Nigeria 2027

The presidency says Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is yet to recover from the “shock of defeat he suffered” in the last presidential election. In a statement on Saturday, Dele Alake, special adviser on special duties, communications and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, said the former...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said Nigerians will take to the streets in jubilation if the courts nullify the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 election. Pedro Obaseki, Director of Strategy and Research of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), said this in Abuja on Wednesday. Obaseki,...

Shock awaits the Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule as the Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in LAFIA admitted more election documents against him. The Petitioners, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Hon. David OMBUGADU who are challenging the election of Gov SULE had through their Counsel, J. S OKUTEPA SAN and...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Adamawa governorship election, Aisha Dahiru, popularly called “Binani,” has, again, sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the nullification of her declaration as governor of Adamawa in the March 18 governorship election. Binani, through her counsel, Michael Aondoaka, SAN, filed the...

Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, says claims that he said President Bola Tinubu used religion to win the presidential election, are manufactured falsehoods. In June, a Twitter user, Will. E, had posted a video where el-Rufai, flanked by Uba Sani, his successor, was seen addressing a group of Muslims...

The Special Assistant on Public Communication to Atiku Abubakar has warned supporters of the All Progressives Congress and its candidate, Bola Tinubu, from disrupting proceedings at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. Atiku’s aide, Phrank Shaibu, said in a statement that the warning had become imperative following the sponsored protest that...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday told the Presidential Election Petition Court that it would not participate in the whipping of dead horses as it declined to open defence in the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku, challenging the conduct and declaration...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima have tendered a copy of the Labour Party (LP) membership register for Anambra State as evidence of their claim that Peter Obi is not a registered member of the party. Obi and the Labour Party are challenging the victory of Bola...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has closed its defence in the petition filed by the Labour Party after calling one witness at the Presidential Election Petitions Court. At the resumed hearing of the petition filed by the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi on Tuesday, the electoral...

Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy has described the silence of National Peace Committee (NPC) as deafening in spite the avalanche of election petitions and likely far-reaching outcomes that could follow the decisions. The group in a statement released Sunday in Abuja, and signed by Ifeanyi Okechukwu on behalf of...