…their full benefits. There has been a raging debate over the fuel subsidy with some presidential candidates promising to reintroduce it, if elected into office in next year’s general elections. Nigeria’s economy grew 4.2% in the first half of 2026, up from 3.9% in 2025, driven mainly by services and agriculture, while…

…Photo >The NDC, which adopted Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso as its presidential and vice-presidential candidates for the 2027 general elections at a ratification exercise on May 29, 2026, responded to the news with a message of condolence.NDC pays tributeIn its tribute, the party expressed gratitude for the coordinator…

…that Tinubu, Atiku and Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress are among the 18 presidential candidates cleared for the January 16 presidential election. Tinubu: Elon Musk’s Grok reveals whether Nigerian President’s Independence Day broadcast was AI-generated

…only delight in mischief and bad news,” he said. Sowunmi also criticised some opposition presidential candidates, saying they failed to acknowledge positive developments while highlighting challenges in the country. “You will never hear them, especially those so-called presidential candidates. They will never rejoice i…

…Democratic Party and Peoples Redemption Party confirmed attendance, bringing their presidential candidates and national leadershipThe Peoples Democratic Party rejected the summit entirely, saying any opposition talks held without it are 'dead on arrival'PAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our conten…

…over the effectiveness of the peace agreements, particularly with political parties and presidential candidates preparing for the 2027 general elections. Politics in Nigeria appears to have strayed far from political scientist David Easton’s description of politics as the “authoritative allocation of values”, with cont…

…PDP; Peoples Redemption Party, PRP; and Social Democratic Party, SDP.Also expected are presidential candidates and running mates of the participating political parties; G-100 signatories and members of the Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives.The G-100 said the gathering followed its publication, on August 2…

…as an insult, or how do you interpret it? If you were President Tinubu and you had other presidential candidates… I should be president myself. I can’t be President Bola Tinubu. That’s not a good example to use. I can’t say it is an insult because Tinubu’s behaviour generally is an insult. His regular behaviour is an i…

…it. “Tinubu will still form his own coalition inside them by using moles. There are two presidential candidates in the opposition that have been settled already to scatter the coalition,” he said. He advised opposition parties to avoid forming an unwieldy alliance involving every political group, urging them instead to…

…over their backgrounds and plans.Obi urges Nigerians to demand transparency from 2027 presidential candidates. Photo Peter Obi/@OfficialABAT>As reported by Premium Times, Obi stated this while speaking at a press conference on Friday, August 21, 2026.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng o…

…Peter Obi, has been interacting with Nigerians. Posting on X, Agada wrote: “The presidential candidates of the APC and the ADC, President Bola Tinubu and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, were conspicuously absent from the Peace Accord signing and the NBA event in Port Harcourt. “Only the presidential candidate of our great party…

By Daniel Abia P/Harcourt More than five presidential candidates of various opposition political parties on Monday clashed as they took on one another on issues bordering on Nigeria’s security architecture and the future of policing,. This is as the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, defended the admin…

…the 2027 general elections begin following the signing of the Peace Accord last week by presidential candidates, there are fears over the likelihood of the exercise snowballing into brinkmanship. Specifically, there are concerns that the contest could descend into an increasingly bitter and divisive struggle, with hate…

…decision would be left to Nigerians based on the policy alternatives presented by the presidential candidates. “We have moved beyond this conversation. Atiku has brought to the table the policy alternatives, including what he would do with petroleum subsidy if elected. His policies are about the people and they are not…

…for the 2027 General Election. Amupitan added that the Commission had recently joined presidential candidates and political party leaders at the National Peace Committee’s signing of the inaugural National Peace Accord, which focused on issue-based campaigning. While welcoming the Canadian delegation, the INEC Chairman…

…Wike recalled previous campaign DGs who lost their states while campaigning for their presidential candidates. According to Vanguard, Wike said, “In 2015, the Minister of Transport was the governor of Rivers State. “He was the DG of Muhammadu Buhari. Before you knew, I pulled the carpet off his feet. He lost. He didn’t…

…urging the party to avoid divisions between supporters of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates. “From this moment, there must be no Presidential camp and Vice-Presidential camp. There must be no old members and new members. There must be no North and South within our campaign family,” she said. Mahmoud als…

…with the electorate. According to him, voters deserve the opportunity to question presidential candidates about their records, plans and capacity to govern. “No candidate should hide behind the high walls of power, send proxies or surrogates to the hustings, and expect Nigerians to entrust them with the leadership of t…

…as candidates sign Peace PactEarlier, Legit.ng reported that political parties and presidential candidates signed the First National Peace Accord in Abuja on August 18, 2026, a day before campaigns officially began President Tinubu, represented by SGF George Akume, pledged to reject violence, hate speech, and AI-driven…

…expenditure limits prescribed by the Electoral Act 2026. The figure comprises 19 presidential candidates, each with a campaign spending ceiling of N10bn, and 127 governorship candidates, each allowed to spend a maximum of N3bn. Read here: https://punchng.com/2027-poll-n571bn-campaign-spending-limit-for-presidential-gov…

…expenditure limits prescribed by the Electoral Act 2026. The figure comprises 19 presidential candidates, each with a campaign spending ceiling of N10bn, and 127 governorship candidates, each allowed to spend a maximum of N3bn under Section 92 of the new Electoral Act. The 19 presidential candidates alone have a combin…

…Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, which set out the educational requirements for presidential candidates.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!The Chief Judge subsequently granted the request by Tinubu's lawyers to move the case from the Kano Judicial Division to the Abu…

…from the signing of the National Peace Accord ahead of the 2027 general elections. Presidential candidates, including Sowore, Peter Obi, Donald Duke and others, attended the peace accord signing ceremony which was held in Abuja on Tuesday, August 18. In a chat with Channels TV this morning, Sowore mentioned that Presid…

…former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, who are the presidential candidates of the African Democratic Congress and the Nigeria Democratic Congress respectively. President Bola Tinubu, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, was represented at the ce…

…call on all opposition stakeholders, particularly the leaders of the various parties and presidential candidates, to begin to develop the attitude of working together,” he said. Agbedi further urged opposition politicians across party lines to embrace collaboration, stressing that no individual or political party could…