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Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has raised the alarm over what he describes as a fresh and coordinated attempt by elements within the ruling establishment to deploy political and legal machinations to keep his party off the ballot ahead of the 2027 general election. Atiku disclosed…
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has chosen to file a no-case submission in his criminal trial for alleged wiretapping. His defence lawyer, Paul Erokoro, announced the decision before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday. The move followed an announcement by the Department of State Services that it had concluded its prosecution. State…
Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress has been re-elected to a second term in Ekiti State, defeating 13 challengers and becoming the first governor in the state’s history to retain power through immediate re-election. The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Mr Oyebanji winner in the early hours of Sunday, June 21, 2026,…
President Bola Tinubu has tied a significant share of Nigeria’s insecurity to the breakdown of governance at the local level, describing functional council administration as central to national development and stability. The president made the remarks in his Democracy Day address to the nation on Friday, June 12, 2026, marking 27 unbroken years of…
The arrest of a man accused of creating and circulating an artificial intelligence generated voice note falsely attributed to President Bola Tinubu has brought renewed attention to the growing challenge of digital misinformation in Nigeria’s political space. The Nigeria Police Force has arrested Ifechukwu Dennis, who is alleged to have originated and distributed a…
The national leadership of the Accord Party has categorically disowned Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election, stating that the party neither conducted a presidential primary nor produced any candidate for the race. National Chairman Maxwell Mgbuden made the clarification in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. The rebuttal…
Former Kano State governor and 2023 New Nigeria Peoples Party presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has rejected claims that he is secretly working for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election ahead of the 2027 polls, describing the allegation as “false and misleading.” Kwankwaso made the denial on Wednesday night during an interview with Global TV,…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Arsenal Football Club on winning the English Premier League title, using the occasion to draw deliberate parallels between the club’s transformation and his long-standing economic and political vision for Nigeria. In a statement issued on Wednesday through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku described…
The camp of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has issued a pointed warning to opposition parties against adopting a southern presidential candidate for the 2027 election, arguing that such a move would hand President Bola Tinubu an easy path to re-election. The position was made public in a statement released to journalists in Abuja…
More than a decade after leaving office, former President Goodluck Jonathan is once again at the centre of Nigeria’s presidential conversation, with growing reports that he may seek a return to power under the Peoples Democratic Party platform ahead of the 2027 general elections. The reports have triggered widespread debate across Nigeria’s political space,…
