Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has said he will not become a political godfather or impose a successor on the state when he completes his second term in office in 2031. Otti made the statement in Umuahia while receiving former Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate, Ngozi Johnson Chukwunenye, and her supporters into the Labour…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has confirmed that it will participate in the 2027 general elections after the Court of Appeal in Abuja overturned a Federal High Court judgment that had ordered the deregistration of the party. NDC National Leader, Seriake Dickson, disclosed this in a statement following the appellate court’s ruling. Dickson said the…
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Aliyu Farouk, has said President Bola Tinubu may not be pleased with FCT Minister Nyesom Wike over his recent criticism of APC governors. Farouk made the remark while speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Thursday. Wike had described some APC governors as “politically lazy” while defending his Rainbow…
Former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has said the 2027 presidential election should be contested by President Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi and other southern candidates, arguing that the South should be allowed to complete an eight-year presidential tenure. Sani made the remarks in a post on X on Thursday, September 17, 2026, amid ongoing debate…
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has reacted to comments by APC governors who rejected his proposed “Rainbow Coalition” ahead of the 2027 general elections. Wike, a member of the PDP with strong ties to the APC, had formed what he described as a “Rainbow Coalition” in Rivers State, involving members of both parties working together in…
Political activist and member of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Aisha Yesufu, has said supporters of presidential candidate Peter Obi will not depend on electoral institutions alone to protect their votes in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking in an interview with Arise News on lessons from the 2023 general election, Yesufu said Obi’s supporters would…
The family of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has given Defence Minister General Christopher Musa a seven-day ultimatum to provide evidence backing his allegation that the former governor deliberately planned the killing of people in Southern Kaduna or publicly withdraw the claim and apologise. The demand followed comments made by Musa during a September…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commended President Bola Tinubu for what he described as his commitment to democratic principles, saying the recent Osun State governorship election showed that a ruling party could lose an election without interfering with the process. Sanwo-Olu made the remarks on Thursday, September 3, during Freedom Online’s seventh annual lecture…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he expects to be among the first politicians targeted if President Bola Tinubu loses the 2027 presidential election to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar or former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi. Wike, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has continued to openly…
President Bola Tinubu has asked a United States court to prevent the release of records held by the US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) relating to allegations of drug trafficking. The records are being sought by American transparency activist Aaron Greenspan, who filed a Freedom of Information…
