Politics

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that Senator Adeola Olamilekan remains its candidate for the 2027 Ogun State governorship election, dismissing the claim of Mr Abayomi Hunye to the party’s ticket. The APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, describing Hunye as an “imposter” currently suspended from the party. Basiru said the party had already concluded its primary election and nominated Adeola as its governorship candidate, with Balogun Abiodun as his running mate. According to him, the details of both candidates have been uploaded to the portal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The APC national secretary said Hunye was not a member of the party in good standing, having...

Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has stated the reason she declined the House of Representatives ticket offered her under the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, for the 2027 general elections.In an interview on Symfoni TV, Yesufu said her decision to reject the offer was based on matters of principle, adding that various political offers were made contingent upon specific conditions which she refused to accept.She said that people do not seek power by force, noting that she is not ready to compromise her integrity over anything.   NigerianState Updates “I did not accept the House of Representatives ticket that was given to me because there were other people who were doing it on the issue of principle. There were many issues where many people brought ‘I w...

Professor of political economy Pat Utomi says Nigeria would have been a “different place” if former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua had not died in office. Speaking during an interview programme titled C-Suite Cafe, Utomi described Yar’Adua as a “committed patriot” who wanted to see Nigeria move forward. Yar’Adua died on May 5, 2010, and was succeeded by his then vice-president, Goodluck Jonathan. Utomi recalled that Yar’Adua once invited him to the Presidential Villa in an attempt to persuade him to join his cabinet as a minister. According to Utomi, he told the late president that he would rather offer advice when consulted than serve as a minister. Utomi said Yar’Adua, however, insisted that he could have a greater impact from within government. “Nigeria would have been a different ...

Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has urged the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to protect its investigators, sources and sensitive investigative methods without withholding records about President Bola Tinubu that can legally be made public. Atiku made the call in a statement issued on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, while reacting to the FBI’s request to file confidential explanations over its decision to withhold some records relating to investigations involving Tinubu. The FBI had approached a US District Court in the District of Columbia, seeking permission to submit declarations ex parte and in camera, meaning the explanations would be presented priv...

The Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, has charged the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to step aside from the 2027 presidential race. Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Director of New Media and Strategic Communications, Theo Abu Agada said Atiku should step aside from the presidential race and back the NDC’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi.  ExploringAfrican Diaspora Media Posting on X, the NDC chieftain explained that President Bola Tinubu would be booted out of office in 2027 if Atiku steps aside and backs Obi. The NDC official said stepping aside would not damage Atiku’s legacy but could strengthen the opposition’s chances in 2027. Agada praised Atiku’s character and vision while maintaining that the time had come for him ...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has hinted at plans to form what he described as the “largest rainbow coalition” to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.Wike made the remark while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Friday, August 21 about the visit of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to his residence on Thursday.The FCT minister claimed that Adeleke was now on the side of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and suggested that the opposition would be unable to stop Tinubu’s re-election.According to Wike, the 2027 election is already a “walkover,” insisting that there is little the opposition parties can do.“In the next few weeks, watch what is going to happen. You will see the largest rainbow coalition supporting President Tinub...

Former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to challenge the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to publish Governor Hope Uzodimma as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Imo West Senatorial District in the 2027 election. Uzodimma and the APC were also joined as defendants in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1854/2026. The originating summons was filed on August 13, 2026, by Okorocha’s counsel, O.J. Aboje. Okorocha, who governed Imo State between 2011 and 2019, subsequently represented the Imo West Senatorial District in the Senate from 2019 to 2023. The former governor contested the APC senatorial ticket against Uzodimma during the party’s primary election held in May. Williams Kayod...

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has opined that former President Olusegun Obasanjo does not have any political or electoral value. Recall that the duo have not been on good terms since they left office in 2007 after completing their second term of eight years as President and Vice President, respectively. Atiku had revealed that he opposed Obasanjo’s third-term bid to defend Nigeria’s Constitution and democracy rather than out of personal loyalty. Speaking to newsmen on Wednesday, August 19, Atiku said he was not bothered by Obasanjo’s refusal to endorse him. “In 1999, he could not even win his own state or the Southwest; it was Arewa that made him President. He possesses no electoral value,” Atiku said. Speaking on the 2027 ge...

Former Vice President and 2027 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to reinstate the fuel subsidy regime if he is elected president of Nigeria in 2027. Atiku argued that the removal of the fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu’s administration has not yielded any benefit for Nigeria. Tinubu announced the removal of the subsidy during his inaugural presidential address in May 2023, a decision that immediately exacerbated the economic difficulties faced by citizens, with the prices of goods and services soaring to unprecedented levels. Nevertheless, the current administration maintains that it has since increased monthly allocations to states and initiated infrastructure projects across the nation. Despite having previ...

The African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised President Tinubu’s absence from the signing of the National Peace Accord ahead of the 2027 general elections. Presidential candidates, including Sowore, Peter Obi, Donald Duke and others, attended the peace accord signing ceremony which was held in Abuja on Tuesday, August 18. In a chat with Channels TV this morning, Sowore mentioned that President Tinubu’s decision not to attend the ceremony showed that the President did not consider the peace pact a serious affair.  TV& Video President Tinubu was represented at the ceremony by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume. Sowore argued that the president, as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, should hav...