Political analysis, national security dispatches, and court proceedings from across Nigeria.
PoliticsPlans by opposition groups to produce a single presidential candidate for the 2027 election are facing fresh uncertainty as major contenders, including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Seyi Makinde, remain committed to their individual presidential bids. The development comes despite the G-100 Alliance’s efforts to unite opposition parties and candidates behind one flag bearer before […]
NationalFormer Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Defence Minister Christopher Musa, demanding N10 billion and a public apology over comments he says falsely portrayed him as a murderer, bandit sponsor and abuser of power. El-Rufai’s lawyers communicated the demands in a letter before action dated September 7 and sent to Musa […]
PoliticsOndo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has dismissed allegations that he is secretly backing opposition candidates ahead of the 2027 elections, insisting that he has “zero tolerance” for anti-party activities. Aiyedatiwa spoke on Monday at an APC stakeholders’ meeting with the party’s local government and ward chairmen in Akure, where he addressed growing claims that he […]
PoliticsFormer Ekiti PDP governorship candidate, Oluwole Oluyede, is targeting an unprecedented 90 per cent of votes in the state for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, with plans to take his campaign into all 16 local government areas. Oluyede, who contested the June 20, 2026 governorship election on the PDP platform, said his […]
INECThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is stepping up preparations for the 2027 general elections with a new real-time monitoring system, as the national voter register approaches the 100 million mark and more than 10.7 million new voters have been registered. The commission said the readiness tracker will allow its leadership to monitor election preparations […]
PoliticsKenneth Okonkwo, a spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar’s ADC presidential campaign, has mocked Peter Obi and other politicians who attended the launch of Seyi Makinde’s presidential campaign office, questioning their tendency to appear at almost every political gathering. Okonkwo spoke during an interview with News Central after he was asked why the African Democratic Congress did […]