The ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its governorship primary election in Ekiti state which was earlier scheduled to hold on Saturday, January 22, 2021. According to the revised timetable, the exercise would now hold on Saturday, January 27, 2021.

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji has died at the aged of 93. He reportedly passed on at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, on Sunday, as confirmed by palace sources.

Lawmakers in the Imo State House of Assembly on Monday impeached the Speaker, Paul Emeziem and the member representing Obowo constituency, Kennedy Ibe has been elected as the new Speaker of the Assembly. Emeziem was impeached during a plenary session by 19 lawmakers out of 27 in a signed letter over alleged gross misconduct, forgery, abuse of office, and high-handedness.

The People's Democracy Party (PDP) Screening Committee recently cleared the aspirants to contest the party's governorship primary election slated for 16th July 2022 in Osun State. The five-member committee, in its report to the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party on 13th January, stated that none of the aspirants that was screened initially was disqualified because the petition leveled against the does not hold water.

President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate seeking the confirmation of nominees for appointment in the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC).

Recall that no fewer than twenty (20) Governors were present at the meeting of the ruling party held on Sunday night at the Kebbi state Governor's Lodge in the Asokoro District of Abuja. whether to go on with the convention in February or postpone it to a later date.

Popular publisher and journalist, Dele Momodu has re-entered politics and joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This was disclosed in a statement released on Friday morning by Momodu who explained the reason behind his decision. The former presidential candidate said his decision to rejoin politics was to meaningfully contribute to the development of the nation. Momodu said, “I have consulted widely. And it is clear to me that given the dangerous and disastrous drift that our nation has experienced in the past six years, the only party from which amends can be made to rectify our situation is the Peoples Democratic Party.

Former Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko has joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following a meeting with four governors, led by the Chairman of the PDP governors forum and Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal. Mimiko joined PDP alongside stakeholders of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) across the 18 local government areas of Ondo State. The stakeholders include former deputy governor and ZLP governorship candidate in 2020, Agboola Ajayi, running mate, Gboye Adegbenro, ZLP State chairman, Hon. Joseph Akinlaja, former speaker, Jumoke Akindele, among others.

The authorities of the Nigerian Police have reportedly opened a probe on a Police Inspector, Bashir Mohammed, who was seen in a viral picture voting during the recently concluded state congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in kano.
A statement by the Zonal Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Zayyanu Ambursa, revealed that Mohammed of the Special Protection Unit, Base 1, Kano is attached to the Government House, Kano, from where he was deployed to work with Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas as a security aide. The statement reads in part “The attention of the Assistant Inspector General of Police Zone One Headquarters Kano has been drawn to a trending picture on social media of an inspector of police casting vote at the recently conducted congress of the APC along with his principal the state party chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas.