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OSOGBO — The Social Democratic Party, SDP, Osun State Chapter, has formally adopted the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate for the August 15, 2026 Osun State governorship election. In a letter dated July 27, 2026, addressed to the APC State Chairman, Alhaji Tajudeen Lawal, the SDP said the decision was reached at its Southwest Zonal Meeting held in Ibadan, Oyo State, and later endorsed by the party’s National Leadership. Signed by the State Chairman, Hon. Apostle G. Remi Omidire, the SDP said the resolution was taken “after extensive consultations and careful consideration of the political realities and the overriding…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has defended Rivers State  Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s decision to return to his political camp, insisting that the governor committed no offence by reconciling with the political family that brought him to power. Wike, who spoke on Tuesday while addressing journalists after inspecting ongoing road projects in the Federal Capital Territory, dismissed suggestions that Fubara had been “forgiven” after their prolonged political crisis. According to him, politics is about making decisions in the interest of the people and correcting mistakes when necessary. His reaction comes about six days after Governor Fubara publicly declared his support for…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to disqualify former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), as the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Kebbi State. According to the ruling, the plaintiff lacked the legal standing to challenge the party’s primary election. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, Justice M. G. Umar held that the plaintiff, Abdulrazak Isa Iko, failed to establish that he participated in the ADC governorship primary, making him ineligible under the law to question the outcome of the exercise. The judge ruled that the suit lacked merit and substance after resolving…

Senator Adams Oshiomhole has criticised the 2027 presidential ambition of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate Peter Obi, describing his promise to transform Nigeria within a single four-year term as unrealistic and driven by desperation. Oshiomhole made the remarks during an appearance on TVC’s Beyond the Headlines, following Obi’s recent interview in which he reaffirmed his commitment to serve only one term if elected president in 2027. Questioning Obi’s credibility, the former Edo State governor argued that the former Anambra governor had not remained consistent in his political convictions, citing his exit from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) after leaving…

The deputy governor of Lagos State and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 general elections, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, has denied there is an agreement for him to spend one term in office. Hamzat stated this in an interview with Punch on Monday. When asked about a possible agreement, he replied: “Agreement? No, there’s no agreement.” Hamzat was then asked what factors led to the choice of his running mate. According to him, “The moment I emerged, I know that it is important that the deputy is a Christian, since I am a Muslim; and a…

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tunji Disu, has approved the immediate redeployment of 10 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIG) to strategic commands, departments and formations across the country. This online medium reports that the directive was contained in a police wireless signal issued by the Force Secretariat, Abuja, on Monday, July 27, 2026. The signal, titled, “Posting Senior Officers,” and marked “Most Immediate,” was circulated to major police departments, zonal commands, state commands, specialised formations and training institutions for implementation. Although an account of the directive initially referred to nine AIGs, the wireless signal listed 10 senior officers for redeployment. According to…

The Presidency has told the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, to stop claiming he won the 2023 presidential election, insisting that he lost the poll and should accept the outcome. Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made the remarks in a lengthy post on X while reacting to Obi’s interview on Channels Television on Sunday. Onanuga said he watched part of the interview but turned it off, describing it as a failed attempt to revive Obi’s 2027 presidential ambition. According to him, Obi made several false claims during the…

Former Assistant Director, Department of State Services, DSS, Dennis Amachree, has dared ex-Chief Security Officer to late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (retd.), to produce CCTV footage of the military ruler’s final hours as he claimed. Amachree threw the challenge in reaction to to Al-Mustapha’s refutal of claims in his newly released book, DSS @40: My Journey Behind the Shield, in which he alleged that Abacha died after suffering a coitus-induced cardiac arrest in the early hours of June 8, 1998. THis online medium recalls that Al-Mustapha had described Amachree’s account as false, urging Nigerians not…

Ahead of the 2027 elections, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dele Momodu, has declared that the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is not the preferred choice of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Momodu said indications are showing that Obasanjo is favourably disposed towards the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Speaking on News Central TV on Monday, the former presidential candidate also disclosed that Atiku will be President if he is destined to be. The veteran journalist also said the outcome of the 2027 presidential election would be determined by Nigerians’ assessment of the All Progressives Congress,…

A retired Assistant Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amachree, has recounted how Nigeria’s secret police assisted the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the arrest of notorious plane hijacker Omar Rezaq in Lagos in 1993. CityNews reports that Amachree gave details of the operation in his memoir, DSS @40: My Journey Behind the Shield, in which he chronicled his four decades in Nigeria’s intelligence service. Rezaq, a Lebanese-born militant, was one of three hijackers who seized EgyptAir Flight 648 in 1985. According to Amachree, the operation that led to Rezaq’s arrest at the Murtala Muhammed…