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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…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ruled that former President Goodluck Jonathan is constitutionally eligible to contest the 2027 presidential election, dismissing a legal challenge that sought to bar him from seeking a return to the nation’s highest office. In a judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu, the court held that no legal…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has formally challenged the Federal High Court judgment that nullified its revised timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 general elections, filing both a notice of appeal and a motion for stay of execution. The notice of appeal, dated and filed on May 25, was lodged through…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed the results of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election, describing the 10.9 million votes credited to President Bola Tinubu as fabricated, even as he intensified his political comeback bid under a new platform. The APC, in results announced at the weekend, declared that Tinubu polled…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Mr Peter Obi has emerged as the sole presidential aspirant for the Nigeria Democratic Congress after the party closed the sale of its executive nomination forms. Party officials confirmed that the former Anambra State governor was the only candidate to buy the presidential expression of interest form before the Sunday deadline. The development clears the…
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…
