2027 election

The Digest: Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has declared that President Bola Tinubu will be re-elected in 2027, dismissing opposition figures Peter Obi, Rotimi Amaechi, and Atiku Abubakar as "failures" who have previously failed Nigeria. Speaking on Channels Television's 'Politics...

The Digest: Socialite Cubana Chief Priest has purchased expression of interest and nomination forms to contest the Orsu/Orlu/Oru East federal constituency seat in Imo under the All Progressives Congress (APC). He displayed the forms during a visit to Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu...

The Digest: Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has pledged to deliver 2.5 million votes for President Bola Tinubu's re-election in 2027. In a Channels Television interview, Okpebholo blamed Peter Obi's 2023 victory in Edo, 331,163 votes to Tinubu's 144,471, on former governor Godwin...

The Digest: Abia State Governor Alex Otti has declared that the Labour Party (LP) was not part of the opposition summit in Ibadan and will field its own presidential candidate for the 2027 elections. Speaking after the LP national working committee meeting in Abuja, Otti said: "We were not...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has formally endorsed Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat as the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus candidate for the 2027 governorship election in Lagos State. The endorsement was made during a meeting with the Lagos Governance Advisory Council (GAC) led by...

The Digest: All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Professor Nentawe Yilwatda has declared that President Bola Tinubu deserves a second term based on his performance. Speaking at a youth empowerment programme in Plateau State, Yilwatda said: "Anyone who understands what Mr...

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticised President Bola Tinubu for saying rising insecurity would not force him out of office. In a statement, Atiku said: "It is not political opponents who will judge this administration; it is the blood of innocent Nigerians being shed daily across...

The Digest: Federal lawmakers in the All Progressives Congress (APC) are facing anxiety after President Bola Tinubu empowered state governors to decide the fate of aspirants in their states ahead of the 2027 primaries. Tinubu reportedly ceded his executive power to governors to conduct...

The Digest: Yusuf Tuggar, the immediate past minister of foreign affairs, has formally obtained the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship nomination form for the 2027 election in Bauchi State. The form cost N50 million. Tuggar, who previously served as Nigeria's ambassador to Germany...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has described himself as a "very stubborn politician" whom his enemies have tried to get rid of through insecurity. Speaking at the Presidential Villa while receiving Plateau State stakeholders, Tinubu said, "They want to use insecurity to get rid of me. But...

The Digest: Osifo Stanley, a trader from Edo State, has purchased the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential nomination forms for N100 million, becoming the first aspirant to publicly challenge incumbent President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 ticket. The development comes shortly after...

The Digest: Nenadi Usman has been elected as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) at the party's national convention in Umuahia, Abia State. With her emergence, Usman makes history as the first woman to be elected National Chairman of a political party in Nigeria. A former Minister...

The Digest: James Faleke, a member of the House of Representatives, has picked the All Progressives Congress (APC) expression of interest and nomination forms on behalf of President Bola Tinubu. The forms, which cost N100 million, were presented by the APC national organising secretary at the...

The Digest: The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has disowned an X account that claimed the party was offering its presidential ticket to Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso ahead of the 2027 elections. In a statement, the party said only communications through its verified platforms are authentic...

The Digest: Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat has pledged to serve Lagosians with "integrity, focus and a clear sense of purpose" if elected as the next governor, following Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's endorsement of his 2027 ambition. Sanwo-Olu described Hamzat as the "best man for the job" and...

Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has described his closed-door meeting with former President Goodluck Jonathan as productive, saying the talks focused on Nigeria's future. Obi, who led a delegation of South-East leaders to Jonathan's residence, said the engagement was part of ongoing...

The Digest: Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has endorsed his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, as his successor for the 2027 governorship election. During a meeting with party leaders at the governor's office in Alausa, Sanwo-Olu prayed for Hamzat and raised his hand in a symbolic gesture that...

The Digest: The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has appealed to Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), to join its platform and contest the 2027 elections. In an X post, the party hinted at a "two-week window" for the duo to join and secure the...

The Digest: Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has warned against the weakening of opposition political parties in Nigeria, saying such could have severe consequences for the country's democracy. Speaking at the opposition leaders' summit in Ibadan, Makinde said: "If we allow opposition to...

The Digest: Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), says he turned down an invitation to attend the National Opposition Summit in Ibadan, describing it as an attempt by entrenched political figures to rebrand themselves without accountability. In an X post...