Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, a former leading member of the All Progressive Congress but now a frontline leader of the opposition to the Tinubu-led government raised the alarm over possible politically motivated witch-hunt which has led to his arrest and detention by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Prior to this, As […]
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has upheld Justice Okon Abang’s dissenting decision, naming Joshua Ishaku as the All Progressives Congress’ candidate for the 2026 Bwari Area Council chairmanship election. In a 4-1 decision on Monday, Justice Jamilu Yammama Tukur, who read the lead judgment, overturned the majority ruling of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, […]
The former governor of Anambra State and the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has made a determined declaration that he will contest the 2027 Presidential election regardless of any political obstacle ahead. The former presidential candidate, who recently joined the ADC, said he left the Labour Party (LP) after being informed […]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has challenged the independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to charge political parties to court for early campaign. Falana made this call on Sunday during a virtual session with Channels TV’s Seun Okinbaloye, describing campaigns ahead of the 2027 elections as abnormal. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria noted the sheer disregard […]
Attahiru Jega, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has called for premature political campaigns to be criminalised, with stiff sanctions for violators. Jega spoke on Wednesday at a one-day stakeholders’ roundtable on premature and early campaigns convened by INEC at The Electoral Institute, Abuja. “Premature campaigns are not just technical violations,” Jega […]
Aminu Tambuwal, ex-governor of Sokoto, has revealed plans to unseat President Tinubu in 2027 as a national consensus, which he is willing to do his best to achieve. Speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today, the former speaker revealed his commitment to ousting Tinubu and APC from the presidential seat in the 2027 elections. “I am […]
Abdulmumin Jibrin, member of the house of representatives from Kano state, says Rabiu Kwankwaso, his principal, is open to joining the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general election. Jibrin made this known on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today when asked about Kwankwaso’s political direction. The lawmaker, who represents […]
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, has called out Nasir El-Rufai over his incessant verbal attacks on President Tinubu-led administration. In a statement released on his official X platform on Monday morning, Onanuga attacked the contradictory nature of the ex-Kaduna state governor over his Sunday interview with Channels TV. Nasir […]
Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, has made a bold claim about the outcome of the 2027 presidential election with President Tinubu coming a distant third. El-Rufai made this assertion on Sunday on Channels TV program; Politics Today, ahead of the election that he claimed would be a two-way horse. The former APC chieftain […]
Bala Mohammed, Bauchi state governor, has revealed PDP’s desire to consider Peter Obi or Goodluck Jonathan as the 2027 presidential flagbearer. He made the statement on Thursday on Channels TV’s Politics Today program while discussing the party’s recent presidential zoning decision . The Bauchi state governor, who is an active member of the PDP governors’ […]
Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, has criticized the party’s decision to zone the 2027 presidential ticket to the south. Speaking on Politics Today; a Channels TV program, Olawepo-Hashim maintained that the party had committed a big error that might haunt the party in 2027 elections. According to him, the decision reached by […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to the south. The decision was among key resolutions reached at the party’s 102nd national executive committee (NEC) meeting held in Abuja on Monday. Reading the communiqué after the meeting, Debo Ologunagba, national publicity secretary of the party, said the zoning committee recommended that […]
Nyesome Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has criticized Rotimi Amaechi’s moral and political values, claiming that he has no respect for the judiciary or rule of law. Wike made the statement on Tuesday during his appearance on ‘Politics Today’, as he verbally attacks the personality of the man whom he succeeded as […]
Nentawe Yilwatda, national chairman of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that the ruling party continues to be the most widely accepted political platform in Nigeria. Yilwatda made the statement at his residence, on Monday, while receiving members of the APC press corps who paid him a condolence visit following the death of his mother. […]
Shehu Sani, a former federal lawmaker, has advised former President Goodluck Jonathan against re-contesting for presidency in the 2027 election. Sani made the statement on Channels Television where he appeared as a guest on Sunday Politics program to chip in his opinion ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The next presidential election is still 2 years […]
Peter Obi, 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says he never misappropriated public funds during his eight years as governor of Anambra state. Obi spoke on Friday during a talk show with students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi. He said corruption is not as difficult to fight as widely believed if […]
Mohammed Bala, governor of Bauchi State, has urged Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), to return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 general election. Bala made the call on Friday while addressing Obi and his supporters at the Bauchi state government house. The governor, who chairs the […]
Bashir Jamoh, the former director-general (DG) of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has revealed that Nasir El-Rufai is still a bona fide APC member. Jamoh made the statement at a press conference in Kaduna on Thursday, acknowledging that the ex-governor of Kaduna, El-Rufai is still a political force in the state. Despite […]
Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has called for the building of political parties in Nigeria that are more powerful than the government and law-abiding. Obi disclosed this while delivering a speech during the public presentation of two books authored by Ike Abonyi, a veteran journalist. Obi said public office holders […]