…Atiku so cynically presumes to be short. During the intense build-up to the 2023 general election, Atiku made the total removal of the fuel subsidy the absolute cornerstone of his economic manifesto. “He argued with unyielding conviction—repeatedly echoed across national media platforms, including broad coverage by out…

…promises.” Senator Yari also declared that the APC would rule Nigeria beyond the 2027 election cycle. “We pray that our party will continue to be the party to lead the country after President Tinubu’s second term.” Tribune Online reports that the Presidency announced on Saturday the former Chairman of the Nigeria Gover…

…describing them as politically motivated by lawmakers who failed to secure re-election after the party’s primaries. Sources at the meeting told Vanguard that the party persuaded the lawmakers to maintain the status quo. “The meeting was basically to appeal to both sides to calm down. The party does not want the matter…

…mate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said the 2027 election is between oppressed Nigerians and those responsible for their oppression. Kwankwaso made the remark while faulting the Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress, APC. In a statement he signed, the former Kan…

…resolved to put the grievances behind them as the party prepares for the 2027 general elections. Recall that the party had given Kalu and Nkwonta a 14-day ultimatum to apologise over what it described as anti-party activities. The party had earlier condemned statements attributed to Kalu and Nkwonta in support of Gover…

…the APC-led administration has driven into poverty are the ones who will decide the 2027 election.” 2027: Name Elon Musk campaign DG, we’ll defeat you silly – NDC to APC

…headwinds. Dare warned that Atiku’s desperation will fail during the 2027 presidential election. Posting on X, the presidential spokesman wrote: “True leadership requires the courage to defend difficult, foundational reforms even when the political weather is rough, rather than pandering to populist illusions for ballo…

…who are yet to register risk being excluded from participating in the 2027 general elections. The call was contained in a statement issued on Sunday and jointly signed by the YPP FCT Chapter Chairman, Abraham Adedotun, and the party’s FCT senatorial candidate, Blessing Benyeogor. The party said, “The closure of the reg…

…chairmanship and 171 councillorship seats contested in the Ebonyi State local government elections. According to Vanguard, the results were announced on Sunday by the Chairman of the Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission, Patrick Enyi, at the commission’s office on Onwe Road, Abakaliki. Among those declared win…

…shortly after the flag-off of RHGN’s campaign activities for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in Jos, Plateau State, on Saturday. He argued that seeking external influence in domestic political matters could portray a presidential aspirant as unwilling to face democratic competition. According to him, any candidate…

…democracy. Okechukwu, who was reacting to the outcome of the Osun State governorship election, said the political consequences of banditry were tragically manifested in the loss of innocent lives in the build-up to the election. In a statement he signed, Okechukwu said some of the issues that demonstrate banditry are a…

…fuel subsidy is a “political Trojan horse” aimed at winning the 2027 presidential election. Recounting that Atiku had supported the removal of fuel subsidy in the past, Sani said the ADC presidential candidate’s pledge was impracticable. Speaking with newsmen in Abuja, Sani insisted that Atiku’s pledge is a way of dece…

…the logic of those raising the certificate issue, noting the president has won four elections despite the controversyThe actor described the repeated attempts to use Tinubu's credentials against him as meeting the 'classical definition of insanity'PAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will…

…Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the June 20 Ekiti State Governorship Election, Wole Oluyede, has urged Nigerians to make the 2027 presidential election a referendum on continuity, performance and national development rather than sentiment. The PDP chieftain, who is the Convener of the Oluyede Progres…

…Democratic Party (PDP), Ebonyi chapter, has rejected the Saturday’s local government elections conducted in the state, describing the exercise as a “mono-party polls” allegedly conducted in defiance of subsisting court judgments. The State Publicity Secretary of the Party, Mr Darlington Onwe, made the position known at…

…place on August 22, 2026, amid heightened political activities ahead of the 2027 general elections. Confirming the development to The PUNCH on Sunday, a close associate of the Emir, Muhammad Dallatu, said Yilwatda held a closed-door meeting with Sanusi shortly after the monarch returned from Abuja. Dallatu said, “The A…

…Congress in Osun State have been charged to turn the party’s loss in the governorship election into victory in the 2027 general elections. This was contained in a statement signed and made available in Osogbo on Sunday by a chieftain of the party, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye. The ex-Osun State House of Assembly lawmaker urg…

…“greater transparency in political financing is essential to ensuring that the 2027 elections are conducted on a level playing field and that citizens are able to make free and informed political choices.” SERAP said, “INEC’s constitutional responsibility is not simply to receive financial statements from political par…

…Adedeji, to the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 election. The chieftain of the African Democratic Congress in Kogi State also criticised President Bola Tinubu’s decision to chair the APC Presidential Campaign Council, describing the arrangement as “disgraceful” and questioning why t…

The August 15 governorship election in Osun State has been won and lost, but stakeholders have continued to draw lessons for the 2027 elections from the contest that pitched Governor Ademola Adeleke of Accord against Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In this report, PHILIP IBITOYE examines the poss…

…with PHILIP IBITOYE, speaks on CISLAC’s takeaways from the August 15 governorship election in Osun State and the lessons Nigerians can learn from it against the 2027 general election. WITHh the Osun election in the rearview, what are the things […] The post INEC must know that voters are fully attentive to what they do…

…Yilwatda on Saturday met with the City Boys Movement in preparation for the 2027 general elections. The Deputy Director (Media Monitoring and Rapid Response) of the movement, Bashir Ahmad, disclosed this in a post on his verified X handle. He said the APC National Chairman engaged with the leadership and volunteers of…

By Dapo Akinrefon & Gabriel Ewepu As the campaigns for 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…

…to field a single presidential candidate against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. Sunday PUNCH gathered that while both camps recognise the need for greater cooperation among opposition parties, neither appears prepared to surrender its presidential ambition as the proposed opposition coalition takes shape.…

…Amupitan, SAN, has described the Commission’s conduct of the Osun State governorship election as a benchmark in electoral administration. He also announced that a nationwide mock accreditation exercise would be conducted in November 2026 to assess the Commission’s preparedness for the 2027 General Election. Amupitan st…