Edo state Governor Monday Okpebholo has openly declared that he would step down from office if President Bola Tinubu fails to win the 2027 presidential election. The governor made the declaration on Friday while speaking during an interview on African Independent Television (AIT). He said his confidence is rooted in the development projects currently ongoing…
Popular socialite and nightlife entrepreneur, Pascal Okechukwu, famously known as Cubana Chief Priest, has officially declared his intention to contest for a seat in the Federal House of Representatives in the 2027 general elections. The “Celebrity Barman,” who has long been a close ally of the Imo State government, revealed that he will be running…
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has officially declared its opposition to the leadership of Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN) as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). During its 2026 Annual Pre-Ramadan Lecture and General Assembly held on Tuesday in Abuja, the Council made it clear that the Muslim community would not…
Former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi has dismissed speculations linking him to any vice-presidential ticket in the 2027 elections on the platform of the Africa Democratic Congress (ADC), insisting that he is running for president and not as anyone’s running mate. Amaechi’s position follows comments by Dele Momodu, a close ally of former Vice President Atiku…
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the National Conscience Party (NCP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) announced an electoral alliance, aiming to confront President Bola Tinubu’s administration. At a press briefing on Monday, NCP Lagos State Chairman, Chief Fatai Ibu-Owo, flanked by ADC’s National Secretary, former Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, and other party leaders,…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) says it has mapped out a clear strategy to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. Speaking at the official unveiling of the party in Kogi East, the North Central National Vice Chairman of ADC, Senator Tunde Ogbeha, expressed confidence that the party will win…
A legal practitioner, Johnmary Jideobi, on Monday, asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to issue a perpetual injunction restraining former President Goodluck Jonathan from presenting himself to any political party in Nigeria for the purpose of contesting the 2027 presidential election. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2102/2025, Jideobi listed Jonathan as the first defendant, while…
The camp of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reacted to remarks by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who vowed not to step aside for any aspirant in his bid to secure the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general election. Supporters of Obi, under the banner of the…
Some loyalists of former President Muhammadu Buhari have declared their support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, signalling cracks within the All Progressives Congress (APC). The declaration was made on Wednesday at a private meeting in Abuja. State chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Buhari’s original political platform, gathered at Atiku’s residence…
Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine has advised President Bola Tinubu to peacefully vacate office if he loses the 2027 election to the opposition. In a post on X on Thursday, Momodu dismissed claims that the PDP had insisted on zoning the presidency to the north after the death of Umaru Musa Yar’Adua in 2010….
