Politics Published May 28, 2026 at 11:13 AM Share Copy link Copied! Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp Telegram Nasarawa State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for 2027, Ahmed Aliyu Wadada, has appealed for calm and unity within the party. Naija News reports that he also called on former Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu Abubakar,…
By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor Yesterday, President Bola Tinubu won the presidential primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in style. In the party’s direct primaries requiring all registered members to participate, Tinubu amassed 10,999,162 votes while Mr Stanley Osifo, his lone challenger, trailed distantly with 16,503 votes. The party currently has 12,643,316 registered members If the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged from the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary with a staggering 10.99 million votes, a figure that has instantly thrown Nigeria’s political space into disbelief after surpassing the total votes that brought him to power in the 2023 general election. The numbers are extraordinary. In 2023, Tinubu won the…
Members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State on Saturday affirmed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the party’s candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The affirmation came as party members participated in the party’s presidential primary across the 332 wards in the state. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, also…
Mr. Yakubu Danladi-Saliu on Friday won the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Kwara State. The Chairman of the APC Primary Election Committee in the state, Senatot Musiliu Obanikoro, announced the result in Ilorin. Obanikoro said Danladi-Saliu secured 94,990 votes to defeat nine other aspirants in the contest. According to him, Amb. Abdulfatai Yahaya…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has denied reports that its leader, Seriake Dickson, is working for President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party’s spokesman, Abdulmumin Ohiare Abdulsalam, in an interview with Leadership, stated that Dickson is committed to the NDC’s political ideals. He insisted that the NDC leader is a respected…
Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, the Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) primary Kwara primary election committee has assured party members and stakeholders that the election will be free, fair, and transparent. The primary election is scheduled to hold today, Friday, May 22, 2026. According to him, voting materials will be distributed before Jumat prayers. He added…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its governorship primaries in Kwara and Bauchi states to Friday, according to a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka. The party also rescheduled the State House of Assembly primaries for Maradun I and Maradun II constituencies in Zamfara State to Sunday. In the statement issued on…
The Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial ticket for a second term through affirmation. The affirmation event was held at the APC Secretariat in Minna, Niger State’s capital. The governor emerged unopposed after APC card-carrying members from all 277 wards across the state unanimously endorsed him as…
Primaries of the All Progressives Congress held across several states on Wednesday produced a mix of returning and new candidates through consensus and direct primary elections, amid protests and allegations of irregularities in some areas. In Kaduna State, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Dahiru Liman; Deputy Speaker, Magaji Danjuma; and Majority Leader,…
