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APC Chairman Tells Opposition to Ditch Tinubu Insults, Present Manifestos Ahead of 2027 Elections

NewsDeskNgOct 14, 2026October 14, 20260

APC Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda challenges opposition parties to present policy alternatives, while ex-CJN Olukayode Ariwoola calls for peaceful, credible 2027 elections. The All Progressives Congress (APC) is challenging opposition parties in Nigeria to present their manifestos and engage it in policy debates ahead of the 2027 general elections, rather than...

INEC Explains Exclusion Of Governorship Candidates, Gives Parties October 24 Deadline To Challenge Omissions

NewsDeskNgOct 14, 2026October 14, 20260

INEC says parties that failed to submit membership registers were excluded from governorship candidate lists following a Supreme Court ruling. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday explained why the names of some candidates were omitted in the final list for the 2027 governorship election. The commission advised political...

Court To Rule On Atiku’s Bid To Amend Tinubu Certificate Forgery Suit November 20

NewsDeskNgOct 13, 2026October 13, 20260

A Federal High Court will rule on Atiku Abubakar’s bid to amend his alleged certificate forgery suit seeking Tinubu’s disqualification in 2027. Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed November 20 to rule on former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s application to amend his suit seeking...

Tinubu Never Ordered Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Realignment, 400km East-West Road Is Additional Project

NewsDeskNgOct 13, 2026October 13, 20260

Works ministry says the 750km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway remains unchanged, clarifying that the proposed East-West Road reconstruction is separate. The Federal Government has dismissed reports suggesting that President Bola Tinubu directed the realignment or discontinuation of the 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway in favour of the East-West Road, insisting that the...

Sule Urges APC Unity Ahead Of 2027, Praises Wadada Primary Rival

NewsDeskNgOct 12, 2026October 12, 20260

Nasarawa Governor Abdullahi Sule urges APC members to stay united ahead of 2027, praising Musa Ahmed-Mohammed for backing Ahmed Wadada after the party primary. Nasarawa state Governor Abdullahi Sule, has urged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to remain united ahead of the 2027 elections, applauding the sponsor of...

2027: AEISCID Faults Umahi Over Zoning Comments, Demands Apology to Obi, Odii

NewsDeskNgOct 12, 2026October 12, 20260

The Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural in the Diaspora (AEISCID) has criticised the Minister of Works, David Umahi, over his recent comments on the 2027 elections, accusing him of promoting division among Ebonyi people and their Igbo counterparts. The group made its position known in a press statement dated October...

Soludo Says Negative Public Perceptions Discourage Youths From Joining Military

NewsDeskNgOct 11, 2026October 11, 20260

Anambra governor says negative views of security agencies discourage young Nigerians from military service, highlighting the late General Chikadibia Obiakor’s legacy. Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has said negative public perceptions of the military and other security agencies sometimes discourage young people from joining the services. Soludo spoke at...

ADC Dares Wike, Says He Cannot Stop Amaechi From Campaigning In Rivers

NewsDeskNgOct 11, 2026October 11, 20260

Rivers ADC says Rotimi Amaechi has a constitutional right to campaign in the state, dismissing reported threats by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. The Rivers State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has tackled the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, over his alleged threat to...

Obi’s Media Office To APC: Tinubu Has Delivered Hardship, Not Relief To Nigerians

NewsDeskNgOct 11, 2026October 11, 20260

Peter Obi’s media office challenges the APC to justify Tinubu’s record, citing rising living costs, poverty and insecurity under his administration. The Media Office of the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Party (NDC), Peter Obi, has said the lives of ordinary Nigerians had not improved under President Bola Tinubu’s...

NDC Denies Rift Over Obi-Kwankwaso Ticket, Fixes October 20 For Campaign Council Inauguration

NewsDeskNgOct 11, 2026October 11, 20260

NDC insists its leadership backs Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso as it schedules its 2027 presidential campaign council inauguration for October 20. The Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) has dismissed reports suggesting that the party’s national leadership was divided over the Obi-Kwankwaso presidential ticket or that its national leader, Senator Henry...