Christians, Muslims and traditional worshippers on Tuesday converged on Lagos for an interfaith prayer session seeking peaceful conduct of the 2027 general elections and divine guidance for President Bola Tinubu and Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat. The prayer session, held at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos Island, also marked the commencement of mobilisation
The All Progressives Congress, APC, and its candidate in the August 15 Osun State governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji, have taken steps to withdraw their petition challenging the victory of Governor Ademola Adeleke. Counsel to the APC and Oyebamiji, Seyi Oyagbile, on Tuesday filed a motion seeking the withdrawal of the case before the Osun State
The legal team of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has disowned a petition reportedly filed in the party’s name to challenge the victory of Governor Ademola Adeleke in the August 15 governorship election. One of the senior members of the legal team, Adekunle Adegoke, said neither the APC nor its governorship candidate,
Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party has been re-elected governor of Osun State after defeat-ing his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the keenly contested governorship election.Adeleke was declared winner in the early hours of Sunday following the conclusion of the colla-tion of results at the Independent National Electoral Commission
The August 15, 2026, Osun governorship election may have been a contest for the Government House in Osogbo, but its political significance extends far beyond the state. In many respects, it served as an early test of the alliances, personalities, party structures and mobilisation strategies that could shape Nigeria’s 2027 general elections.The election tested the
Arise Television anchor, Rufai Oseni, has vowed to continue holding those in authority accountable despite criticism and opposition to his views. Oseni made the declaration while reacting to the controversy that followed a heated exchange between him and Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, during a
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commended President Bola Tinubu for what he described as his commitment to democratic principles, saying the outcome of the recent Osun State governorship election demonstrated that the ruling party could lose an election without destabilising the democratic process. Sanwo-Olu spoke on Thursday at the seventh annual lecture organised by
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, Zamfara State chapter, has criticised the All Progressives Congress, APC, for holding a political solidarity walk in Gusau amid the persistent security challenges affecting communities across the state. The criticism followed a 7-kilometre procession organised by the APC and its support groups in the Zamfara State capital on Wednesday to
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has raised the alarm over an alleged plan by purported Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, local government executives to forcefully take over council secretariats across the state. The party called on security agencies to take preventive measures against what it described as a planned invasion of the 30
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has threatened to remove any local government chairman who fails to deliver his or her council area to the All Progressives Congress in the 2027 elections. Nwifuru issued the warning on Tuesday in Abakaliki while inaugurating the newly elected chairmen and vice chairmen of the state’s 13 local government areas.