By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE GOVERNORSHIP primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been won by Obafemi Hamzat, deputy governor of Lagos, who emerged as the party’s candidate for the 2027 elections. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Jon Temlong, chairman of the APC national governorship primary election committee, announced...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter GUIDELINES FOR the conduct of the 2026 presidential primary election have been announced by the All Progressives Congress (APC) alongside approval of committees and state coordinators for the exercise. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Felix Morka, the national publicity secretary of the APC, issued a sta...
By Stephen Okoroafor OMOYELE SOWORE has spent much of his public life presenting himself as a permanent victim of power. Every confrontation with authority becomes persecution, every court appearance becomes a stage, and every allegation against him becomes proof that the state fears his voice. That routine has served him for years, but recen...
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA’s POLITICAL environment is already showing familiar signs of early positioning ahead of the 2027 general elections, with major actors across the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) adjusting alliances, messaging, and influence stru...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent STRONGER ECONOMIC integration focusing on Africa’s growth and prosperity was advocated as Nigeria’s government, diplomatic and business delegation, led by President Bola Tinubu, attended the Africa Forward Summit (AFS) at the Kenyatta Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. JKNewsMedia.com reports...
By Emeka Monye IN THE build-up to political independence from Britain, Nigeria stood as a frontline voice in African affairs. That role positioned the nation as a leading force on the continent — so central to African liberation and diplomacy that Nigeria was widely perceived as a potential superpower in African geopolitics. And true to [&hel...
By JKNewsMedia  DIRECT PRIMARY elections will be used by the All Progressives Congress across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory ahead of the 2026 election cycle. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the party confirmed the decision in a formal notification issued to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and its members na...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent CABINET RESHUFFLLE approved by President Bola Tinubu has removed the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, alongside the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, from the Federal Executive Council (FEC). JKNewsMedia.com reports that a mem...
By Zikora Ibeh ONE FACT is now unmistakable. The Lagos State Government appears determined to empty Makoko of its inhabitants. But for the mass protest organised by the Coalition Against Demolition, Forced Evictions, Land Grabbing and Displacement on January 28, 2026, the historic riverine community might well have been erased with little pub...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter ASSURANCES OF a seamless and rancour-free transition in Ogun State were given on Thursday as Governor Dapo Abiodun pledged that his administration would set a historic benchmark at the end of his second term in 2027. He made this commitment during the Christmas church service at St. James’ Anglican Church, Iperu Remo, ...
