ADC Primary Pauses With Atiku On 1.4 Million Votes

  Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar surged to an overwhelming early lead in the African Democratic Congress presidential primary on Tuesday night, polling more than 1.4 million votes across 24 states and the Federal Capital Territory before the exercise was abruptly adjourned shortly before midnight. The figures, announced state by state at the national collation…

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Tinubu Secures APC 2027 Ticket With Landslide

Tinubu Secures APC 2027 Ticket With Landslide

President Bola Tinubu secured his place on the 2027 presidential ballot by winning the All Progressives Congress nationwide direct primary election with 10.99 million votes. The National Primary Election Committee announced the landslide victory after counting ballots across the thirty-six states and the Federal Capital Territory. The incumbent comprehensively defeated his sole internal challenger, Stanley…

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El-Rufai Deserves Fair Defence, Says Timi Frank

  Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Timi Frank, has called on Nigerian authorities to uphold the rule of law and guarantee fair treatment for former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, currently held in the custody of the Department of State Services. Frank, in a statement issued on Friday, urged security…

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Obi Dismisses Jonathan 2027 Threat, Focuses on Nigeria

  Peter Obi, former Anambra State governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has dismissed growing speculation that former President Goodluck Jonathan’s potential entry into the 2027 presidential race poses any threat to his own ambitions. Obi made the remarks on Tuesday evening after completing a two-hour presidential screening exercise at the national secretariat of…

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Kwankwaso: Obi Popular Across South, North

  Former Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso has described former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi as a popular politician across southern Nigeria and many parts of the north, while claiming that his political movement delivered about two million votes for Obi during the 2023 election cycle. Mr Kwankwaso made the remarks in an interview…

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Labour Party Splits Over 2027 Nomination Forms 

A bitter leadership dispute has resurfaced within Nigeria’s Labour Party, as embattled former National Chairman Julius Abure locks horns with the party’s recognised national leadership and Abia State Governor Alex Otti over the sale of nomination forms ahead of the 2027 general elections. The crisis deepened after photographs circulated on social media showing Abure presenting…

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