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Owoseni withdraws from Accord governorship primary over alleged violence, infiltration
By Adejayan Gbenga A former Special Adviser on Security to the Oyo State Governor and governorship aspirant of the Accord Party, Fatai Owoseni, has withdrawn from the party’s primary election ahead of the 2027 governorship race in Oyo State. Owoseni said his decision was informed by alleged infiltration, manipulation and rising violence within the party structure, which he claimed had…
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Ex-NMA President Dayo Faduyile emerges APC Ondo South by-election candidate
By Boye Oyeyemi A former President of the Nigerian Medical Association, Professor Dayo Faduyile, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress primary for the Ondo South Senatorial District by-election. The primary election, which held on Monday, ended with Faduyile defeating other contenders with 16,312 votes. Announcing the results at the party secretariat, the Chairman of the Southern Senatorial District By-election…
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BREAKING: Court affirms Jonathan’s eligibility to contest 2027 presidency
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ruled that former President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to contest the 2027 presidential election. Justice Peter Lifu dismissed a suit filed by Johnmary Jideobi seeking to stop Jonathan from presenting himself as a candidate for the presidential poll. The plaintiff had also asked the court to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission…
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Court to decide Jonathan’s eligibility for 2027 presidential election Tuesday
A Federal High Court in Abuja is expected to deliver judgment today, in a suit seeking to stop former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election. Justice Peter Lifu will determine whether Jonathan is constitutionally eligible to seek the presidency again after previously taking the oath of office twice before leaving office in 2015. The suit was filed…
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Wike says Fubara accepted a no second-term deal to avoid impeachment
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says he was not surprised by the decision of Rivers state governor Siminalayi Fubara to withdraw from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Rivers State. Fubara announced his withdrawal from the race a day before the primary election, stating that his decision was driven by “conviction and…
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INEC challenges court ruling voiding timetable for party primaries
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has filed an appeal against the judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja which nullified its timetable for political party primaries and candidate nominations ahead of the 2027 general elections. The commission also filed a motion seeking a stay of execution of the judgment delivered by Justice Mohammed Umar, who ruled that INEC…
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2027: Nigeria’s elections becoming coronation – Adebayo raises alarm
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has called on political parties, civil society organisations, the media and young Nigerians to defend democracy and resist what he termed “a prolonged coronation disguised as an election.” He maintained that the survival of Nigeria’s democratic system depended on citizens refusing to remain silent. Adebayo made the remarks while…
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Ondo ADC stakeholders hail peaceful presidential primary as collation continues
By Boye Oyeyemi The African Democratic Congress on Sunday conducted its presidential primary election peacefully across the 203 wards in Ondo State, with collation of results commencing in the various Local Government Areas. The exercise, which was part of the party’s nationwide process to elect its presidential candidate for the 2027 election, featured former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Minister…
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Why we endorsed President Tinubu for second term — Governor Adeleke
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has explained the rationale behind his administration’s endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in 2027. Adeleke, in a statement by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, made the remarks during an inspection of the ongoing reconstruction of the Ibadan–Ile-Ife–Ilesa Expressway, describing Tinubu as “our own…
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‘Democracy has come to stay,’ Atiku says after voting in ADC presidential primary
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has declared that “democracy has come to stay” in Nigeria after casting his ballot in the ongoing African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary election. The ADC presidential primary is being held across 8,809 wards nationwide as party members vote to choose the party’s candidate for the 2027 presidential election. Abubakar voted at Ajiya Ward in Jimeta,…
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