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Jegede, ex-Ondo PDP guber candidate, defects to ADC to boost Atiku’s presidential campaign
Former Ondo State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede, has defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) with his supporters, pledging to mobilise support for the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, ahead of the 2027 election. Atiku, who is the ADC presidential candidate, urged Nigerians to vote out the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during a…
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Ondo APC ticket: Court reserves judgment in Ategbole, Adefarati dispute
By Boye Oyeyemi The Federal High Court in Akure, Ondo State, has reserved judgment in a legal dispute over the All Progressives Congress ticket for the Akoko South-East/Akoko South-West Federal Constituency ahead of the 2027 elections. The suit was filed by Dr. Victor Ategbole against the APC and Hon. Gboyega Adefarati following the party’s decision to recognise Adefarati as its…
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BREAKING: Court nullifies Pantami’s PDP ticket, orders fresh governorship primary in Gombe
The Federal High Court sitting in Gombe has nullified the emergence of former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Gombe State and ordered the party to conduct a fresh primary. Justice Amina Aliyu Mohammed delivered the judgment on Thursday in a suit…
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Fani-Kayode to sue Atiku’s lobbyist for $100m over alleged defamation
Nigeria’s ambassador to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has threatened to file a lawsuit against Karl Von Batten, a US-based lobbyist hired by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, demanding at least $100 million over alleged defamatory statements. Fani-Kayode also said he would seek Von Batten’s extradition from the United States to Nigeria over alleged violations of the country’s cybercrime laws. He made…
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Over 100 APC members dump party for ADC in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi More than 100 members of the All Progressives Congress have defected to the African Democratic Congress in Ondo State ahead of the 2027 general elections. The defectors joined the ADC on Wednesday during the ward-to-ward campaign tour of the party’s candidate for the Akure North/Akure South Federal Constituency, Balarabe Abiodun Akinwumi. The defection took place in Akure…
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JUST IN: Ondo PDP Secretary Olujimi dumps party
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Oluseye Judes Olujimi, has resigned from the party, ending his tenure as a member of the state executive committee. Olujimi announced his decision in a letter obtained by Western Post, dated September 23, 2026 and addressed to the PDP Ward 1 chairman in Igbara-Oke, Ifedore Local Government Area…
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Funding key to 2027 election security, logistics – INEC Chairman Amupitan
By Olatonmiwa Osho The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has said adequate funding is critical to providing the security and logistics needed for the successful conduct of the 2027 general elections. Amupitan spoke on Wednesday in Owerri, Imo State, while delivering a goodwill message at the sixth Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers,…
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JUST IN: Afenifere Secretary-General Ebiseni backs Tinubu, joins APC
By Boye Oyeyemi The Secretary-General of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Chief Sola Ebiseni, has declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 and indicated his readiness to work with the All Progressives Congress. The development was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Ondo State Governor, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, following Ebiseni’s…
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Oladele, running mate join Sowore’s AAC after SDP exit
By Adejayan Gbenga Oyo State politician, Chief Saheed Oladele, has joined the African Action Congress alongside his running mate, Damola Jaiye, following his resignation from the Social Democratic Party. His defection to the AAC was announced in a statement issued by the Saheed Oladele Media Office in Ibadan on Wednesday. The statement said Oladele formally resigned from the SDP on…
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Appeal Court rejects bid to relocate Ekiti governorship tribunal
By Boye Oyeyemi The Court of Appeal has rejected a request by the counsel to the Social Democratic Party, Ebenezer Akinbuli, to relocate the Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal from Ado-Ekiti over alleged security concerns. The request followed an earlier application by the petitioners after Akinbuli was allegedly assaulted, raising concerns about the safety of lawyers and witnesses appearing…
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