Peter Obi’s running mate in the 2023 presidential election, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has urged the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC) to present a presidential candidate that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will not be able to defeat in the 2027 election. Amid the speculation that the ADC may offer former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar — who played a major role …

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has hinted at taking another shot at the Presidency. Atiku, who ran against ex-President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019, and challenged President Bola Tinubu in 2023, gave the indication when he received a delegation led by former Minister Idris Abdullahi. He had said stealing and any form of corrupt practice will have no place in the government …

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has dismissed claims that he plans to leave the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the African Democratic Congress (ADC). A viral social media post had claimed that Zulum and five other APC governors were finalising plans to leave the ruling party. Reacting in a statement on Sunday, Zulum described the claim …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has vowed to stand firm against election rigging and bad governance amid growing efforts by the opposition coalition to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027 general elections. In a statement shared on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle on Saturday, Atiku said he made the declaration on Friday while receiving a delegation of Gombe State …

Following the alignment and realignment in the Nigerian political space ahead of the 2027, a movement known as the Shehi and Matawalle Project for President Tinubu 2nd Term Mandate 2027 has been inaugurated in Kaduna in support of Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2nd term bid. In his welcome address during the inauguration in Kaduna on Saturday, the Secretary General of the …

The All Progressives Congress South-South zone, on Saturday, rose from its zonal stakeholders meeting in Benin City, Edo State capital, with a resolution to adopt President Bola Tinubu as the zone’s sole presidential candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The party also adopted the four governors of the party in South-South as sole candidates for the party in the 2027 …

Minister of Power, Chief Bayo Adelabu, on Friday, met with All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders and stakeholders in Ogbomoso and Oyo zones in Oyo State, respectively. Addressing party members in Ogbomoso at the residence of one of the leaders of the party, Ayoade Adeseun, the minister said the meeting was part of his consultations across geopolitical zones in the state …

The office of the Vice President yesterday said a recent comment by the presidential running mate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Datti Baba-Ahmed, that Vice President (VP) Kashim Shettima ought to have been dropped, smacked of jealousy, malice and conspiratorial manipulation. ‘The delusion of Shettima being removed by Datti and his gang of jealous, malicious and …

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday exchanged words over the APC South-South Summit holding on Saturday (today) in Benin, the state capital. APC governors and leaders from the zone are expected to converge on Benin for the event. In a statement by the Publicity Secretary of Edo PDP …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has criticised ex-Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi over his alliance with the opposition coalition to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. ‘Because you have left office, you are angry. You said Nigerians are angry. You want to come back to power; you won’t come back’, Wike pilloried Amaechi when …