As politics thickens ahead of the 2027 general elections, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition coalition under the aegis of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) seeking to unseat President Bola Tinubu are scrambling for the 5.7 million votes in the northern state of Kano, Sunday PUNCH’s findings have revealed. Central to Kano is the state’s former governor, …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the commission is introducing a political party registration portal which is a module in the commission’s Party Financial Reporting and Auditing System (PFRAS). A statement by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun mni, yesterday said this will make the process faster and seamless. The statement read …

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 …

I have observed genuine concerns about the recent conglomeration of men of the same hue and cry, the recent political coalition of men motivated by the zeal to rescue Nigeria. People are wondering where Governor Alex Otti stands in this equation and what becomes of his reign with the presence of Peter Obi, the spiritual arrow-head of the Labour Party …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, former Senate President David Mark and other coalition leaders have officially adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the platform to spearhead President Bola Tinubu’s defeat in the 2027 election. During the unveiling, held on Wednesday at the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja, Mark and ex-Osun State …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in 2023 election, Peter Obi, has assured his supporters at home and abroad that he would be contesting the 2027 election and was willing to do a single four-year term as president. He also dismissed speculations that he had discussed or had agreed to a joint ticket with former Vice President, Atiku …

Barring any last-minute change, the anti-Tinubu coalition is set to announce the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its adopted platform. Sunday PUNCH also gathered that former Senate President, David Mark, would serve as the Interim National Chairman of the party. The decisions were reportedly taken by leaders of the anti-Tinubu group, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s (LP) …

The Sokoto State chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has distanced itself from a recent call made by one of its members advocating for Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko’s nomination as the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. In a statement in Sokoto on Sunday, the State Chairman of ALGON …

A former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has said that President Bola Tinubu would require a miracle to secure re-election in 2027, putting his disapproval rating between 50% and 91%. In an interview with Arise News‘ Prime Time’ programme, el-Rufai said that polling conducted by his group in various regions, particularly in the Southeast and North, showed a …

A former campaigner for Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida Presidency, Lady Jemila Dorcas Sule, on Sunday, announced the formation of an all women group, the “Coalition of Women for Tinubu Presidency”, with her as Convener. She said the group would galvanise the support of women for the Bola Tinubu administration, and also engage in preparations and campaign activities for the re-election of …