Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has unveiled a new development blueprint, ARISE 2.0, promising more ambitious projects and a shift from infrastructure-driven development to an investment-led economy focused on tourism, agriculture, industrialisation and job creation.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced a N10 million reward for every councillor who successfully delivers his or her political ward for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
he Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expunged 1,609,553 invalid entries and records of deceased persons from the National Register of Voters ahead of the 2027 general elections, while identifying 54 electoral personnel across 10 states for alleged involvement in registration irregularities.
The Court of Appeal has inaugurated 375 judges for election petition tribunals across the country ahead of the 2027 general elections, setting in motion preparations for the adjudication of electoral disputes that may arise from the polls.
Interestingly, Justice Peter Lifu was also the judge who presided over proceedings concerning the Labour Party leadership dispute, culminating in a ruling directing INEC to recognise Senator Nenadi Usman as the party legitimate leader, to the exclusion of other competing factions.
AI-generated names and materials into the register, critical stakeholders have continued to demand accountability from INEC as a way to assure the public that the 2027 general poll has not been rigged in advance.
Ahead of the 2027 general election, violence appears to be stalking the candidates and putting a question mark on the peaceful conduct of the upcoming polls. Without exception, all politicians from the governing and opposition parties alike are feeling the heat.
Former Minister of Transportation and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has attributed his defeat in the 2022 All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary to his decision to rely on an assurance from the late President Muhammadu Buhari that he would emerge as the party’s presidential candidate.
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to stop actions capable of undermining Nigeria's democratic institutions and shutting out opposition parties following a Federal High Court judgement nullifying the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC)
Elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State have rejected a proposed coalition arrangement involving other political parties to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, insisting that the ruling party has the political structure to secure victory for him in the state without entering into a power-sharing deal.
