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Court nullifies Pantami as Gombe PDP guber candidate

The Editor — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:33:04 +0000

There was anxiety in political circles in Gombe as a Federal High Court yesterday nullified the emergence of Prof. Isa Ali Pantami as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the state and ordered the party to conduct a fresh primary election. Justice Amina Aliyu Mohammed of the Federal High Court Gombe gave the […]

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2027: Elections must be decided at polls, not courts — Onaiyekan, Osigwe

The Editor — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:25:23 +0000

The judiciary and its increasingly prominent role in determining the outcome of Nigerian elections came under intense scrutiny at the 22nd All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) in Enugu, yesterday, with leading voices warning that democracy was weakened when the courts become the arena in which electoral victories were finally decided. From the keynote address by […]

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Enugu restricts movement for Saturday LG poll

The Editor — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:14:15 +0000

The Enugu State Government and the state Police Command have announced restrictions on movement across the state on Saturday, September 26, 2026, for the local government elections. The elections, to be conducted by the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) will produce chairmen for the 17 Local Government Councils and councillors for the 260 wards. […]

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Atiku names Kashim-Ibrahim campaign chair, El-Rufai deputy

The Editor — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:22:07 +0000

The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has named Kashim Ibrahim-Imam as chairman of his 2027 National Campaign Council, with former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, appointed deputy chairman. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, who also serves as the campaign council’s Director of […]

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Babachir Lawal joins NDC three months after ADC exit

The Editor — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:41:12 +0000

A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), three months after resigning from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over alleged manipulation of its presidential primary. Lawal announced his defection to the NDC in Abuja on Tuesday, declaring his support for the party’s presidential ticket of […]

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2027: Ireti Kingibe will lose FCT senate seat — Wike

The Editor — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:37:02 +0000

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has told the senator representing the FCT, Ireti Kingibe, that she will not return to the Senate in 2027, as he defended the FCT Administration’s borrowing for infrastructure projects. According to Vanguard, Wike made the remarks on Tuesday while responding to questions from journalists during an inspection […]

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2027: NDC cedes key campaign council appointments to Obi, Kwankwaso

The Editor — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:14:47 +0000

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has given its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a free hand to nominate key members of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 elections. The party said the duo would nominate the Director-General, Deputy Director-General (North), campaign spokesman, deputy spokesman, Head of […]

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2027: Obi, Kwankwaso Movement unveils 59-member presidential campaign council

The Editor — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:11:34 +0000

The Obi-Kwankwaso Movement on Thursday unveiled a 59-member Presidential Campaign Council comprising zonal and state coordinators, as well as directors for mobilisation, women affairs, strategy, security, legal affairs and other key areas ahead of the 2027 general elections. The council, announced in a statement on Thursday, has the Director-General of the movement, John Ughulu, as […]

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PDP replaces Kano guber candidate with Abacha’s son

The Editor — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:38:38 +0000

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State has named Alhaji Muhammad Sani Abacha, son of Nigeria’s late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, as its governorship candidate for next year’s election. The party said the decision followed the withdrawal of the earlier nominee, Muhammad Bello Dalha. At an expanded state executive committee meeting in […]

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Court gives Atiku 7 days to serve suit challenging Tinubu’s eligibility for 2027 election

The Editor — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:57:43 +0000

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday issued an order for President Bola Tinubu to be served, within seven days, with the suit seeking to stop him from contesting the 2027 presidential election over his alleged submission of forged certificates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The court, in a ruling delivered […]

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2027: Wike, APC governors clash over Rainbow Coalition

The Editor — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:51:23 +0000

The growing rivalry among political actors ahead of the 2027 general elections, coupled with emerging ambitions for the 2031 presidency, has highlighted tensions between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with the development threatening to complicate President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. Wike, who […]

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2027: Why I can’t step down for Atiku – Peter Obi

The Editor — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:58:47 +0000

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has ruled out stepping down for his African Democratic Congress (ADC) counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, ahead of the 2027 presidential election, saying any decision on a possible opposition alliance must now be taken by the political parties rather than individual candidates. Obi said the issue […]

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2027: NDC wins logo war, secures INEC approval

The Editor — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:52:28 +0000

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to approve and use the modified digital logo of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for all elections conducted by the commission. The court also restrained INEC from stopping or interfering with the NDC’s use of its digitally designed “two-finger” victory […]

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Catholic Church disowns political engagement in Kaduna

The Editor — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:36:52 +0000

The Kaduna Catholic Archdiocesan Laity Council has dissociated the Catholic Church from the participation of some members of the Zumuntan Mata Katolika in a political engagement with Senator Shehu Sani, describing the meeting as unauthorised. Sani, a former senator, is candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Kaduna Central Senatorial District ticket in the 2027 […]

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Kwankwaso urges Atiku to withdraw from 2027 presidential race

The Editor — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:23:56 +0000

The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has called on former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to step down from the 2027 presidential race. Kwankwaso made this call on Monday at his residence in Abuja when the former governor of Kano State had a meeting with members of the Fulani Farmers Association. Kwankwaso who […]

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Osun Tribunal receives APC, PDP petitions against Adeleke’s re-election as APC legal team denies filing

The Editor — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:32:03 +0000

The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has formally commenced proceedings, treating disputes from the August 15 governorship election. It has, therefore, displayed two petitions from All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party challenging Adeleke’s re-election. In another development, the APC legal team in Osun has denied a petition filed on behalf of the […]

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Opposition alliance: Peter Obi attends APM campaign office launch

The Editor — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:33:25 +0000

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, said yesterday that opposition presidential candidates are not divided and are ready to work together with whoever is chosen by Nigerians. Obi spoke on Monday in Abuja during the commissioning of the presidential campaign office of Seyi Makinde, presidential candidate of the Allied […]

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INEC fixes Sept 19 for by-elections in 4 states

The Editor — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:59:33 +0000

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Sept. 19 for the conduct of five by-elections in four states: Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, Mr Tunde Oketola, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. Oketola said that the […]

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2027: They may discount us, but our votes will count — Makinde

The Editor — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:46:38 +0000

The presidential candidate of Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM), Mr. Seyi Makinde, yesterday fired back at those dismissing his 2027 bid, saying they could not discount millions of Nigerians whose votes would determine the country’s political future. Makinde spoke in Abuja while commissioning the APM presidential campaign headquarters, where he unveiled the ‘Reset Nigeria’ campaign, built […]

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INEC to conduct mock presidential election

The Editor — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:55:23 +0000

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is considering a mock presidential election ahead of the 2027 polls to test voter accreditation, result transmission and result viewing under conditions similar to actual election day. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, made the call Wednesday in Abuja while speaking at the 13th Annual International Conference of the […]

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