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Opposition Leaders Converge In Ibadan Ahead Of 2027 Polls

Former Vice-President and 2023 Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has arrived in Ibadan for a high-level summit of opposition leaders hosted by Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde. Saturday Telegraph reports that the gathering brought together prominent political figures, including former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, former Kano State Governor...
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Kwara APC Elders Recommends Sen Umar As Guber Candidate 

Political heavyweights, under the auspices of the Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) Elders Caucus, have endorsed the aspiration of the Senator representing Kwara North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sadiq Suleiman Umar, to emerge as the governorship candidate of the party in the 2027 general elections. They recommended the legislator to the APC...
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INEC Recognises Gabam-led SDP NWC, Uploads Names On Website

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has formally recognised Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) after a prolonged leadership crisis. The commission updated its official website to reflect the development, listing the leadership structure for the opposition party with a bold inscription that reads “By Court Order”...
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Adebayo Questions INEC’s Commitment To Credible Poll

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has cast serious doubt on the ability and willingness of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a credible election in 2027. Adebayo declared that Nigeria may have already lost the opportunity for free and fair polls. Speaking in an interview...
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Wahab, GRV Clash Over Return Of Lagos Monthly Sanitation

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, and 2023 Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, have expressed differing views over the resumption of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in the state. Wahab, in a statement posted on his official X account on Friday night, urged residents to participate in the...
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Tinubu Assures Of Transparent Primaries

President Bola Tinubu has assured political office seekers, going to the 2027 elections on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of a transparent process devoid of imposition of candidates at all levels. The President gave this assurance during a grand civic and homecoming reception organised in honour of former Minister of State for...
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Alli’s Declaration And Hurdles On His Path To

Senator Sharafadeen Alli, is one of the leading gubernatorial aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State ahead of the 2027 elections. He is currently a first time senator for the Oyo South district of Oyo state. He is among the aspirants facing the uphill task of dislodging the ruling Peoples Democratic Party,...
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Parties At Crossroads As New Electoral Act Shapes Candidates’

As Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 general elections, political parties are once again confronted with a familiar yet evolving dilemma: how to select credible candidates in a manner that is both democratic and strategically advantageous. With provisions of the Electoral Act recognising direct primaries and consensus arrangements, the internal dynamics of party politics are...
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