By Ade Oyeyemi The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 13, 2026, for the hearing of an application by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress to amend their suit challenging President Bola Tinubu’s eligibility to contest the 2027 presidential election. Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the matter on Monday after counsel […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has rejected a reported arrangement by the Rainbow Coalition to support President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election while backing candidates from other parties for legislative seats. The ruling party said it expected anyone supporting Tinubu’s presidential bid to also support APC […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his decision to contest the presidency again in 2027, describing it as his seventh attempt at the nation’s highest office. Fani-Kayode made the remarks in an article titled, “The Seventh Bid of Waziri,” in which he […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The Nasarawa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has thrown its weight behind the Rainbow Coalition promoted by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party’s governorship candidate, David Ombugadu, made the position known on Saturday during the formal commencement of his […]
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Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said the South-East will eventually produce Nigeria’s president but maintained that he does not believe the time has come for an Igbo candidate to occupy the position. Umahi made the remarks on Thursday in Benin City, Edo State, while speaking during the Federal Government’s intervention on the Benin-Asaba Road […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has challenged the Federal Government to provide a detailed account of Nigeria’s rising debt profile after the country’s total public debt reached N166.79tn as of June 30, 2026. Atiku also called on President Bola Tinubu’s administration to explain fresh borrowings, Treasury Bills and charges contained in the latest […]
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The political arena has been crowded month after month with ideas, claims, and policy options presented as if they alone hold the key to Nigeria’s salvation. Every team insists its blueprint is best. Every camp insists its candidate is the solution. Yet in the middle of these loud declarations, another battle plays out—fierce, distracting, and […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has said an Atiku Abubakar victory in the 2027 presidential election would bring an end to Nigeria’s informal power-sharing arrangement between the North and South. Sani stated this during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, while arguing that the South should be allowed to complete […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The political battle over the 2027 governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State has taken a legal turn, with a former aspirant, Abayomi Hunye, challenging Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, over his previous declarations of state of origin. Hunye has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The Obi-Kwankwaso Movement, popularly known as the OK Movement, has denied receiving financial support from the Nigeria Democratic Congress or its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to run its organisational activities. The group’s Director-General, John Ughulu, made the clarification in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday amid an escalating disagreement between the […]
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