The controversy surrounding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid has moved beyond campaign rallies and political endorsements to a less visible part of the electoral process: who will be responsible for collating and declaring the votes? The question emerged after more than 600 senior academics from public universities in Northern Nigeria reportedly endorsed Tinubu […]
A significant political reconciliation is taking shape in Katsina State as former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mustapha Muhammad Inuwa, has returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC), bringing members of his political network back into the party. The development comes as political activities intensify ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, with Governor Dikko […]
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ABUJA — The political disagreement between Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike and governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress has widened, with APC leaders in the South-East openly backing the party’s governors and rejecting Wike’s proposed Rainbow Coalition ahead of the 2027 elections. The latest confrontation highlights a growing disagreement within […]
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A fresh political dispute has emerged between former House of Representatives Minority Leader Farouk Aliyu and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, following a public exchange over the role of the APC governors in President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign. Aliyu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has accused Wike […]
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The political disagreement between Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike and governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has widened, with members of the party and its wider political camp calling for dialogue before the dispute affects the ruling party’s preparations for the 2027 elections. The latest intervention came from […]
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The political disagreement surrounding FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken another turn, with Kano lawmaker Abdulmumin Jibrin arguing that the former Rivers State governor remains an important political ally of President Bola Tinubu. Jibrin, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, […]
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ABUJA — A fresh political fault line has opened ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 elections as governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) move to protect the party’s electoral structure from cross-party arrangements associated with Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike. The dispute centres on a basic but increasingly important question for […]
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As political discussions ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election intensify, questions about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s educational history have resurfaced, with former presidential aide and ambassador-designate Reno Omokri defending the president against criticism over the absence of conventional primary and secondary school certificates. Omokri made the remarks during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today […]
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Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has raised fresh concerns about the capacity of Nigeria’s primary healthcare system, warning that severe shortages of health workers could leave millions of Nigerians exposed to preventable health emergencies. Obi’s warning followed a report indicating that 97 per cent of assessed Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) […]
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Nigeria’s 2027 presidential contest has entered a new phase with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) publishing a list of 18 presidential candidates and their running mates cleared to contest under 18 political parties. The publication brings greater clarity to a race that has been dominated for months by coalition-building, party primaries and speculation over […]
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Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has rejected claims by President Bola Tinubu’s Senior Adviser on Digital/New Media, O’tega Ogra, that his proposed production subsidy for locally refined petroleum is a repeat of an earlier subsidy arrangement operated during the Olusegun Obasanjo administration. The disagreement has opened a fresh […]
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The discovery of organisations allegedly operating as Federal Government agencies without proper legal authority has evolved into a broader test of Nigeria’s public-service oversight system, raising questions about how unauthorised bodies were able to gain access to government offices, official processes and, in one case, even appear in the 2026 federal budget. The controversy initially […]
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign is facing an unusual political challenge as the Nyesom Wike-backed Rainbow Coalition expands its influence across several states while insisting that its ultimate objective is to return the president to office. The emerging arrangement is creating tension within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), particularly among governors and […]
