Politics

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...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, August 18, warned the opposition to dismiss the idea of defeating President Bola Tinubu in 2027, stressing that they should start crying ahead of the polls. Wike said the opposition can decide to put their house in order after 2027 because they can’t defeat Tinubu in January. Speaking during a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, the minister said:  “While the winning man will be scoring over 500,000 votes, the second person scored over 400,000; the third person will be scoring 17,000? A party of the former governor? Then when it gets to the national election, that is where the party will win? “Try, they know that the only thing they can do now is to start crying, but if it’s to win the electi...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu could have deployed the federal government’s full political influence and secure victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) “at all cost”  during the recent Osun State governorship election, according to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Speaking on the political landscape ahead of the next general election, Wike said a victory for the APC could have been secured in last Saturday’s election if Tinubu had been determined. He said: “If the President wanted to win Osun State election at all cost, I would have been there and we will win it, and there’s nothing the governor can do,” insisting that there was no use of “federal might” during the election. According to the former Rivers State Governor, the federal gover...

Nollywood actress Doris Ogala has declared she is confident that she will emerge as the next governor of Abia State. Ogala made her position known on Monday during an appearance on the Clarity Zone podcast hosted by media personality Nedu Wazobia. The Abia State African Action Congress (AAC) governorship candidate said her decision to seek the governorship was driven by what she described as a strong spiritual calling to serve the people of the state. She also expressed confidence in her chances, saying she believes she is better prepared than other people who may contest the position. Ogala said she was certain about her political future and maintained that she would become the next governor of Abia State. “I am so sure, and I know it, because I’m better than all of them. M...