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The Independent National Electoral Commission has provisionally cleared a former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, and the New Nigeria Democratic Congress governorship candidate in Kano State, Abdulsalam Gwarzo, to contest the 2027 elections, with their eligibility tied to the outcome of pending court cases. The decisions were reached…
Former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has credited President Bola Tinubu with breaking what he called the shackles on Imo State, hours after a Federal High Court in Abuja declared him the All Progressives Congress candidate for Imo West Senatorial District. The judgment, delivered on Thursday by Justice Obiora Egwuatu, removes Governor Hope Uzodimma…
England striker Ivan Toney will wait more than 19 months to clear his name after a London judge on Thursday fixed his assault trial for June 12, 2028. The 30-year-old Al-Ahli forward pleaded not guilty at Southwark Crown Court to a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He is accused of headbutting and…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday removed Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma as the All Progressives Congress candidate for the Imo West Senatorial District and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognise former governor Rochas Okorocha instead. Justice Obiora Egwuatu held that the evidence before the court showed Uzodimma was not the…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has dismissed former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi as a politician not worth discussing, reopening old wounds from the African Democratic Congress presidential primary less than three months before the 2027 election. The former All Progressives Congress National Chairman, who represents Edo North in the Senate, was reacting on TVC to…
The Presidency has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu is travelling to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment, insisting that the trip, which begins on Thursday, is a religious pilgrimage. Dada Olusegun, the President’s Special Adviser on Social Media, said Tinubu was heading to Makkah to perform the Lesser Hajj (Umrah), pray for Nigeria and…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has asked the Presidency to release daily, date stamped photographs and videos of President Bola Tinubu at the Kaaba, alleging that the President’s announced Umrah could be cover for a trip to France. The demand came hours after the Presidency said Tinubu would leave Abuja on Thursday for Makkah, Saudi…
Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has called for an independent audit of the preliminary voter register, warning the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that suspected artificial intelligence-generated photographs in the list could damage public confidence in the 2027 elections. The former Kano State governor, now the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), made the demand…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has vowed that anyone who rigs elections, including officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), will go to jail if he becomes president. The former Anambra State governor made the pledge on Wednesday at an NDC town hall meeting in Nasarawa State. His comments…
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has opened a TikTok account, promising followers a direct window into his daily life with 80 days left before Nigerians vote for a new president. The former Kano State governor announced the move on Wednesday in a post on his X handle. “I am…