By Idowu Bankole Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he will only support whoever supports President Bola Tinubu’s reelection, irrespective of political party, in the FCT Area Councils’ election, scheduled for February 21. Wike stated this in Abuja on Saturday, during Senator Sandy Onor’s 60th birthday celebration, a tribute to […]

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ormer Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai has stated that he never had any personal or political relationship with President Bola Tinubu, insisting that their paths were never destined to align.

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has expressed optimism that the persistent political crisis in Rivers State was nearing a final resolution following a decisive fresh intervention by President Bola Tinubu.

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The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom, has dismissed as false and misleading reports circulating on social media claiming that he has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Fresh facts have emerged on how the Senate rejected a proposal to make real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory, ahead of the 2027 general election.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, has declared that the political structure in Rivers State is fully capable of delivering a massive vote for President Bola Tinubu in 2027 without the involvement of the state governor.

Nigerians rose in unison yesterday condemning the Senate for rejecting a proposed amendment to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Amendment Bill 2026 which sought to make the electronic transmission of election results mandatory. The Senate passed the Bill last Wednesday after the third reading.

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has called for the introduction of early voting in Nigeria to address what he described as the systemic disenfranchisement of essential election-day workers.

“The vagabonds in PDP; they grew up in 2015. They had their time and 10 years — a decade — they practised their ‘vagabondcy’ in the PDP. But they were expelled in November 2025, so no more vagabonds in PDP…So whatever it is that they are doing, you should be able to trace it back to their origin.”

AS Nigeria inches toward the 2027 general elections, widening cracks within opposition parties are fueling fears that President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, may secure a second term long before voters head to the polls.

“We view it as betrayal. In fact, we have never seen such a betrayal in our lifetime. Because he had spent almost 40 years together with his godfather, especially in politics… Kwankwaso trusted him so much that he was a custodian of all his credentials and documents, and was also on top of everything. But look at what has happened. Therefore, we see the defection of Governor Abba as a total betrayal of the Kwankwassiya Movement”

THE National Working Committee, NWC of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, takes a swipe at Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State following his resignation from the party, describing the action as a cold betrayal of a sacred trust.

The hoodlums, who were seen wielding different kinds of weapons, including knives and canes, were beating anyone they caught while the mayhem lasted.