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2027 polls: Parties scramble to meet Electoral Act deadline

2027 polls: Parties scramble to meet Electoral Act deadline

•as APC steps up strategy •Opposition struggles with funds, structure  •PDP talks tough, ADC raises alarm •LP races against time  •APGA banks on early digital reforms By Henry Umoru, Omeiza Ajayi, John Alechenu, Luminous Jannamike & Gift ChapiOdekina ABUJA — With the release of the 2026 Electoral Act and a revised timetable for the 2027 general elections, political parties are…

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Defection: APGA asks Abaribe, Ikwechegh to vacate N’Assembly seats

By Steve Oko The Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has asked two federal lawmakers, Enyinnaya Abaribe and Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, to vacate their seats in the National Assembly following their recent defections to other political parties. The party said both lawmakers were elected on the APGA platform and should relinquish their mandates after defecting…

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Obasanjo, IBB consulted in move to end PDP rift

Obasanjo, IBB consulted in move to end PDP rift

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – Fresh moves to reconcile factions within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have emerged after former Heads of State Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida were consulted by party chieftain Gbenga Hashim as part of efforts to end the party’s internal rift. The quiet consultations form part of a broader mediation effort aimed at easing tensions…

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Terrorism: Afenifere warns S-West govs to act or risk collapse

Terrorism: Afenifere warns S-West govs to act or risk collapse

•Alleges ‘barbarity’ in Ekiti, Oyo, Ondo, Osun, Kwara, Edo By Adeola Badru Yoruba organisation, Afenifere, has condemned the wave of terrorist incursions into the South-West, urging government and security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue the region from banditry. In a press release on Saturday, Afenifere National Publicity Secretary,  Jare Ajayi, highlighted the Yoruba people’s alarm over the near-daily erosion…

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Hope rises for PDP as Gbenga Hashim’s shuttle diplomacy yields breakthrough

Hope rises for PDP as Gbenga Hashim’s shuttle diplomacy yields breakthrough

After months of public tension, legal disputes and factional maneuvering within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), fresh signs of reconciliation are emerging following what party insiders describe as a carefully coordinated mediation effort led by Dr. Gbenga Hashim, a presidential aspirant in the party. Multiple high-level sources within the party confirmed that Hashim, a founding member of the PDP…

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Edo attack: Nobody has monopoly of violence – Peter Obi 

Edo attack: Nobody has monopoly of violence – Peter Obi 

By Vincent Ujumadu  The former governor of Anambra State and 2023 presidential  candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has said that no individual or group has a monopoly of violence, insisting that nobody can stop him from visiting any part of the country. Read Also: Tinubu’s Quiet Run to 2027: How division, time, disorganisation are weakening…

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PDP crisis is family affair – Appeal Court’s Justice Georgewill

PDP crisis is family affair – Appeal Court’s Justice Georgewill

By Adeola Badru The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has urged the warring factions of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to resolve their differences amicably, describing the crisis as a family dispute that had “gone sour”. Read Also: Edo attack: Nobody has monopoly of violence – Peter Obi  The appellate court, presided over by Justice Biobele Georgewill, gave…

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Photos: Thugs wreak havoc at Wike-backed PDP congresses in Oyo

Photos: Thugs wreak havoc at Wike-backed PDP congresses in Oyo

By Adeola Badru Violence erupted across parts of Oyo State on Saturday as suspected political thugs launched coordinated attacks on local government congresses organised by a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, leaving several party members injured and property destroyed. The incident occurred amid separate reports that suspected political thugs…

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‘These’re distractions, we’re matching to Aso Rock’ – Amaechi reacts to attacks on house, ADC’s office  

‘These’re distractions, we’re matching to Aso Rock’ – Amaechi reacts to attacks on house, ADC’s office  

The former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said the attack on his family house at Ubima, Rivers State, and the African Democratic Congress, ADC, secretariat were distractions, insisting that they were wining the 2027 elections and heading to Aso Rock. Recall that Amaechi’s house was attacked, and the nearby ADC secretariat set ablaze by yet to be identified…

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