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…

…would be conducted in November 2026 to assess the Commission’s preparedness for the 2027 General Election. Amupitan stated this on Friday, August 21, 2026, in Abuja during separate courtesy visits by Mr David Sproule, Chargé d’Affaires of the Canadian High Commission to Nigeria, and Mr Moritz Sprenker, Country Represen…

…on X listed five reasons President Tinubu currently holds an advantage ahead of the 2027 general electionsThe post pointed to a fragmented opposition, APC's control of 31 states, and early signs of economic recovery as key factorsThe claims drew sharp pushback from Nigerians who challenged the economic arguments and qu…

…leaders, signalling an early push to consolidate support for the president ahead of the 2027 general elections. PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!The identities of the six APC governors who attended were not immediately disclosed.Masari, a longtime political ally of Tinubu…

…from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s final list of candidates for the 2027 general elections. Goje, who has represented Gombe Central in the Senate since 2011, said he was consulting political stakeholders and would announce his next political move at the appropriate time. Speaking to his supporters on…

…Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! As Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 general elections, a striking pattern is beginning to take shape as the most consequential decisions are being made not inside party secretariats, but around coalition tables.On one side, opposition leaders are in active discussi…

…substituted Anita Zugwai-Chukwu with Peter Agada as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. Agada was formally presented and affirmed as the party’s presidential candidate alongside Ndidi Patience Key, who emerged as his running mate, at the party’s Presidential and Vice-Presidential Substitution/Affi…

…the Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 general election. A former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, will serve as the council’s Director-General, while Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State was named Secretary. This is contained in a statement released by the Pr…

…Election in Osun State, lessons from its outcomes and the implications for the 2027 general elections. Excerpts: Governor Ademola Adeleke has just won re-election in Osun. […] The post We are happy Osun people are saying Gov Adeleke is not in a position to tell them who to vote for in 2027 —ADC spokesman, Abdullahi app…

…against what the party considers a weak and ineffective peace process ahead of the 2027 general elections.The party's National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the boycott was a calculated decision rather than an oversight.African Democratic Congress (ADC) calls for accountability after skipping peace pact s…

…Afrobeats star Davido to maintain the same level of political activism during the 2027 general elections that he displayed while campaigning for his uncle, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke. Verydarkman said Davido was previously vocal in criticising the All Progressives Congress (APC) while supporting his uncle duri…

…governor also questioned whether the opposition still had any real chance ahead of the 2027 general elections.

…of electoral data, voter registration and the transmission of results ahead of the 2027 general election. The Chairman of the Commission, Prof Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, announced this on Friday during a courtesy visit by a delegation from […] The post INEC unveils Artificial Intelligence Unit to improve results transmis…

…(NDC) has directed its candidates across the country to commence campaigns ahead of the 2027 general elections, in line with the election timetable released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The party also announced plans to inaugurate its various campaign committees as it begins preparations for…

…State has strengthened its determination to challenge the power of incumbency in the 2027 general elections. The party’s governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, Dr David Ombugadu, said the outcome of the Osun election had shown that political power ultimately belonged to the people and could not be secured through in…

…Congress and has been an active voice in opposition politics ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general election.

…have parallel candidates ahead of the local government poll, which would herald the 2027 general election.

…for the Senate, House of Representatives and State House of Assembly ahead of the 2027 general elections. The meeting, held at the party’s state secretariat in Birnin Kebbi, was attended by commissioners, local government chairmen, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly and other party stakeholders. The meeting was…

…local government election as a warning signal to opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. Mohammed stated this on Tuesday while swearing in the newly elected 20 local government chairmen at the Government House, Bauchi. The governor, while congratulating the chairmen and councillors, stated that their vi…

…United States-based entrepreneur, Adebisi Olusoji, as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. Olusoji, an indigene of Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State, emerged through a substitution primary conducted at the party’s secretariat in Osogbo on Thursday, where delegates affirmed his candidacy…

…Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Imo West senatorial district ahead of the 2027 general elections.The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1854/2026, was filed on August 13, 2026 at the Federal High Court in Abuja by Okorocha's counsel, O.J. Aboje. Uzodimma and the APC are named as additional respondents.The APC primar…

…in the 19 Northern states, including the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Kwankwaso made this known in a statement posted on his verified X handle on Thursday. He thanked the leadership of the party and all the candidates for their cooperation and unwavering commitment. The former Ka…

…categories of voters, authentication methods and device conditions ahead of the 2027 general elections. The organisation also raised concerns over discrepancies identified in polling-unit results uploaded to the INEC Result Viewing Portal. It said its preliminary analysis identified arithmetic inconsistencies in 260 po…

…candidate in May 2026, is among the other opposition figures expected to contest the 2027 general election.Atiku told to step down for ObiPreviously, Legit.ng reported that a senior official of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) publicly urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidenti…

…unfortunate, but warned Nigerians to take note of the minister's rhetoric ahead of the 2027 general elections."I think it was a very unusual, uncommon and unfortunate statement for a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to make, but nothing is beyond our friend, Wike, the FCT Minister. "When I listened to him, I…