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By: Ganiyu Olayinka The Anambra State Government has again urged former governor Peter Obi to step down from the 2027 presidential race, accusing him of reneging on campaign pledges tied to debt and the timely payment of workers’ salaries. In a post on its official X account on Tuesday, the state’s New Media Office asked,…
By: Tunji Okunlola The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has asked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to set out the legal, fiscal and operational framework for his proposed subsidy on locally refined petrol. In a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesman, Dele Alake, the council said Atiku’s proposed “production subsidy” to bring…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) won four of the five legislative seats contested in Saturday’s bye-elections, while opposition parties failed to match its showing in Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta states. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the results after collation. The APC retained or captured seats in the North-East,…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The Makinde/Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation has announced a series of zonal town hall meetings as part of its consultations and grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The meetings will take place across the country’s six geopolitical zones and will bring together citizens and stakeholders to discuss issues of national importance….
The All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership in the South-East has expressed support for the Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), Hope Uzodimma, and other APC governors, rejecting recent criticisms of the governors by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The position was contained in a joint…
By: Tunji Okunlola Nollywood and Fuji music heavyweights have landed prominent roles in the All Progressives Congress Lagos State Campaign Council, with veteran actor Jide Kosoko, actresses Eniola Badmus, Toyin Abraham and Bimbo Akintola, and Fuji stars Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, Abass Akande Obesere and Adewale Ayuba all named to the council’s Entertainment and Creative Economy…
By: Tunji Okunlola Five men accused of playing a role in the May 15 mass kidnapping of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government, Oyo State and the killing of two of those victims were re-arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, as the Federal Government pressed forward with terrorism-related charges against…
By: Tunji Okunlola A fresh political storm has broken out over how Peter Obi’s eight-year stint as Anambra State governor ended financially and the fight is now spilling directly into his 2027 presidential bid. The Presidency has publicly dared the Labour Party-turned-NDC candidate to make good on an old promise: quit the race if it…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The cross-party alliance being championed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, under the banner of the “Rainbow Coalition” has opened a new front against governors elected on the All Progressives Congress platform, throwing into question who will control the political machinery behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election…
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…
