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The Independent National Electoral Commission commenced the distribution of sensitive election materials to all 30 local government areas of Osun State on Thursday night, just hours after resolving a logistical crisis triggered by a Federal High Court order that forced the commission to reprint ballot papers barely two days before the governorship election. The…
An All Progressives Congress leader in Osun State, Adereti, has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of directing violent physical attacks against opposition members across the state. Political rivalries in Osun are spilling over into open street clashes as the governorship election draws near. Opposition officials claim that state-backed thugs routinely target campaign rallies, destroying property and…
Former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola declared that the African Democratic Congress will not form alliances with rival political parties ahead of the state governorship election. Speaking in his capacity as the party’s national secretary, Aregbesola ruled out joining any third-force coalition or regional electoral pacts. He insisted that the party’s gubernatorial candidate, Najeem Salam,…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has renewed his determination to contest Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election, saying his previous electoral defeats would not prevent another attempt at the presidency. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, made the remarks in an interview with Jaji TV Hausa, where he compared his political journey with…
Four frontline candidates in Saturday’s Osun State governorship election used a televised town hall in Osogbo on Tuesday to defend their records and stake competing claims on the state’s finances, days after a controversial move by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to freeze the state government’s accounts thrust Osun’s public finances to the…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has warned that outdated software on electoral devices threatens future vote integrity across Nigeria. The former presidential candidate accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of failing to upgrade software on its Bimodal Voter Accreditation System hardware. He argues that running obsolete code on critical voting systems leaves the process open to…
Former education minister Obiageli Ezekwesili has formally backed Peter Obi for the 2027 presidential contest. She declared her support during a public policy forum, urging opposition factions to rally behind the Labour Party candidate. Ezekwesili framed Obi’s platform as the most viable path toward dismantling deeply rooted political patronage and economic misrule. The endorsement fires…
Omoyele Sowore has pledged to restore Nigeria’s petrol subsidy if he wins the presidency. The African Action Congress politician argues that removing the price cushion has driven millions of citizens into deep economic distress. His declaration directly challenges the central economic policies of the current administration. President Bola Tinubu scrapped the decades-old support program in…
Barely nine days before official campaigning opens for the January 2027 presidential election, the fault line running through Nigeria’s main opposition platform has widened again, this time over who rightfully owns the African Democratic Congress governorship ticket in Adamawa State. Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, reopened the dispute in…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and President Bola Tinubu’s administration have locked horns over a grim security record. Atiku seized on reports showing 5,091 violent deaths over three months to demand the president’s resignation. He blamed fiscal indiscipline and budget padding for starving frontline troops of necessary hardware. Numbers tell a terrible story. The former vice-president…
