Politics Archives - TheCitizen - It's all about you https://thecitizenng.com/category/politics/ Nigeria's leading online newspaper Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:09:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://thecitizenng.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-TheCitizen-330x50-1-32x32.png Politics Archives - TheCitizen - It's all about you https://thecitizenng.com/category/politics/ 32 32 Kwankwaso knocks Modu Sheriff over comments on Peter Obi’s northern support https://thecitizenng.com/kwankwaso-knocks-modu-sheriff-over-comments-on-peter-obis-northern-support/ https://thecitizenng.com/kwankwaso-knocks-modu-sheriff-over-comments-on-peter-obis-northern-support/#respond Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:07:16 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=285018 A former Governor of Kano State and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has criticised former Governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, over his remarks questioning the electoral strength of Peter Obi in Northern Nigeria. In a statement posted on X in the early hours of Wednesday, Kwankwaso said he watched Sheriff’s recent […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/kwankwaso-knocks-modu-sheriff-over-comments-on-peter-obis-northern-support/feed/ 0 Nigerian editors set agenda for credible polls with 4th Lateef Jakande Memorial Lecture https://thecitizenng.com/nigerian-editors-set-agenda-for-credible-polls-with-4th-lateef-jakande-memorial-lecture/ https://thecitizenng.com/nigerian-editors-set-agenda-for-credible-polls-with-4th-lateef-jakande-memorial-lecture/#respond Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:06:10 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284985 The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) will host the fourth edition of the Lateef Jakande Memorial Lecture in Lagos on July 23, with discussions focused on strengthening the credibility of elections in Nigeria. The lecture, scheduled to hold at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, from 11am, will have as its theme: “The Media, INEC, Voters […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/nigerian-editors-set-agenda-for-credible-polls-with-4th-lateef-jakande-memorial-lecture/feed/ 0 N8.83tr Expenditure: Tinubu’s govt grossly corrupt, says Peter Obi https://thecitizenng.com/n8-83tr-expenditure-tinubus-govt-grossly-corrupt-says-peter-obi/ https://thecitizenng.com/n8-83tr-expenditure-tinubus-govt-grossly-corrupt-says-peter-obi/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:23:29 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284925 The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of gross corruption following claims that ₦8.83 trillion in 2025 expenditure was not captured in the national budget. Obi made the allegation in a statement posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday, citing what […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/n8-83tr-expenditure-tinubus-govt-grossly-corrupt-says-peter-obi/feed/ 0 Jonathan denies report alleging ₦500bn offer to split South-South votes https://thecitizenng.com/jonathan-denies-report-alleging-%e2%82%a6500bn-offer-to-split-south-south-votes/ https://thecitizenng.com/jonathan-denies-report-alleging-%e2%82%a6500bn-offer-to-split-south-south-votes/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:17:43 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284921 Former President Goodluck Jonathan has debunked a media report alleging he was offered ₦500 billion to contest against the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, to split South-South votes. Special Adviser on Media to Jonathan, Dr Ikechukwu Eze, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, described the publication as entirely […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/jonathan-denies-report-alleging-%e2%82%a6500bn-offer-to-split-south-south-votes/feed/ 0 Senate meets Tuesday as fake agency budget row deepens https://thecitizenng.com/senate-meets-tuesday-as-fake-agency-budget-row-deepens/ https://thecitizenng.com/senate-meets-tuesday-as-fake-agency-budget-row-deepens/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:44:46 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284881 The Senate is expected to address the controversy surrounding the N1.3bn allocation to the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council in the 2026 Appropriation Act as plenary resumes on Tuesday. It was alleged that a forged appointment letter bearing a falsified signature of the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, was accepted at […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/senate-meets-tuesday-as-fake-agency-budget-row-deepens/feed/ 0 2027 polls: Parties rush to meet INEC uploading deadline https://thecitizenng.com/2027-polls-parties-rush-to-meet-inec-uploading-deadline/ https://thecitizenng.com/2027-polls-parties-rush-to-meet-inec-uploading-deadline/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:28:12 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284909 Political parties are recording mixed fortunes in the ongoing upload of candidates on the portal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). With the electoral umpire insisting on July 11 as deadline for the exercise, a host of the parties are having challenges and may not meet the deadline. Although, the ruling All Progressives Congress […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/2027-polls-parties-rush-to-meet-inec-uploading-deadline/feed/ 0 Atiku vows 2027 fight as court clears Mark-led ADC https://thecitizenng.com/atiku-vows-2027-fight-as-court-clears-mark-led-adc/ https://thecitizenng.com/atiku-vows-2027-fight-as-court-clears-mark-led-adc/#respond Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:42:08 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284845 The Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday affirmed David Mark’s leadership of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), a ruling the party welcomed even as former Vice‑President Atiku Abubakar said he would continue his pursuit of the 2027 presidency. Atiku described the judgment, which dismissed a suit filed by a member of the House of […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/atiku-vows-2027-fight-as-court-clears-mark-led-adc/feed/ 0 Court affirms David Mark as ADC leader https://thecitizenng.com/court-affirms-david-mark-as-adc-leader/ https://thecitizenng.com/court-affirms-david-mark-as-adc-leader/#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:37:42 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284831 The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday affirmed the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) headed by former Senate President David Mark, dismissing a suit filed by a member of the House of Representatives, Leke Abejide, challenging the party’s leadership structure. Delivering judgment, Justice Musa Liman held that the suit lacked merit and […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/court-affirms-david-mark-as-adc-leader/feed/ 0 Forces working against my presidential ambition will fail, says Peter Obi https://thecitizenng.com/forces-working-against-my-presidential-ambition-will-fail-says-peter-obi/ https://thecitizenng.com/forces-working-against-my-presidential-ambition-will-fail-says-peter-obi/#respond Sat, 27 Jun 2026 06:39:51 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284740 Former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has posited that there were efforts by the Federal Government to prevent him from participating in the 2027 presidential election, expressing confidence that such attempts would not succeed. Obi made the remarks while speaking at Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State. […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/forces-working-against-my-presidential-ambition-will-fail-says-peter-obi/feed/ 0 Obasanjo’s visit to Kwankwaso reinforces support for Obi ticket https://thecitizenng.com/obasanjos-visit-to-kwankwaso-reinforces-support-for-obi-ticket/ https://thecitizenng.com/obasanjos-visit-to-kwankwaso-reinforces-support-for-obi-ticket/#respond Sat, 27 Jun 2026 06:23:55 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284732 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Thursday night’s visit to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Vice-Presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso at his Kano residence has added to speculations that the former president is supporting the presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi. Multiple sources believe Obasanjo’s visit to the former Kano State governor might not be […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/obasanjos-visit-to-kwankwaso-reinforces-support-for-obi-ticket/feed/ 0 NDC legal team studying court ruling voiding party registration — Peter Obi’s aide https://thecitizenng.com/ndc-legal-team-studying-court-ruling-voiding-party-registration-peter-obis-aide/ https://thecitizenng.com/ndc-legal-team-studying-court-ruling-voiding-party-registration-peter-obis-aide/#respond Sat, 27 Jun 2026 06:10:16 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284725 The media aide to Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Idris Zekeri Jnr, on Friday said the party’s legal team was studying the Federal High Court ruling that set aside the judgment compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission to register the NDC as a political party. Zekeri, in a statement issued […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/ndc-legal-team-studying-court-ruling-voiding-party-registration-peter-obis-aide/feed/ 0 Kogi court judgment on NDC registration illegal, won’t stand – Dickson https://thecitizenng.com/kogi-court-judgment-on-ndc-registration-illegal-wont-stand-dickson/ https://thecitizenng.com/kogi-court-judgment-on-ndc-registration-illegal-wont-stand-dickson/#respond Sat, 27 Jun 2026 05:26:12 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284703 The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has said it has assembled a team of lawyers to challenge a Federal High Court ruling in Lokoja, Kogi State, that set aside its registration by the Independent National Electoral Commission, expressing confidence that the decision would be overturned. National Leader of the party and former Bayelsa State Governor, Senator […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/kogi-court-judgment-on-ndc-registration-illegal-wont-stand-dickson/feed/ 0 Appeal Court adjourns ADC deregistration case to July 7 https://thecitizenng.com/appeal-court-adjourns-adc-deregistration-case-to-july-7/ https://thecitizenng.com/appeal-court-adjourns-adc-deregistration-case-to-july-7/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:24:30 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284735 The Court of Appeal in Abuja has adjourned until July 7 the hearing of an appeal challenging the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party (AP) and three other political parties. The appellate court adjoined the matter to June 25 to enable parties in the suit file and exchange their briefs of argument […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/appeal-court-adjourns-adc-deregistration-case-to-july-7/feed/ 0 2027: Why I rejected NDC Reps ticket – Aisha Yesufu https://thecitizenng.com/2027-why-i-rejected-ndc-reps-ticket-aisha-yesufu/ https://thecitizenng.com/2027-why-i-rejected-ndc-reps-ticket-aisha-yesufu/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:27:48 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284737 Socio-political activist, Aisha Yesufu, has explained why she declined an offer to contest for a House of Representatives seat on the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). Speaking on Thursday at a public lecture on “Citizens’ Participation in Governance” at Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja, Yesufu said she rejected the ticket because several aspirants had […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/2027-why-i-rejected-ndc-reps-ticket-aisha-yesufu/feed/ 0 Economy: Onanuga’s ‘no hunger’ comment shows Tinubu govt is out of touch — ADC https://thecitizenng.com/economy-onanugas-no-hunger-comment-shows-tinubu-govt-is-out-of-touch-adc/ https://thecitizenng.com/economy-onanugas-no-hunger-comment-shows-tinubu-govt-is-out-of-touch-adc/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:57:30 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284698 The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Wednesday accused the President Bola Tinubu-led government of being disconnected from the realities facing ordinary Nigerians, following comments by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga that he does not see the level of hunger and hardship being reported across the country. In a statement issued on Wednesday by its National Publicity […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/economy-onanugas-no-hunger-comment-shows-tinubu-govt-is-out-of-touch-adc/feed/ 0 Court sends Sowore to Kuje prison https://thecitizenng.com/court-sends-sowore-to-kuje-prison/ https://thecitizenng.com/court-sends-sowore-to-kuje-prison/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:50:07 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284669 The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the remand of Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), in Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice Mohammed Umar, in a short ruling, ordered Sowore to be kept in the correctional centre pending the hearing and determination of his motion for stay of the order […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/court-sends-sowore-to-kuje-prison/feed/ 0 INEC presents Certificates of Return to bye-election winners https://thecitizenng.com/inec-presents-certificates-of-return-to-bye-election-winners/ https://thecitizenng.com/inec-presents-certificates-of-return-to-bye-election-winners/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:42:58 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284663 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday presented Certificates of Return to winners of the June 20 bye-elections conducted in Enugu, Rivers, Nasarawa, Ondo and Kano states. The certificates were presented on behalf of the INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, by the Supervising National Commissioner for Rivers State, May Agbamuche-Mbu, during a ceremony in Abuja. Among […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/inec-presents-certificates-of-return-to-bye-election-winners/feed/ 0 APC sweeps Ondo, Nasarawa, Kano, Kebbi by-elections as PDP holds Rivers seat https://thecitizenng.com/apc-sweeps-ondo-nasarawa-kano-kebbi-by-elections-as-pdp-holds-rivers-seat/ https://thecitizenng.com/apc-sweeps-ondo-nasarawa-kano-kebbi-by-elections-as-pdp-holds-rivers-seat/#respond Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:24:44 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284572 The All Progressives Congress (APC) recorded sweeping victories across four states in Saturday’s by-elections, winning key senatorial, House of Representatives and state assembly seats in Ondo, Nasarawa, Kano and Kebbi, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) retained the Rivers South-East Senatorial District seat. Results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday showed […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/apc-sweeps-ondo-nasarawa-kano-kebbi-by-elections-as-pdp-holds-rivers-seat/feed/ 0 APC wins Enugu North senatorial by-election https://thecitizenng.com/apc-wins-enugu-north-senatorial-by-election/ https://thecitizenng.com/apc-wins-enugu-north-senatorial-by-election/#respond Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:09:37 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284564 The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ikeje Asogwa, has emerged winner of the June 20 Enugu North Senatorial District by-election. Asogwa polled 162,360 votes to defeat his closest rival, Chief Nestor Ezeme of the Peoples Democratic Party, who scored 9,299 votes. The by-election was conducted to replace the late Senator Okey Ezea, who […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/apc-wins-enugu-north-senatorial-by-election/feed/ 0 APC wins Nasarawa senatorial by-election https://thecitizenng.com/apc-wins-nasarawa-senatorial-by-election/ https://thecitizenng.com/apc-wins-nasarawa-senatorial-by-election/#respond Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:07:30 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284561 The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Nasarawa North Senatorial by-election, Danladi Envulu-anza, has been declared winner of the poll after securing 45,362 votes. Our correspondent reports that the by-election was held on June 20, 2026, in the senatorial district following a vacancy created by the demise of Senator Godiya Akwashiki, who […]

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