Former governorship candidate in Cross River State, Senator Sandy Onor, has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) consensus presidential candidate in the 2027 general elections. Chairman of the PDP Presidential Primaries Collation Committee and former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, made the announcement on Tuesday at the PDP national secretariat, Wadata Plaza in Abuja, during the presentation of the party’s presidential primary results. He said the committee reached a consensus after engaging stakeholders and...

…Mobilises Over One Million Members   Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, a former presidential candidate and 2027 presidential aspirant, has formally confirmed his membership of the Accord Party and declares intention to contest the presidential election on the party’s platform. Speaking with journalists on Tuesday in response to enquiries, Hashim disclosed that his political structure has already commenced extensive grassroots mobilisation within the party across the country, stressing that over one million supporters have so far been mobilised into...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday ruled that former President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to contest the 2027 general election. Justice Peter Lifu made the declaration while delivering judgment in a suit seeking to bar Jonathan from participating in future presidential elections, having taken the oath of office twice as president. It will be recalled that Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), last week offered Jonathan a...

A former Director-General of the Department of State Services, Kayode Are, has formally assumed duty as Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States. Are took up the post on Thursday after presenting his letter of credence to the United States government and President Donald Trump at the White House. His appointment is part of the ambassadorial nominations submitted to the Senate by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in November 2025. Tinubu had forwarded an initial list of...

A faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dissolved the national working committee (NWC) led by David Mark and adopted Dumebi Kachikwu as its presidential candidate for the 2027 election. The decision was taken on Sunday at the faction’s national convention and presidential primary held in Abuja, where delegates endorsed Kachikwu through a voice vote. The group also announced a new set of national officers to replace the dissolved NWC. The newly constituted executives...