Three of Nigeria’s prominent opposition figures — former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s former presidential candidate Peter Obi, and former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai — have sealed a political pact to unite against President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. The trio reached a consensus on Tuesday, after months of behind-the-scenes …

The Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation has announced the postponement of its highly anticipated two-day interactive session originally scheduled for 20 and 21 May 2025, in Kaduna. The event, aimed at evaluating President Bola Tinubu’s administration ahead of the 2027 general elections, will now hold on 24 and 25 June 2025. The new date was confirmed on Tuesday in a …

The 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran (popularly known as Jandor) has said that his assignment presently is working towards the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. On 3 March, Adediran, who is the lead visioner of the Lagos4Lagos movement, had resigned from the PDP and announced his return to …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has stated that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will not stand a chance of winning the presidential election against President Bola Tinubu in 2027, if it does not change its zoning system. The Minister made the statement during a live media parley on Monday, where he cited the non-adherence …

Wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, has ruled out the possibility of her husband joining the 2027 presidential race to contest against President Bola Tinubu. Mrs Jonathan said rather than contest, her family would campaign for President Tinubu’s re-election because President Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi, supported Jonathan’s 2011 presidential bid. Mrs Jonathan, whose husband left office in 2015 after …

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has advised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to shelve any lingering hopes of becoming Nigeria’s president. Atiku, who has contested for the presidency six times (either through primaries or as a party flagbearer), is widely believed to be considering another run in 2027, a move that continues to …

I have taken liberties to somewhat adapt the title of the prophetic poem, ‘Come Thunder’ , written by Christopher Okigbo, one of Nigeria’s most talented first generation poets, as title of this piece. Okigbo, a contemporary of the Chinua Achebes, Wole Soyinkas, John Pepper Bekederemo-Clarks, wrote the highly prophetic poem at the time, which was concretely validated by latter day …

Former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has declared that no politician could win the presidency in 2027 without the support of the north. Speaking in a video interview in Kaduna over the weekend, Baba-Ahmed, who appeared alongside Professor Usman Yusuf, former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), emphasised that the …

The Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication to President Bola Tinubu, Sunday Dare has launched a scathing response to recent comments made by the Labour Party’s 2023 vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed. It was reported that on Friday, while speaking as a guest on Arise Television, Baba-Ahmed called on President Tinubu to give up contesting in the 2027 presidential …

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, warned politicians against importing mercenaries to destabilise the country. The governor, who spoke when he received the President, Northern Youth Association of Nigeria, Godiya Bogoro, and 10 other Northern youth leaders, said it is important for all Nigerians to join hands to tackle insecurity. Okpebholo urged Nigerians, irrespective of tribe or religion, to …