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 …

Former spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has criticised the ongoing coalition discussion among Nigeria’s opposition parties, expressing concern that the opportunity to build a strong opposition to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is being undermined by entrenched political figures prioritising their personal ambitions over collective progress. Opposition leaders under the coalition movement have applied …

Opposition leaders under the coalition movement omitted the word “electoral” from their letter addressed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the registration of a political party. The application, dated 19 June 2025, was addressed to “The Chairman, Independent National Commission (INEC), 436, Zambezi Crescent, Maitama, Abuja FCT”. The coalition, which is being spearheaded by former …

After weeks of deliberations, the Nigeria National Coalition Group (NNCG) has applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), seeking for the registration of a political party, with All Democratic Alliance (ADA). Members of the anti-Bola Tinubu coalition include former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; former Rivers State governor, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi; his former Kaduna State counterpart, Mallam Nasir …

The Kaduna Division of the Federal High Court on Tuesday ordered the state’s former governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to pay N900 million as damages for violating the fundamental rights of Adara community elders in 2019. Justice Hauwau Buhari delivered the judgment in the suit filed by Awemi Dio Maisamari and eight other elders of the community in Southern Kaduna. The court …

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 Forum of State chairmen of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), on Thursday, directed former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and other opposition leaders planning to join the party to follow due process. The chairmen said that new members can only be admitted  from their wards. Arising from an inaugural meeting of the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory  …

Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai caused a mild stir last week. Though the resignation of his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and gravitation towards the Social Democratic Party (SDP) did not come as a shock, the ruckus that attended them have been instructive. Torrents of negative comments have been heaped up as reactions to his decamping. …

A former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has restated his commitment to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This followed reports that he had left the party, just as former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai quitting the APC for the Social Democratic Party. Fayemi, who had also served as Minister of Solid Minerals Development in the Muhammadu Buhari …

A former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has paid a visit to former Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, and renowned cleric, Pastor Tunde Bakare in Lagos. In a tweet on Sunday, El-Rufai’s media adviser, Mr. Muyiwa Adekeye wrote: ‘Malam Nasir @elrufai was in Lagos today to visit Ogbeni @raufaregbesola and Pastor Tunde Bakare’. The visit to Lagos came …