…in 2019. He was later selected by President Bola Tinubu as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election, with the All Progressives Congress ticket going on to win the poll.

INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan proposed a mock presidential election to test voter accreditation and result transmission systems before 2027Amupitan warned that AI-generated fake videos, audio and images pose a serious threat to the credibility of the 2027 general electionsINEC outlined a five-point strategy to tac…

…conducting an audit of its electoral technology systems and is also considering a mock presidential election to test accreditation, result transmission and result viewing ahead of the polls. Read here: https://punchng.com/2027-poll-inec-fears-ai-powered-disinformation/ Reps uncover 58 accounts in fake agency probe The…

…substantial budget proposed for the polls, even as it moves ahead with plans for a mock presidential election designed to test the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) under conditions similar to election day. INEC in its daily bulletin of Wednesday said its chairman, Prof…

…among other things, to disqualify President Tinubu from contesting the January 16, 2027, presidential election. 2. A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Daniel Osi Orbih, is dead. A statement signed by Francis Udukhomoi Orbih, Esq., on behalf of the Orbih family, confirmed his death. Orbih, the Kuluku…

By Henry Umoru ABUJA- AHEAD of January 16 presidential election, the Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC ahead of the election, Peter Obi has disclosed that he held talks with Canada’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Pasquale Salvaggio, as part of moves to deepen bilateral relations and strengthen Nigeri…

…the fiscal space now supporting critical national investments,” insisting that “the 2027 Presidential election should therefore be about issues, achievements, and realistic solutions.” The post Subsidy Removal: Tinubu, APC reply Atiku, insist policy saved Nigeria from fatal hemorrhage appeared first on Vanguard News.

…front to challenge President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress in the 2027 presidential election.The summit, held at the Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Centre, was convened by G-100, a group led by former Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum, Salihu Lukman, who has consistently warned that a fragmented…

…as an attempt to prevent violence before, during and after elections. Ahead of the 2015 presidential election, the then presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, and Peoples Democratic Party, Goodluck Jonathan, signed the agreement in Abuja, pledging to accept the outcome of the electi…

…subsidy if elected, last week pledged to reinstate the subsidy if elected in the January presidential election to cushion the effect of its removal on Nigerians. His promise has, however, generated mixed reactions among Nigerians. Reacting, Yilwatda, while receiving a delegation of economic stakeholders in Abuja, warne…

…to dissolve parliament. – ‘Dribs and drabs’ – The army took over power just days after a presidential election, overthrowing then-president Umaro Embalo and suspending the electoral process. Following the 2023 legislative elections, Embalo dissolved the opposition-dominated parliament in response to what he described a…

…Tinubu are key figures in the emerging political calculations ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election.>Franklin Ngoforo, the group's regional leader, said the RHGN would approach Ohanaeze Ndigbo under the leadership of Senator John Azuta Mbata, as well as respected elder statesmen Chief Emeka Anyaoku and Commodor…

…with its chief Hanna Tetteh in attendance. The agreement provides for legislative and presidential elections to be organised within 24 months though on the condition that they be held “under a single executive authority and unified national institutions”, which is not yet the case. The oil-rich North African country ha…

…has assumed international significance because Tinubu is a major contender in the 2027 presidential election. It said the allegations continue to damage Nigeria’s image globally, pointing to the 1993 $460,000 forfeiture judgment by the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois involving accounts traced to…

…meeting centred on efforts to deliver Osun State for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. According to him, Governor Adeleke had promised to work towards achieving that goal. He added that the visit was also to congratulate the governor on his victory at the polls and thank him for attending the bur…

…Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, until after the 2027 presidential election. The move, according to a report, is intended to allow Sowore to fully participate in the electioneering process without court proceedings hindering his political activities. The DSS had instituted the case against…

…reports that the DSS had suspended its prosecution of Sowore until after the 2027 presidential election. PUNCH Online earlier reported that the Department of State Services directed its private counsel, Akinolu Kehinde, SAN, to take steps to suspend the alleged cyberbullying case instituted against the African Action C…

…attention from the political leadership. He appealed to Tinubu not to contest the 2027 presidential election, saying his position was based on his assessment of the country’s situation and not on ethnic considerations.

…2027 presidential bid.N-Power beneficiaries endorse Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Photo @atiku>Na'ibi wrote:PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!"Breaking News: 1.4 million N-Power beneficiaries declare support for Atiku Abubakar ahead of 2027."While…

…analysis finds a forceful echo in Wike, who declared, last week, in Abuja, that the 2027 presidential election will be the easiest contest of Tinubu’s career, describing the opposition as “crippled and depleted.”Asked to react to the opposition’s victory in the August 15 governorship election in Osun State, Wike credit…

…across Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Jigawa, Sokoto and Zamfara states ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Sani’s appeal came amid increasing political mobilisation by supporters of the President and opposition figures ahead of the 2027 elections. The governor charged the coordinators to ensure that residents in r…

…over his campaign pledge to reopen the country's land borders if he wins the 2027 presidential election, saying the premise of the promise is factually wrong.In a statement dated August 29, 2026, Tunji-Ojo said Nigeria's borders are not closed and therefore cannot be reopened, adding that the Nigeria Immigration Servic…

…right atmosphere is created, we shall still queue behind President Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election. “We also urge the other regions to support the President’s second-term bid to help him perfect the visionary reforms he has embarked upon. “The North especially, should realise that it is payback time for the b…

…members of the Obidient Movement would believe that Obi would finish second in the 2027 presidential election. Posting on X, the former media aide to the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari said some members of the Movement don’t understand how politics works. He wrote: “Any Obidient who genuinely believes that Mr. Pete…

…not have won any state in 2023. “People wanted to vote out Tinubu in Lagos, and when the presidential election came, people voted against Tinubu in Lagos, and he lost in Lagos. “Obi had no money; he won in 12 states. So, you know, Nigerians are not as corrupt. “Nigerian voters are not as gullible and sellable as people…