The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has assured that its candidates will be on ballot in next year’s general elections. The National Secretary of the party, Ikenna Enekweizu, gave this assurance on Friday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He was speaking on the party’s registration battles. Recall that a Federal High…
Quick Read According to official results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on early Sunday, the results showed that the APC polled 14,705 votes to emerge the clear winner in the local government, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) garnered 1,800 votes. Bejide’s ADC finished third with 1,076 votes. By Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor…
By Isa Isawade Momentum is building in two Southwestern states ahead of the off-season governorship elections scheduled for June 20 in Ekiti and August 15 in Osun. These states are among eight in Nigeria that hold off-cycle polls, a consequence of electoral disputes dating back to the 2007 general elections, when the Appeal Court nullified…
A fresh crisis has engulfed the Accord Party following the emergence of parallel candidates ahead of the 2027 Oyo State governorship election, further exposing the deep divisions within the opposition party. The latest controversy comes barely 24 hours after the party announced popular Ibadan-based broadcaster, Oriyomi Hamzat, as its governorship candidate for the 2027 election….
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 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced a delay in the release of the portal for printing 2026 UTME original result slips, urging candidates to remain patient as key processes are still being finalized. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has asked candidates to exercise patience as the portal for printing 2026 Unified Tertiary…
No fewer than 22,537,451 candidates registered for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry between 2015 and 2026, a report by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has revealed. Figures released by the board and obtained by our correspondent on Saturday indicated that the statistics were compiled while the 2026 DE registration exercise was…
By Ozioruva Aliu, BENIN CITY AHEAD of Friday’s House of Representatives primary election, the leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akoko-Edo local government area on Wednesday endorsed Chief Oladele Bankole- Balogun popularly called Oteniete as the preferred aspirant to fly the patty’s flag for the Akoko-Edo federal constituency. At a rally organized by…
In advance of the 2027 general elections, a youth advocacy group called Cross River State Youth in Politics for Good Governance has endorsed 14 candidates for a variety of state and federal electoral offices. During their primaries, the group asked political parties to give preference to candidates who are reliable and capable. Jerry Odey, the…
By Chioma Obinna The crisis rocking the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, at the national level escalated on Thursday as delegates at an Emergency Delegates Meeting, EDM, in Abuja voted to suspend the National Officers’ Committee, NOC, reverse the disqualification of six electoral candidates, and install a caretaker committee to steer the affairs of the association. The…
