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By: Tunji Okunlola Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has rejected claims that the minister acted treacherously by backing President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election. Olayinka said Wike had openly declared his support for Tinubu long before the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) produced its…
By: Yetunde Ayedogbon The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has ramped up grassroots mobilisation efforts in Kogi Central ahead of the 2027 general elections, with party supporters in Okehi Local Government Area publicly declaring their support for the re-election of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The mobilisation drive took place on Thursday, as party loyalists, youths, women and…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has said the appeal by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) for federal intervention to curb fuel price increases exposes the weakness of the Tinubu administration’s position on petrol subsidy removal. However, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu pushed back against…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Nigeria’s opposition parties yesterday began laying the groundwork for a single presidential candidate and four-year transition programme ahead of 2027, as a faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) rejected the coalition and challenged Atiku Abubakar’s candidacy. The Nafiu Bala Gombe-led faction said: “The African Democratic Congress is not and will not be in…
By: Tunji Okunlola APC National Chairman, Dr Ajibola Yilwatda, has described President Bola Tinubu’s ambition to grow Nigeria’s economy to $1 trillion as more than a statistical goalframing it instead as a broader national mission to boost local production and exports, draw in investment, generate employment, and give young Nigerians a stronger foothold in the…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Three aggrieved candidates within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kebbi State have pushed back against claims that they were sponsored to destabilise the party ahead of its governorship bid led by Abubakar Malami. The trio of Abubakar Sadiq Sa’adu Fakai, Muhammad Umar and Nafiu Bello Shuwa are currently pursuing legal action…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Rights activist Aisha Yesufu, a vocal backer of Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) 2027 presidential hopeful Peter Obi, says she’s grown frustrated with what she sees as the repetitive nature of the former Anambra governor’s media appearances, arguing they’ve stopped offering anything new to public conversation. In a video posted to her X…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, and Senator Rufa’i Hanga have cast doubt on the opposition’s ability to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, arguing that leading opposition figures lack the political structure and grassroots support required to secure victory. Speaking…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The All Progressives Congress (APC), the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and the Labour Party (LP) have expressed confidence that they will meet the August 8 deadline for uploading the names of their governorship and State House of Assembly candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Candidate Nomination Portal (ICNP). While the APC…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has apologised to candidates, eligible voters, agents, consultants, and observers for a delay in the start of voting for the 2026 NBA National Elections, attributing the disruption to a coordinated cyberattack. Voting had originally been scheduled to begin at 12:00 a.m. WAT on…
