All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that at least four sitting governors from opposition parties are in “advanced talks” to join the ruling party before the end of 2025, a move the party believes will cement its dominance ahead of the 2027 general elections. Dr. Ijeoma Arodiogbu, APC’s National Vice Chairman (South-East), disclosed this in…
The former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has said that nobody can unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inthe 2027 general election. Speaking in Lokoja on Saturday during the endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term and the Governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Ododo, in the 2027 general election, respectively, which took…
Nigeria’s next presidential and governorship elections may be held in November 2026, following a proposal by the National Assembly to move the polls six months earlier than usual. The proposal—part of a raft of far-reaching amendments unveiled during a public hearing jointly held by the Senate and House Committees on Electoral Matters on Monday—seeks to…
Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has declared that he will support the first presidential candidate who pays him ahead of the 2027 elections. Portable’s remarks come as President Bola Tinubu’s administration faces public criticism over economic hardship and calls for electoral reforms. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has consistently warned that…
Some loyalists of former President Muhammadu Buhari have declared their support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, signalling cracks within the All Progressives Congress (APC). The declaration was made on Wednesday at a private meeting in Abuja. State chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Buhari’s original political platform, gathered at Atiku’s residence…
The Presidency, through the Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has said that Seyi Tinubu is qualified to run for any political office in the country, including the governorship of Lagos State. Bwala made this known in an interview on The Clarity Zone podcast posted on YouTube on Wednesday….
Apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has stated that eligible Nigerian of Igbo extraction can contest in the 2027 presidential election. President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Senator John Azuta Mbata, who stated this, stressed that any Igbo person who belongs to any political party is free to contest for the nation’s highest office. “Any Igbo…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu again regarding the vice president, Kashim Shettima, and his 2027 second-term ambition, while also stating that America is “desperate to remove” the president. Primate Ayodele, in a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, warned Tinubu not to…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the 2027 elections will be a contest against hunger, insecurity and hardship — pervasive on the watch of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja, Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, said Nigerians have become “wiser” and would not re-elect the APC. Ologunagba claimed…
As discussions intensify around the integrity of the 2027 general elections, former political adviser to the Vice President, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has warned that anything short of a transparent electoral process can push the nation towards unprecedented turmoil. Baba-Ahmed took to his verified X account, yesterday, to stress the urgent need for Nigeria’s political leaders…