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The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has challenged the federal government to provide an explicit accounting of its massive debt pile. Obi raised the alarm on Tuesday over the national debt profile, which he claimed has soared to approximately 200 trillion naira under the current administration. The opposition leader argued…
Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has revealed that he would have persuaded Peter Obi to step aside for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the 2027 presidential race if Atiku had backed the Labour Party ticket during the 2023 election. Speaking on Channels Television’s Inside Sources, Baba-Ahmed argued that Atiku missed…
The Federal High Court in Abuja commenced an accelerated hearing today in a high-stakes legal battle challenging the legitimacy of the African Democratic Congress leadership under former Senate President David Mark. Justice Peter Lifu activated the fast-track trial schedule following explicit directives from the Supreme Court to resolve the internal party crisis expeditiously. The plaintiff,…
The National Democratic Congress has initiated a comprehensive nationwide reconciliation process following its highly contentious internal primary elections. Party leadership strongly rejected mounting allegations concerning the deliberate imposition of preferred candidates on local constituencies. The political intervention aims to repair deep internal structural fractures ahead of the upcoming general elections. Disgruntled party loyalists had threatened…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has called on former President Goodluck Jonathan to reject the presidential ticket offered to him by a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing the move as a “bizarre comedy” and warning that accepting it could damage Jonathan’s global image. The Tanimu Turaki-led faction…
The political landscape ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general election continues to shift at a pace that is testing the stability of the country’s opposition structures, and few developments in recent weeks have illustrated this more clearly than the fracturing of the Peoples Democratic Party and the scramble to redefine loyalties that has followed. At…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election. He unveiled his ambition under a newly formed alliance between the Peoples Democratic Party and the Allied Peoples Movement. The announcement took place during a heavily attended political rally at Mapo Hall in Ibadan. Makinde seeks to position himself…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress has officially chosen former Labour Party flagbearer Peter Obi as its consensus presidential candidate. The opposition party ratified the nomination at its national convention in Abuja after Obi emerged as the sole cleared aspirant. His formal adoption seals a dramatic realignment within the opposition coalition ahead of the upcoming election cycle….
The Nigeria Democratic Congress has commenced its nationwide primary elections today, with an unprecedented financial waiver that exempts unsuccessful contestants from paying nomination fees. Party leaders declared that only victorious aspirants will proceed to pay for formal nomination forms and complete secondary documentation at the national secretariat. The decision emerged from a high-level joint meeting…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday delivered a scathing rebuke of the President Bola Tinubu administration, lamenting that ransom payments have become as routine a household expense for Nigerians as school fees and rent, even as the government touts favourable debt comparisons with other African nations. In a statement issued by his Senior…
