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The African Action Congress has inaugurated its Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general election, unveiling a nationwide structure that will coordinate the re-election bid of its presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, and his running mate, Haruna Garba Magashi, across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The party announced the inauguration in a statement…
The African Democratic Congress has declared that it will document, collate and publish polling unit results during the 2027 general elections, directly challenging a warning by the Independent National Electoral Commission against the circulation of privately compiled figures. In a statement issued on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said…
President Donald Trump has ruled out attacking Iran before the United States midterm elections on November 3, stating that Washington is holding productive discussions with Tehran, even as oil prices surged on reports that military options were being prepared. Writing on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Trump said: “I want to make it clear…
The push to create state police in Nigeria has cleared its first legislative hurdle at the sub-national level, with four state assemblies approving the constitutional amendment that would end nearly three decades of fully centralised policing. Edo, Rivers, Osun and Oyo have passed the bill, according to Nnadubem Moghalu, Secretary of the Presidential Working…
A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Buba Galadima, has accused the All Progressives Congress and the Federal Government of frustrating opposition politicians ahead of the 2027 general elections, alleging that candidates face obstacles and attacks when they try to campaign in parts of the country. Galadima made the allegations on Tuesday during an…
The World Bank has cautioned that high fuel prices could hold back Nigeria’s progress on poverty even as the economy grows faster and inflation falls sharply in 2026. The warning is contained in the bank’s October 2026 Africa Economic Update, released on Tuesday. In the report, the World Bank raised its forecast for Nigeria’s economic…
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Maiduguri has granted bail to five men who were arrested in September for allegedly printing and wearing T-shirts bearing the inscription “Tinubu Must Go”, easing a case that had become a test of political expression in Borno State. The bail was confirmed by Barrister Alkali Askira, chairman of the Nigerian…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has asked the Federal Government to release the balance of its 2026 budget without delay, warning that the preparations for the 2027 general elections cannot stay on track unless the money arrives on time. INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan, made the appeal in Abuja on Tuesday at a World…
Atiku Abubakar has used this year’s World Teachers’ Day to criticise President Bola Tinubu over the welfare of Nigerian teachers, arguing that official tributes mean little while educators struggle with the cost of living. The former vice president and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate made the remarks in a statement issued on Monday, 5 October…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on President Bola Tinubu’s government to publish a full breakdown of the N11.2 trillion that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited recorded in its 2025 accounts as receivables from the Federation, and to disclose whether government contractors are funding his 2027 re-election campaign. The demand came in a…