Nothing indicates that the 2027 general elections is barely 90 days away. Both the ruling APC and its major opponents seem stuck in an ideas quagmire. The only central national issue seems to be the the prices of petroleum products. It is all about the removal of petroleum subsidy...
2027 election
Coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria (COCSON) has praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for releasing the final list of candidates for the 2027 governorship elections, urging Nigerians not to rush to blame the electoral body over the omission of some names. The coalition said the publication...
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has urged politicians to make the 2027 election campaigns issue-based by focusing on their achievements instead of attacking opponents with insults and provocative language. The governor said his administration and the All Progressives Congress (APC) would seek another mandate by presenting completed, ongoing and...
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has intensified grassroots mobilisation for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, with the distribution of vehicles to All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmen in zone 3 local government areas of the state. The vehicles were presented on Saturday by the Commissioner for Local Government...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that “bloody thieves” and “lunatics” like former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, will never be allowed to attain the presidency of Nigeria. Speaking to Journalists after a brief meeting with FCT Area council chairmen in Abuja, Wike launched...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has criticised Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, over his recent claim that he won the last presidential poll despite admitting he had no evidence to support it. The council described Obi’s comments as misleading and accused...
Nigerians have raised questions about the economic benefits of NNPC Retail’s 30-day petrol price discount, expressing concerns over whether the intervention will translate into lower transportation costs and meaningful relief for households already struggling with high living expenses. The concerns come amid a debate over whether the Nigerian National...
The Presidency has dismissed claims linking recent fuel price reductions to the return of subsidy, insisting that a margin discount by fuel marketers is different from a government-funded subsidy. In a statement shared by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency urged...
African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has called on all eligible Nigerians to turn out en masse to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) as the nationwide collection exercise organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commences today. The Council assured Nigerians that their votes must count...
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has warned that attempts by northern political leaders to reclaim the presidency in 2027 could reignite separatist agitations in southern Nigeria, arguing that the prospect of continued southern leadership has helped ease calls for secession. Sani said the expectation that President Bola Tinubu...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to conducting transparent, credible and trustworthy elections in 2027, unveiling measures to strengthen electoral technology, protect election results and combat misinformation ahead of the polls. The Commission also urged online publishers and other media organisations to prioritise accuracy, responsible reporting...
Nigerian police authorities have revealed how they will effectively secure the 176,846 polling units where voting would take place in the 2027 general elections. The police said they would use a predictive and risk analysis strategy to predict where trouble would most likely erupt, saying this would guide their...
Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited will forgo its petrol retail profit margin for 30 days and sell fuel at cost as the Federal Government introduces fresh measures to ease the impact of rising petrol prices on Nigerian households. The decision, backed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is aimed...
National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, will on Friday inaugurate the party’s Presidential Campaign Council as preparations begin to organise its campaign ahead of the 2027 general elections. Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the ADC National Chairman, Kola Ologbondiyan, disclosed this in...
African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has described the Federal Government’s decision to reduce the price of petrol for only 30 days as a desperate, shameless and insulting attempt to bribe Nigerians ahead of the 2027 general election, declaring that the gimmick will not save the Tinubu administration...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to begin distributing Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in Sokoto State to residents who registered during the 2025 Continuous Voter Registration exercise, assuring that internally displaced persons (IDPs) will not be left out. The Sokoto State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Umar Yusuf...
Ahead of next year’s general elections, a socio-political organisation “Isong Annang Ethnic Forum” with members drawn from the 10 local government areas of Akwa Ibom North West senatorial district, has said it is throwing its weight behind the re-election bid of President Bola Tinubu, Godswill Akpabio as senator and...
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike has met with Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara in Port Harcourt, in a move seen as another step towards strengthening political understanding among key leaders in the state. Wike, alongside some leaders of the Rainbow Coalition, visited Fubara at his private residence...
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Donald Duke, has promised to reduce the pump price of petrol to about ₦300 per litre if he wins the 2027 presidential election. The former Cross River State governor made the promise on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s...
The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against tilting the electoral process in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), warning that the credibility of the 2027 general elections will depend largely on the Commission’s neutrality and transparency. The...