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REPORT: Wike, Fubara hold four-hour reconciliation meeting in Rivers
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara have held a closed-door meeting in Port Harcourt as efforts to reconcile the two political camps gain momentum. The meeting, which lasted about four hours on Tuesday, brought together Wike, APC governorship candidate Kingsley Chinda and their supporters, as well as Fubara and members of his political camp. Wike and…
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City Boy Movement targets one million votes for Tinubu in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi The City Boy Movement, an All Progressives Congress support group in Ondo State, has set a target of more than one million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. The group announced the target on Tuesday during a mobilisation rally in Ikare-Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state, where it also urged…
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Use 2027 elections to stop assault on democracy – Aregbesola tells Nigerians
..says ” Emi Lokan” is despotism The national secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has urged Nigerians to use the 2027 general elections to halt what he described as an assault on democracy, likening the popular political slogan “Emi lokan” to despotism. Aregbesola, a former Minister of Interior and erstwhile ally of President Bola Tinubu, made…
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Rhodes-Vivour intensifies 2027 campaign, meets Oyedepo, Idowu, other clerics
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has met with Bishop David Oyedepo, Pastor David Oyedepo Jnr. and Pastor Steve Ogah to discuss Nigeria and the country’s future. Rhodes-Vivour disclosed the meeting in a post on his official Facebook page on Tuesday, expressing appreciation to the clerics for their warm reception and the opportunity to…
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INEC creates AI division to verify election results, tackle fake news
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has established a dedicated Artificial Intelligence (AI) Division to detect irregularities in election results and combat disinformation ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while presenting an update on the commission’s preparations for the elections at a world press conference and national stakeholders’ meeting.…
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Reps panel asks INEC to disqualify candidates absent from party registers
The House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disqualify candidates whose names are missing from their political parties’ membership registers ahead of the 2027 general election. The committee, through its chairman, Bayo Balogun, urged INEC to enforce Section 77 of the Electoral Act 2026 following a recent Supreme Court judgment that…
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Ekiti ADC chieftains arraigned over alleged fight for chairmanship
By Boye Oyeyemi Two chieftains of the African Democratic Congress in Ekiti State, Dr. Bamidele Ekundayo, 73, and Ilesanmi Omolayo, 45, have been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ado-Ekiti over an alleged dispute concerning the party’s state chairmanship. The defendants were accused of engaging in a confrontation after separately laying claim to the leadership position of the ADC…
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TDF challenges Atiku, Obi to unveil action plans ahead of 2027
The Democratic Front (TDF) has urged the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, and his counterpart in the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, to present their alternative policy plans to Nigerians rather than focus on criticising the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement signed by its chairman, Mallam Danjuma Muhammad, and Secretary,…
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‘I sleep and wake thinking about Tinubu’s re-election’ — Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 is a major priority for him, expressing confidence that the president will secure more votes in Rivers State than he did in 2023. Wike spoke on Monday during town hall meetings with the Rumueme and Apara kingdoms in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State,…
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‘Tinubu has done well, saved Bauchi from being overrun by bandits’ — Bala Mohammed
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has commended President Bola Tinubu’s administration for its economic reforms and security interventions, saying the measures have had a significant impact on the state. Mohammed spoke on Monday when the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, and the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, visited Bauchi on…
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