The All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a decisive step towards entrenching ideology-driven politics and policy-based governance in Nigeria with the formal inauguration of the Governing Council of The Progressive Institute (TPI), signaling the party’s resolve to build a world-class political foundation comparable to the best in global democratic systems. The Governing Council was inaugurated on Monday, at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja by the National Chairman of the party, Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, who described the development as a major milestone in the institutional strengthening of the APC and the Nigerian political landscape. He noted that the inauguration…
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The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) wishes to express profound appreciation to the good people of Rivers and Kano States, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and Nigerians at large for their overwhelming support for our great Party in the just concluded by-elections. The outcome of the by-elections across the affected constituencies stands as a clear and unmistakable referendum on the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the progressive ideals that continue to guide governance in our nation. The resounding victories recorded by our candidates reaffirm the confidence of the electorate in the Renewed Hope Agenda…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, has described the outcome of the weekend elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kano and Rivers States as a resounding endorsement of the ongoing reforms and governance direction of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement issued on Sunday, 22 February, 2026, by Abimbola Tooki, Special Adviser to the National Chairman of APC, Yilwatda said the overwhelming support recorded by the party, particularly in the nation’s capital, reflects the confidence of Nigerians in the Renewed Hope Agenda and their belief that the current reforms will ultimately…
By Femi Ogbonnikan The 2027 general election in Nigeria is shaping up to be a highly competitive contest, with voters increasingly prioritizing competence over blind partisanship.In Ogun State, the current climate signals a shift towards achievement-based support, transcending traditional party lines. For the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, his modest achievements have earned him support from the All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders, who urge him to run for the Ogun East Senatorial ticket. To be sure, the support being given to him is not a blind one; it is based on his enviable track record of performance. It is…
By Lanre Adewole I almost flattened with mirth reading Oga Suyi Ayodele’s last Tuesday’s piece on troubled wannabe North’s idol, Nasir el-Rufai; starting with the headline that paired him with the legendary Ijesa warlord, Ogedengbe Agbogungboro Adikankanlojuogun (the owner of Oke-Anaye) the Odidi Omo Afodidigun himself, in valourous battlefield heroism and storied swashbuckling conducts in private and public life. I beg to slightly differ sir. Even by his own telling, the former Kaduna governor is more of Ajantala, the pint-size fiasco of Yoruba folklore, with or without their frame similarity. From cradle, Ajantala was chaos, chaos was Ajantala. In his…
Ogun State Governor and Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has applauded the performance of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, saying that the party’s strong showing represents wide acceptance of the party by Nigerians. In a statement issued in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Sunday, 22 February, 2026, Abiodun described APC’s strong performance as an endorsement of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Abiodun, who congratulated President Bola Tinubu; the chairman of APC, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda and the APC candidates in the elections for the great…
By Temitope Ajayi Some of the commentary on television this morning about President Tinubu’s assent to the Electoral Law amendment was astonishing in its detachment from reality. One argument that is recurrent is that POS operators in the remotest villages prove Nigeria can seamlessly handle real-time electronic transmission of election results. That sounds clever until you remember how often those same POS transactions fail because of weak or unstable networks. In fact, even in major cities with supposedly robust coverage, bank ATMs go offline and POS terminals decline payments, followed by the familiar ritual of “transaction failed, please wait for…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has slightly adjusted its outbound train service from Abuja to Kaduna for Saturday, 21 February, 2026, reports thegazellenews.com According to a statement signed by Calistus Unyinmadu, Chief Public Relations Officer of the agency, the adjustment became necessary because of the elections taking place in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Saturday, 21 February, 2026. Thegazellenews.com had earlier reported that the local council elections in the FCT take place on Saturday, 21 February, 2026. Thus, the NRC management has readjusted the take off of the outbound train from Abuja to Kaduna to 7.30am. Thegazellenews.com reports further…
The committal proceedings instituted against the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun by Mrs Nnena Anozie, traumatized and frustrated wife of abducted and missing Mr. John Anozie came up for hearing on Tuesday, 17 February, 2026 before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. At the beginning of the proceedings, Mrs Anozie’s Counsel, Vincent Adodo, recounted the facts of the case from the abduction of Mr. John Anozie from his Lekki Lagos residence on 15th June 2017 by police officers from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Akwuzu, Anambra State, two separate orders made by the Anambra State High Court…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Lagos State Government has defended its regulation of bus operations along the Lekki–Epe Expressway following protests by drivers of the small yellow minibuses popularly known as Korope. The government’s reaction came on Tuesday, 17 February, 2026 after videos of protesting drivers, which have trended on social media for days, showed aggrieved operators demonstrating against the restriction of Korope buses along the corridor. The protests, authorities said, temporarily disrupted vehicular movement, particularly around the Ajah axis of the expressway. In a statement, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transport, Sola Giwa, said the Lagos State…