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The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced plans to broaden its funding base ahead of the 2027 general elections by relying substantially on donations and contributions from ordinary Nigerians, as the emerging opposition platform seeks to build a nationwide political structure. The party’s funding strategy was disclosed amid questions surrounding how it intends to finance…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared that the people of Rivers State will remember former governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi’s role in the defeat of former President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 presidential election. Wike said Amaechi’s decision to back Muhammadu Buhari against Jonathan, a fellow South-South politician, would affect how voters…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has recorded a major boost ahead of the 2027 general elections following the defection of prominent politicians, including former senators Rufai Sani Hanga and Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya, as well as Senator Masud El-Jibrin Doguwa. The politicians were among 136,038 new members received into the APC in Kano…
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Human rights lawyer and political activist Deji Adeyanju has criticised former Anambra State governor Peter Obi over what he described as the renewed use of churches for political engagement ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. Adeyanju’s comments followed Obi’s recent appearance at a church service at Koinonia Global in Abuja, where the former Labour Party…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that the 2027 presidential election will be his final attempt to become Nigeria’s President, as he intensifies his campaign ahead of the poll. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has previously confirmed that he intends to contest the 2027 election, saying his age and…
Human rights activist Aisha Yesufu has called on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to rein in his supporters, accusing them of escalating attacks against supporters of former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election. Yesufu made the appeal in a post on her verified X account on Tuesday, amid growing disagreements…
Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has unveiled former Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Musa Daura, as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election. The announcement was made on Thursday at the APM’s elective National Convention in Bauchi. The choice of Daura…
Read More “2027: Makinde Stuns Political Scene, Picks Ex-DSS Boss Lawal Daura as Running Mate” »
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has dissolved all party caucuses across the state’s 16 Local Government Areas, with immediate effect, as the party begins a major reorganisation ahead of the 2027 general elections. The decision was announced in a statement issued on Sunday, August 9, 2026, by the party’s State Publicity Secretary,…
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A major security operation that led to the rescue of 163 residents abducted from Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State has been overshadowed by concerns over 13 people who remain unaccounted for. The National Chairman of the Kaiama Development Association (KDA), Yakubu Salihu, disclosed that 176 women and children were originally…
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Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has taken aim at Catholic Cardinal John Onaiyekan over his recent criticism of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, arguing that religious leaders should maintain balance when commenting on government policies and national affairs. Wike made the remarks on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, during his monthly media parley in Abuja,…
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