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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has issued a stern warning to political actors and election gladiators across Nigeria, demanding an immediate halt to all forms of electoral violence, vote-buying, illegal movement of arms, and intimidation ahead of the 2027

The Makinde/Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation has announced plans to drive its 2027 presidential election engagements through issue-based, citizen-driven consultations across all six geopolitical zones. ​Speaking at a press conference on Sunday afternoon, September 20, 2026, in Abuja, Anthony Ehilebo, Special Adviser on

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC) has called on the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, to clarify the legal, fiscal, and operational frameworks supporting his proposed “production subsidy” for locally refined petroleum

The Obidient-Kwankwaso (OK) Movement has formally declared that it does not require personal validation or approval from any individual within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) to perform its organizational functions, escalating tensions over campaign leadership structures ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Mr Gbenga Abiola, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Agege Constituency 01, has organised an interfaith prayer session for the party’s candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections. Abiola said the session was organised to seek peace, divine guidance, protection and victory

The leadership of our party ,the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has noted with concern a publication credited to one John Ugulu announcing a Presidential Campaign Council under the guise of “OK Movement.” For the avoidance of doubt, the party wishes to state

Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has described Saturday’s by-elections in Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta states as crucial operational benchmarks for testing the nation’s electoral infrastructure ahead of the 2027 general elections. Amupitan ​‌‍‍‍‍‍‍⁠⁠‌⁠​⁠⁠​​‌​‌​stated this at the

Mr Christopher Nathaniel, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Adamawa, has pledged to revamp agriculture through livestock and rice production, if elected. Nathaniel made the pledge during an interactive session with journalists on Saturday in Yola, ahead of the

Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe has expressed optimism that the 2027 general elections would be peaceful in the state. He said this on Saturday in Gombe shortly after casting his vote at the Jekadafari Polling Unit in the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency by-election.

The Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency by-election was characterised by low voter turnout in Gombe metropolis. The exercise also recorded low turnout of voters in Funakaye and Kwami. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who monitored the exercise on Saturday, reports