Accord presidential candidate, Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has recounted his controversial confrontation with former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Lagos Airport in 1988, when he was a student activist at the University of Lagos. An extract from his forthcoming autobiography, Sunrise At Midnight, recounts how Hashim and four fellow activistsContinue Reading

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for persons who registered between January 5 and July 26, 2026, are not yet available for collection, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported. Professor Ayobami Salami, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lagos State, disclosed this atContinue Reading

Fatai Ayinde Aremu, who was born in Yowere/Sosoki ward in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State, is a Professor of Political Science in the University of Ilorin and he is a PDP candidate for the Asa/Ilorin West federal constituency in the 2027 general elections. In this interview with BiolaContinue Reading

Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has approved ₦230.62 million for the purchase of shares in Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals for 43,928 vulnerable women across the state’s 17 local government areas. The initiative, being implemented in partnership with the Aliko Dangote Foundation, will see the foundation provide a matchingContinue Reading

…say allegations remain unverified, urge transparency, due process Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations Against Corruption (COCSOAC) and more than 33 partner civil society organisations have cautioned against allegations of ethnic favouritism and political interference in reported staff redeployments at the Independent National ElectoralContinue Reading