By Simbo Olorunfemi Whatever the merits of the case in the matter between the Youth Party and INEC, which resulted in the judgement by Justice Mohammed Umar ruling that some portions of the INEC Guidelines and Schedule are inconsistent with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2026, there are questions around the circumstances under which the suit was filed and judgement delivered that leaves one wondering. Who filed the suit? Was the person so authorised to do so? How did this matter, said to have been filed since March 11, 2026, manage to not to make it to the News?…
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By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SSA-SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has congratulated Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat on his emergence as the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State. Orelope-Adefulire conveyed the congratulatory message following the just-concluded APC primary election, where Hamzat reportedly emerged as the party’s flag-bearer for the 2027 governorship election in Lagos State. She described his emergence as a reflection of the confidence and trust party members have in his leadership capacity, loyalty and commitment to service. In a statement personally signed, the presidential aide described…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Chairman of Alimosho Local Government, Hon. Akinpelu Ibrahim Johnson, has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his emergence as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for a second term in office, describing him as Nigeria’s structural engineer. Johnson, in a congratulatory message, praised the President’s leadership style and ongoing reforms, stating that Tinubu’s economic and political policies have continued to reflect purposeful governance and a commitment to national development. He noted that the President’s approach to restructuring key sectors of the country had demonstrated that Nigeria could function effectively under focused leadership. “Mr.…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola A pressure group within the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos APC Youth Vanguard, has berated Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Digital and New Media, O’tega Ogra, over his congratulatory message to Gbenga Abiola on the Lagos State House of Assembly primary election in Agege Constituency I, describing the post as misleading and divisive. The group’s convener, Comrade Gbenga Osolana, said Ogra’s statement was an attempt to distort the outcome of the APC primary and undermine the democratic decision of party members in the constituency. Ogra had, in a post on his official…
By Simbo Olorunfemi So, I submitted here yesterday, that “despite the landmines, with direct primaries, party members at the grassroots have MORE influence in who flies the party ticket.” The operative word here is – MORE. Knowing that people, desperate to read things upside down, only see what they want to see, I put it in CAPS to draw more attention to it. My thought was that it would help with context and an understanding that this was a comparative analysis between direct and indirect primaries. Predictably, it did not, as some began to relay what had happened in some…
By Funke Egbemode There is a kind of madness that possesses some men once fame, money and power arrive. They suddenly believe they can buy anything: houses, cars, chieftaincy titles, even other human beings. Even another man’s wife becomes, to them, a “challenge”, something to conquer. That is where trouble begins. There are single, ready-to-mingle women everywhere. There are widows. There are divorced women. There are desperate, beautiful single ladies dancing all over Instagram, hawking their natural and unnatural endowments. Why then do men who should know better, especially young rich and famous men, deliberately target married women? Oh ok,…
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to ongoing reforms and digitisation to enhance service delivery across the Niger Delta region. Ogbuku made this known during a working visit to the NDDC Bayelsa State Office in Yenagoa, where he engaged members of staff and commended their dedication and professionalism. The Managing Director expressed delight at the warm reception accorded him and praised the workforce for their resilience and commitment to the renewed vision of repositioning the Commission for greater efficiency and impact. He noted that staff commitment remains central…
In what appears to be the strongest opposition realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections in Borno State, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has unveiled heavyweight senatorial, House of Representatives and State Assembly candidates in a direct challenge to the long-standing dominance of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The party’s emergence of former APC governorship aspirant Idris Mamman Durkwa for Borno South, alongside Bulama Fugu and Babagana Zanna, signals what political observers describe as an ambitious attempt to dismantle APC’s political stronghold in the state. The ADC consensus primaries held in Maiduguri produced candidates expected to confront some of…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recorded a landslide victory in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election in Mafa Ward of Borno State, securing all valid votes cast in the exercise held in the home ward of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum. The direct primary election took place at Mafa Central Primary School under the supervision of the Chairperson of the Presidential Primary Election Committee, Hajiya Inna Alkali Imam. According to the results announced at the ward level, Tinubu polled 2,175 votes, representing 100 per cent of the valid votes cast during the exercise. Out of the 2,277 registered APC members…