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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…
The Senate has said there will be no fresh amendment to the Electoral Act 2026 before the 2027 general elections, insisting that the law as it stands will govern the coming polls despite questions raised by a recent Supreme Court judgment. The position was set out by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on…
President Bola Tinubu’s four week stay in Europe has moved to the centre of the 2027 campaign, with the African Action Congress taking the matter to court and the African Democratic Congress using it to draw a contrast with its candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Tinubu left Abuja for London on 30 August 2026 on what the…
Nigeria’s political class and legal community are divided over what a fresh Supreme Court judgment means for candidates already fielded for the 2027 elections, with two major parties declining to state a position until they see the certified text and lawyers reading the decision in sharply different ways. The apex court ruled on Thursday,…
The Anambra State Government has challenged former governor Peter Obi to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race, saying he broke two pledges he made in office on the state’s debt and the payment of workers’ salaries. The challenge came on Tuesday in a post on the official X account of the state’s New Media Office,…
Former Senate President Pius Anyim has argued that the All Progressives Congress should not be held responsible for the South-East’s failure to produce a Nigerian president since 1999, placing the blame instead on the Peoples Democratic Party’s refusal to zone its ticket to the region. Anyim made the case on Arise TV’s Prime Time…
Leaders of the Social Democratic Party loyal to Shehu Musa Gabam have said the Supreme Court did not determine who controls the party in its 16 September proceedings, rejecting reports that the apex court affirmed either side in the SDP leadership dispute. The position was set out in a statement issued in Abuja by the…
As the 18 political parties cleared to field candidates begin campaigns for the 2027 general elections, questions are mounting over how they will pay for it, with most declining to say where the money will come from. The concern sits against sharply higher legal ceilings. Under the Electoral Act 2026, which President Bola Tinubu signed…
The Obi-Kwankwaso Movement, widely known as the OK Movement, has lost its National Head of Operations, Francis Nnoli, who resigned on Sunday over what he described as a growing disconnect between the group and the Nigeria Democratic Congress ahead of the 2027 general elections. According to a statement issued by Nnoli, his exit was…
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria has set aside 8 December 2026 as a national day of prayer and fasting for a peaceful and credible 2027 general election, and has directed dioceses and parishes to begin months of civic education and voter mobilisation before the polls. The declaration came in a communiqué issued at…