Only 6 Out of 19 Northern Governors Supported Tinubu in 2023 – VP Shettima Vice-President Kashim Shettima has revealed that only six of the 19 northern governors supported President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidential bid during the 2023 election. He said the opposition did not stop him from pursuing his ambition. Shettima spoke on Wednesday at
A coalition of prominent northern politicians and influential stakeholders has unveiled a broad mobilisation structure, Arewa for Asiwaju (A4A), to rally support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in the 2027 presidential election. The group brings together former governors, serving and former senators, ministers, political leaders and grassroots mobilisers across the 19 northern states and
The Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APCPCC), Abdulaziz Yari has urged northerners to support President Bola Tinubu’s bid for re-election in 2027. Yari made the call on Monday in Lagos when he led members of the campaign council to the palace of Rilwan Akiolu, the Oba of Lagos. The former Zamfara
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for the January 2027 general elections. The list, signed by the Commission’s Secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, and released on Saturday in Abuja, contains 18 presidential candidates sponsored by different political parties contesting the presidency. Among the prominent contenders
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has denied reports that he threatened Northerners with hardship between January and May 2027 should President Bola Ahmed Tinubu lose the presidential election. Akpabio described the purported statement as a “complete fabrication” and challenged those circulating it to provide verifiable evidence showing where, when and before whom he allegedly made the
Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said none of the politicians currently challenging President Bola Tinubu for the presidency in 2027, including his former running mate, Peter Obi, can improve Nigeria. Baba-Ahmed stated this during an interview on the Mic On Podcast hosted by Seun Okinbaloye and published on Saturday. Responding to
President Bola Tinubu has called on religious leaders across Nigeria to intensify their efforts against terrorism, kidnapping, banditry and the misuse of religion to justify violence.Tinubu made the call in Kano on Sunday in a goodwill message delivered on his behalf by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, at the Grand
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has claimed that President Bola Tinubu’s camp strategically leveraged Peter Obi’s candidacy in the 2023 presidential election to divide votes that would otherwise have gone to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike made the claim during an interview on Wednesday while explaining his support for
A United States-based policy advisory and lobbying firm linked to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has alleged that its founder, Dr Karl Von Batten, was offered $3 million and invited to a confidential meeting in London in an attempt to persuade him to discontinue the firm’s campaign over allegations concerning President Bola Tinubu. Von Batten-Montague-York
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said he expects to be among the first political targets of the opposition if President Bola Tinubu loses the 2027 presidential election. Wike, who has openly backed Tinubu’s re-election bid, said former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress and Labour Party presidential candidate