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Six Osun Fed. Reps Members Join Accord Party Ahead of 2026 Governorship Election

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Six Osun Fed. Reps Members Join Accord Party Ahead of 2026 Governorship Election

Six members of the House of Representatives from Osun State have formally defected to the Accord Party, in a major political shift that further strengthens the ruling party ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election. The lawmakers, originally elected to the National Assembly on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), announced their…

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Kwara Has Come Far, What is Really Needed in Its Next Governor?

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Kwara Has Come Far, What is Really Needed in Its Next Governor?

By Oyez Olatunde Rex … Our Next Choice Can Consolidate Gains or Cost us a Generation Kwara has walked a long road. We have seen progress, celebrated small victories, and endured setbacks. Markets are busier, schools fuller, and towns livelier than before. Yet, every step forward brings a question that lingers in the hearts of…

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Yahaya Bello Appears at PGF Renewed Hope Summit Held at Presidential Villa Amid Ongoing Fraud Trial

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Yahaya Bello Appears at PGF Renewed Hope Summit Held at Presidential Villa Amid Ongoing Fraud Trial

Former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday attended the Progressives Governors Forum–Renewed Hope Strategic Summit held at the Presidential Villa, popularly known as Aso Rock, in Abuja, even as he continues to face prosecution over alleged multi-billion naira fraud. The high-level political gathering was organised by the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), a platform comprising…

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Benue APC in Chaos: Akume and Alia Camps Clash as Party Splits into Rival Ward Structures Ahead of 2027

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Benue APC in Chaos: Akume and Alia Camps Clash as Party Splits into Rival Ward Structures Ahead of 2027

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State is grappling with a serious internal crisis after recent grassroots congresses resulted in parallel ward and local government party structures, a development that has widened the divide within the ruling party ahead of the 2027 general elections. According to reports, two rival factions loyal to powerful party…

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2027: Why Every Zone Is Right, and Why Kwara Must Think Deeper

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2027: Why Every Zone Is Right, and Why Kwara Must Think Deeper

Kwara’s next Governor must be an Institutional Thinker. By Oyez Olatunde Rex Kwara’s politics has reached a curious moment, one where the old arguments still speak loudly, but cannot fully explain the tension in the polity. Across the state, people are talking past one another with familiar words, rotation, fairness, entitlement, continuity, yet what many…

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Amaechi Warns ADC: Northern Candidate Could Struggle to Win Southern Support in 2027

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Amaechi Warns ADC: Northern Candidate Could Struggle to Win Southern Support in 2027

Former Nigerian Minister of Transportation and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi, has raised concerns over the viability of a northern presidential candidate gaining broad support from southern voters ahead of the 2027 general election. Amaechi’s comments reflect ongoing debate in Nigerian political circles about power rotation between the country’s north and…

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Prof. Wale Sulaiman Signals Interest in 2027 Kwara Governorship Contest

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Prof. Wale Sulaiman Signals Interest in 2027 Kwara Governorship Contest

Renowned neurosurgeon and national honouree, Professor Wale Sulaiman, has formally declared his intention to seek the governorship of Kwara State in the 2027 general election. Sulaiman made the announcement on Friday at a stakeholders’ engagement with party leaders and executives in Ajase-Ipo Ward I, Irepodun Local Government Area of the state. The meeting brought together…

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Rivers Crisis: Tinubu Steps In, Freezes Plot to Impeach Gov. Fubara

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Rivers Crisis: Tinubu Steps In, Freezes Plot to Impeach Gov. Fubara

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stepped decisively into the raging political crisis in Rivers State, effectively halting moves to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara and tilting the balance of power in favour of the embattled governor. The presidential intervention has calmed tensions, at least temporarily, and signaled Abuja’s preference for stability over prolonged political warfare in…

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A Question of Dignity: Why Pensioners and Senior Citizens Should Look Closely at PWS in 2027

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A Question of Dignity: Why Pensioners and Senior Citizens Should Look Closely at PWS in 2027

By Oyez Olatunde Rex In every election cycle, political conversations tend to be around the loudest groups in the society which are: the young, the working population, and the politically mobile. Yet, one constituency remains consistently overlooked despite having given their entire lives to society: pensioners, retirees, and the aged folks. These are men and…

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BREAKING: Ibadan Federal High Court Nullifies PDP National Convention, Bars Turaki and Others From Party Leadership

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BREAKING: Ibadan Federal High Court Nullifies PDP National Convention, Bars Turaki and Others From Party Leadership

A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State on Friday delivered a dramatic ruling that has plunged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into deeper crisis, nullifying the controversial National Convention held in Ibadan on November 15, 2025 and barring those elected at that gathering from claiming party leadership. In a judgment widely reported across…

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