-ticket/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) has concluded its House of Representatives primary elections in Gombe State, with the party’s election committee declaring the exercise transparent, peaceful and compliant with the Electoral Act 2026.
The Chairman of the Gombe State House of Representatives and Senate Primary Elections Committee, Labiru Musa Kafur, announced the results during a press conference held on Saturday at the Press Centre in Gombe.
Kafur said the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-direct-primaries-deliver-landslide-across-gombe/Sun, 17 May 2026 16:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-direct-primaries-deliver-landslide-across-gombe/ The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State has declared Toyin Amuzu as its flag bearer for the House of Representatives election in Abeokuta South Federal Constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections.
This declaration followed the party’s primary election held on Sunday at the Oke-Mosan State Secretariat of the PDP, where Amuzu emerged unopposed with overwhelming support from leaders and members affirming his candidacy for the forthcoming poll.
It will]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ogun-pdp-declares-amuzu-as-reps-candidate-for-abeokuta-south/Sun, 17 May 2026 16:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ogun-pdp-declares-amuzu-as-reps-candidate-for-abeokuta-south/ The member representing Ohaozara, Onicha and Ivo (Ohanivo) Federal Constituency, Ebonyi State, in the House of Representatives, Nkemkanma Kama, has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the forthcoming general election, pledging to deliver more democratic dividends to his constituents.
Speaking shortly after his victory at the party primaries, Kama expressed excitement and gratitude to party stakeholders, supporters and the state leadership for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ebonyi-2027-kama-wins-apc-ticket/Sun, 17 May 2026 15:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ebonyi-2027-kama-wins-apc-ticket/ The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party has warned party faithful nationwide to distance themselves from patronising the former chairman of the party, Barrister Julius Abure, who allegedly sells nomination forms to unsuspecting members of the public.
The party, in a press statement issued over the weekend by the National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Ken Asowga, said reports of Julius Abure giving out nomination forms to some of his supporters in Abia State]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lp-warns-members-to-stay-off-abures-illegal-nomination-forms/Sun, 17 May 2026 15:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lp-warns-members-to-stay-off-abures-illegal-nomination-forms/ The faction disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, announcing the constitution of screening committees and appeal panels in line with its election timetable.
A breakdown of the figures shows that 2,122 aspirants are seeking State House of Assembly tickets, 748]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-makinde-camp-screens-3181-pdp-aspirants-nationwide/Sun, 17 May 2026 15:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-makinde-camp-screens-3181-pdp-aspirants-nationwide/ The ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections in Delta State have delivered major political shocks, headlined by the dramatic unseating of long-term incumbents ahead of the 2027 general elections.
In a stunning development for the Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency, former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Basil Ganagana, soundly defeated the long-standing incumbent, Hon. Nicholas Mutu. Ganagana secured a landslide victory with]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/delta-apc-primaries-ganagana-ends-mutus-27-year-reign-as-elumelu-ousts-okolie/Sun, 17 May 2026 15:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/delta-apc-primaries-ganagana-ends-mutus-27-year-reign-as-elumelu-ousts-okolie/ _________________________________________________________________
From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has commended the peaceful and successful conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Direct Primary Election for the Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency, describing the exercise as a clear demonstration of the party’s unity, strength, and democratic maturity.
The primary election,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lokpobiri-commends-peaceful-primaries-in-bayelsa-reps-elections/Sun, 17 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lokpobiri-commends-peaceful-primaries-in-bayelsa-reps-elections/ The member representing Afikpo/Edda federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Iduma Enwo Igariwey, has denied reports of his disqualification from the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 race in the constituency.
Social and conventional media platforms were flooded with news of his disqualification from contesting the party primaries on the eve of the exercise on Saturday.
But Igariwey, who was declared winner of the primaries by the House o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/party-primaries-igariwey-wins-apc-ticket-denies-disqualification/Sun, 17 May 2026 14:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/party-primaries-igariwey-wins-apc-ticket-denies-disqualification/ Bello Bodejo, aspirant for the Taraba Central Senatorial seat who was recently arrested by the DSS in Jalingo and handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has said that despite being detained, he is still in the race.
The aspirant, who spoke through his media aide, Mallam Umar, stated that he did not purchase the expression of interest and nomination forms to step down for anyone. According to Umar, Bello Bodejo said he is still in the r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/detained-taraba-senate-aspirant-says-he-is-still-in-the-race/Sun, 17 May 2026 14:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/detained-taraba-senate-aspirant-says-he-is-still-in-the-race/ The House of Representatives candidate for Oredo Federal Constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Paddy Iyamu, has described the primary that produced him as the candidate for the party as “no victor, no vanquished” for the winner and those who aspired with him but did not win.
He disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists at his campaign office in Benin City.
Iyamu said that if the outcome had gone the other way,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-no-victor-no-vanquished-says-paddy-iyamu/Sun, 17 May 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-no-victor-no-vanquished-says-paddy-iyamu/ A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State, Chief David Sabo Kente, has raised alarm that the primary election for the House of Representatives in Taraba that was scheduled to take place on Saturday did not hold since the materials were only distributed last night, contrary to video clips making the rounds indicating that the election held.
Kente, who disclosed this on Sunday in Jalingo while interacting with journalists, said that he got a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/there-was-no-house-of-reps-primary-in-taraba-chief-kente-insists/Sun, 17 May 2026 14:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/there-was-no-house-of-reps-primary-in-taraba-chief-kente-insists/ The nightlife entrepreneur said he pulled out of the race before the exercise after discussions with Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, over the party’s zoning arrangement.
His fresh explanation differs from an earlier video in which he lamented receivi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/cubana-chief-priest-denies-apc-primary-defeat-says-he-withdrew/Sun, 17 May 2026 14:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/cubana-chief-priest-denies-apc-primary-defeat-says-he-withdrew/ After the Saturday primary elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State has released the names of its flag bearers for the nine federal constituencies in the state.
In an official announcement signed by the Publicity Secretary, Hamzat Isa-Amoka, the party said the exercise was conducted peacefully, transparently, and credibly, with members across the state participating in the process.
For Okene/Ogori-Magongo Federal Constituency, Hon Sanni Salau Oge]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kogi-apc-releases-names-of-elected-reps-candidates/Sun, 17 May 2026 13:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kogi-apc-releases-names-of-elected-reps-candidates/ The outcome of the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi Federal Constituency appears to have taken a dramatic turn as some major aspirants are now holding victory rallies and laying claim to victory.
It all appeared smooth on Saturday morning as our correspondent witnessed the distribution of election materials at the APC state headquarters to local governments and wards from the morning until about 3pm.
The aspirants contesting for the ticket]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-bauchi-federal-constituency-primary-in-disarray-multiple-aspirants-claim-victory/Sun, 17 May 2026 12:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-bauchi-federal-constituency-primary-in-disarray-multiple-aspirants-claim-victory/ Seyi Tinubu has encouraged celebrity businessman Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, to remain optimistic after he failed to secure the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for the Orsu/Orlu/Oru East Federal Constituency seat in Imo State.
Cubana Chief Priest, who serves as the Imo State coordinator of the City Boy Movement, had contested for the House of Representatives ticket during the APC primary election held on Saturday as part of preparations for t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-keep-your-head-up-seyi-tinubu-to-cubana-chief-priest-after-defeat/Sun, 17 May 2026 12:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-keep-your-head-up-seyi-tinubu-to-cubana-chief-priest-after-defeat/ Former Ogun State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Motunrayo Adijat Adeleye, has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives candidate for the Ifo/Ewekoro Federal Constituency seat ahead of the 2027 general elections following her victory at the party’s primary election at the weekend.
Adeleye secured a sweeping victory across the 21 wards that make up the federal constituency, polling a total of 25,167 votes.
Ac]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ogun-ex-women-affairs-commissioner-clinches-apc-reps-ticket/Sun, 17 May 2026 12:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ogun-ex-women-affairs-commissioner-clinches-apc-reps-ticket/ _______________________________________________________________________
From Joe Obukata Ogbodu, Warri
As Delta State positions itself for the 2027 political cycle, the traditional battleground has dramatically shifted. With Governor Sheriff Oborevwori firmly entrenched and largely unopposed for a second term, the real warfare has moved to the federal legislative tickets. Monday, May 18, marks the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/clash-of-titans-omo-agege-okowa-and-battle-for-soul-of-delta-apc/Sun, 17 May 2026 12:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/clash-of-titans-omo-agege-okowa-and-battle-for-soul-of-delta-apc/ Senator representing Ogun Central Senatorial District, Shuaib Afolabi Salisu, at the weekend disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu personally wanted him to return to the National Assembly in 2027.
Salisu gave this disclosure while speaking with journalists shortly after the end of a two-week digital literacy training programme and the presentation of computer laptops to over 350 unemployed youths and graduates selected across the six local government areas in Ogu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-tinubu-wants-me-back-in-the-senate-salisu/Sun, 17 May 2026 12:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-tinubu-wants-me-back-in-the-senate-salisu/ A frontline governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Mascot Uzor Kalu, has hinted that he would run a government based on transparency, economic growth and inclusiveness if he becomes the governor of Abia State.
In a statement ahead of the APC gubernatorial primaries, Mascot Kalu noted that the state deserves accountable leadership focused on long-term prosperity, improved healthcare, education, innovation, and job creation.
“If]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/mascot-kalu-promises-transparency-in-governance-if-he-wins-abia-guber-poll/Sun, 17 May 2026 11:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/mascot-kalu-promises-transparency-in-governance-if-he-wins-abia-guber-poll/ The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Benjamin Kalu, immediate past Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Chief Chinedum Orji, and former Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Hon Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, were among the candidates who clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) tickets after the House of Representatives primaries held in the state.
Announcing the winners of the primaries for the eight federal constituencies in Abia Sta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abia-kalu-orji-onyejeocha-others-win-apc-reps-primaries/Sun, 17 May 2026 11:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abia-kalu-orji-onyejeocha-others-win-apc-reps-primaries/ Ahead of the 2027 general elections and the forthcoming APC primary elections, former Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, has called on eligible citizens across Nasarawa West Senatorial District to participate actively in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.
Dr Shuaib, an aspirant for the Nasarawa West Senatorial seat on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, made the call yesterday dur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-health-boss-faisal-urges-massive-voter-registration-party-unity-ahead-of-elections/Sun, 17 May 2026 10:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-health-boss-faisal-urges-massive-voter-registration-party-unity-ahead-of-elections/ _______________________________________________________________________
From Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has berated the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state over the conduct of its House of Representatives primary election.
The Ekiti APC on Saturday held its primary election across the state, adopting a direct primary mode to produce its candidates to contest the 2027 general elections.
The PDP,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-pdp-knocks-apc-over-conduct-of-reps-primary/Sun, 17 May 2026 10:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-pdp-knocks-apc-over-conduct-of-reps-primary/ In this exclusive interview with the Secretary to the Nasarawa State Government (SSG), Dr Labaran Magaji, SAN, opens up on his withdrawal from the Nasarawa West senatorial race, his decision to back Dr Faisal Shuaibu, and his loyalty to Governor Abdullahi Sule’s administration.
He speaks on party unity, governance reforms in the SSG’s office, and the unfolding political dynamics ahead of the 2027 general elections in Nasarawa State.
Q: What really informed yo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/i-chose-party-unity-over-personal-ambition-nasarawa-ssg-reveals-all/Sun, 17 May 2026 10:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/i-chose-party-unity-over-personal-ambition-nasarawa-ssg-reveals-all/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gada and Goronyo local government areas of Sokoto State has thrown its weight behind Sayudi Almustapha Gada following his adoption as the party’s consensus candidate for the House of Representatives seat ahead of the 2027 general election.
The endorsement, which took place in Gada, brought together party leaders, stakeholders, ward executives, youth groups and supporters from across the two local government areas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/sokoto-2027-apc-unites-behind-almustapha/Sun, 17 May 2026 09:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/sokoto-2027-apc-unites-behind-almustapha/ Yusuf Dantalle has said the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) will not operate under the influence of political godfathers, insisting that the party is committed to building an egalitarian structure rooted in internal democracy and independence.
Dantalle, who also serves as Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC), stated that while the party acknowledges the need for resources to grow and remain competitive, it will not compromise its autonomy for financial or]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/no-godfather-politics-in-apm-says-yusuf-dantalle/Sun, 17 May 2026 09:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/no-godfather-politics-in-apm-says-yusuf-dantalle/ Federal lawmaker Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Oluyole Federal Constituency following the party’s primary election.
According to a statement issued by her media team, the primary election was conducted under strict monitoring and in compliance with the guidelines of the APC, attracting a large turnout of delegates and party supporters across the constituency.
The statement noted that despite alleged attem]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akande-sadipe-wins-apc-primary-for-oluyole-reps-seat/Sun, 17 May 2026 09:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akande-sadipe-wins-apc-primary-for-oluyole-reps-seat/ Felix Morka, APC National Publicity Secretary, has dismissed reports suggesting that the All Progressives Congress’s decision to commence nationwide primaries was due to internal disagreements between the party leadership and state governors.
Speaking on ARISE News, Morka said the move to begin the primaries had nothing to do with any rift within the party, insisting that the process was part of the APC’s normal democratic procedure ahead of the elections.
According]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-dismisses-claims-of-rift-with-governors-over-primaries/Sun, 17 May 2026 08:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-dismisses-claims-of-rift-with-governors-over-primaries/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-and-obi-parting-of-wayswhy-its-difficult-for-the-opposition-to-unite-behinda-single-candidate/Sun, 17 May 2026 08:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-and-obi-parting-of-wayswhy-its-difficult-for-the-opposition-to-unite-behinda-single-candidate/ The party announced the results after Saturday’s primaries held in the state’s federal constituencies, with candidates emerging largely from the political bloc aligned with Wike ahead of the 2027 general election.
The exercise followe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-apc-names-amaewhule-wike-allies-winners-in-rivers-primaries/Sun, 17 May 2026 08:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-apc-names-amaewhule-wike-allies-winners-in-rivers-primaries/ Stanley Osifo has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s position as the incumbent does not guarantee victory in the presidential race, insisting that only election day will determine who emerges as the flagbearer of APC.
Speaking during an interview on ARISE News, Osifo maintained that incumbency should not be seen as an automatic ticket to success, stressing that the decision ultimately lies with party members and the democratic process.
According to him, the APC remains one]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-presidential-race-tinubus-incumbency-means-nothing-osifo/Sun, 17 May 2026 08:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-presidential-race-tinubus-incumbency-means-nothing-osifo/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-obi-parting-of-ways-why-its-difficult-for-opposition-to-unite-behinda-single-candidate-osuntokun/Sun, 17 May 2026 06:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-obi-parting-of-ways-why-its-difficult-for-opposition-to-unite-behinda-single-candidate-osuntokun/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/i-knew-pdp-was-a-dying-party-shaibu-edo-ex-dep-gov/Sun, 17 May 2026 06:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/i-knew-pdp-was-a-dying-party-shaibu-edo-ex-dep-gov/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-powerful-forces-behind-tinubu-atiku-obi-makinde/Sun, 17 May 2026 06:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-powerful-forces-behind-tinubu-atiku-obi-makinde/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-north-divided-over-obis-one-term-promise/Sun, 17 May 2026 06:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-north-divided-over-obis-one-term-promise/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-reps-tickets-protests-violence-disqualifications-mar-primaries/Sun, 17 May 2026 06:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-reps-tickets-protests-violence-disqualifications-mar-primaries/ The National Vice Chairman, North Central of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Chief Barnabas J. Ejisi, has described the newly formed party as a “political ambulance” ready to rescue Nigerians who have been abandoned by other political parties.
Ejisi made the remark the stakeholders’ interactive meeting held at Tazu Luxury Hotel in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. Speaking at the event, the NDC chieftain said the party was established at the rig]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-political-ambulance-ready-to-rescue-nigerians-barnabas-ejisi/Sun, 17 May 2026 04:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-political-ambulance-ready-to-rescue-nigerians-barnabas-ejisi/ The agreement was reached during a one-day aspirants’ summit held in Abuja by members of the Obidient and Kwankwasiyya movements.
The groups also resolved to jointly raise ₦60 million to fund political consultations and processes linked to the proposed joint presidential ticket for Obi and Kwankwaso, as discussions continue on forming a broa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obi-kwankwaso-loyalists-raise-n60m-for-proposed-joint-ticket/Sun, 17 May 2026 03:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obi-kwankwaso-loyalists-raise-n60m-for-proposed-joint-ticket/ Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said that internal unity and cohesion were the strength of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
Governor Diri spoke on Saturday shortly after the party’s House of Representatives primary election at his Sampou/Kalama Ward 6 in Kolokuma/Opokuma local government area.
The exercise witnessed the endorsement by consensus of the incumbent Yenagoa/Kolokuma/Opokuma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/reps-primary-gov-diri-commends-apc-unity/Sun, 17 May 2026 03:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/reps-primary-gov-diri-commends-apc-unity/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Enugu State chapter of the party for what it described as free, fair, credible, and exemplary House of Representatives primary elections in the state.
This was even as Governor Peter Mbah joined other party faithful in Owo Ward, Nkanu East LGA, to affirm the Member representing Nkanu East/Nkanu West Federal Constituency, Hon. Nnolim Nnaji, who was the only aspirant]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/enugu-reps-primary-free-fair-exemplary-apc/Sun, 17 May 2026 03:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/enugu-reps-primary-free-fair-exemplary-apc/ In a letter addressed to the electoral commission following the party’s national convention and presidential primary held in Bauchi on May 9, 2026, the party, through its secretary, Dr. Olu Agunloye, said it was officially forwarding the details of its elected presidential standard bearer for t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-sdp-writes-inec-submits-adebayos-details-as-presidential-candidate/Sun, 17 May 2026 03:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-sdp-writes-inec-submits-adebayos-details-as-presidential-candidate/ The amendment of the Senate Standing Orders last week may have been presented as just another routine legislative housekeeping exercise, but inside the Red Chamber, few senators were under any illusion about what was truly at stake. They understood the changes were about power, about a bid to control the 11th assembly. Indeed, the amendments turned the Senate rules into a leadership chessboard ahead of 2027.
But while the lawmakers were very clear on this, confusion built-]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/senate-rules-and-the-leadership-chessboard/Sun, 17 May 2026 02:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/senate-rules-and-the-leadership-chessboard/ His journey since 2023 is a demonstration of the changing dynamics of power ahead of the 2027 general elections.From]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/how-el-rufais-icpc-travails-may-dim-his-2027-shine/Sun, 17 May 2026 02:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/how-el-rufais-icpc-travails-may-dim-his-2027-shine/  
By Omoniyi Salaudeen
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has ditched the consensus arrangement and begun direct primaries nationwide from Friday, May 15 to pick candidates for the 2027 elections. The move follows a failure to secure unanimous agreement among aspirants and marks a significant shift in the party’s internal power dynamics, triggering Section 87(2) of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anxiety-over-apcs-make-or-break-primaries/Sun, 17 May 2026 01:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anxiety-over-apcs-make-or-break-primaries/ Known for his advocacy on national unity, he has extensive research experience on Niger Delta Security and Development and previously served as Head of Chancery at the Nigerian Embassy in Doha, Qatar.
  
In this interview, he described the ongoing xenophobic att]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/xenophobic-attacks-on-nigerians-in-south-africa-unacceptable-ebienfa/Sun, 17 May 2026 01:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/xenophobic-attacks-on-nigerians-in-south-africa-unacceptable-ebienfa/  
A public affairs analyst and Convener of Reset Lagos Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Adetokunbo Pearse has said that 2027 elections will witness a huge voters turnout, unlike the 2023 presidential election where only about 26 per cent of registered voters voted.
According to him, the reason for the projected massive turnout is because Nigerians are eagerly waiting to vote out the ruling All]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/well-give-tinubu-amupitan-maduro-treatment-if-2027-election-is-rigged-pearse-lagos-pdp-leader/Sun, 17 May 2026 01:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/well-give-tinubu-amupitan-maduro-treatment-if-2027-election-is-rigged-pearse-lagos-pdp-leader/ A senatorial aspirant for Anambra North Senatorial District in the 2027 general election, Chief Primus Odili, has advised the leadership and members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) not to allow ‘mercenaries’ to destroy their party.
Odili, former Chief of Staff to ex-Governor Willie Obiano, also advised Ndi Anambra to reject candidates who have no plan of working with the state government to implement Anambra Vision 2070.
How are you preparing fo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-we-wont-allow-mercenaries-to-destroy-apga-odili/Sun, 17 May 2026 01:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-we-wont-allow-mercenaries-to-destroy-apga-odili/ The former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu, has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Declaring the result at the collation centre in Oshimili South Local Government Area, the Returning Officer for the constituency, Barr. Val Ada Arenyeka said that Elumelu polled the highest number of votes to clinch the APC ticket.
Speaking to jour]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/elumelu-emerges-apc-candidate-for-aniochaoshimili-federal-constituency/Sat, 16 May 2026 23:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/elumelu-emerges-apc-candidate-for-aniochaoshimili-federal-constituency/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/keep-off-anglican-primate-advises-jonathan-against-2027-presidential-bid/Sat, 16 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/keep-off-anglican-primate-advises-jonathan-against-2027-presidential-bid/ Read Also: ADC postpones presidential, governorship screeningAlso he alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, set up a committee long before the electoral bill was presented to the National Assembly.Buba Galadima said these on Saturday at the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, aspira]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubus-administration-has-destroyed-democracy-galadima/Sat, 16 May 2026 21:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubus-administration-has-destroyed-democracy-galadima/ The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has postponed its presidential and governorship screenings until Monday, May 18.
In a statement made on Saturday, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC’s national publicity secretary, stated that the screenings were originally scheduled for this weekend.
“The African Democratic Congress (ADC) wishes to inform all presidential and governorship aspirants that the party’s screening exercise earlier scheduled for this weekend has been post]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-shifts-presidential-governorship-screenings-to-may-18/Sat, 16 May 2026 21:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-shifts-presidential-governorship-screenings-to-may-18/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State has announced the results of its House of Representatives primary elections, with some prominent politicians and consensus candidates emerging across the state’s federal constituencies.
The Chairman of the Primary Election Committee, Senator Yakubu Hosseini, announced the results at the APC State Secretariat in Kaduna, stating that the exercise was conducted in accordance with the party’s constitution and ele]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abbas-others-emerge-as-apc-announces-kaduna-primaries-results/Sat, 16 May 2026 21:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abbas-others-emerge-as-apc-announces-kaduna-primaries-results/ Yusuf, son of the late President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday won the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the Daura/Sandamu/Mai’Adua Federal Constituency of Katsina State.
The Returning Officer, Hon. Lawal Garba, who announced the results after a primary election/affirmation process, said that Buhari secured 17,342 votes while his closest rival got 137 votes.
The post Katsina APC primaries: Buhari clinches Daura federal constituency appeared fi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/katsina-apc-primaries-buhari-clinches-daura-federal-constituency/Sat, 16 May 2026 21:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/katsina-apc-primaries-buhari-clinches-daura-federal-constituency/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obasa-secures-reps-ticket/Sat, 16 May 2026 20:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obasa-secures-reps-ticket/ The incumbent leader of the House of Representatives, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, representing Owan Federal Constituency, has been defeated at the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary in Edo State.
He was defeated by Hon. Ijegbai Andrew, a former Edo State Commissioner for Mining.
Ijegbai was announced the winner after he polled 3,695 votes to defeat four other contestants, including Prof. Ihonvbere, who polled 1,005 votes.
The results were announc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/incumbent-house-leader-ihonvbere-loses-re-election-bid/Sat, 16 May 2026 20:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/incumbent-house-leader-ihonvbere-loses-re-election-bid/ ______________________________________________________________________
From Noah Ebije, Kaduna
The Publicity Secretary of the Sani Abdulkadir Dakace Campaign Organisation, Ibrahim Dahiru Danfulani, has expressed concern over the delay in the distribution of election materials for the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary election in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Speaking during a press conference on Friday at the APC Kad]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/delay-in-materials-mars-kaduna-apc-reps-primary/Sat, 16 May 2026 20:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/delay-in-materials-mars-kaduna-apc-reps-primary/ The preferred candidates of the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor Monday Okpebholo are expected to emerge following the peaceful conduct of primaries for the House of Representatives seats in Edo State.
In Oredo federal constituency, former Commissioner for Education, Dr Paddy Iyamu, emerged as the candidate for the election, while the incumbent, Hon. Omosede Igbinedion, emerged as the candidate for the Ovia Federal Constituency.
In Akoko-Edo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/edo-apc-preferred-candidates-set-to-emerge-as-party-conducts-peaceful-primaries/Sat, 16 May 2026 19:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/edo-apc-preferred-candidates-set-to-emerge-as-party-conducts-peaceful-primaries/ Hon. Chike Okafor, who represents Okigwe South Federal Constituency of Imo State, has lost his bid to return to the lower chamber for a fourth term following the All Progressives Congress primaries held yesterday.
Hon. Okafor, who has been in the House of Representatives since 2015, lost to Hon. Jonas Okeke, a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly.
Similarly, Princess Miriam Onuoha, who currently represents Okigwe North, also lost her third-term bid to Mr A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/imo-reps-primaries-okafor-onuoha-nwadike-lose-return-tickets/Sat, 16 May 2026 19:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/imo-reps-primaries-okafor-onuoha-nwadike-lose-return-tickets/ There is uncertainty over the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election as voting is yet to commence in the party’s wards across the state.
The exercise is being conducted by the party across the country.
In Plateau, feelers from some federal wards in the northern, central and southern zones indicated that the exercise is yet to take off.
As at 3 pm on Saturday, our correspondent observed that electoral materials had not been moved from the state sec]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/plateau-uncertainty-trails-apc-reps-primary-election/Sat, 16 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/plateau-uncertainty-trails-apc-reps-primary-election/ ______________________________________________________________________
From Lateef Dada, Osogbo
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has held its primary election across local government areas to elect candidates for the House of Representatives.
The election, held on Saturday, took place in different wards across the nine federal constituencies.
The serving member representing Ijesa South Federa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/osun-apc-holds-primary-vows-to-settle-any-disputes-internally/Sat, 16 May 2026 18:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/osun-apc-holds-primary-vows-to-settle-any-disputes-internally/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary election held in Lagos Mainland on Saturday was thrown into controversy following allegations of widespread irregularities, voter intimidation and disruption of the electoral process across several voting centres.
The disruption was reported in areas including Apapa Road, Makoko, Iwaya and Adekunle, where party members and delegates allegedly faced intimidation and were prevented from participating freely in t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/outcry-alleged-irregularities-mars-apc-reps-primary-election-in-lagos-mainland/Sat, 16 May 2026 18:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/outcry-alleged-irregularities-mars-apc-reps-primary-election-in-lagos-mainland/ The lawmaker representing Moba/Ilejemeje/Ido-Osi Federal Constituency, Hon. Kolawole Davidson Akinlayo, has denied hiring armed thugs to disrupt the All Progressives Congress House of Representatives primary election on Saturday, May 16, in Ekiti State.
The lawmaker, who is seeking re-election, said the allegation was politically motivated, adding that he has never sponsored, encouraged or been involved in any acts capable of disrupting the peaceful process of an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/i-didnt-hire-thugs-to-disrupt-apc-nass-primary-suspects-arrested-are-appointees-of-government-ekiti-rep-member-akinlayo/Sat, 16 May 2026 18:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/i-didnt-hire-thugs-to-disrupt-apc-nass-primary-suspects-arrested-are-appointees-of-government-ekiti-rep-member-akinlayo/ ……faults political class over obsession with 2027 elections, urges INEC to be neutral
From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed optimism that Nigeria would overcome its economic, political and security challenges, despite growing concerns over rising violence, moral decline and hardship across the country.
Jonathan spoke on Saturday at the first session]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nigeria-will-overcome-her-challenges-ex-president-jonathan/Sat, 16 May 2026 17:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nigeria-will-overcome-her-challenges-ex-president-jonathan/ The National Vice Chairman, North Central of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Chief Barnabas J. Ejisi, has described the newly formed party as a “political ambulance” ready to rescue Nigerians who have been abandoned and disappointed by other political parties.
Ejisi made the remark on Friday during a one-day stakeholders’ interactive meeting involving party aspirants and stakeholders held at Tazu Luxury Hotel in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-is-a-political-ambulance-ready-to-rescue-nigerians-ejisi/Sat, 16 May 2026 17:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-is-a-political-ambulance-ready-to-rescue-nigerians-ejisi/ Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has commended stakeholders and members of the All Progressives Congress in the state for the peaceful conduct of the House of Representatives primary elections held across the state.
Speaking with journalists during the exercise, the governor expressed satisfaction with the level of consultations and unity among party stakeholders ahead of the primaries.
“As you can see, everybody is happy. We had very noble consultations w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ebonyi-nwifuru-applauds-peaceful-apc-reps-primaries/Sat, 16 May 2026 17:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ebonyi-nwifuru-applauds-peaceful-apc-reps-primaries/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released a list of 14 House of Representatives aspirants it disqualified from contesting Saturday’s party primaries.
The leadership of the ruling party further disclosed that while Ondo and Rivers States accounted for the majority of the disqualified aspirants, the remaining aspirants are from Kogi, Bauchi and Ebonyi States.
Although the national leadership of the party, in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Fel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-disqualifies-14-ondo-rivers-kogi-bauchi-ebonyi-reps-aspirants/Sat, 16 May 2026 17:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-disqualifies-14-ondo-rivers-kogi-bauchi-ebonyi-reps-aspirants/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/full-list-apc-unveils-names-of-disqualified-reps-aspirants/Sat, 16 May 2026 17:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/full-list-apc-unveils-names-of-disqualified-reps-aspirants/  
Non-indigenes in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State have expressed support for the aspiration of Hon. Muhammed Agboola Emiabata, following his expression of interest and filling of nomination to contest the House of Representatives seat under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in 2027.
 
The formal endorsement by non- indigenes reflects growing confidence in his capacity, accessibility and commitment to inclusive representation and people oriented leaders]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-non-indigenes-in-ojo-back-emiabatas-house-of-reps-aspiration/Sat, 16 May 2026 17:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-non-indigenes-in-ojo-back-emiabatas-house-of-reps-aspiration/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nass-apc-members-storm-ward-collation-for-primaries/Sat, 16 May 2026 15:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nass-apc-members-storm-ward-collation-for-primaries/ The ruling All Progressives Congress has fixed Monday, May 18, 2026, for the commencement of its National Assembly primary elections in Zamfara State.
The party said the primaries would be conducted across designated ward centres in the state.
This was contained in a notice issued to journalists by the Chairman of the APC National Assembly Primary Election Committee for Zamfara State, Awwal Abdullahi Aliyu.
Aliyu urged aspirants and party supporters to rely strictly on offic]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-shifts-zamfara-national-assembly-primaries-to-may-18/Sat, 16 May 2026 15:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-shifts-zamfara-national-assembly-primaries-to-may-18/ The National Leadership of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing Worldwide has called on governors and political leaders in the South East to support Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum,(PGF) Senator Hope Uzodimma, to strengthen Igbo relevance in national politics.
Speaking at a press conference in Owerri at the weekend, the group’s National Publicity Secretary, Chika Adiele, declared the wing’s “total and unwavering su]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ohanaeze-youths-urge-seast-govs-to-rally-behind-uzodimma/Sat, 16 May 2026 14:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ohanaeze-youths-urge-seast-govs-to-rally-behind-uzodimma/ The electoral panel for the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s National Assembly primary election in Bayelsa State has commenced direct primaries to select candidates for the 2027 elections.
The primary election for the House of Representatives has begun, while that of senatorial candidates is scheduled for Monday, May 18.
The chairman of the panel, Chief Solomon Ogba, who announced this at a press briefing on Saturday, disclosed that the panel is working in lin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-nass-election-panel-begins-conduct-of-direct-primaries-in-bayelsa/Sat, 16 May 2026 14:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-nass-election-panel-begins-conduct-of-direct-primaries-in-bayelsa/ The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that 22 registered political parties have successfully beaten the deadline for the submission of membership register.
The electoral umpire, in a statement by Mohammed Kudu Haruna, Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, noted that the registered political parties have complied with the Electoral Act 2026 through the deadline.
“The submission followed the extension granted by the commiss]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-confirms-all-parties-meeting-membership-register-submission-deadline/Sat, 16 May 2026 14:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-confirms-all-parties-meeting-membership-register-submission-deadline/ Former Secretary to the Bauchi State Government and Governorship aspirant on the platform of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Barrister Ibrahim Kashim has on Friday purchased nomination and expression of interest forms to contest the poll.
Kashim, served in Governor Bala Mohammed”s administration as SSG until his resignation in December 2024.
He had declared his intention to contest for Governor in the Social Democratic Party (SDP) but later left the party due to f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bauchi-2027-kashim-buys-ndc-governorship-nomination-form/Sat, 16 May 2026 12:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bauchi-2027-kashim-buys-ndc-governorship-nomination-form/ The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has dismissed report by a Tracka, a Civil Society Organization (CSO), involved in the tracking of constituency project, on a e-learning facility allegedly slated for Bende Secondary Grammar School, in Abia.
Tracka, in a post on its X handle, TrackaNG, had noted that the project, the construction and furnishing of an ultra-modern conference and e-learning facility, in the school, which was attracted by Kalu and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bende-school-project-trackas-claim-misleading-says-kalu/Sat, 16 May 2026 12:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bende-school-project-trackas-claim-misleading-says-kalu/ Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, a presidential aspirant on the African Democratic Congress (ADC) platform, has said that he will not withdraw from the race in favour of another candidate ahead of the party’s 2027 presidential primary.
He emphasised that Nigeria needs “competent and visionary leadership” capable of reversing nearly two decades of economic collapse, growing insecurity, and deepening poverty throughout the country.
In response to enquiries about his chances]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/hayatu-deen-says-he-wont-withdraw-from-adc-presidential-race/Sat, 16 May 2026 11:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/hayatu-deen-says-he-wont-withdraw-from-adc-presidential-race/ The lawmaker representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has withdrawn from the 2027 senatorial race.
Following his withdrawal, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Faruk Yabo, has been endorsed as the consensus candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The former governor said his endorsement of Yabo reflected the need for experienced leaders to deliberately support a new generation of politicians who possess t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-tambuwal-withdraws-from-sokoto-senate-race-backs-yabo/Sat, 16 May 2026 10:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-tambuwal-withdraws-from-sokoto-senate-race-backs-yabo/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-presidency-ndcs-one-term-zoning-to-south-sparks-praise-knock/Sat, 16 May 2026 09:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-presidency-ndcs-one-term-zoning-to-south-sparks-praise-knock/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/i-want-free-fair-primaries-gbanga-daniel-ogun-east-not-your-birthright-akinmade/Sat, 16 May 2026 08:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/i-want-free-fair-primaries-gbanga-daniel-ogun-east-not-your-birthright-akinmade/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fuss-over-consensusin-south-south/Sat, 16 May 2026 08:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fuss-over-consensusin-south-south/ Morka said this during an interview with Channels TV’s Seun Okinbaloye on Friday.
Asked of any arrangement against Fubara’s second term, Morka said, “I am not aware of that.
“At the APC level, I’m the party’s spokesman, and as far a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/im-not-aware-of-any-arrangement-against-fubaras-second-term-apc-spokesman/Sat, 16 May 2026 08:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/im-not-aware-of-any-arrangement-against-fubaras-second-term-apc-spokesman/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-ill-not-step-down-for-atiku-amaechi-anyone-hayatu-deen-adc-presidential-aspirant/Sat, 16 May 2026 08:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-ill-not-step-down-for-atiku-amaechi-anyone-hayatu-deen-adc-presidential-aspirant/ When operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, moved against the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdullahi, earlier this week, many initially assumed it was another major corruption investigation involving a senior government official and an enormous amount of money.Read Also: APC Tickets: Govs, aspirants at war over alleged impositionSome reports put the figure at N500 billion. Others said N701 billio]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/n701bn-probe-how-money-power-sparked-quiet-tensions-among-apc-governors-ahead-of-2027/Sat, 16 May 2026 07:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/n701bn-probe-how-money-power-sparked-quiet-tensions-among-apc-governors-ahead-of-2027/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-tickets-govs-aspirants-at-war-over-alleged-imposition/Sat, 16 May 2026 07:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-tickets-govs-aspirants-at-war-over-alleged-imposition/ The battle for the governorship seat of Oyo State ahead of the 2027 general elections is fast evolving into one of the most intriguing political contests in the South West of Nigeria.
What initially appeared to be a familiar rivalry between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) is gradually transforming into a wider political struggle, involving emerging third-force, and a potential fourth force, capable of re-sharpening the p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-in-oyo-its-multi-front-battle-for-agodi-government-house/Sat, 16 May 2026 01:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-in-oyo-its-multi-front-battle-for-agodi-government-house/ In the intricate theatre of Nigerian politics, few contests capture the imagination quite like a battle where the combatants know each other intimately, share the same party colours and yet regard one another with barely concealed hostility. Imo West, otherwise known as Orlu Zone, has become precisely that theatre ahead of the 2027 general elections, and what is unfolding there carries consequences that stretch far beyond the boundaries of a single senatorial district.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-uzodimma-okorocha-izunaso-return-to-trenches/Sat, 16 May 2026 01:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-uzodimma-okorocha-izunaso-return-to-trenches/ Former Sokoto State governor Aminu Tambuwal has said the 2027 general elections are likely to resemble Nigeria’s historic 1979 presidential contest rather than the 2023 election.
Tambuwal, who also served as Speaker of the House of Representatives, made the remark during an appearance on Politics Today on Friday, where he spoke on the changing political landscape ahead of the next general elections.
According to him, the political alignments, alliances and voter expectatio]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/i-see-a-replay-of-1979-in-2027-presidential-race-tambuwal/Fri, 15 May 2026 23:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/i-see-a-replay-of-1979-in-2027-presidential-race-tambuwal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/amaechis-presidential-campaign-posters-flood-bauchi/Fri, 15 May 2026 22:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/amaechis-presidential-campaign-posters-flood-bauchi/ Former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has dismissed claims that internal divisions within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led to the exit of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso from the party.
Speaking on Politics Today, Tambuwal said there were no cracks within the ADC, insisting that the departures of the two political heavyweights were based on their personal strategic decisions rather than any crisis in the party.
According to him, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso likel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/peter-obi-kwankwaso-exit-not-caused-by-adc-cracks-tambuwal/Fri, 15 May 2026 21:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/peter-obi-kwankwaso-exit-not-caused-by-adc-cracks-tambuwal/ Constituents across the Bende Federal Constituency of Abia have expressed support for the re-election bid of the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, House of Representatives.
The constituents, according to a statement by the Special Assistant, to the Deputy Speaker, on Press Affairs Udora Orizu, passed a vote on confidence on Kalu, at his formal declaration to recontest for the Bende Federal Constituency.
The statement noted that representatives from all 13 wards of the cons]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-bende-constituents-endorse-kalus-re-election-bid/Fri, 15 May 2026 18:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-bende-constituents-endorse-kalus-re-election-bid/ The party approved 48 aspirants for the Senate and House of Representatives tickets, while 107 others were cleared to contest for seats in the Anambra State House of Assembly.
The list of successful aspirants was released on Friday in a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mazi Ejimofor Opara, following the c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apga-clears-155-aspirants-for-2027-primaries-in-anambra/Fri, 15 May 2026 18:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apga-clears-155-aspirants-for-2027-primaries-in-anambra/ Lawmaker and actor Desmond Elliot has ruled out leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that the party gave him his political platform and he remains loyal to it.
Speaking on TVC while addressing politics in Surulere and speculations about his possible fourth-term bid in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Elliot said he would not consider joining another political party even if he was denied the APC ticket.
According to him, many people have advised him to move el]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-picked-me-from-nowhere-i-cant-dump-the-party-desmond-elliot/Fri, 15 May 2026 18:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-picked-me-from-nowhere-i-cant-dump-the-party-desmond-elliot/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-presidency-inec-absent-as-court-defers-hearing-in-case-against-jonathan/Fri, 15 May 2026 18:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-presidency-inec-absent-as-court-defers-hearing-in-case-against-jonathan/ Elliot made the apology on Friday during an appearance on TVC’s Your View, where he admitted that misunderstandings may have strained their long-standing political relationship.
Speaking in a reflective tone, the Surulere lawmaker described Gbajabiamila as a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/im-sorry-desmond-elliot-begs-gbajabiamila-as-lagos-political-tension-lingers/Fri, 15 May 2026 16:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/im-sorry-desmond-elliot-begs-gbajabiamila-as-lagos-political-tension-lingers/ A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Salihu Lukman, has said the party will priotize the welfare of citizens, as well as tackle insecurity, if voted in the 2027 general election.
Lukman, in a statement , on Friday, said the ADC’s 12 policy principles and manifestoes of the party, emphasizes human capital and social protection; infrastructure, security among others.
The ADC chieft]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-adc-ll-prioritize-people-centred-governance-lukman/Fri, 15 May 2026 15:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-adc-ll-prioritize-people-centred-governance-lukman/ The consensus governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State for the 2027 general election, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, has vowed to sustain peaceful and consensual transition of administrations as being established by the incumbent governor of the state, Dapo Abiodun.
Adeola who is currently the senator representing Ogun West at the National Assembly, stated this while speaking shortly after he was unveiled and affirmed at the APC]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-senator-adeola-vows-to-sustain-peaceful-consensual-transitions-in-ogun/Fri, 15 May 2026 14:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-senator-adeola-vows-to-sustain-peaceful-consensual-transitions-in-ogun/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-daniel-challenges-abiodun-to-live-debate-over-ogun-east-ticket/Fri, 15 May 2026 14:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-daniel-challenges-abiodun-to-live-debate-over-ogun-east-ticket/ ADC spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi has revealed that former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, once threatened to leave the African Democratic Congress (ADC) because of what he described as excessive concessions and privileges given to former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
Abdullahi made the disclosure while reacting to Obi’s explanation for leaving the ADC on May 3 to join the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) alongside former Kano State governo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/amaechi-once-threatened-to-quit-over-obis-privileges-in-adc-abdullahi/Fri, 15 May 2026 14:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/amaechi-once-threatened-to-quit-over-obis-privileges-in-adc-abdullahi/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/release-el-rufai-before-sallah-atiku-tells-tinubu-uba-sani/Fri, 15 May 2026 13:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/release-el-rufai-before-sallah-atiku-tells-tinubu-uba-sani/ Daniel, a former two-term governor of Ogun State, issued the challenge during an interview on TVC’s Beyond The Headlines on Thursday, insisting that the governor must publicly defend his position on the unfolding political contest.
He said Abiodun should not avoid direct engagement on nationa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-gbenga-daniel-dares-abiodun-to-live-tv-debate-over-ogun-east-senatorial-seat/Fri, 15 May 2026 12:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-gbenga-daniel-dares-abiodun-to-live-tv-debate-over-ogun-east-senatorial-seat/ Following allegations of financial mismanagement within the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), a public affairs analyst and commentator based in Ogun State, Tunji Akinlade, has called on the Chairman of the Forum, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State to temporarily step aside to allow investigation into the allegations.
Akinlade who made this call in a statement he personally signed and made available to journalists in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, expressed]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/corruption-step-aside-as-pgf-chairman-to-allow-investigation-akinlade-urges-uzodinma/Fri, 15 May 2026 11:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/corruption-step-aside-as-pgf-chairman-to-allow-investigation-akinlade-urges-uzodinma/ The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cleared Kefiano Kefas Ropshik to participate in the party’s forthcoming governorship primary election ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Ropshik was screened and cleared at the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, as the party intensified preparations for the 2027 polls.
Speaking to journalists after the screening exercise, the aspirant described his clearance as another milestone in his bid to govern Plateau State]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-clears-kefiano-for-plateau-governorship-primaries/Fri, 15 May 2026 11:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-clears-kefiano-for-plateau-governorship-primaries/ The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom state Prof Anugbum Onuoha has cautioned political parties to conduct their activities within the provisions of the electoral act and guidelines to enable the commission conduct free , fair credible elections in 2027 .
Addressing chairmen and Secretaries of 22 political parties during his maiden meeting at INEC office in Uyo , Onuoha noted that political parties remain the primary vehicle for democratic participation .
” Y]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/a-ibom-rec-tasks-22-political-parties-ahead-of-2027-polls/Fri, 15 May 2026 11:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/a-ibom-rec-tasks-22-political-parties-ahead-of-2027-polls/ Markpa Malla has said the possibility of adopting consensus for the governorship race in Nasarawa State is no longer under consideration, confirming that the All Progressives Congress will proceed with direct primaries.
Malla stated that the issue of consensus in the state had been completely settled and should no longer be part of political discussions, as the party had already moved beyond that stage.
According to him, four governorship aspirants have officially declared inter]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/four-aspirants-in-race-as-nasarawa-apc-dumps-consensus-malla/Fri, 15 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/four-aspirants-in-race-as-nasarawa-apc-dumps-consensus-malla/ A frontline aspirant for the Bende South State Constituency seat under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Victor Ebubechukwu Anyaogu, has declared that the 2027 political season must usher in a new generation of vibrant and energetic leadership capable of reconnecting governance with the grassroots.
Speaking in an interview with The Sun on Friday ahead of the APC primaries, the youthful politician and businessman mounted a strong case for generat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bende-south-2027-hon-victor-anyaogu-rallies-apc-members-unveils-development-agenda/Fri, 15 May 2026 08:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bende-south-2027-hon-victor-anyaogu-rallies-apc-members-unveils-development-agenda/ President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to remain united and avoid internal conflicts as the party begins its nationwide primaries ahead of the 2026 general elections.
In a statement released to mark the commencement of the primaries, Tinubu described the exercise as more than just a process for selecting candidates, saying it represents a major test of the party’s unity, resilience and collective strength.
The primaries, wh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-tinubu-warns-against-division-urges-unity-among-members/Fri, 15 May 2026 07:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-primaries-tinubu-warns-against-division-urges-unity-among-members/ Gbajabiamila made the disclosure on Thursday during an All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos, where he detailed how the political fallout from the episode dragged his name into controversy at the presidency.
He sai]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/how-desmond-elliots-role-in-obasas-impeachment-almost-cost-me-chief-of-staff-job-gbajabiamila/Fri, 15 May 2026 07:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/how-desmond-elliots-role-in-obasas-impeachment-almost-cost-me-chief-of-staff-job-gbajabiamila/ Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to President Tinubu, n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/video-i-almost-lost-my-job-because-of-desmond-elliot-gbajabiamila/Fri, 15 May 2026 07:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/video-i-almost-lost-my-job-because-of-desmond-elliot-gbajabiamila/ The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said it is alarming that the Federal Government is making moves to obtain a fresh loan of $1.25 billion from the World Bank.
The ADC, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the government seeking a fresh loan when the country has a high debt  profile of about N159.28 trillion, indicates that the President Bola Tinubu administration is running a ponzi economy.
It accused the  governme]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/debts-tinubu-running-a-ponzi-economy-says-adc/Fri, 15 May 2026 04:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/debts-tinubu-running-a-ponzi-economy-says-adc/  
From Fred Itua, Nddubuisi Orji, Abuja and Seye Ojo, Ibadan
In a moment that reverberated far beyond the ancient walls of Mapo Hall Arcade, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State yesterday, formally announced his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election while simultaneously unveiling a sweeping new political coalition between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Allied]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-pdp-apm-forge-mega-alliance-to-challenge-apc/Fri, 15 May 2026 04:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-pdp-apm-forge-mega-alliance-to-challenge-apc/ From Romanus Ugwu and Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
As the All Progressives Congress (APC) commences its primaries, President Bola Tinubu has cautioned against division and rancour while urging consensus, peace, women and youth inclusion.
According to him, the process is a “referendum on our unity, resilience and strength as a party.”
In a State House statement he personally signed ahead of the exercise which begins]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-urges-consensus-peace-inclusion-as-apc-begins-primaries/Fri, 15 May 2026 04:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-urges-consensus-peace-inclusion-as-apc-begins-primaries/ The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate made the declaration in an interview with News Central Television, insisting that he would not remain in office beyond a single term under any circumstance.“I want to be a one-term president because of stability. I would not stay]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/even-with-gun-to-my-head-i-wont-stay-beyond-4-years-obi-reaffirms/Fri, 15 May 2026 04:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/even-with-gun-to-my-head-i-wont-stay-beyond-4-years-obi-reaffirms/ The Abdulraham Mohammed-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party( PDP), yesterday, screened presidential and governorship aspirants, seeking the party’s tickets for the 2027 general election.
The sole presidential aspirant, Senator Sandy Onor, was screened by the Presidential Screening Committee headed by Okezie Ikpeazu while governorship aspirants were screened by the Gubernatorial Screening Committee chaired by former Kaduna governor,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-screens-onor-others-for-primaries/Fri, 15 May 2026 04:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-screens-onor-others-for-primaries/ Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State yesterday closed ranks ahead of the 2027 general elections as party leaders, aspirants and executives converged on Umuahia for a crucial unity meeting aimed at strengthening cohesion within the party and ensuring transparent primaries.
The high-level stakeholders’ meeting held at the new APC State Secretariat along Finbarrs Road, Umuahia, brought together former governor of Abia State and Senator r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/sen-kalu-charges-apc-stakeholders-on-loyalty-unity-rancour-free-primaries-victory-for-tinubu-others/Fri, 15 May 2026 04:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/sen-kalu-charges-apc-stakeholders-on-loyalty-unity-rancour-free-primaries-victory-for-tinubu-others/ Former Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, had earlier in the day submitted his own forms.
  
The development brings the number of presidential aspirants jostling for the ADC ticket to three.
The presidential aspirants, including Abubakar, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen and Amaechi, were accompa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-amaechi-submit-adc-presidential-nomination-forms/Fri, 15 May 2026 04:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-amaechi-submit-adc-presidential-nomination-forms/ Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has resolved the lingering political dispute within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano North senatorial district after a series of meetings with party stakeholders.
The reconciliation effort received the intervention and support of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima.
The meetings led to a consensus arrangement between Abdullahi Tijjani Muhammad Gwarzo (ATM) and Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Ji]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kano-north-yusuf-resolves-barau-gwarzo-political-dispute/Fri, 15 May 2026 04:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kano-north-yusuf-resolves-barau-gwarzo-political-dispute/ From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
Prince Paul Ikonne, All Progressives Congress (APC) Abia South senatorial district aspirant,  has dismissed the four-year single term former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi promised, insisting that when the time is ripe for South East to produce a president, it will be for eight years like other regions.
Speaking during a media interactive parley in Abuja, y]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/igbo-angry-over-obis-one-term-promise-ikonne/Fri, 15 May 2026 03:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/igbo-angry-over-obis-one-term-promise-ikonne/ The African Democratic Congress (ADC) was unveiled on July 1, 2025 as the “coalition party” for the 2027 general elections. From the onset, the objective of ADC leaders was clear: to galvanize the opposition under one umbrella to oust President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in next year’s elections.In the aftermath of the 2023 general election, major opposition parties like the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/litigations-defections-cast-long-shadow-on-adc-2027-prospects/Fri, 15 May 2026 02:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/litigations-defections-cast-long-shadow-on-adc-2027-prospects/ Rev. Emmanuel Olorunmagba is the National Financial Secretary of the National Rescue Movement (NRM). He was the candidate for the Federal House of Representatives, Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency of Kogi State in the 2023 general election, and candidate for the House of Representatives, Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State in the 2025 bye-election.
In this interview, Rev. Olorunmagba has expressed the fear that Nigeria is drifting towards a one-party s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/powers-that-be-atikus-inordinate-ambition-killed-adc-nrm-scribe-rev-olorunmagba/Fri, 15 May 2026 02:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/powers-that-be-atikus-inordinate-ambition-killed-adc-nrm-scribe-rev-olorunmagba/ ______________________________________________________________________
From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
In what could be described as a significant policy shift ahead of the primaries for the House of Representatives, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has backed down on its initial arrangement to adopt the consensus mode of primary elections, settling for direct primaries.
The decision, according to sources at the h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-recants-on-consensus-opts-for-direct-primaries/Thu, 14 May 2026 23:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-recants-on-consensus-opts-for-direct-primaries/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/amaechi-felt-coalition-preferred-obi-threatened-to-leave-adc-spokesman/Thu, 14 May 2026 22:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/amaechi-felt-coalition-preferred-obi-threatened-to-leave-adc-spokesman/ ______________________________________________________________________
From George Onyejiuwa, Owerri
Ahead of the Imo APC primaries, state governor Hope Uzodimma has assured that every aspirant stands an equal chance, ruling out favouritism in the selection of aspirants seeking elective office.
This is even as he has advised that previous internal zoning agreements in various constituencies should be upheld.
Speaking during a stakeho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/imo-apc-primaries-every-aspirant-has-an-equal-chance-uzodimma/Thu, 14 May 2026 22:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/imo-apc-primaries-every-aspirant-has-an-equal-chance-uzodimma/ Kalu, speaking after a successful screening by the PDP governorship screening committee led by former Governor Ahmed Maikarfi, described the screening exercise as smooth and successful, stressing that it was basical]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ill-spread-prosperity-people-can-see-and-feel-okiyi-kalu/Thu, 14 May 2026 21:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ill-spread-prosperity-people-can-see-and-feel-okiyi-kalu/ Thousands of residents, party supporters and political stakeholders thronged Oke Meta Memorial Primary School, Somolu, Lagos, as the lawmaker representing Somolu Constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Abiodun Orekoya, formally declared his intention to seek re-election in 2027.
The event, which attracted a large crowd from different parts of the constituency, turned into a public show of support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, whose first term in of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/thousands-storm-somolu-as-orekoya-declares-for-second-term/Thu, 14 May 2026 21:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/thousands-storm-somolu-as-orekoya-declares-for-second-term/ Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State on Thursday closed ranks ahead of the 2027 general elections as party leaders, aspirants and executives converged on Umuahia for a crucial unity meeting aimed at strengthening cohesion within the party and ensuring transparent primaries.
The high-level stakeholders’ meeting, held at the new APC State Secretariat along Finbarrs Road, Umuahia, brought together former Governor of Abia State and Senato]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abia-2027-kalu-charges-apc-stakeholders-on-loyalty-unity-rancour-free-primaries-and-victory-for-president-tinubu-others/Thu, 14 May 2026 20:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/abia-2027-kalu-charges-apc-stakeholders-on-loyalty-unity-rancour-free-primaries-and-victory-for-president-tinubu-others/ Ahead of Friday’s All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections for the 2027 general elections, a House of Representatives aspirant of the party in Ekiti State, Barr. Victor Olumuyiwa Kolade, popularly known as VOK, has called on the leadership of the party to ensure a level playing field in the interest of the party.
The aspirant, who is contesting to represent Ekiti Central Federal Constituency II comprising Ijero, Efon and Ekiti West Local Government]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/dont-try-to-write-results-in-apc-nass-primary-ekiti-reps-aspirant-kolade-warns/Thu, 14 May 2026 20:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/dont-try-to-write-results-in-apc-nass-primary-ekiti-reps-aspirant-kolade-warns/ The Abdulrahman Mohammed-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday screened presidential and governorship aspirants seeking the party’s tickets for the 2027 general elections.
The sole presidential aspirant, Senator Sandy Onor, was screened by the Presidential Screening Committee chaired by Okezie Ikpeazu. Governorship aspirants screened by the Gubernatorial Screening Committee, chaired by former Kaduna State governor A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-screens-onor-others-for-2027-primaries/Thu, 14 May 2026 20:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-screens-onor-others-for-2027-primaries/ President Bola Tinubu on Thursday celebrated the All Progressives Congress (APC) as it launches nationwide primaries starting Friday, describing the process as a “referendum on our unity, resilience and strength as a party.”
In a State House statement he personally signed ahead of the House of Representatives primaries kicking off on Friday and culminating in the presidential poll on 25 May 2026, Tinubu reflected on the party’s rapid growth.
&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-urges-consensus-peace-women-and-youth-inclusion-at-apcs-historic-primaries-kickoff/Thu, 14 May 2026 20:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-urges-consensus-peace-women-and-youth-inclusion-at-apcs-historic-primaries-kickoff/ Former Ondo State Governor Dr Olusegun Mimiko has officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mimiko, a former two-term governor of the state, was formally received at the APC Secretariat in Akure by the state party chairman, Hon. Kolawole Babatunde, and other party leaders.
His defection follows months of political realignment in the state, including the movement of several of his allies into the ruling party in 2025.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-ondo-governor-mimiko-joins-apc/Thu, 14 May 2026 20:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-ondo-governor-mimiko-joins-apc/ Aspirant for the House of Representatives seat in the AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency, Bitrus Garki, has officially withdrawn from the race, throwing his weight behind Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and Philip Aduda.
In a press statement issued on Thursday, Garki described the decision as “the product of honest reflection, genuine consultation, and a deep commitment to something larger than personal ambition, the unity, stab]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/garki-withdraws-from-amacbwari-house-race-endorses-aduda-and-other-wikes-candidates/Thu, 14 May 2026 20:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/garki-withdraws-from-amacbwari-house-race-endorses-aduda-and-other-wikes-candidates/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kwankwaso-has-phd-but-nigeria-needs-wealth-creator-like-me-obi/Thu, 14 May 2026 20:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kwankwaso-has-phd-but-nigeria-needs-wealth-creator-like-me-obi/ Fabiyi, the National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has strongly opposed calls for the party to adopt zoning ahead of future elections, describing the move as a deliberate plot to weaken Northern Nigeria politically.
Speaking on Trust TV News about the growing debate over power rotation within the party, Fabiyi said the ADC has no reason to embrace zoning, insisting that such a system serves only the interests of a few political elites rather than the wider]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-zoning-push-is-a-plot-to-sideline-the-north-fabiyi/Thu, 14 May 2026 20:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-zoning-push-is-a-plot-to-sideline-the-north-fabiyi/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/video-apc-crisis-deepens-in-oyo-as-members-protest-alleged-imposition-of-candidate/Thu, 14 May 2026 19:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/video-apc-crisis-deepens-in-oyo-as-members-protest-alleged-imposition-of-candidate/ The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has formally submitted the name of its presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2027 general elections.
In a letter to the commission following the party’s national convention and presidential primary in Bauchi recently, the party, through its secretary, Dr Olu Agunloye, said it was officially forwarding the details of its presidential flagbearer for the 2027 presidential poll.
T]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/sdp-submits-adebayos-name-to-inec-as-candidate-for-2027/Thu, 14 May 2026 19:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/sdp-submits-adebayos-name-to-inec-as-candidate-for-2027/ Entrepreneur and philanthropist Bukunyi Olagbegi has formally declared his intention to contest the House of Representatives seat for Owo/Ose Federal Constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Olagbegi said his decision followed extensive consultations with political stakeholders, community leaders, youth groups and residents across the constituency.
According to him, his aspiration is driven by the need to deepen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/owoose-reps-olagbegi-declares-for-2027-race/Thu, 14 May 2026 19:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/owoose-reps-olagbegi-declares-for-2027-race/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/emilokan-brought-us-here-amaechi-blasts-apc-over-hardship/Thu, 14 May 2026 19:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/emilokan-brought-us-here-amaechi-blasts-apc-over-hardship/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has warned that it would discipline members who fail to adhere strictly to its directives concerning the primary elections.
State Publicity Secretary, Chibike Ikenga, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, announced the commencement of the primary elections from May 15, 2026, in line with the revised timetable of the party.
He directed all members of the party to stay and participate in the exercise in their respe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-apc-threatens-to-discipline-defaulters-in-primaries/Thu, 14 May 2026 18:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-apc-threatens-to-discipline-defaulters-in-primaries/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-submits-adc-presidential-nomination-forms/Thu, 14 May 2026 18:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-submits-adc-presidential-nomination-forms/ A crisis has erupted within the Labour Party in Ebonyi State over an alleged attempt by some party leaders to hijack the structure of the party and secretly negotiate political deals ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The crisis erupted after the party’s state executive council publicly rejected some chieftains of the party over what members of the council described as unauthorised political dealings and the alleged imposition of a presidential aspirant on th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/crisis-rocks-ebonyi-labour-party-over-presidential-ticket/Thu, 14 May 2026 18:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/crisis-rocks-ebonyi-labour-party-over-presidential-ticket/ The promoter of the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), Umar Ardo, has described the registration of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) as a “national fraud,” insisting that the decision of Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to join the party does not change his position on what he considers a flawed political process.
Ardo said his opposition to the NDC was not driven by personal hostility toward Obi or any political rivalry, but by his determination to stop what he]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-registration-a-national-fraud-obis-move-changes-nothing-ardo/Thu, 14 May 2026 17:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-registration-a-national-fraud-obis-move-changes-nothing-ardo/ Governor Seyi Makinde has formally entered the race for the 2027 presidential election, unveiling the “Reset Nigeria Movement” and a nationwide mobilisation platform under the banner of the Allied Peoples Movement.
The declaration, held on Thursday at Mapo Hall, drew political stakeholders, professionals, youth groups and supporters from different parts of the country.
During the event, Makinde introduced his official presidential campaign website, which]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/makinde-launches-reset-nigeria-campaign-at-presidential-declaration/Thu, 14 May 2026 17:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/makinde-launches-reset-nigeria-campaign-at-presidential-declaration/ We will be fair to all aspirants, Governor Bago assures as party heads for direct primaries
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From John Adams, Minna
There is an uneasy calm and an atmosphere of uncertainty in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Niger State chapter, as the state governor, Umaru Mohammed Bago, push for consensus arrangements for all elective offices ahead of the forthcoming general elections, which a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/uneasy-calm-in-niger-apc-as-consensus-arrangements-collapse/Thu, 14 May 2026 16:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/uneasy-calm-in-niger-apc-as-consensus-arrangements-collapse/ Stakeholders in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger South have unanimously endorsed Mathias Baba Tsado Gusadi as its candidate for the Bida, Gbako and Katcha Federal Constituency of Niger State.
In a spirit of unity and party progress, Nma Alfa Badeggi of Katcha Local Government Area voluntarily stepped down for Gusadi.
Badeggi said politics is not a do-or-die affair and pledged his full support for the success of the PDP in the constituency and beyond.
The party commende]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/niger-gusadi-emerges-pdp-candidate-for-bidagbakokatcha/Thu, 14 May 2026 16:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/niger-gusadi-emerges-pdp-candidate-for-bidagbakokatcha/ The media office of the federal lawmaker disclosed this in a statement sent to SunOnline on Thursday.
The endorsement comes days before the All Progressives Congress (APC) decides its flagbearer for the House of Representatives seat for the constituency.
According to the statement, the “unanimous endorsement” took place on Tuesday, M]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-badagry-monarchs-endorse-whingan-for-re-election/Thu, 14 May 2026 15:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-badagry-monarchs-endorse-whingan-for-re-election/ Alhaji Muktar Galadima, a PDP aspirant for the House of Representatives seat for Wukari/Ibi Federal Constituency, has expressed confidence in the leadership of the party at both state and national levels.
Galadima made the declaration at the PDP State Secretariat on Thursday while submitting his nomination and expression of interest form for the contest for the Wukari/Ibi Federal Constituency in Taraba.
He also expressed appreciation to the PDP leadership for clea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/wukariibi-rep-hopeful-expresses-confidence-in-taraba-pdp/Thu, 14 May 2026 15:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/wukariibi-rep-hopeful-expresses-confidence-in-taraba-pdp/ The Abdulrahman Mohammed-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the party is not in alliance with the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) for the 2027 general elections.
The National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed, stated this at a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja. Mohammed explained that any talk of an alliance does not have the backing of the opposition party leadership.
A bloc of the PDP loyal to the Oyo State governor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-not-allied-with-apm-for-2027-polls-says-mohammed-led-nwc/Thu, 14 May 2026 15:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-not-allied-with-apm-for-2027-polls-says-mohammed-led-nwc/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-anyanwu-pushes-for-wabara-turakis-prosecution-over-alleged-impersonation/Thu, 14 May 2026 15:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-anyanwu-pushes-for-wabara-turakis-prosecution-over-alleged-impersonation/ Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has resolved the lingering political dispute within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano North Senatorial District after a series of meetings with party stakeholders.
This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa.
The reconciliation effort received the intervention and support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima.
The meetings led to a cons]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kano-north-senate-race-yusuf-resolves-barau-gwarzo-debacle/Thu, 14 May 2026 15:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kano-north-senate-race-yusuf-resolves-barau-gwarzo-debacle/ The Nasarawa State Government has assured aspirants and members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of a free and fair primary election scheduled to commence on Friday across the state.
Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abdullahi Sule on Public Affairs, Hon. Peter Ahemba, gave the assurance while briefing journalists in Lafia ahead of the exercise.
Ahemba said the briefing became necessary to update the public and journalists on the level of preparedness of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nasarawa-2027-sule-assures-free-fair-apc-primaries/Thu, 14 May 2026 15:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nasarawa-2027-sule-assures-free-fair-apc-primaries/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-makinde-declares-presidential-bid-forms-alliance-with-apm-/Thu, 14 May 2026 15:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-makinde-declares-presidential-bid-forms-alliance-with-apm-/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-makinde-declares-for-president-forms-alliance-with-apm-/Thu, 14 May 2026 15:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-makinde-declares-for-president-forms-alliance-with-apm-/ Peoples Democratic Party has begun the screening of its presidential and governorship aspirants ahead of the 2027 general elections, with the exercise taking place at the party’s National Secretariat Annex, Legacy House, Maitama, in Abuja.
The development was announced in a statement issued on Thursday by the party’s National Director of Publicity, Chinwe Nnorom, on behalf of the National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed.
According to the statement, governorship]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-pdp-screens-presidential-governorship-aspirants-in-abuja/Thu, 14 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-pdp-screens-presidential-governorship-aspirants-in-abuja/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-tension-in-kwara-as-apc-screens-out-105-assembly-aspirants/Thu, 14 May 2026 14:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-tension-in-kwara-as-apc-screens-out-105-assembly-aspirants/ An All Progressives Congress (APC) Abia South senatorial district aspirant, Prince Paul Ikonne, has expressed confidence in ending the return of Enyinnaya Abaribe to the upper legislative chambers after next year’s general elections.
The APC chieftain, who will be contesting against Abaribe, claimed that members of the senatorial district have resolved that Abaribe will not be re-elected in 2027, having spent almost 20 years in the Senate with no developmental proj]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ikonne-vows-to-top-abaribes-return-to-senate-in-2027/Thu, 14 May 2026 14:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ikonne-vows-to-top-abaribes-return-to-senate-in-2027/ An All Progressives Congress (APC) Abia South senatorial district aspirant, Prince Paul Ikonne, has expressed confidence in ending the return of Enyinnaya Abaribe to the upper legislative chambers after next year’s general elections.
The APC chieftain, who will be contesting against Abaribe, claimed that members of the senatorial district have resolved that Abaribe will not be re-elected in 2027, having spent almost 20 years in the Senate with no developmental proj]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ikonne-vows-to-stop-abaribes-return-to-senate-in-2027/Thu, 14 May 2026 14:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ikonne-vows-to-stop-abaribes-return-to-senate-in-2027/ The faction of the African Democratic Congress led by Nafiu Bala Gombe has distanced itself from a statement allegedly issued by Bolaji Abdullahi claiming that more than N800 billion was generated through deductions from Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocations for political purposes ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The party said its attention had been drawn to a statement made by Abdullahi, who claimed to be the National Publicity Secretary of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-faction-disowns-bolaji-abdullahis-n800bn-faac-allegation/Thu, 14 May 2026 14:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-faction-disowns-bolaji-abdullahis-n800bn-faac-allegation/ The Oyo Central Senatorial candidate under the banner of Team Seyi Makinde, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has congratulated Hon. Arowosaye Saheed Adeyemi, popularly known as AROSAD, on his recent appointment as Chairman of the Pacesetter Minerals Development Company, describing it as a well-deserved recognition of his dedication to public service and grassroots development.
Ajadi also joined political stakeholders, family members, friends, and associates in celebrating A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ajadi-hails-arowosayes-appointment-as-pacesetter-minerals-chairman/Thu, 14 May 2026 12:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ajadi-hails-arowosayes-appointment-as-pacesetter-minerals-chairman/ Keyamo stated this in an X post on Thursday, hours after Tinubu arrived Kigali, Rwanda for the Africa Forward Summit.
Quoting a post showing President Tinubu being received by his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, Keyamo adduced it show that the president is focused on governance and engaging global partners for the benefit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-focused-on-governance-opponents-having-sleepless-nights-keyamo/Thu, 14 May 2026 12:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-focused-on-governance-opponents-having-sleepless-nights-keyamo/ The former National Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sadiq Abubakar, has defected to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in Gombe State on the platform of the NDC.
Abubakar disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Bauchi on Thursday.
The former APC chieftain had last week announced his resignation from the ruling party, citing the economic hardship being experienced by many]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-apc-national-youth-leader-defects-to-ndc-declares-interest/Thu, 14 May 2026 12:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-apc-national-youth-leader-defects-to-ndc-declares-interest/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/gun-to-my-head-i-wont-exceed-4-years-obi-believe-this-believe-anything-presidency/Thu, 14 May 2026 11:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/gun-to-my-head-i-wont-exceed-4-years-obi-believe-this-believe-anything-presidency/ Abdullahi Yakasai has faulted the African Democratic Congress over claims that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress diverted more than N800 billion from FAAC allocations to fund preparations for the 2027 elections.
Speaking on Arise News, Yakasai described the accusation as unfounded and politically driven, insisting that the figures being circulated were based on misinformation and poor interpretation of official fin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-allegations-against-tinubu-apc-governors-are-baseless-yakasai/Thu, 14 May 2026 10:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-allegations-against-tinubu-apc-governors-are-baseless-yakasai/ The clarification was issued in a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, and published on the APC’s official communication platform on Wednesday night.
The party said the timetable for the conduct of its primaries will proceed as earlier released, beginning with the House of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-confirms-2027-primary-election-timetable-unchanged/Thu, 14 May 2026 10:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-confirms-2027-primary-election-timetable-unchanged/ Onanuga said this in an X post early Thursday after the 2023 presidential candidate reiterated the promise during a television interview.
Speaking on News Central, Obi said he would serve a single term if elected president for the sake of the nation’s “stability”.
“I will not stay a day longer (even) wi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-peter-obi-cant-be-trusted-to-keep-to-single-term-promise-onanuga/Thu, 14 May 2026 09:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-peter-obi-cant-be-trusted-to-keep-to-single-term-promise-onanuga/ A frontline gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State, Chief David Sabo Kente, has warned that the imposition of consensus candidates on the people could potentially tear the party apart in the state.
Kente issued the warning in his hometown of Wukari on Wednesday evening at a reception after successfully submitting his nomination form and scaling the screening exercise.
He said he joined the contest only after the pressure from]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kente-imposing-consensus-candidate-will-tear-taraba-apc-apart/Thu, 14 May 2026 09:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kente-imposing-consensus-candidate-will-tear-taraba-apc-apart/ Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Oshiomhole argued that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has inadvertently become what he described as the APC’s “best campaign manager” due to his criticisms of fellow opposition figures.
“You mean that APC would be worr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oshiomhole-atiku-now-apcs-best-campaign-manager-ahead-of-2027/Thu, 14 May 2026 08:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oshiomhole-atiku-now-apcs-best-campaign-manager-ahead-of-2027/ Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has warned politicians, aspirants and other stakeholders against acts capable of disrupting peace during the forthcoming party primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections.
In a statewide broadcast delivered on Wednesday, the governor said his administration would not tolerate violence, political thuggery or any attempt to undermine law and order before, during and after the primaries.
Governor Yahaya stated that poli]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/gombe-governor-warns-against-violence-ahead-of-party-primaries/Thu, 14 May 2026 08:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/gombe-governor-warns-against-violence-ahead-of-party-primaries/ Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, held that the suit was incompetent because it was initiated by originating summons in spite of the containing allegations of fraud.
“Adopting this mode of suit is in itself hostile,” Justice Nwite said.
The judge held that allegations of crime or fraud cannot be]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-gets-respite-as-court-dismisses-ada-suit-against-inec/Thu, 14 May 2026 07:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-gets-respite-as-court-dismisses-ada-suit-against-inec/ •PRP chair seeking attention, says Kwankwasiyya MovementBy Hadiza YusufKANO—The National Chairman of Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Dr Hakeem Baba Ahmed, has said former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and leader of New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, failed to join the PRP, ahead of the 2027 general elections, because they wanted the presidential]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-kwankwaso-tackles-baba-ahmed-over-alleged-demand-for-prp-presidential-ticket/Thu, 14 May 2026 07:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-kwankwaso-tackles-baba-ahmed-over-alleged-demand-for-prp-presidential-ticket/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/federal-might-wont-work-in-2027-elections-makinde/Thu, 14 May 2026 07:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/federal-might-wont-work-in-2027-elections-makinde/ The constituencies at the centre of these unfolding contests include Agege Con]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-assembly-why-we-want-incumbents-seats-new-aspirants/Thu, 14 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-assembly-why-we-want-incumbents-seats-new-aspirants/ ______________________________________________________________________
From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared aspirants for the House of Representatives in Lagos, Rivers, Enugu, Ekiti and other states to participate in the party’s primaries, barring any last-minute change in plan.
Sketchy information available at the secretariat of the ruling party in Abuja indicates that the party screened and clear]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-ratifies-lagos-rivers-3-other-state-aspirants-for-reps-primaries/Wed, 13 May 2026 23:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-ratifies-lagos-rivers-3-other-state-aspirants-for-reps-primaries/ Leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State on Wednesday moved to solidify the party’s 2027 governorship calculations as they formally adopted Sharafadeen Alli as the consensus candidate ahead of the party’s primary election.
The high-powered stakeholders’ meeting, held at the Prof. Theophilus Ogunlesi Hall of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, drew influential party elders, serving and former lawmakers, political app]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oyo-apc-leaders-rally-behind-alli-as-consensus-guber-candidate/Wed, 13 May 2026 22:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oyo-apc-leaders-rally-behind-alli-as-consensus-guber-candidate/ The former minister of information Labaran Maku, Senator Ishaku Abbo, Emmanuel Ben, Adamu Bako Blanzou, and Jesse James Ayenajeh were among the prominent Nigerians who picked the Labour Party (LP) expression of interest and nomination forms to contest for various positions on the party’s platform ahead of the 2027 elections.
Maku picked the form for the Nasarawa North Senatorial District; Senator Abbo, for the governorship of Adamawa State; Emmanuel Ben, for the gover]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/labaran-maku-sen-abbo-others-pick-lp-nomination-forms/Wed, 13 May 2026 22:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/labaran-maku-sen-abbo-others-pick-lp-nomination-forms/ Members of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the House of Representatives on Wednesday reaffirmed their loyalty to the party and pledged to intensify efforts to hold the Federal Government accountable ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The lawmakers, led by the House Minority Leader, Victor Afam Ogene, made the declaration during a courtesy visit to the National Leader of the party, Seriake Dickson, at his Abuja residence.
Among those in the delegation were Geo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-reps-caucus-vow-commitment-to-opposition-role/Wed, 13 May 2026 21:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-reps-caucus-vow-commitment-to-opposition-role/ Ahead of the 2027 election, a frontline chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ekiti State, Otunba Emmanuel Fayose, has officially obtained the party’s nomination and expression of interest forms to contest for the Ekiti Central Federal Constituency I seat, comprising Ado and Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Areas, in the House of Representatives.
Speaking after obtaining the form at the ADC Party Secretariat, Abuja, on Tuesday, Fayose lam]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fayose-picks-adc-nomination-form-for-ekiti-reps-seat/Wed, 13 May 2026 21:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fayose-picks-adc-nomination-form-for-ekiti-reps-seat/ African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential aspirant Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, on Wednesday, submitted his nomination form for the party’s primary, stating that the country deserves a unifier as the next president.
Hayatu-Deen, while speaking with journalists shortly after submitting his form at the ADC National Secretariat, expressed confidence that he would clinch the party’s presidential ticket.
The former banker, who stated]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/hayatu-deen-submits-adc-president-nomination-form/Wed, 13 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/hayatu-deen-submits-adc-president-nomination-form/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-votes-ll-secure-victory-for-tinubu-oyebanji-says-fayose/Wed, 13 May 2026 20:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-votes-ll-secure-victory-for-tinubu-oyebanji-says-fayose/ The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has screened and cleared Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to contest the 2027 Kogi Central Senate election.
A statement issued by her media team on Wednesday disclosed that the screening exercise took place in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, the same day. She was screened alongside other aspirants seeking elective offices under the platform of the PDP ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Speaking shortly a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-clears-natasha-for-kogi-central-senate-race/Wed, 13 May 2026 20:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pdp-clears-natasha-for-kogi-central-senate-race/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-adc-presidential-aspirant-hayatu-deen-rejects-zoning-politics/Wed, 13 May 2026 20:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-adc-presidential-aspirant-hayatu-deen-rejects-zoning-politics/ The Peoples Democratic Party in Cross River State has begun screening 45 aspirants for Senate, House of Representatives and State Assembly seats, positioning itself for a direct fight with the APC ahead of the 2027 elections.
PDP State Secretary Joe Bisong said the screening opened at the party secretariat in Calabar, with three senatorial, nine House of Representatives and 33 assembly aspirants taking part.
“We have three]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/cross-river-pdp-targets-apc-held-seats-for-2027-elections/Wed, 13 May 2026 19:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/cross-river-pdp-targets-apc-held-seats-for-2027-elections/ Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has dismissed speculation over his recent visit to All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda, insisting he does not engage in “politics of enmity.”
Speaking to journalists Wednesday during an inspection of ongoing road projects in Karu, Apo-Karshi, and Kubwa, Wike described the encounter as a personal and professional courtesy, not a political rendezvous. He stressed th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/wike-to-critics-on-his-visit-to-apc-national-chair-i-dont-play-politics-of-enmity/Wed, 13 May 2026 18:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/wike-to-critics-on-his-visit-to-apc-national-chair-i-dont-play-politics-of-enmity/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-fubara-reaffirms-loyalty-to-apc-dismisses-defection-rumours/Wed, 13 May 2026 17:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-fubara-reaffirms-loyalty-to-apc-dismisses-defection-rumours/ Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday, broke his silence over widespread speculation that he had defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the ongoing realignment of political forces ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Governor Fubara made the clarification during an inspection tour of the newly constructed General Hospital and the fully remodelled Neuropsychiatric Hospital, both in Rumuig]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/im-still-in-apc-fubara-reaffirms/Wed, 13 May 2026 17:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/im-still-in-apc-fubara-reaffirms/ He noted that this economic growth is being manifested in the lives of every Nigerian, including frontline opposition figures like Peter Obi.
Omokri made the assertion in a Facebook post on Wednesday.
He wrote, “Something positive happened last week that evidence]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/peter-obi-other-nigerians-getting-richer-under-tinubu-omokri/Wed, 13 May 2026 16:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/peter-obi-other-nigerians-getting-richer-under-tinubu-omokri/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-i-visited-apc-chairman-wike/Wed, 13 May 2026 16:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-i-visited-apc-chairman-wike/ The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has explained why former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and ex-presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, did not join the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Speaking during a Hausa political programme on DITV Kaduna on Tuesday, Baba-Ahmed said talks between the PRP and both politicians collapsed after disagreements over conditions att]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-we-wouldnt-have-broken-party-rules-for-obi-kwankwaso-prp-chairman/Wed, 13 May 2026 15:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-we-wouldnt-have-broken-party-rules-for-obi-kwankwaso-prp-chairman/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-deputy-speaker-kalu-dismisses-abia-apcs-preferred-candidates-list/Wed, 13 May 2026 15:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-deputy-speaker-kalu-dismisses-abia-apcs-preferred-candidates-list/ The Southern Kaduna Trailblazing Women Association (SOKATWA) has declared total support for all female aspirants seeking elective positions ahead of the 2027 general elections, regardless of political party affiliation.
The association said the move became necessary due to the persistent marginalisation and underrepresentation of women in Nigeria’s political space, particularly in Northern Nigeria.
Speaking during the association’s quarterly strategic meeting, th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-southern-kaduna-women-back-female-aspirants-demand-30-elective-positions/Wed, 13 May 2026 13:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-southern-kaduna-women-back-female-aspirants-demand-30-elective-positions/ The African Democratic Congress has described the controversy surrounding the movement of Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso out of the party as only a temporary setback, insisting that the broader opposition coalition project remains firmly on course.
Speaking on the development on ARISE News , the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the issue had already been resolved and should not be seen as a threat to the larger mission of building a united o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-says-obi-kwankwaso-saga-was-a-glitch-coalition-remains-intact/Wed, 13 May 2026 12:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adc-says-obi-kwankwaso-saga-was-a-glitch-coalition-remains-intact/ Stakeholders in the Surulere, including the former chairman of Surulere Local Government Area, Tajudeen Ajide and the Coordinator of Renewed Hope Movement in Surulere Federal Constituency, Kabir Lawal, alongside teeming supporters of Desmond Elliot in Surulere recently embarked on a tour of the wards ahead of the All Progressives Congress primaries, expressing their support for Elliott’s reelection for a fourth term in the Lagos State House of Assembly.
The teeming supporters]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-elliott-seeks-continuity-as-supporters-rally-ahead-of-apc-primaries/Wed, 13 May 2026 11:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-elliott-seeks-continuity-as-supporters-rally-ahead-of-apc-primaries/ An Accord Party senatorial aspirant for Osun East Senatorial District, Samuel Oyedotun, has condemned the continued vandalisation of billboards and called on the police to intervene urgently.
In a statement made available to journalists in Osogbo yesterday, Oyedotun described the act as “uncivilised and primitive.”
He said the popularity of Governor Ademola Adeleke is already enough for him to win the August 15 governorship election, and insisted that destroy]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/osun-poll-senatorial-aspirant-condemns-billboard-destruction-as-police-launch-manhunt/Wed, 13 May 2026 10:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/osun-poll-senatorial-aspirant-condemns-billboard-destruction-as-police-launch-manhunt/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/completion-of-anioma-state-tied-to-nwokos-2027-return-oganah/Wed, 13 May 2026 10:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/completion-of-anioma-state-tied-to-nwokos-2027-return-oganah/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-dele-momodu-warns-against-over-reliance-on-peter-obi/Wed, 13 May 2026 10:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-dele-momodu-warns-against-over-reliance-on-peter-obi/  
Professor Jerome Nyame has announced his formal resignation from the People’s Democratic Party PDP and registration with the Accord Party where he has already picked the gubernatorial form of the party ahead of 2027 Guber race in the State. 
 
Nyame who stated this at a Press conference in Jalingo as the sole Gubernatorial aspirant of Accord Party in Taraba State dismissed threats to his life saying that he has the people on his side and the t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/taraba-2027-nyame-dumps-pdp-for-accord-party-picks-guber-form/Wed, 13 May 2026 10:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/taraba-2027-nyame-dumps-pdp-for-accord-party-picks-guber-form/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/uk-wont-interfere-in-2027-elections-has-no-preferred-party-envoy/Wed, 13 May 2026 08:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/uk-wont-interfere-in-2027-elections-has-no-preferred-party-envoy/ Bashorun Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has defended Atiku Abubakar’s right to contest the 2027 presidential election, insisting that no political pressure or coordinated campaign can force the former vice president out of the race.
Speaking during an interview on ARISE NEWS on Tuesday, Momodu dismissed growing calls for Atiku to step aside for Peter Obi or support a possible Obi-Rabiu Kwankwaso alliance, arguing that elections are not w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-cannot-be-bullied-out-of-2027-presidential-race-dele-momodu/Wed, 13 May 2026 08:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-cannot-be-bullied-out-of-2027-presidential-race-dele-momodu/ British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gill Lever, made this known during a courtesy visit to Kwara State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, at the Government House in Ilorin.
Lever said the UK was only interested in supporting peace]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-uk-has-no-preferred-candidate-in-nigeria-british-envoy/Wed, 13 May 2026 07:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-uk-has-no-preferred-candidate-in-nigeria-british-envoy/ Bashorun Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has warned Nigerians against placing all their political hopes on Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 presidential election, saying the former Labour Party flagbearer should not be treated as the country’s only path to salvation.
Speaking on ARISE NEWS on Tuesday, Momodu said the intense focus on zoning and the growing belief that only one candidate can fix Nigeria are diverting attention from the nation&r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/peter-obi-is-not-nigerias-political-messiah-dele-momodu/Wed, 13 May 2026 07:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/peter-obi-is-not-nigerias-political-messiah-dele-momodu/ Speaking during an interview on ARISE NEWS on Tuesday, Momodu said political discussions in the country had shifted away from issues affecting ordinary Nigerians to arguments over where presidential candidates sho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/zoning-debate-distracting-nigerians-from-real-issues-dele-momodu/Wed, 13 May 2026 07:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/zoning-debate-distracting-nigerians-from-real-issues-dele-momodu/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-one-term-tenurell-guarantee-massive-support-for-obikwankwaso-ahamba/Wed, 13 May 2026 05:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-one-term-tenurell-guarantee-massive-support-for-obikwankwaso-ahamba/  
From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced the commencement of the sale of Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for aspirants seeking to contest various elective positions ahead of the 2027 general elections, with the party fixing its presidential primary election for May 29 in Abuja.
The party disclosed this in a statement issued by its National Chairman, Senator Moses Cle]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-sets-n60m-for-presidency-governorship-n30m-senate-n8m-reps-n6m/Wed, 13 May 2026 04:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-sets-n60m-for-presidency-governorship-n30m-senate-n8m-reps-n6m/ The endorsement, described by party leaders as a collective decision aimed at ensuring quality representation and sustaining party unity in the district, was witnessed by top APC chieftains, including]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/senate-ogun-east-apc-presents-abiodun-as-consensus-candidate/Wed, 13 May 2026 04:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/senate-ogun-east-apc-presents-abiodun-as-consensus-candidate/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State has expelled 30 of its members for dragging the party to court without first exhausting internal options for resolving disputes or disagreements.
This is even as it also inaugurated its newly elected chairmen who would pilot the affairs of the party in the 21 Local Government Areas of the state for the next four years.
Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Dr. Iyke Oliobi, while briefing newsmen on the outcome]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anambra-apc-expels-30-members-inaugurates-21-lg-chairmen/Wed, 13 May 2026 04:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anambra-apc-expels-30-members-inaugurates-21-lg-chairmen/ The now-recognized National Chairman, Shehu Gabam, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is having a running battle with a factional Chairman, Sadiq Umar Gombe, over th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-polls-sdp-in-limbo/Wed, 13 May 2026 02:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-polls-sdp-in-limbo/ In 2018, Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura backed Abdullahi Sule’s governorship ambition in Nasarawa State, sparking accusations of imposition from rival aspirants, including, ironically, Senator Aliyu Wadada, who was among those who rejected what was then described as a stitch-up. Sule won the primary, became governor, and the party moved on.
Six years later, history has not just repeated itself in Nasarawa, it has done so with a bitter twist. The same Governor Sule n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/godfatherism-returns-to-nasarawa-apc/Wed, 13 May 2026 02:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/godfatherism-returns-to-nasarawa-apc/ Dr. Mutiu Agboke, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, made the call in Akure yesterday during a visit to the members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ondo Council.
Agboke, who was recently deployed as the 21st REC in the state, said transparency and open communication would remain central to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-seeks-stakeholders-journalists-support-for-free-fair-election/Wed, 13 May 2026 01:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-seeks-stakeholders-journalists-support-for-free-fair-election/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-ndc-pegs-presidential-forms-at-n60m-governorship-at-n30m/Tue, 12 May 2026 23:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-ndc-pegs-presidential-forms-at-n60m-governorship-at-n30m/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/mudashiru-obasa-declares-for-house-of-reps-seat/Tue, 12 May 2026 22:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/mudashiru-obasa-declares-for-house-of-reps-seat/ Adopts ‘open secret ballot’ system for primariesFrom Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced the commencement of the sale of Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for aspirants seeking to contest various elective positions ahead of the 2027 general elections, with the party fixing its presidential primary election for May 29, 2026, in Abuja.
The party disclosed this in a statement]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-begins-sale-of-nomination-forms-to-hold-presidential-primaries-may-29/Tue, 12 May 2026 22:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-begins-sale-of-nomination-forms-to-hold-presidential-primaries-may-29/ The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has refuted allegations that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, influenced the screening of House of Assembly aspirants, insisting the process was conducted independently and fairly.
Addressing journalists at the party secretariat in Port Harcourt, APC Publicity Secretary Chibuike Ikenga said reports claiming that aspirants linked to Wike were given preferential treatment, while those believed to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/wike-has-no-role-in-rivers-apc-screening-exercise-party/Tue, 12 May 2026 22:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/wike-has-no-role-in-rivers-apc-screening-exercise-party/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/wike-meets-apc-natl-chairman-yilwatda-amid-rivers-screening-controversy/Tue, 12 May 2026 21:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/wike-meets-apc-natl-chairman-yilwatda-amid-rivers-screening-controversy/ Senate President Godswill Akpabio has boasted that Akwa Ibom State will deliver the highest number of votes for President Bola Tinubu in the South-South geopolitical zone during the 2027 presidential election.
Akpabio stated this on Tuesday in Uyo during a consultation meeting of critical stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), which was held at the Government House.
The meeting was convened as Governor Umo Eno formally consulted party members and st]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akpabio-akwa-ibom-will-deliver-highest-votes-for-tinubu-in-south-south/Tue, 12 May 2026 21:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akpabio-akwa-ibom-will-deliver-highest-votes-for-tinubu-in-south-south/ The member of the House of Representatives representing AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency of the FCT, Chinedu Obika, has urged his constituents to focus on his performance over the last three years and not his recent switch of political parties.
Obika, who was elected into the House on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) in 2023, earlier in the year defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Last week, he left the APC for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/focus-should-be-on-performance-not-defections-lawmaker/Tue, 12 May 2026 21:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/focus-should-be-on-performance-not-defections-lawmaker/ A chieftain of the Labour Party (LP) and an aspirant for the House of Representatives, Chief Anthony Ikenna Okafor, has condemned the economic policy of the ruling APC, noting that wrong ideas have dwarfed the economic progress of the industrious people of Anambra State.
Chief Okafor also highlighted that Governor Soludo’s approach to the sit-at-home in the state has affected the state’s internally generated revenue (IGR) more than ever.
As a chieftain of LP, what]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anambra-needs-infrastructure-to-develop-not-federal-allocation-lp-chieftain/Tue, 12 May 2026 20:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anambra-needs-infrastructure-to-develop-not-federal-allocation-lp-chieftain/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/makinde-to-declare-presidential-ambition-unveil-pdpapm-alliance-may-14/Tue, 12 May 2026 17:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/makinde-to-declare-presidential-ambition-unveil-pdpapm-alliance-may-14/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/makinde-to-declare-presidential-ambition-unveil-pdp-apm-alliance-may-14/Tue, 12 May 2026 17:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/makinde-to-declare-presidential-ambition-unveil-pdp-apm-alliance-may-14/  
For years, through the activities of the Herbert Onyekwere Orji Foundation and the Itembaukwu Women Empowerment Initiative, Hon. Ngozi Vivianne Orji has quietly built a reputation around youth empowerment, women development, scholarships, healthcare outreach and support for small businesses across Bende North in Abia State.
 
Now, the United States-born development advocate and daughter of renowned academic and philanthropist, late Prof. Herbert Orji, says h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bende-north-2027-why-i-want-to-expand-my-humanitarian-works-through-lawmaking-hon-ngozi-orji/Tue, 12 May 2026 16:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bende-north-2027-why-i-want-to-expand-my-humanitarian-works-through-lawmaking-hon-ngozi-orji/ Tension flared in Abuja on Monday as angry youths from Warri Federal Constituency, Delta State, stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), threatening to shut down future elections over the delay in implementing the Supreme Court-backed ward delineation exercise.
The protesters accused INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, of deliberately frustrating the process despite the apex court judgment directing the commission to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/warri-youths-besiege-inec-hq-threaten-2027-polls/Tue, 12 May 2026 15:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/warri-youths-besiege-inec-hq-threaten-2027-polls/ Speaking on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television, the Kaduna governor said the situation had been exaggerated and insisted that Hope Uzodimma remains the chairman of the forum.
“In my own opinion, I don’t think i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/uba-sani-dismisses-apc-governors-crisis-backs-uzodimma-as-chairman/Tue, 12 May 2026 12:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/uba-sani-dismisses-apc-governors-crisis-backs-uzodimma-as-chairman/ No fewer than one hundred and twenty members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have purchased nominations forms to vie for the 24 seats in the Plateau State House of Assembly.
Public Relations Officer of the party, Mr. Bako Wumanna, who disclosed this in a telephone chat with our correspondent in Jos on Tuesday, said that the screening of the aspirations ended Monday night and the results were being compiled.
He said, “We have a total of 129 aspirants so far t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/plateau-129-apc-aspirants-jostle-for-24-house-of-assembly-seats/Tue, 12 May 2026 12:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/plateau-129-apc-aspirants-jostle-for-24-house-of-assembly-seats/ The chairmen of the six councils who attended he meeting were Hon. Ogunsakin Andrew Soja( Okitipupa), Hon Adegoroye Taiwo (Odigbo), Hon .Jedi Akinfe (Irele).
Others are Hon. Maurice Openaya(Ilaje), Hon. Ojo, Hon. Ebis Molos (Ese-Odo) and Hon Adebare Adebay]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/six-council-chairmen-endorse-apc-national-vice-chairman-kekemeke-for-ondo-south-senate-seat/Tue, 12 May 2026 11:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/six-council-chairmen-endorse-apc-national-vice-chairman-kekemeke-for-ondo-south-senate-seat/ A youth leader in Kogi West and aide to Kogi State Governor, Oladele John Nihi, has endorsed Hon. Aro Samuel Bamidele for the Kogi West Senatorial seat, describing him as a strong advocate of youth empowerment and grassroots development.
In a statement issued on Monday, Nihi said Hon. Aro Samuel Bamidele possesses the vision and leadership qualities needed to represent the people of Kogi West effectively at the National Assembly.
According to him, the APC chieftain has consisten]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kogi-west-youth-leader-endorses-aro-samuel-for-senate/Tue, 12 May 2026 08:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kogi-west-youth-leader-endorses-aro-samuel-for-senate/ Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved the deposition of Oba Joseph Oloyede as the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu in Ife North Local Government Area.
According to a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, yesterday, the decision followed the state receiving the Certified True Copy (CTC) of an Ohio court judgement in the United States, in which the monarch was convicted on tax fraud and money laundering charges.
Rasheed explained that the Osun]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adeleke-deposes-jailed-apetumodu-of-ipetumodu/Tue, 12 May 2026 08:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adeleke-deposes-jailed-apetumodu-of-ipetumodu/ Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, has rated President Bola Tinubu as the most renowned democrat in Nigeria.
Bagudu gave the rating at the Progressive Governors Forum–Renewed Hope Ambassadors interactive session with the Diplomatic Community in Abuja.The former governor of Kebbi State, while defending his rating of President Tinubu said that his democratic disposition has resulted in stepping on many toes, risking relationships with some brothe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bagudu-rates-tinubu-as-most-democratic-nigerian/Tue, 12 May 2026 08:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bagudu-rates-tinubu-as-most-democratic-nigerian/ Kwankwaso made the statement during an interview on Arise Television, where he reflected on his role in the election that ended 16 years of Peoples Democratic Party rule at the federal level.
He said his political bloc mobilised nearly two million votes but was later ignored after the election.
“I worked so hard. We brought about 1.9, almost 2 milli]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/backing-buhari-in-2015-got-us-nothing-says-kwankwaso/Tue, 12 May 2026 08:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/backing-buhari-in-2015-got-us-nothing-says-kwankwaso/ Rabiu Kwankwaso has said that a joint 2027 presidential ticket between Peter Obi and himself is the most likely option for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), describing it as the most realistic path for the party ahead of the next general elections.
Speaking on political realignments ahead of 2027 on ARISE News, Kwankwaso said the North strongly supports the NDC’s decision to zone its presidential ticket to the South in order to correct the confusion that followed the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/peter-obi-kwankwaso-2027-ticket-most-likely-for-ndc-kwankwaso/Tue, 12 May 2026 07:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/peter-obi-kwankwaso-2027-ticket-most-likely-for-ndc-kwankwaso/ Rabiu Kwankwaso, a Nigeria Democratic Congress chieftain, has stated that the death of former President Umar Yar’adua led to misunderstanding over power rotation between Nigeria’s North and South.
Kwankwaso said that handing the South the presidential ticket in 2027 is the only way to put an end to the issue.
He stated this in an interview with Arise TV on Monday, justifying the NDC’s choice to zone the presidency to the south.
“We believe the best way to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/how-yaraduas-death-sparked-zoning-controversy-kwankwaso/Tue, 12 May 2026 07:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/how-yaraduas-death-sparked-zoning-controversy-kwankwaso/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/alleged-imposition-apc-members-protest-in-ogun-surulere-stakeholders-kick/Tue, 12 May 2026 06:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/alleged-imposition-apc-members-protest-in-ogun-surulere-stakeholders-kick/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ill-work-with-obi-anyone-that-emerges-as-ndcs-presidential-candidate-kwankwaso/Tue, 12 May 2026 06:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ill-work-with-obi-anyone-that-emerges-as-ndcs-presidential-candidate-kwankwaso/ Chairman of the APC House of Assembly Screening Committee, Lucky Porki, disclosed this during a press briefing in Enugu.
  
Porki said the committee was constituted by the national leadership of the party to screen all aspirants contesting on the APC platform for the 24 state constituency seats in Enugu State.
“We are here on the directive and aut]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-screens-24-consensus-enugu-assembly-aspirants/Tue, 12 May 2026 04:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-screens-24-consensus-enugu-assembly-aspirants/ The senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has submitted her Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial nomination forms at the party’s National Secretariat, ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The submission, which was witnessed by party supporters, stakeholders and PDP faithful, signals the formal commencement of her bid to return to the Senate for another term.
Speaking shortly after submitting the forms, she thanked the people of Kogi Centr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akpoti-uduaghan-submits-pdp-nomination-forms-for-senate-re-election/Tue, 12 May 2026 04:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akpoti-uduaghan-submits-pdp-nomination-forms-for-senate-re-election/ By Fred Itua, Abuja
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are walking a path eerily familiar that students of Nigerian political history could be forgiven for checking the date on their calendars. The year may read 2025, but the script, the characters and the consequences feel unmistakably like 2014-2015.Political scholars who argue that there is a particular kind of tragedy that repeats itself not because those involved ar]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-implosion-clouds-apcs-chances/Tue, 12 May 2026 02:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-implosion-clouds-apcs-chances/ Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has criticised residents’ reluctance to pay taxes, describing it as a widespread Nigerian habit that hampers development, even as he expressed delight over the quality and pace of ongoing infrastructure projects ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s third anniversary celebrations.
Speaking to journalists after inspecting several key road projects across the Federal Capital Territory, Wike noted that]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/wike-faults-citizens-apathy-on-taxes-amid-satisfaction-with-infrastructure-projects/Mon, 11 May 2026 23:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/wike-faults-citizens-apathy-on-taxes-amid-satisfaction-with-infrastructure-projects/ Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has called on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to intensify grassroots mobilisation in support of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid and across board.
Hamzat made this call at the weekend during the “Special Congregational Prayer for President Tinubu,” organised by the Renewed Hope Network in Lagos. The event, which drew a large crowd of party faithful, served as both a prayer session and a formal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-lagos-dep-gov-urges-apc-members-to-intensify-grassroots-mobilisation/Mon, 11 May 2026 22:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-lagos-dep-gov-urges-apc-members-to-intensify-grassroots-mobilisation/ A former Publicity Secretary of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Seye Oladejo, has formally declared his intention to represent Mushin Constituency II in the 2027 elections. He made the declaration official at the weekend in Lagos, during an event described as “The Mother of All Declarations.”
In his opening remarks, Oladejo took the opportunity to speak about his record of public service, drawing their attention to the many offices he h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-former-apc-scribe-oladejo-declares-for-mushin-constituency-ii/Mon, 11 May 2026 22:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-former-apc-scribe-oladejo-declares-for-mushin-constituency-ii/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-kicks-against-southern-presidency-warns-opposition-against-self-defeatist-politics/Mon, 11 May 2026 19:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-kicks-against-southern-presidency-warns-opposition-against-self-defeatist-politics/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/im-not-a-native-doctor-wike-distances-self-from-rivers-apc-screening/Mon, 11 May 2026 18:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/im-not-a-native-doctor-wike-distances-self-from-rivers-apc-screening/ Sheikh Abdulkadir, the sixth defendant in the trial of alleged coup plotters has told investigators in a video evidence that he warned others that the plan would fail and that they would eventually be exposed.
The video was played by the prosecution during the continuation of trial proceedings, at the Abuja division of the Federal High Court.
In the recording previewed before the court, Abdulkadir, who described himself as an Islamic cleric, said he knew the alleged ringle]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/i-warned-them-the-coup-would-fail-islamic-clerics-confess-in-video-evidence/Mon, 11 May 2026 18:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/i-warned-them-the-coup-would-fail-islamic-clerics-confess-in-video-evidence/ A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Ladipo Johnson, has said that former Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, is prepared to support Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election in the interest of national unity.
Speaking on News Day on ARISE News, Johnson stated that Kwankwaso is placing the unity of Nigeria above personal political ambition and is willing to back Obi’s presidential journey if it serves the greater national interest.
According to hi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-election-kwankwaso-ready-to-support-obi-says-ndc-chieftain/Mon, 11 May 2026 18:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-election-kwankwaso-ready-to-support-obi-says-ndc-chieftain/ Eight aspirants have indicated interest to contest for the governorship position of Rivers State on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in the 2027 elections.
This is even as the party has commended the former governor of the state and Minister of Transportation during the late President Muhammadu Buhari regime, Chibuike Amaechi, for his bold decision to contest for the presidency on the ADC’s platform.
Chairman-elect of ADC in Rivers State,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-adc-8-aspirants-jostle-for-governorship-ticket/Mon, 11 May 2026 18:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-adc-8-aspirants-jostle-for-governorship-ticket/ The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Chief Moses Alake Adeyemo, has assured party members and aspirants that the party is fully prepared to conduct hitch-free direct primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Adeyemo gave the assurance on Monday while receiving members of the APC Screening and Appeal Committees deployed to the state by the party’s National Secretariat at the APC Secretariat in Oke-Ado, Ibadan.
The former deputy]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oyo-apc-to-conduct-direct-primaries-for-governorship-other-positions-adeyemo/Mon, 11 May 2026 18:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oyo-apc-to-conduct-direct-primaries-for-governorship-other-positions-adeyemo/ The Senate has affirmed the newly introduced two-term eligibility requirement for senators seeking election as presiding officers, reversing aspects of its amended Standing Orders relating to voting procedures during the inauguration of a new Senate.
The clarification by the chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Adeniyi Adegbomire, followed concerns and media reports suggesting that the upper chamber had completely withdrawn the c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/two-term-eligibility-rule-for-presiding-officers-still-stands-adegbomire/Mon, 11 May 2026 17:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/two-term-eligibility-rule-for-presiding-officers-still-stands-adegbomire/ The resolution was passed on Monday, May 11, 2026, and among other things states that any Senator-elect who is unable to take the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Membership on the first sitting of the Senate shall be entitled to be sworn in by the President of the Senate at any subsequent sitting.
Additionally, where a Senator-elect “fails, n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-senate-passes-resolution-on-swearing-in-of-senators-election-of-principal-officers/Mon, 11 May 2026 17:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-senate-passes-resolution-on-swearing-in-of-senators-election-of-principal-officers/ The Labour Party has acknowledged that the exit of its former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, dealt a significant blow to the party, describing him as a major force whose departure left a huge vacuum.
Speaking on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ken Asogwa, said Obi’s influence within the party was undeniable and his decision to leave marked a major turning point.
According to Asogwa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/labour-party-we-lost-colossus-when-peter-obi-left/Mon, 11 May 2026 17:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/labour-party-we-lost-colossus-when-peter-obi-left/ A new All Progressives Congress (APC) political group, APC United Residents Alliance Kano, has vowed to swing the votes of the non-indigenous community residents in Kano State in favour of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf in 2027.
Daily Sun reports that people of Igbo extraction represent over 60 per cent of non-indigenes in the state and, in the 2023 general elections, snubbed Tinubu for Peter Obi of the Labour Party.
However, speaking at a town]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kano-apc-group-vows-to-get-non-natives-to-vote-tinubu-abba/Mon, 11 May 2026 17:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kano-apc-group-vows-to-get-non-natives-to-vote-tinubu-abba/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly committee has cleared all 24 Ebonyi State House of Assembly aspirants of the party for the party’s tickets for next year’s general election.
The aspirants included the Speaker of the House, Moses Odunwa, and the Deputy Speaker, Chinedu Onah, who are contesting for third terms, respectively.
Chairman of the screening committee, Valentine Akwuba, a lawyer, told journalists in Abakaliki on Sunday after t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-screens-ebonyi-speaker-deputy-for-third-term-22-others/Mon, 11 May 2026 17:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-screens-ebonyi-speaker-deputy-for-third-term-22-others/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-apc-cttee-dismisses-list-of-cleared-uncleared-state-assembly-aspirants/Mon, 11 May 2026 15:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-apc-cttee-dismisses-list-of-cleared-uncleared-state-assembly-aspirants/ Former ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and pioneer chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State, Alhaji Hassan Ardo Jika, on Monday, disclosed that he left the party to join the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) because the APC has no system to reward party loyalty and hard work.
Alhaji Jika, who disclosed this in a phone conversation with Daily Sun, said he had sacrificed so much time, resources, and energy for the growth]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-i-left-apc-for-pdp-hassan-jika/Mon, 11 May 2026 15:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-i-left-apc-for-pdp-hassan-jika/ Faduri Oluwadare Joseph, popularly known as Fadojoe, has officially taken a major step towards the 2027 presidential election after obtaining the Presidential Expression of Interest and Nomination Form of the National Rescue Movement (NRM).
The nomination form was collected at the party’s National Secretariat on behalf of the presidential aspirant by Rev. Emmanuel Olorunmagba, who represented him during the exercise.
Fadojoe previously contested the 2023 presidenti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fadojoe-joins-presidential-race-picks-nrm-nomination-form/Mon, 11 May 2026 15:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/fadojoe-joins-presidential-race-picks-nrm-nomination-form/ The Director-General of The Imole Campaign Council (TICC), Senator Olalere Oyewumi, has warned the Nigeria Police to be fair in dealing with all political parties ahead of the 15 August governorship election in Osun State.
Senator Oyewumi, who represents Osun West Senatorial District, stated this during the opening of the Imole Media Centre in Osogbo.He lamented that since Kolade Eluyera, son of an Accord Party women leader in Irewole Local Government Area, was killed,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/osun-poll-adelekes-campaign-council-urges-police-neutrality/Mon, 11 May 2026 12:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/osun-poll-adelekes-campaign-council-urges-police-neutrality/ The Special Adviser to the Kebbi State Governor on Communication and Strategy, Alhaji Abdullahi Idris Zuru, has said that Governor Nasir Idris has prepared for the 2027 general elections with strategies to lead his political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), to a landslide victory.
Zuru stated this in a statement made available to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi.
He explained that, now that the governor had submitted his nomination form and passed through s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kebbi-governor-prepares-for-victory-abdullahi-zuru/Mon, 11 May 2026 12:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kebbi-governor-prepares-for-victory-abdullahi-zuru/ The leadership and critical stakeholders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kogi East have vehemently rejected the ongoing consensus arrangement for candidate selection, describing the process as a “monumental political fraud” designed to undermine the party’s prospects in the upcoming elections.
In a scathing statement signed by spokesperson Alhaji Mohammed Adaji, the stakeholders dismissed the consensus move as a “clandestine Abuja-based settle]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kogi-east-adc-stakeholders-reject-fraudulent-consensus-plot-demand-direct-primaries-to-thwart-apc-infiltration/Mon, 11 May 2026 12:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kogi-east-adc-stakeholders-reject-fraudulent-consensus-plot-demand-direct-primaries-to-thwart-apc-infiltration/ The lawmaker representing Oluyole Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, has dismissed reports alleging that she has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the claim as false, malicious and politically motivated.
In a statement on Monday made available to journalists, Akande-Sadipe said she remains a committed and active member of the APC, stressing that she has not joined any other political party.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akande-sadipe-denies-apc-defection-rumours-affirms-party-loyalty/Mon, 11 May 2026 12:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/akande-sadipe-denies-apc-defection-rumours-affirms-party-loyalty/ The All Progressives Congress has said it will adopt direct primaries in situations where party consensus cannot be reached ahead of elections.
This was disclosed on Channels Tv by Farouk Aliyu, Chairman, APC National Assembly Screening Committee, who explained that the party’s nomination process remains open and competitive, with no aspirant automatically excluded.
Aliyu said the APC’s consensus arrangement is not designed to shut out contenders, but to encourage in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-to-use-direct-primaries-where-consensus-fails-aliyu/Mon, 11 May 2026 12:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-to-use-direct-primaries-where-consensus-fails-aliyu/ The governor was cleared by the ruling party’s screening committee, headed by the National Chairman of the party, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, in Abuja on Friday.
Last Tuesday, 5 May 2026, a delegation led by the Zamfara State SSG, Abubakar Nakwada, returned Governor Lawal’s completed Expression of Interest and Nomination Form to the APC screening commi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-clears-governor-lawal-for-second-term-in-zamfara/Mon, 11 May 2026 11:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-clears-governor-lawal-for-second-term-in-zamfara/ The younger brother of former Ekiti governor, Ayo Fayose made the assertion in a Facebook post on Sunday night.
The APC took the reins through late former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, after sixteen years of successive Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administrations.
President Bola Tinubu, also of APC, succeeded Buhari in May 2023.
Fayose said the APC g]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-govt-worst-in-nigerias-history-isaac-fayose/Mon, 11 May 2026 10:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-govt-worst-in-nigerias-history-isaac-fayose/ Northern youths under the umbrella of the Arewa Youth Assembly have alleged plots to trigger a crisis capable of affecting the internal structure of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and weakening the chances of President Bola Tinubu securing re-election for a second term.
At a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, the youths claimed that the recent silent crisis within the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) was part of moves aimed at destabilising the party ahead of the 20]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/northern-youths-allege-plot-to-destabilise-apc-stop-tinubus-re-election/Mon, 11 May 2026 09:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/northern-youths-allege-plot-to-destabilise-apc-stop-tinubus-re-election/ Prince Adewole Adebayo, the Social Democratic Party’s (SDP) presidential candidate for the 2027 general election, has warned Nigerians to protect democratic freedom before it is totally undermined, claiming that the country is headed towards one-man rule.
He spoke in Bauchi shortly after he emerged as the consensus presidential candidate of the party during its national convention, attended by delegates and party leaders from across the country.
In his acceptance speech, he]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/were-fighting-oppression-not-tinubu-sdp-flagbearer/Mon, 11 May 2026 08:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/were-fighting-oppression-not-tinubu-sdp-flagbearer/ Former Peter Obi presidential campaign coordinator Ifeanyi Thaddeus Ezeagu has formally announced his intention to run for governor of Imo State.
Ezeagu made the declaration during a gathering with supporters and political stakeholders, where he outlined his vision for the state, promising to prioritise security, quality education, job creation, citizens’ welfare and effective service delivery if elected.
According to him, restoring public confidence]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obis-2023-campaign-coordinator-ifeanyi-ezeagu-runs-for-imo-governor/Mon, 11 May 2026 08:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obis-2023-campaign-coordinator-ifeanyi-ezeagu-runs-for-imo-governor/ About 48 hours after the arrest and detention of a frontline senatorial contender for Taraba Central Senatorial District, Alhaji Abdullahi Bello Bodejo, by the Department of State Services (DSS) in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, pressure has continued to mount on him to withdraw from the race.
Bodejo, who was arrested in Jalingo on May 7, 2026, by officials of the DSS and flown to Abuja overnight, was later handed over to the EFCC, where he has remained in cu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pressure-mounts-on-bodejo-to-drop-out-of-senate-race/Mon, 11 May 2026 07:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/pressure-mounts-on-bodejo-to-drop-out-of-senate-race/ Former Kaduna Central senator and APC senatorial aspirant, Shehu Sani, has said Nigeria’s political challenges will persist unless citizens begin to pay closer attention to those they elect as lawmakers at both the state and federal levels.
Speaking on Sunday during an appearance on Politics Today on Channels Television, Sani said many Nigerians place too much emphasis on presidential elections while ignoring the importance of choosing competent senators, members of the Ho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/choosing-lawmakers-wisely-key-to-fixing-nigeria-shehu-sani/Mon, 11 May 2026 07:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/choosing-lawmakers-wisely-key-to-fixing-nigeria-shehu-sani/ Music executive Ameen and acclaimed producer Krizbeatz have revealed that they once turned down an offer from Afrobeats star Davido to sponsor one of their music videos during the early stages of their careers.
The duo disclosed this in a recent interview, explaining that the decision was driven by a desire to maintain ownership, creative independence and long-term control of their brand.
According to Ameen, the formative years of the Afrobeats movement presented many opportunit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ameen-krizbeatz-reveal-why-they-rejected-davidos-offer-to-fund-music-video/Mon, 11 May 2026 07:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ameen-krizbeatz-reveal-why-they-rejected-davidos-offer-to-fund-music-video/ Senator representing Anambra Central, Victor Umeh, has described the decision by the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South as a smart political calculation aimed at strengthening national cohesion.
Umeh, who spoke on Sunday Politics aired on Channels Television, said the move reflects an understanding of Nigeria’s delicate political structure and the need to respect the informal power-sharing arrangement between the North and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-acted-wisely-by-zoning-presidency-to-south-victor-umeh/Mon, 11 May 2026 07:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-acted-wisely-by-zoning-presidency-to-south-victor-umeh/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/gbenga-hashim-to-inec-2027-timetable-could-trigger-crisis/Mon, 11 May 2026 06:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/gbenga-hashim-to-inec-2027-timetable-could-trigger-crisis/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-guber-apc-screens-fubara-sources-dismiss-poor-reception-claims/Mon, 11 May 2026 06:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/rivers-guber-apc-screens-fubara-sources-dismiss-poor-reception-claims/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-presidencyjonathansdeclaration-sparks-stir/Mon, 11 May 2026 06:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-presidencyjonathansdeclaration-sparks-stir/ By Soni Daniel, Clifford Ndujihe, Henry Umoru, Dapo Akinrefon, Peter Duru, Gabriel Ewepu & Luminous JannamikeAbuja: Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, plans to return to the presidency, using the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as platform to actualise his renewed presidential ambition, Vanguard gathered authoritatively yesterday. A top offi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-presidency-jonathans-declaration-sparks-stir/Mon, 11 May 2026 06:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-presidency-jonathans-declaration-sparks-stir/ Barring any unforeseen circumstances, three political parties would likely emerge frontrunners in the 2027 election as the deadline for parties to submit their membership lists to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ends.
   Deadline for political parties to submit their membership registers to the electoral umpire ended  by midnight yesterday, May 10.
The All Progressives Congress (APC), the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the New Democrati]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tension-in-apc-adc-ndc-pdp-as-membership-lists-submission-ends/Mon, 11 May 2026 05:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tension-in-apc-adc-ndc-pdp-as-membership-lists-submission-ends/  
From Fred Itua, Abuja
Former president, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, may have abandoned plans to contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), over the lingering legal tussle on his eligibility to run for office.
Instead, Daily Sun has gathered that the former president may have secretly settled on Peter Obi as its presidential candidate with Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as his ru]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-zeroes-in-on-obi-kwankwaso-ticket/Mon, 11 May 2026 04:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-zeroes-in-on-obi-kwankwaso-ticket/ Concerned Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State have urged  President Bola Tinubu and the National Chairman of the party, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, to intervene and resolve the alleged planned moves by the state government to impose candidates ahead of the forthcoming primaries.
The stakeholders include Chief Isang Anthony, Akparawa Johnson Ebuete and Clement Ekong.
Last year, Governor Umo Eno defected to the APC along with all loyal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-aibom-apc-stakeholders-petition-tinubu-nentawe-alleged-plot-to-impose-candidates/Mon, 11 May 2026 04:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-aibom-apc-stakeholders-petition-tinubu-nentawe-alleged-plot-to-impose-candidates/ Six governorship aspirants, Sen. Ibrahim Bomoi of Yobe South, Alhaji Bashir Machina, Mr. Kashim Musa-Tumsah, Mr. Mustapha Maihaja, Alhaji Lawan Kolo and retired Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Baba have rejected the endorsed candidate of the party’s critical stakeholders, Alhaji Baba Wali a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-ready-for-primaries-if-consensus-fails-buni/Mon, 11 May 2026 04:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-ready-for-primaries-if-consensus-fails-buni/ Senator Ahmed Wadada, an aspirant in the forthcoming All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Nasarawa State, has said he remains committed to building a more united and prosperous state. 
Wadada stated this after successfully completing the APC governorship screening exercise held in Abuja ahead of the party’s primaries.
He described the screening process as transparent, credible and orderly, and commended the APC leadership for conducting the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/wadada-completes-apc-governorship-screening-pledges-inclusive-leadership/Mon, 11 May 2026 04:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/wadada-completes-apc-governorship-screening-pledges-inclusive-leadership/ Yakubu made the declaration during a mega rally in Akwanga Local Government Area, yesterday, where he formally announced his intention to contest the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
  
He promised that his administration would ensur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nasarawa-guber-ex-ag-joins-race-vows-to-implement-peoples-budget/Mon, 11 May 2026 04:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nasarawa-guber-ex-ag-joins-race-vows-to-implement-peoples-budget/ Speaking to newsmen in Jalingo after the screening,  yesterday, Kente said the journey has just begun, urging the people of the state to keep faith with him.
He commended the committee for a thorough and transparent job, maintaining that the APC could only thrive as a party if all&nbs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-clears-kente-for-taraba-governorship-primary/Mon, 11 May 2026 04:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-clears-kente-for-taraba-governorship-primary/ Salaam made the call while speaking with newsmen in Osogbo, yesterday, stressing the need for an election that is free, fair and widely accepted as credible.
He said democracy could only thrive when the votes of the electorate truly count.
The former Speaker of the O]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/osun-adc-candidate-demands-credible-governorship-poll/Mon, 11 May 2026 04:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/osun-adc-candidate-demands-credible-governorship-poll/ The Southern and Middle-Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF) has called for the retention of Nigeria’s presidency in the South ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning political parties against abandoning the zoning arrangement it described as critical to national stability.
In a communique issued after its emergency meeting at the weekend, the forum urged all political parties to nominate southern presidential candidates at their upcoming congresses and convention]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-zone-presidency-to-south-reject-delays-in-state-police-smblf-tells-political-parties/Mon, 11 May 2026 04:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-zone-presidency-to-south-reject-delays-in-state-police-smblf-tells-political-parties/ Usulor, a former three-time member of the state House of Assembly, made the claim while addressing journalists in Abakaliki, the state capital. He maintained that he enjoy]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ill-defeat-senator-eze-in-any-primary-ex-assembly-member-boasts/Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ill-defeat-senator-eze-in-any-primary-ex-assembly-member-boasts/  
By Fred Itua, Romanus Ugwu and Sola Ojo, Abuja; Desmond Mgboh, Kano; Femi Folaranmi, Yenagua; Scholastica Hir, Makurdi; Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar; Tony Osauzo, Benin; Abel Leonard, Lafia; Tony John, Port Harcourt
 
As the All Progressives Congress prepares for the 2027 general elections, internal tensions over candidate selection have erupted across multiple states, threatening the party’s c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/consensus-apc-govs-aspirants-battle-in-states/Mon, 11 May 2026 03:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/consensus-apc-govs-aspirants-battle-in-states/ Prince Nixon Okwara is vying to represent Oshodi- Isolo Federal Constituency II of Lagos State, at the National Assembly.He tells Daily Sun that he believes the incumbent has not given the constituency quality representation and  challenged him to lay bare his achievements, impacts and scorecard to the people for scrutiny to enable them make informed decision.
Some politicians claim pressure is being mounted on them to contest elective offices.  Are you also bei]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubus-presidency-saved-nigeria-from-calamity-okwara-reps-aspirant/Mon, 11 May 2026 03:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubus-presidency-saved-nigeria-from-calamity-okwara-reps-aspirant/ Senator representing Anambra Central, Victor Umeh, has insisted that former Anambra State governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is fully committed to leaving office after serving only one term of four years if elected president.
Speaking on Sunday during an appearance on Politics Today on [Channels Television], Umeh said Obi understands the importance of preserving Nigeria’s unity and has deliberately chosen not to interfere with the Nort]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obi-committed-to-leaving-office-after-four-years-umeh/Sun, 10 May 2026 23:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obi-committed-to-leaving-office-after-four-years-umeh/ Prominent political figures within the Team Seyi Makinde political structure in Oyo State, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo and Hon. Adedeji Stanley Olajide, popularly known as Odidiomo, have congratulated Chief Bimbo Adekanmbi following his emergence as the consensus governorship candidate of the political movement ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The duo, who also emerged as consensus senatorial candidates for Oyo Central and Oyo South Senatorial Districts, respectivel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-ajadi-backs-adekanmbis-governorship-bid-promises-full-support/Sun, 10 May 2026 22:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-ajadi-backs-adekanmbis-governorship-bid-promises-full-support/ Mr Biodun Oyebanji, the Governor of Ekiti State, has congratulated Afenifere Leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti on his 100th birthday.
The Afenifere leader, a renowned educationist and elder statesman, clocks 100 years on Monday, May 11, 2026.
Governor Oyebanji praised the iconic leader, who hails from Ondo State, for his patriotism and immense contributions to the development of Nigeria.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Yinka Oyebode, on Sunday, Go]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oyebanji-praises-pa-fasorantis-contributions-to-nations-development-as-afenifere-leader-celebrates-100th-birthday/Sun, 10 May 2026 22:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/oyebanji-praises-pa-fasorantis-contributions-to-nations-development-as-afenifere-leader-celebrates-100th-birthday/ Dr. Edoh, who is widely known for his international activism across continents, described the reported development as unconstitutional, premature, and inconsistent with democratic principles and internal party procedures.
Spea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/edoh-rejects-alleged-adc-governorship-zoning-demands-fair-primaries-in-benue/Sun, 10 May 2026 22:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/edoh-rejects-alleged-adc-governorship-zoning-demands-fair-primaries-in-benue/ The Speaker Kwara State House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi Salihu, has expressed confidence that he will clinch the governorship ticket as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for next year’s general elections.
Speaking to newsmen after participating in the screening exercise on Sunday in Abuja, he boasted that if there is any anointed aspirant, he should be the one.
Going spiritual, the Assembly Speaker said that said that he is already targeting th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kwara-speaker-vows-to-clinch-apc-guber-ticket/Sun, 10 May 2026 22:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kwara-speaker-vows-to-clinch-apc-guber-ticket/ Former Anambra governor Peter Obi has expressed confidence that Nigerians will vote in a free, fair and credible election in 2027, arguing that the country’s path out of its current troubles lies in accountable leadership and a shift to a production-based economy.
Obi made the remarks on Saturday at the national convention of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), where he addressed party members on the state of the nation.
He attributed Nigeria’s worsening economic]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-election-will-be-credible-days-peter-obi/Sun, 10 May 2026 20:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-election-will-be-credible-days-peter-obi/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/screening-fubaras-fate-hangs-as-apc-fails-to-confirm-govs-fate/Sun, 10 May 2026 19:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/screening-fubaras-fate-hangs-as-apc-fails-to-confirm-govs-fate/ Former presidential candidate, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has renewed his criticism of the elections timetable released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), describing it as unlawful, unworkable and insensitive to Nigeria’s political and religious realities.
He said the current scheduling framework was creating avoidable tension within the political system and could destabilise party structures ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Hashim argued that the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-timetable-unworkable-insensitive-gbenga-hashim/Sun, 10 May 2026 19:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-timetable-unworkable-insensitive-gbenga-hashim/ Atiku’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said the former presidential candidate travelled to Marrakech strictly to attend and chair a family wedding ceremony.
The clarification followed growing discussions over Atiku’s foreign engagements amid ongoing opposition coalition talks ahead of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-attended-morocco-wedding-not-secret-2027-political-meeting-aide/Sun, 10 May 2026 19:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/atiku-attended-morocco-wedding-not-secret-2027-political-meeting-aide/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-jonathan-to-run-on-pdp-platform/Sun, 10 May 2026 18:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-jonathan-to-run-on-pdp-platform/ The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewale Adebayo, has called on opposition political parties and groups across Nigeria to unite under the SDP ahead of the 2027 general elections to unseat President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Adebayo made the call shortly after emerging as the SDP presidential flagbearer at the party’s national convention held in Bauchi on Saturday.
The former SDP presidential candidat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adewale-calls-for-sdp-led-opposition-coalition-to-unseat-tinubu/Sun, 10 May 2026 18:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adewale-calls-for-sdp-led-opposition-coalition-to-unseat-tinubu/ Former Commissioner of Police in Lagos and Benue States, Fatai Owoseni (rtd), at the weekend picked the expression of interest and nomination forms of the Accord Party to enable him contest the governorship of Oyo State in 2027.
Owoseni, who resigned his appointments from the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde as the Special Adviser on Security and Executive Secretary, Oyo State Security Trust Fund (OYSSTF) last week, obtained the forms at the Accord Party secretariat, Yemetu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-lagos-police-commissioner-owoseni-picks-accord-party-gov-forms-in-oyo/Sun, 10 May 2026 17:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-lagos-police-commissioner-owoseni-picks-accord-party-gov-forms-in-oyo/ In a video circulating on social media on Sunday, Buba appeared before members of the party’s screening co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/video-30-year-old-buba-goes-viral-after-apc-screening-for-house-of-reps/Sun, 10 May 2026 14:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/video-30-year-old-buba-goes-viral-after-apc-screening-for-house-of-reps/ Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, a former presidential candidate, has reiterated his criticism of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) election schedule, calling it illegal, impractical, and insensitive to Nigeria’s political and religious realities.
Hashim said the current scheduling framework was creating avoidable tension within the political system and could destabilise party structures ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Speaking on the developm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-timetable-unlawful-unworkable-insensitive-gbenga-hashim/Sun, 10 May 2026 12:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/inec-timetable-unlawful-unworkable-insensitive-gbenga-hashim/ People’s Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial aspirant in Bauchi State, Usman Adamu, has said the opposition party remains the dominant party in the state, despite Governor Bala Mohammed’s exit.
Adamu, who stated this at the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, on Saturday afternoon while submitting his nomination form ahead of the party’s gubernatorial primary, expressed confidence that he would win the governorship contest if he gets the party&rs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bauchi-2027-ill-defeat-mohammeds-candidate-says-pdp-hopeful/Sun, 10 May 2026 12:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bauchi-2027-ill-defeat-mohammeds-candidate-says-pdp-hopeful/ Nasarawa West Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada has pledged to sustain and expand the economic reforms and investment drive initiated by the administration of Governor Abdullahi Sule if elected in 2027.
Wadada made the pledge yesterday while delivering a goodwill message at the 2026 Nasarawa Investment Summit, where he described the gathering as “a strategic inflection point” in the economic journey of Nasarawa State.
Addressing investors, policymakers, captains of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nasarawa-2027-wadada-pledges-to-deepen-economic-reforms-sustain-investment-drive/Sun, 10 May 2026 10:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nasarawa-2027-wadada-pledges-to-deepen-economic-reforms-sustain-investment-drive/ Governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Nasarawa State, Ahmed Wadada Aliyu, has completed the party’s screening exercise ahead of the forthcoming APC governorship primaries.
The screening, held in Abuja, is considered a major step in the senator’s bid to contest the 2027 governorship election in the state.
Speaking shortly after the exercise on Saturday, Senator Wadada expressed gratitude to God and commended the APC leaders]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nasarawa-2027-wadada-clears-apc-governorship-screening/Sun, 10 May 2026 10:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/nasarawa-2027-wadada-clears-apc-governorship-screening/ The screening committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared Chief David Sabo Kente as an eligible candidate for the gubernatorial primaries of the party ahead of the 2027 guber race in Taraba State.
Speaking to journalists after the screening, Kente said this is just the beginning of the journey and urged the people of the state to keep faith with him.
He commended the committee for a thorough and objective job and maintained that the APC can only th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/taraba-apc-clears-kente-for-2027-guber-race/Sun, 10 May 2026 07:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/taraba-apc-clears-kente-for-2027-guber-race/ The meeting, held behind closed doors on Friday, was part of Hayatu-Deen’s consultations ahead of the 2027 general election.
Speaking with journalists after the visit, the economist and banker said he met Jonathan to officially inform him of his decision to seek the presid]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-hayatu-deen-visits-jonathan-formally-declares-adc-presidential-bid/Sun, 10 May 2026 07:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-hayatu-deen-visits-jonathan-formally-declares-adc-presidential-bid/ The state chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Reginald Uwakwe, has urged the people of Imo state to support the party.
He described NDC as the fastest growing party in the country, noting that it had already registered over 30, 000 members in the state within days.
 While addressing the stakeholders after the inauguration of the state working Committee of the party, he urged the people of Imo state to join and support the party.
“NDC is th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/imo-ndc-chairman-urges-support-for-party/Sun, 10 May 2026 05:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/imo-ndc-chairman-urges-support-for-party/ Oyebanji, who is seeking re-election on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) spoke on Friday at Emure, Ise/Orun and Ikere Local Government Areas during his  statewide engagement with citizens and stakeholders in the state.
He emphasised his stand against violent and blood]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-guber-my-ambition-not-worth-blood-of-citizens-oyebanji/Sun, 10 May 2026 04:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ekiti-guber-my-ambition-not-worth-blood-of-citizens-oyebanji/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-fears-mount-atiku-obi-kwankwaso-may-play-into-tinubus-hands-again/Sun, 10 May 2026 04:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-fears-mount-atiku-obi-kwankwaso-may-play-into-tinubus-hands-again/ Speaking after the screening process held in Abuja yesterday, Dr Hamzat, who is the consensus candidate of APC in Lagos, stated that the committee carefully reviewed all documents submitted a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-screening-committee-clears-hamzat-for-lagos-guber-primary/Sun, 10 May 2026 04:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/apc-screening-committee-clears-hamzat-for-lagos-guber-primary/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-inside-makindes-closed-door-succession-talks-that-produced-adekanmbi/Sun, 10 May 2026 04:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-inside-makindes-closed-door-succession-talks-that-produced-adekanmbi/ Perharps because they were moving against the wind, they lacked the courage to see their plot to fruition. As Nigerians woke up in the wee hours of Friday to the disturbing news that a few o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/how-uzodimma-survived-palace-coup/Sun, 10 May 2026 04:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/how-uzodimma-survived-palace-coup/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/sdp-picks-adebayo-as-2027-presidential-candidate-warns-against-one-man-rule/Sun, 10 May 2026 04:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/sdp-picks-adebayo-as-2027-presidential-candidate-warns-against-one-man-rule/  
In its bid to avoid internal implosion, the Imo state APC may have jettisoned the consensus option which has already created  tension in the party for direct primaries to determine those that will fly the flag of the party both in the state Assembly and the National Assembly respectively.
This is even as aspirants of the party have been encouraged to go into the field and interface with members of the party at their various wards and constituencies ahead]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-imo-apc-jettisons-consensus-for-primaries/Sun, 10 May 2026 03:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-imo-apc-jettisons-consensus-for-primaries/  
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yaba, Ebute Metta West and Ebute Metta East have appealed to Senator Oluremi Tinubu to support efforts aimed at ending what they described as the prolonged political marginalisation of Ebute Metta West by backing the aspiration of Prince Abdulakeem  Animashahun for the Lagos Mainland Federal Constituency seat.
The appeal formed a major highlight of the official flag-off of Animashahun’s campaign, which dre]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-apc-stakeholders-seek-tinubus-support-to-end-marginalisation/Sun, 10 May 2026 03:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-apc-stakeholders-seek-tinubus-support-to-end-marginalisation/ Kebbi State chapter of Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has charged political parties yet to conduct their congresses in the state as well as those which have  concluded their primaries to ensure total compliance with the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) guidelines.
Chairman of IPAC in the state, Mr. Faruku Garba in a statement issued to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi,noted that compliance  to the electoral Commission and guidelines would]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ipac-charges-parties-to-comply-with-inec-guidelines/Sun, 10 May 2026 03:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ipac-charges-parties-to-comply-with-inec-guidelines/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/how-acf-crisis-threatens-arewa-agenda/Sun, 10 May 2026 03:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/how-acf-crisis-threatens-arewa-agenda/ The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially ceded its 2027 presidential ticket to the South for a single tenure of four years, thereby paving the way for former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, and other southern contenders to seek the party’s presidential nomination.
The resolution was ratified during the party’s inaugural National Convention held yesterday in Abuja following a motion moved by Afam Victor Ogene, the member representing Ogbaru Fede]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-clears-coast-for-peter-obi-zones-2027-presidency-to-south/Sun, 10 May 2026 02:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-clears-coast-for-peter-obi-zones-2027-presidency-to-south/ Speaking while handing over the form to Governor Otti, the National Chairman of Labour Party, Sen. Nenadi Usman, commended him for demonstrating the Labour Party ideals of social justice and equal opportunities to all Nigerians.
“We are here to collectively express our gratitude for your good lead]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lp-presents-otti-free-guber-nomination-form/Sun, 10 May 2026 02:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lp-presents-otti-free-guber-nomination-form/ By Omoniyi Salaudeen
The recent surge in political activity has shifted public discourse from electoral rhetoric to tangible deliverables, casting a spotlight on the perceived underperformance of certain members of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s cabinet. While some proponents point to steady progress in infrastructure and socioeconomic reforms, critics are less forgiving, dismissing several ministers as abysmal failures. This d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/knocks-kudos-for-ex-ministers/Sun, 10 May 2026 01:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/knocks-kudos-for-ex-ministers/ • Many supporters won’t follow ex-governors to NDC
 
In July, 2025, opposition politicians, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, Senator David Mark, among others settled for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the “coalition party,” for the 2027 general elections. The objective was to enable the op]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-created-ndc-to-destroy-opposition-bolaji-abdullahi-adc-spokesman/Sun, 10 May 2026 01:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/tinubu-created-ndc-to-destroy-opposition-bolaji-abdullahi-adc-spokesman/  
By Omoniyi Salaudeen
The way leading opposition figures are pursuing an alliance to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general election is a paradox. The harder they push for a united front, the harder it becomes for interest groups to coalesce. At present, the contest is defined by a clash between the desire for a single candidate and the personal ambitions of those le]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/months-to-election-opposition-in-chaos/Sun, 10 May 2026 01:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/months-to-election-opposition-in-chaos/ Abdulrahman Bashir Haske, a 35-year old business mogul with investments in agriculture and oil and gas, is a gubernatorial aspirant in Adamawa State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview with selected journalists, he speaks on national issues, including state police and the need to develop human resources for wealth creation in the northern part of Nigeria.You are a young man under 40, and you want to be governor of Adamawa State. What and what]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/wealth-creation-not-handouts-key-to-ending-poverty-in-the-north-adamawa-apc-aspirant-haske/Sun, 10 May 2026 01:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/wealth-creation-not-handouts-key-to-ending-poverty-in-the-north-adamawa-apc-aspirant-haske/ Desmond Oluwashola Elliot is a Nigerian actor, film director and politician. He is a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, representing Surulere Constituency 1 since 2015.In this interview, he speaks on his 11 years as a lawmaker and why he wants to return to the Assembly, among other issues.
You’ve been in the House since 2015. What roles have you been playing?
I have been a part of some very important bills and motions. Bills like the Cancer Institute, the Neigh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/my-fourth-term-in-lagos-assemblyll-attract-more-dividends-to-my-constituents-desmond-elliot/Sun, 10 May 2026 01:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/my-fourth-term-in-lagos-assemblyll-attract-more-dividends-to-my-constituents-desmond-elliot/ The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, has defended the inability of the governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara, and others to appear before the party’s screening subcommittee, arguing that they may be very busy with state matters.
Speaking at the end of the screening on Saturday, he frowned at singling out the Rivers governor, emphasising that he is not the only governor yet to appear before the committee.
According t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/yilwatda-defends-absence-of-fubara-others-at-screening/Sat, 09 May 2026 22:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/yilwatda-defends-absence-of-fubara-others-at-screening/ _____________________________________________________________________
From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
The governor of Imo State and chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Hope Uzodimma, has stated that he is not losing any sleep over the decision of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) to zone its presidential ticket to the South to contest against President Bola Tinubu.
Speaking after undergoing senatorial s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-zoning-presidential-ticket-to-south-no-threat-to-tinubu-uzodimma/Sat, 09 May 2026 21:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-zoning-presidential-ticket-to-south-no-threat-to-tinubu-uzodimma/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raked in over N50.4 million from the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms to 84 aspirants seeking to contest elections into the Edo State House of Assembly.
There are 24 seats in the Assembly, with each set of forms costing N6,000,000.
Meanwhile, the party commenced its screening of aspirants yesterday at the APC State Secretariat along Ikpokpan Road in Benin City.
The exercise attracted party leaders, supporters, an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/edo-apc-generates-n504-million-from-sales-of-nomination-forms/Sat, 09 May 2026 21:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/edo-apc-generates-n504-million-from-sales-of-nomination-forms/ Adewole Adebayo has emerged as the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) ahead of the 2027 general elections, following his unanimous adoption at the party’s national convention in Bauchi on Saturday.
Adebayo, who was the sole aspirant for the party’s presidential ticket, was elected through consensus by delegates from the 36 states of the federation during the convention, which also witnessed the election of new me]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adebayo-emerges-sdp-presidential-candidate/Sat, 09 May 2026 21:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/adebayo-emerges-sdp-presidential-candidate/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-adebayo-emerges-sdp-sole-presidential-candidate/Sat, 09 May 2026 20:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-adebayo-emerges-sdp-sole-presidential-candidate/ All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Alimosho have endorsed sitting lawmakers representing the constituency, among them Senator Idiat Adebule and House of Representatives members Kehinde Joseph and Lukmon Orelope for re-election.
Speaking at a rally held in Lagos on Saturday, Adebisi Yusuf who is the APC’s apex leader in Alimosho Local Government Area, together with former deputy governor and presidential aide Joke Orelope-Adefulire also supported President Bola]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-alimosho-apc-endorses-incumbent-nass-members-for-re-election/Sat, 09 May 2026 20:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-alimosho-apc-endorses-incumbent-nass-members-for-re-election/ The National Vice Chairman, South-West, of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, has declared that the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, remains the best candidate to offer qualitative representation among those jostling to represent Ogun East Senatorial District in 2027.
Arabambi, who made this declaration in a statement issued by Sustainability of Ogun State and Dapo Abiodun Legacy Beyond 2027, a political support group he convened, expressed optimism that Abiodu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-abiodun-is-best-for-ogun-east-senatorial-seat-lp-chieftain-arabambi/Sat, 09 May 2026 20:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/why-abiodun-is-best-for-ogun-east-senatorial-seat-lp-chieftain-arabambi/ Former Commissioner of Police in Lagos and Benue states, Fatai Owoseni, has officially joined the Accord Party and obtained his declaration of interest and nomination forms ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Oyo State.
Owoseni completed the process at the party’s secretariat in Ibadan, where he declared that his political ambition would not be driven by vote-buying, intimidation, or the monetisation of the electoral process.
The retired police commissi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-lagos-cp-owoseni-rejects-vote-buying-joins-accord-party/Sat, 09 May 2026 20:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ex-lagos-cp-owoseni-rejects-vote-buying-joins-accord-party/ Frontline House of Representatives aspirant of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for Awka North and South Federal Constituency, Rt Hon. Chukwuma Okoye, has boasted that he is the only APGA aspirant with the political sagacity, financial muscle, and grassroots appeal to defeat candidates of other political parties, including the incumbent, Prof. Lilian Obiageli Orogbu, who is in the same party as Mr Peter Obi.
Rt Hon. Okoye, who is the Deputy Speaker of the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ill-beat-obis-candidate-if-given-apga-ticket-anambra-deputy-speaker/Sat, 09 May 2026 20:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ill-beat-obis-candidate-if-given-apga-ticket-anambra-deputy-speaker/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) 2027 presidential aspirant, Osifo Stanley, has said that he is yet to receive a directive from the national leadership of the party to sacrifice his ambition by stepping down for President Bola Tinubu ahead of this month’s party primary.
He spoke to newsmen after undergoing the compulsory screening exercise for all aspirants in Abuja on Saturday.
Osifo also expressed confidence that the screening committee would not disqualify h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/osifo-awaits-apcs-directive-to-step-down-for-tinubu/Sat, 09 May 2026 19:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/osifo-awaits-apcs-directive-to-step-down-for-tinubu/ ____________________________________________________________________
From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha
A political storm is gathering within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Anambra State, just hours after the dramatic entry of Peter Obi into the party, with allegations of manipulation, exclusion, and financial impropriety now threatening to derail its early momentum.
According to sources within the party, tension erupted following the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obis-entry-sparks-firestorm-in-anambra-ndc/Sat, 09 May 2026 19:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/obis-entry-sparks-firestorm-in-anambra-ndc/ The National Chairman of the Action Alliance (AA), Hon Adekunle Rufai Omoaje, has made a case for strong synergy and collaboration among political parties in the country.
This, he said, would ensure a strong democracy and yield good dividends for the masses, adding that democracy is all about service to the people and care for the masses.
Omoaje, who spoke at the national convention of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) held in Bauchi on Saturday, where Prince Ad]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/action-alliance-chairman-omoaje-makes-case-for-cross-party-ties/Sat, 09 May 2026 19:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/action-alliance-chairman-omoaje-makes-case-for-cross-party-ties/ Ahead of the 2027 general elections, retired Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs, Benjamin Aber-Adaga, has secured the blessings of his paternal and maternal communities to contest the Benue North West Senatorial seat.
Aber-Adaga, who is contesting on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was endorsed during his visit to the Mbakine and Mbaivur communities in Gwer Local Government Ar]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/benue-north-west-aber-adaga-gets-nod-for-senate-bid/Sat, 09 May 2026 19:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/benue-north-west-aber-adaga-gets-nod-for-senate-bid/ The incumbent Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has boasted that he will be the next governor of the state regardless of the mode of primary election the stakeholders resolve to adopt in electing the party’s candidate.
He spoke to newsmen in Abuja after appearing before the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the compulsory screening process on Saturday.
He, however, warned that whatever primary mode the ruling party]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ill-be-the-next-governor-of-lagos-hamzat/Sat, 09 May 2026 18:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ill-be-the-next-governor-of-lagos-hamzat/ Political leaders, academics, traditional rulers, youth groups, civil society organisations and grassroots mobilisers on Saturday converged at Arewa House in Kaduna for the Northern Stakeholders Townhall engagement organised by the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, where participants reviewed the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and debated the future of ongoing reforms ahead of the 2027 elections.
The event, themed “Critical Appraisal of Governance and Refo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/northern-stakeholders-gather-in-kaduna-back-tinubu-reforms-continuity/Sat, 09 May 2026 17:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/northern-stakeholders-gather-in-kaduna-back-tinubu-reforms-continuity/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-polls-why-we-endorsed-tinubu-hamzat-others-alimosho-apc-stakeholders/Sat, 09 May 2026 17:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-polls-why-we-endorsed-tinubu-hamzat-others-alimosho-apc-stakeholders/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-2027-apc-clears-hamzat-for-govship-primary/Sat, 09 May 2026 17:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/lagos-2027-apc-clears-hamzat-for-govship-primary/ The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially ceded its 2027 presidential ticket to the South for a single four-year tenure, thereby paving the way for former Anambra State governor Peter Obi and other southern contenders to seek the party’s presidential nomination.
The resolution was ratified during the party’s inaugural National Convention on Saturday in Abuja, following a motion introduced by the member representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency in t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/coast-clear-for-obi-as-ndc-zones-2027-presidency-slot-to-south/Sat, 09 May 2026 17:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/coast-clear-for-obi-as-ndc-zones-2027-presidency-slot-to-south/ The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has elected Professor Sadiq Umar Gombe as its national chairman ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The national convention of the SDP, which was held at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium in Bauchi on Saturday, was organised under the chairmanship of Professor Usman Bugaje.
The chairman of the Electoral Committee, Dr Edohon James, described the process as free and fair and said it followed the laid-down laws of the party and electo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/sdp-gombe-elected-national-chairman-adebayo-presidential-candidate/Sat, 09 May 2026 17:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/sdp-gombe-elected-national-chairman-adebayo-presidential-candidate/  
He submitted the documents to the State PDP Chairman, Alabh George Turnah, on Saturday at the PDP Secretariat in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, in the presence o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bayelsa-central-senate-seat-akinaka-submits-pdp-nomination-form/Sat, 09 May 2026 17:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/bayelsa-central-senate-seat-akinaka-submits-pdp-nomination-form/ Kasali debunked the claim in a statement obtained by SunOnline on Saturday.
The aspirant, popularly known as Kastopee, also denied withdrawing from the state assembly race.
The statement reads, “We wish to formally address and debunk the widespread reports alleging that Prince Temitope A. Kasali (Kastopee) has accept]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kasali-denies-accepting-ogun-govt-appointment-insists-on-state-assembly-bid/Sat, 09 May 2026 16:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/kasali-denies-accepting-ogun-govt-appointment-insists-on-state-assembly-bid/ The decision was taken at the party’s ongoing maiden National Convention.
SunOnline reports that Hon. Afam Victor Ogene, member representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency of Anambra State in the 10th National Assembly, moved the motion which was adopted by other delegates.
The delegates also resolved that the presidential ticket should be automatically zoned to the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-zones-presidency-to-south-for-single-term/Sat, 09 May 2026 16:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/ndc-zones-presidency-to-south-for-single-term/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/breaking-ndc-zones-presidency-to-south-for-single-term/Sat, 09 May 2026 15:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/breaking-ndc-zones-presidency-to-south-for-single-term/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-apc-clears-abejide-for-reps-contest-confirms-third-term-bid/Sat, 09 May 2026 15:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-apc-clears-abejide-for-reps-contest-confirms-third-term-bid/ Alhaji Adamu Kurmi, the Director General, Abdullahi Bello Bodejo of Campaign Council has described the arrest of the Miyetti Allah National leader in Jalingo as politically motivated and urge security agencies to stop dabbling into partisan politics.
Kurmi who stated this in a statement issued in Jalingo on Saturday alleged that the mammoth crowd and enthusiasm that followed Bodejo to the All Progressives Congress (APC) party Secretariat in continuation of his build]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/arrest-of-bodejo-politically-motivated-campaign-dg/Sat, 09 May 2026 14:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/arrest-of-bodejo-politically-motivated-campaign-dg/ Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has called on the people of Awka to embrace their status as a 21st-century cosmopolitan city, declaring that his administration is “very intentional” about making the state capital a premier destination.
Speaking during a high-level meeting with members of the Ozo Awka Society, led by Ozo Sir Chukwujekwu Eze, the Governor emphasized that Awka holds a special place in his heart and the state’s developmental agenda.
Go]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anambra-soludo-meets-ozo-awka-society-vows-transformation-of-state-capital/Sat, 09 May 2026 14:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/anambra-soludo-meets-ozo-awka-society-vows-transformation-of-state-capital/ In the run-up to the 2027 general election, African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential aspirant, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has met with former President Goodluck Jonathan, in Abuja.
Jonathan and Hayatu-Deen, according to a statement by the latter’s media office, during the meeting held discussion on the state of the nation and the outlook for Nigeria’s 2027 general elections.
According to the statement, Hayatu-Deen saluted President Jonathan’s statesma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-jonathan-hayatu-deen-meets-in-abuja/Sat, 09 May 2026 14:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/2027-jonathan-hayatu-deen-meets-in-abuja/ He said this in a social media post on Friday, nearly a week after leading opposition figures, Peter Obi and Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, joined the party.
Onanuga said he took interest in the party’s plans for Nigerians and decided to look through it]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/onanuga-mocks-ndc-over-missing-manifesto-says-party-has-no-plans-for-nigerians/Sat, 09 May 2026 13:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/onanuga-mocks-ndc-over-missing-manifesto-says-party-has-no-plans-for-nigerians/ The Nigerian envoys to Mexico and South Africa respectively made this known in a statement shared on X by Omokri.
They argued that with President Muhammadu Buhari, a northerner, having completed two terms of eight years in 2023, it would be unpatriotic and inimical to the unity, equilibrium, and progress of Nigeria]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/its-unpatriotic-to-expect-return-of-power-to-north-in-2027-omokri-fani-kayode/Sat, 09 May 2026 11:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-political-news/its-unpatriotic-to-expect-return-of-power-to-north-in-2027-omokri-fani-kayode/