PDP, APC clash over alleged attack on consultation meeting

By Ade Oyeyemi The Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress in Cross River State have exchanged accusations over an attack that disrupted the PDP’s consultative meetings in Calabar South Local Government Area. The PDP alleged that gunmen stormed two venues where its consultations were being held on Friday, shooting at the gatherings, injuring […]

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2027: Obi vows to holiday in Zamfara, Borno, other states if elected

By Ade Oyeyemi The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has pledged to spend his holidays within Nigeria if elected President in the 2027 general election. Obi made the commitment in his Independence Day address on Thursday, saying he would use his vacation periods to visit different parts of the country and […]

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Nigeria@66: Atiku demands Kanu, El-Rufai, Zaria release, attacks Tinubu’s reforms

By Ade Oyeyemi Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Bola Tinubu to address the grievances surrounding the case of detained Indigenous People of Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu, while demanding answers over the continued detention of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and Sheikh Sani Khalifa Zaria. […]

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2027: Atiku, Obi can’t stop Tinubu’s re-election — APC elder

By Ade Oyeyemi The Chairman of the PBAT Mandate Elders Forum in Ondo State, Demola Ijabiyi, has dismissed the possibility of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi defeating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, even if they form an alliance. Ijabiyi spoke on Wednesday during the September meeting […]

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2027: Akinyelure demands account of Ondo Central constituency funds

By Ade Oyeyemi The African Democratic Congress senatorial candidate for Ondo Central, Senator Ayo Akinyelure, has challenged his successor, Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, to account for constituency projects funded through allocations to the district. Akinyelure, who represented Ondo Central in the Senate for two terms, made the demand while speaking with journalists in Akure, Ondo State, […]

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2027: PDP demands probe into alleged foreign voter influx

By Ade Oyeyemi The Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to investigate an alleged influx of foreign nationals into the state ahead of the 2027 general elections. The state PDP Chairman, Isa Bawa Adamu, made the call on Tuesday at a pre-election training workshop organised for more than […]

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2027: Oyebanji, PDP’s Oluyede pledge Ekiti votes for Tinubu

By Ade Oyeyemi Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, and the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in the June 2026 election, Dr Wole Oluyede, have pledged to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The duo made the commitment on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti at a mobilisation rally organised by the Oluyede […]

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Primaries: How power struggles threaten Ondo APC’s unity

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Photo: Ondo State Government House By Peter Dada The race to 2027 has begun, but within the Ondo APC, it is already turning into a battle of survival. Behind official assurances of unity lies a widening struggle for control, influence, and party tickets that could shape the state’s political direction […]

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No man can act God, no matter how lucky – 1

By Kennedy Ikantu Peretei. Ordinarily, it is not my business with what Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa does with his All Progressives Congress, APC, having exited the party after my brief sojourn there. However, as a stakeholder in the Ondo State Project, it is impossible to keep quiet when the Governor begins to do […]

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Inside Ondo APC’s power struggle ahead of 2027, 2028 polls

By Adewale Momoh As key actors in the Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leverage their perceived closeness to President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections and the 2028 governorship race, internal rivalries have escalated into violent clashes that have reportedly claimed lives, Adewale Momoh reports. The APC in Ondo […]

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