By Dapo Akinrefon Members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Alimosho Federal Constituency, on Saturday, endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term. They also threw their weight behind the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, as the party’s preferred successor to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the 2027 governorship race. The APC stakeholders in Alimosho also…
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, weekend, successfully appeared before the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governorship Screening Committee in Abuja and received a clean bill of approval to contest in the party’s forthcoming governorship primary election ahead of the 2027 Lagos governorship poll. Speaking with newsmen shortly after the screening process, Hamzat expressed satisfaction with…
…Restricts presidential ticket to single four-year term …Resolves to return ticket to North in 2031, Ratifies Existing NWC members By Henry Umoru ABUJA – THE Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC has zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to Southern Nigeria for a single four-year term and the Vice Presidential Candidate to the North. The Southern part of the country is made…
By Boluwaji Obahopo The member representing Yagba Federal constituency, Leke Abejide has been cleared by the screening committee of the All Progressives Congress to contest in the party’s primary ahead of the 2027 House of Representatives election. The lawmaker was screened on Friday at Treasure Suites, Abuja, where he presented the required documents and responded to questions from members…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar; former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and renowned economist and politician, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, have picked the African Democratic Congress, ADC’s expression of interest and nomination forms ahead of the 2027 general elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a former governor of Edo, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, led other prominent political stakeholders to…
By Luminous Jannamike, ABUJA Fresh anxiety is quietly spreading within sections of the opposition coalition amid growing concerns that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) may already have individuals sympathetic to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, within its wider support network. Read Also: Why does Obi avoid party primaries? Critics, analysts differ The unease emerged following the collapse of the…
By Juliet Umeh As political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections intensify, fresh debate has erupted over the political style of Peter Obi, particularly his long history of avoiding fiercely contested party primaries. Read Also: Obi-Kwankwaso Alliance: NDC surge rattles APC, reshapes 2027 battle lines The controversy gained momentum after senior journalist and media executive Sumner Sambo argued during a…
By Luminous Jannamike, ABUJA Nigeria’s opposition politics may have entered a new phase this week after former presidential candidates Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso formally joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, triggering a wave of defections that is rapidly reshaping calculations ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Read Also: Political tension resurfaces in Rivers as Wike, Fubara’s allies pick guber…
By Daniel Abia, Port Harcourt The peace accord reached between the Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara and the minister of the federal capital territory, FCT, Barr Nyesom Wike, may collapse as the 2027 general elections draw close. Read Also: Delta Central Senatorial Ticket Battle: Heightened tensions as Dafinone, Omo-Agege draw battleline Both Fubara and Wike seem to have returned to the trenches…
By Clifford Ndujihe, Henry Umoru, Omeiza Ajayi, John Alechenu, Gabriel Ewepu & Luminous Jannamike THE various national secretariat of the political parties were abuzz, yesterday, as they intensified activities to meet the tight timelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the 2027 general polls. All the parties are expected to submit their membership registers to the electoral umpire on…
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