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Segun Sowunmi, a prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and spokesperson, has launched a fierce verbal attack against Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), describing him as a “Northern kid”. ​The fiery remarks followed Baba-Ahmed’s

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu congratulated former Kano State Governor and 2023 presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on the occasion of his 70th birthday, emphasizing that their differing political affiliations would never erode his personal regard for the veteran political figure. ​The

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed national security agencies to step up security cover for all presidential, vice-presidential, governorship, and deputy governorship candidates across political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. ​The directive was made public in an official press statement

The Presidency, through Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, has openly challenged Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, regarding his claims that political opponents misrepresented his recent remarks on diaspora remittances. ​The

In a dramatic political move ahead of the 2027 general elections, the African Action Congress (AAC) has officially written to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, requesting approval to hold the inauguration ceremony of its Presidential Campaign Council inside the Presidential Villa at Aso

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN), has issued a stern warning to all electoral officers against partisan involvement and administrative negligence as preparations intensify ahead of the 2027 general elections. ​Speaking during an interactive strategic

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led Rainbow Coalition in Bayelsa State has formally unveiled its campaign schedule to mobilize grassroots support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in the 2027 general elections. ​The declaration was made in a press statement issued in

The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has declared that an SDP-led administration will dismantle the economic structure that forces ordinary Nigerians to fund the lavish lifestyles and opulence of public officeholders. ​Speaking during a press conference

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, mobilised thousands of young leaders, student union representatives, and political strategists for President Bola Tinubu victory in Rivers. At the meeting with the youth groups under the Rivers Rainbow Coalition

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Buji Local Government Area of Jigawa State has wielded the disciplinary gavel, suspending its national chieftain and member of the National Working Committee (NWC), Hon. Aliyu Muhammad Tukur Gantsa, for 12 months over allegations of anti-party