Category archives: Politics

With barely 48 hours to the Osun governorship election, the Chairman of Accord Party in the state, Pastor Victor Akande, on Thursday, filed direct criminal complaint against Senator Francis Fadahunsi. Also, the direct Criminal Complaints were filed on behalf of the complainants by A. A Ahmed Esq., of the law firm of MT Adekilekun, SAN, […]

Every election season in Nigeria brings with it familiar controversies: vote-buying, godfatherism, and the endless battles over electoral credibility. Yet beneath these headline-grabbing issues lies a quieter scandal that rarely receives the same attention but is no less corrosive to Nigeria’s democratic fabric. It is the curious case of civil servants who resign to contest […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Vanguard has alleged that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) is planning to substitute the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council, Barrister Pius Akutah, as the APC governorship candidate in Benue State. In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by its Secretary, Ms. Celestina Adoke, Esq., the […]

The Zamfara precedent should have been the loudest warning bell any political party could ever receive, yet it appears certain actors within the Benue APC either forgot the lesson or simply believed they were above it. In 2019, the All Progressives Congress swept every single elective position in Zamfara State, only to watch the courts […]

By: Aondoakaa Tersugh Daniel | 04/06/2026 Benue State has a political record that deserves more honest attention than it usually receives. Three gubernatorial elections stand out, not because they were routine contests, but because they were fought at moments when the stakes went far beyond who would occupy the Government House in Makurdi. In 2003, […]

Rt. Hon. Comrade Hafiz Kawu, OON, mni, Executive Commissioner (Technical) of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his overwhelming victory at the 2026 All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Primary Election, describing the outcome as a clear endorsement of the President’s leadership and reform-driven administration.Kawu, a former member of the […]

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, CFR, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s landslide victory in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary as a defining moment in Nigeria’s democratic journey. Dogara, who served as Bauchi State Coordinator and Collation Officer while also sitting on the national Presidential Primary Election […]

Over the weekend, Hon. Peter A. Akpanke 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 securing an overwhelming majority of votes cast across the three local government areas. The primary election, monitored by party officials and stakeholders, recorded a total […]

By Daniel Mtindiga, Jalingo Mr. Hamidu Bakoji has leveled serious allegations against the likely consensus candidate for the Ardo-Kola, Karim-Lamido, and Lau Federal Constituency, accusing incumbent lawmaker Honorable Mohammad Audu Lauya of exploiting religious and tribal sentiments to manipulate State and party leadership despite alleged incompetence and poor human relations. Bakoji claims Lauya lacked a […]

Former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa State, Dr. David Emmanuel Ombugadu, has explained that the lingering crisis and leadership tussles within the party forced him to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ombugadu, who contested the 2019 and 2023 governorship elections under the PDP platform, said the internal […]