Social commentator and businessman Isaac Fayose has challenged FCT Minister Nyesom Wike over his political claims ahead of the 2027 presidential election, insisting that supporters of NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi have a strong presence in Abuja. Fayose made the remarks on Tuesday while reacting to Wike’s recent comments on the political strength of opposition
2027 Elections: Shun Partisanship, Tinubu Warns Police President Bola Tinubu has charged the Nigeria Police Force to remain neutral, professional and impartial in the discharge of its responsibilities ahead of the 2027 general elections. The President gave the directive on Monday at the 2026 Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers held in Owerri, Imo
2027: Yari Urges Northerners to Support Tinubu Former Zamfara State Governor and Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Abdul’aziz Yari, has cautioned northerners against insisting that the presidency must return to the region in the 2027 general elections. Yari spoke on Sunday while addressing a gathering of prominent Islamic scholars at the
Why Uzodinma, AbdulRazaq oppose Rainbow Coalition — Wike The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims that his Rainbow Coalition is designed to destabilise the All Progressives Congress (APC), alleging that the opposition to the initiative by Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, and his Kwara counterpart, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, is driven
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has approached the High Court of Imo State, Owerri Judicial Division, seeking an order to prevent the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) from holding the scheduled local government elections on September 26, 2026. The party, alongside four members of its state executive, filed Suit No. HOW/1380/2026 on September
The Obidient-Kwankwaso (OK) Movement has rejected claims that it requires the personal approval of any individual within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) to carry out its organisational activities, insisting on its independence and established internal processes. The movement’s National Secretary, Saadatu Sani, stated this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, while responding to
Atiku Demands Explanation for Tinubu’s Third Consecutive UNGA Absence Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has demanded an explanation from President Bola Tinubu over his decision to miss the United Nations General Assembly for the third consecutive year, questioning whether the President’s past dealings with United States authorities have influenced his repeated absence from the high-level
The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kwara State, Rt. Hon. Zakari Mohammed, has called for an open debate among candidates contesting the 2027 governorship election, saying voters deserve the opportunity to assess their ideas, policies and development plans for the state. Mohammed made the call during Radio interview in Ilorin, where
Atiku: Mambilla tribunal never found me guilty of corruption Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has rejected claims by the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC) that the Mambilla arbitration established his culpability in the controversial power project. Atiku, in a statement issued by his Senior Special
The Convener of the Tinubu Must Go (TMG) Movement, Barrister Hamza N. Dantani, has said the group is mobilising against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over what it described as the administration’s policies and governance record, urging Nigerians to use the 2027 general election to determine the President’s political future. Dantani, a human rights lawyer,