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...

The newly elected Southwest Zonal Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed strong confidence in the re-election of Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, stressing that his performance has positioned him as a unifying force within the party and beyond. This assurance was given by the Zonal Chairman, Isaac Kekemeke, in his acceptance speech, shortly after his emergence at the party’s Southwest Zonal Congress held at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos, on...

Former Vice President of Nigeria and leading figure of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has called for the immediate release of Kaduna-based cleric, Sheikh Sani Khalifa Zaria, describing his continued detention without trial as a grave violation of his fundamental rights. Sheikh Khalifa has reportedly been held since December 2025 over allegations of involvement in a coup plot, yet has not been formally charged before any court of law. This prolonged detention, without...