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Kwankwaso: Obi Will Honour His One-term Promise If Elected In 2027

NewsDeskNgJul 27, 2026July 27, 20260

Kwankwaso expresses confidence Obi honours his one-term promise, says coalition’s power-sharing agreement rests on trust and shared agenda. The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has expressed confidence that the party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, will honour his pledge to serve only one...

North-East Leaders Endorse Tinubu, Pledge 2027 Support After Shettima’s Retention

NewsDeskNgJul 24, 2026July 24, 20260

North-East leaders pledged massive grassroots mobilisation for Tinubu after endorsing his decision to retain Kashim Shettima as running mate. For choosing to retain Vice-President Kashim Shettima as his running mate in 2027, elder statesmen, ministers, lawmakers, traditional rulers and political stakeholders from the North East geo-political zone, on Thursday, promised...

Akpabio, Oshiomhole Call Truce After Senate Rift

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2026July 23, 20260

Akpabio and Oshiomhole publicly end their Senate feud after both leaders agree to cease hostilities during Thursday’s plenary session together. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and the Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, have publicly declared an end to the hostilities between them during Thursday’s plenary. The development...

Tuggar Campaign Refutes Allegiance to Abubakar, Denounces Outcome of Bauchi APC Guber Primary

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2026July 23, 20260

The campaign organisation of Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has refuted reports that supporters of the erstwhile Minister of Foreign Affairs had decided to back the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mohammed Abubakar, in the 2027 governorship election in Bauchi State. In a statement issued Thursday by the Senior Special Assistant on...

Atiku Questions N8.05bn Budget For Church, Mosque Projects

NewsDeskNgJul 22, 20260

Atiku demands transparency over N8.05 billion budget allocations for church and mosque projects, questioning the identities of beneficiaries. Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has expressed grave concern over reports that the federal government has earmarked about N8.05 billion in the 2026 Budget for church- and...

APC Campaign DG Questions Adeleke’s Education, Seeks Support For AMBO

NewsDeskNgJul 22, 2026July 22, 20260

APC campaign director Wole Oke questions Governor Adeleke’s educational qualifications while urging voters to back AMBO in the August 15 election. The Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Organisation, Hon. Wole Oke, on Tuesday, questioned Governor Ademola Adeleke’s educational qualification, alleging that the governor lacked the academic requisite...

Kwankwaso: Obi, I Signed One-Term Pact, North To Take Over in 2031

NewsDeskNgJul 21, 2026July 21, 20260

Kwankwaso says he and Peter Obi signed a one-term agreement to return presidential power to the North in 2031. Former Kano State governor and vice presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Monday, disclosed that he and the party’s presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, had signed...

Crisis Hits Niger APC as ex-commissioners, lawmakers finalise defection plan

NewsDeskNgJul 20, 2026July 20, 20260

*Concerned Stakeholders Seek Tinubu, National Chairman’s Interventions Fresh indications have emerged of a looming political upheaval within the Niger State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as influential stakeholders, including former commissioners, ex-political appointees, serving lawmakers and grassroots leaders, are reportedly perfecting plans for a mass defection from the...

Ex-Anambra ADC Guber Candidate John Nwosu Celebrates Peter Obi at 65, Hails His Leadership

NewsDeskNgJul 19, 2026July 19, 20260

ADC guber candidate John Nwosu hails Peter Obi at 65 as a symbol of integrity and visionary leadership. The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the November 8, 2025, Anambra State governorship election, Mr. John Chuma Nwosu, has congratulated the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate and former...

Anioma Youth Forum Seeks National Assembly Probe of NDDC Youth Internship Programme

NewsDeskNgJul 17, 2026July 17, 20260

The Anioma Youth Forum Worldwide has called on the National Assembly to review the implementation of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Youth Internship Programme for 2024/2025 through an independent The Anioma Youth Forum Worldwide has called on the National Assembly to review the implementation of the Niger Delta Development...