…the question.Atiku also responded to claims that he had become a stumbling block to opposition coalition efforts ahead of the 2027 election.

…That is what appears to have drawn such swift and unusually sharp responses from the opposition. Beyond 2027, a claim about political dominance The larger question, therefore, is not whether Yari is entitled to believe that Tinubu will win. He is. The more important question is what such a declaration communicates in a…

…the 2027 campaign promises of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, describing the opposition candidate's policy proposals as a last-ditch gamble that would not sway Nigerian voters.Keyamo stated this while responding to a report in which Atiku pledged to reopen Nigeria's land borders and develop southern ports if elec…

…candidate Donald Duke described President Tinubu as a formidable opponent that opposition parties must not underestimateDuke, a former Cross River governor, spoke in an interview shared on X, warning that a divided opposition could hand Tinubu an easy victory in 2027The ex-governor used a striking animal analogy to dri…

…across the country but were merely reacting to the questions raised by the opposition’s plan to introduce targeted production subsidy. It said if the President believed that expanding CNG transportation could help to lower the cost of transportation nationwide, why was this intervention not part of the plan to remove s…

…broad reform process, including engagement with FIFA and CAF. Election had already faced opposition The decision to suspend the September election also follows weeks of controversy surrounding the proposed NFF Elective Congress. The PUNCH reported on August 19 that uncertainty had surrounded the September 27 election,…

…APC, serving as its first interim national chairman from 2013.His role in uniting the opposition parties that formed the APC made him a key architect of the political coalition that eventually brought the party to power at the federal level. His appointment to the campaign advisory body reflects his continued influence…

…the N600 billion cash transfers. “So where did five million households go? These are not opposition figures. They are Tinubu’s figures contradicting Tinubu’s figures. “The arithmetic is even more troubling. Nigerians were told qualifying households would receive N25,000 monthly for three months — N75,000 per household.…

…households had been reached. “So where did five million households go? These are not opposition figures. They are Tinubu’s figures contradicting Tinubu’s figures,” Atiku said, describing the discrepancy as evidence of an administration increasingly defined by government-by-press-release, arithmetic by convenience and a…

…allegations surrounding the President’s certificates reflected what he described as the opposition’s failure to present Nigerians with compelling alternatives on governance. His reaction followed a fresh legal challenge reportedly instituted by former Vice-President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ca…

…Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, urged members of the opposition party to be united ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking during the inauguration of the 600-member ADC Campaign Council in the state, Malami disclosed that party members should stay united because they would still…

…latest challenge comes amid an intensifying political confrontation between the opposition and the Federal Government over the state of the economy and the impact of the government’s reforms. Atiku has made the economic consequences of subsidy removal a central part of his criticism of the administration, arguing that…

…to, urging the judge to hear the bail motion. The prosecutor confirmed he had filed an opposition to the bail application. Delivering his ruling, Justice Ogazi held that the court could not hear the bail application due to the volume of cases on the vacation cause list. As a result of the decision of the court, Ndakara…

…the party’s senatorial candidate, Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo; and other leaders of the opposition party. In Abeokuta North Federal Constituency, where Dele Olaleye is the House of Representatives candidate, the campaign train was also greeted by a massive crowd that had waited from as early as 10 am to receive the PDP team a…

…and programmes rather than appeal to ethnic or religious sentiments. He also criticised opposition politicians who seek foreign support or intervention, saying the focus should be on convincing Nigerian voters.Sani declared his support for a southern presidential candidate in 2027, framing the position as a matter of p…

…area to the party they vote for, describing it as a threat of forced displacement. The opposition party argued that Tinubu’s earlier remark that all is fair in politics has become more significant because of recent comments by some APC members. “If that is not what the President meant, he should say so himself, and he…

…said at ⁠least 518 people were k!lled in the unrest, spurred by the exclusion of leading opposition candidates from the elections. by Linda Ikeji at 26/08/2026 3:49 PM | Share this Story

…Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has revealed that the only way opposition parties seeking to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election can do so is by forming a strong coalition. Primate Ayodele gave the advice in a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, warning…

…denied previous comments he reportedly made against the President when he was in the opposition. In an interview on KAA TRUTHS podcast, Daniel Bwala said an activist and member of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Aisha Yesufu, was the one who called Tinubu an illegitimate President. According to Bwala, Aisha’s con…

…The organisation stressed that its intervention was neither an endorsement of Akano nor opposition to any other aspirant, but a call for fairness, due process and respect for internal democracy. “If a primary was conducted and a particular aspirant legitimately emerged victorious, the result should be properly verified…

…“So when men like Atiku, Kwankwaso, Peter Obi, and some of these elements of the opposition come out to grandstand, I don’t need to say much because I think that Nigerians understand what they are up to. “Simply throwing around; these words mean nothing. Nigerians know that this country, over generations, was severely…

…presidential debateAtiku accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of using opposition-only debates as a strategy to avoid public scrutinyThe former vice president has challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to a direct national presidential debate ahead of 2027PAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new searc…

In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with opposition parties and some stakeholders lashing out at the Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, APC-PCC, Senator Abdul’Aziz Yari, over his comments that the ruling party would win the 202…

From the NFIU’s disclosure that terrorists are exploiting crowdfunding and accounts linked to deceased persons to move funds, to sharp disagreements among 2027 presidential contenders over insecurity and fuel subsidy, fresh US military training for Nigerian troops, a court battle over the stalled selection of a new Awu…

…may be the gradual tilting of the political field before voters reach polling units: an opposition rally denied a stadium, a campaign permit mysteriously delayed, billboard charges raised beyond reasonable reach, state media favouring incumbents, or security rules applied firmly to one party and leniently to another. I…