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 […]
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has rejected claims by President Bola Tinubu’s Senior Adviser on Digital/New Media, O’tega Ogra, that his proposed production subsidy for locally refined petroleum is a repeat of an earlier subsidy arrangement operated during the Olusegun Obasanjo administration. The disagreement has opened a fresh […]
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign is facing an unusual political challenge as the Nyesom Wike-backed Rainbow Coalition expands its influence across several states while insisting that its ultimate objective is to return the president to office. The emerging arrangement is creating tension within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), particularly among governors and […]
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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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A fresh war of words has erupted over the long-running controversy surrounding United States law-enforcement records linked to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with a US-based political advisory and lobbying firm urging the public to focus on the records at the centre of an ongoing Freedom of Information Act dispute rather than what it described as […]
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Former Edo State lawmaker Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma has explained why he is pressing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to revisit long-standing financial crime allegations involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Agbonayinma, who represented Egor/Ikpoba-Okha Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, said his demand was not based on a new allegation against Atiku but […]
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A United States-based political advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has said it does not expect President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be arrested if he attends the 2026 United Nations General Assembly in New York, but claims the Nigerian leader could face significant public embarrassment over long-running allegations concerning his past in the United States. […]
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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 Atiku Abubakar’s camp has challenged the Presidency to address the substance of U.S. records at the centre of the latest political dispute, rather than focusing on the background of Washington-based lobbyist Karl Von Batten. The latest exchange between the camps of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and President Bola Tinubu has shifted […]
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ABUJA — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s assertion that Northern Nigeria stands to be the biggest beneficiary of his administration’s economic reforms has triggered a sharp disagreement among major Northern interest groups, exposing a wider debate over whether Nigeria’s improving macroeconomic indicators are translating into meaningful gains for ordinary citizens. While the presidency and the All […]
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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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Former Kogi West Senator and African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain Dino Melaye has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to embark on a three-week vacation in Europe, questioning the length and timing of the President’s absence from Nigeria. Melaye’s criticism came shortly after the Presidency announced that Tinubu had departed Abuja for Europe as part […]
