BENIN CITY — The 2027 presidential campaign is beginning to take its message beyond conventional political gatherings, with the APC Presidential Campaign Council seeking the backing and prayers of traditional institutions across Nigeria. At the Benin Palace on Tuesday, September 15, the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku’Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, told political leaders […]
ABUJA — A fresh political fault line has opened ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 elections as governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) move to protect the party’s electoral structure from cross-party arrangements associated with Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike. The dispute centres on a basic but increasingly important question for […]
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As political discussions ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election intensify, questions about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s educational history have resurfaced, with former presidential aide and ambassador-designate Reno Omokri defending the president against criticism over the absence of conventional primary and secondary school certificates. Omokri made the remarks during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today […]
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Nigeria’s 2027 presidential contest has entered a new phase with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) publishing a list of 18 presidential candidates and their running mates cleared to contest under 18 political parties. The publication brings greater clarity to a race that has been dominated for months by coalition-building, party primaries and speculation over […]
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Aisha Yesufu says supporters of Peter Obi are preparing for the 2027 presidential election with a strategy that goes beyond rallies, social media campaigns and voter mobilisation: keeping watch over the ballot and the result at every stage of the collation process. Yesufu, a political activist and member of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), said […]
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A fresh legal battle over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s eligibility for the 2027 presidential election has shifted toward a preliminary question: whether Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have provided enough evidence and have the legal standing to pursue the case. Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Akin Olujinmi, SAN, […]
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Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has appealed to voters in the South-East to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s bid for a second term in 2027, saying she wants to see the country become better as she grows older. She made the appeal on Wednesday in Owerri, Imo State, where she visited as part of […]
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ABUJA — The 2027 presidential race has entered a more active phase as Oyo State Governor and Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, formally opened his campaign headquarters in Abuja and challenged Nigerians to judge political contenders by their ideas, records and ability to deliver. At the commissioning of the APM presidential campaign […]
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Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate for the 2027 election, has launched a fresh attack on Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, accusing the former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate of knowing that Peter Obi was allegedly “a packaged fraud” during their 2023 presidential campaign. Sowore made the claim while reacting to recent comments attributed to […]
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A fresh dispute has emerged in the political battle surrounding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after a United States-based lobbying and policy advisory firm linked to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar alleged that its founder was offered $3 million to abandon a campaign involving allegations against the Nigerian president. Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., said its founder, Dr […]
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Former Vice-President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate for the 2027 election, Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to ensure that statutory allocations meant for Nigeria’s 774 local government areas are paid directly into council accounts if he wins the presidency. Atiku said his proposed administration would make local government financial autonomy a key component of […]
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ABUJA — Nigeria’s opposition parties are intensifying efforts to prevent another split-vote outcome in the 2027 presidential election, with six political parties backing a structured coalition process that includes a proposed single four-year transition government. The proposal emerged at an opposition summit in Abuja where political leaders, presidential candidates and senior party officials began laying […]
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ABUJA — Nigeria’s opposition parties are returning to the coalition table with a problem that has repeatedly frustrated attempts to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC): agreeing not only on the need for a stronger opposition, but on who should ultimately lead it. As opposition leaders prepare for the G-100’s summit in Abuja on […]
