Nigeria 2027

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, has invited former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, to deliver the keynote address at its 2026 Press Week. The invitation was conveyed in a letter jointly signed by the Chairman of the NUJ...

By: Aaron Mike Odeh Politics, especially in a developing democracy like ours, is beyond mere political activities and electoral contests. It is fundamentally about leadership, vision, emotional intelligence, capacity, and the ability to inspire confidence among the people. In moments when the destiny of a people stands at a defining...

Every politics is local. Understanding the culture and mindset of a place is essential if politics is to thrive. In Bauchi, elite manipulation in candidate selection has rarely succeeded. That culture makes Bauchi politics distinct. As the consensus process deepens, transparency and credibility must prevail. In trying to minimise risk...

The media office of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has cautioned opposition political actors against embracing what it described as a self-defeating and intellectually dishonest narrative that insists the 2027 presidential ticket must be zoned exclusively to the South. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, signed by Olusola...

Fani-Kayode and Omokri back Tinubu’s re-election, saying the South deserves a complete two-term presidency cycle. Two Nigerian ambassador-designates, Femi Fani-Kayode and Reno Omokri have declared that returning power to Northern Nigeria after a southerner occupied only one term would be inimical to Nigeria’s unity, unpatriotic and a betrayal of the...

Two prominent Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have filed separate petitions before the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Independent National Eiectoral Commission (INEC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), challenging the eligibility of a Bayelsa-based professor, Prof. Princewill Woyinbrakemi Igbagara, to contest the Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency...

A prominent support group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State has thrown its weight behind Governor Mohammed Umar Bago and Senator Sani Musa, declaring them worthy of re-election for another term in office. The group, under the aegis of the APC Grassroots Mobilization Network, made the endorsement...