Former presidential candidate Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Kwankwaso registered as a member of the party on Monday at Kwankwasiyya House in Kano, where he received his membership card in the presence of top political figures. Those in attendance included David Mark, national chairman of the ADC; Aminu Tambuwal; Rotimi Amaechi; Peter Obi; Dino Melaye; and John Odigie-Oyegun. His defection follows his resignation from the New Nigeria Peoples Party...

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has resigned from office, in compliance with a federal directive requiring political appointees seeking elective positions to step down. His resignation was confirmed on Monday in a statement by his media aide, Alkasim Abdulkadir. According to the statement, Tuggar submitted his resignation letter to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation following a directive by President Bola Tinubu mandating all intending aspirants for the...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed widespread claims that he has retired from active politics, calling them false and misleading. In a statement issued on Monday, the Atiku Media Office said the allegation that he announced his withdrawal during a meeting with stakeholders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) was false. The media team clarified that the former Vice President had not held any recent national-level meeting with ADC stakeholders, noting that his last...

Former Kano State Governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has resigned from the party with immediate effect. Kwankwaso announced his decision in a statement on Sunday, citing the need for “strategic realignment” amid the country’s evolving political landscape. “I wish to formally announce my resignation from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) with immediate effect,” he said. The former governor, who served as the party’s...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday urged unity within the ruling APC, defended his sweeping economic and electoral reforms, and positioned the party at the center of Nigeria’s democratic stability and long-term prosperity at the party’s 2026 national convention in Abuja. Read the full text of the President’s speech at the national convention of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) held at the Eagles Square, Abuja on Friday, 27 March 2027. Today, I stand before you with...

Leaders of the North Central chapter of the All Progressives Congress have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as their sole candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The endorsement was announced on Wednesday at the party’s regional congress in Lafia and was unanimously adopted by stakeholders across the zone. The motion was moved by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, and seconded by Abdullahi Sule, Governor of Nasarawa State, before being approved...

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has submitted a comprehensive framework for the establishment of state police to the National Assembly. The document was presented to the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau I. Jibrin, on Thursday, who chairs the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution. According to a statement by his media aide, Ismail Mudashir, the 75-page report was delivered on behalf of the IGP by Olu Ogunsakin, head of...