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The African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has responded to the remarks by Donald Duke over his 2027 presidential ambition. According to Sowore, he is firmly in the race, insisting that his candidacy is already reflected in the final list released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Sowore reacted in a post on X after Duke, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), said he was “not sure” Sowore was running for office and described him as a “voice of conscience.” Duke made the comment while discussing efforts to unite opposition politicians ahead of the 2027 election.…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike says he will not support Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma’s ambition to become Nigeria’s next Senate President. Wike made the statement on Monday while appearing on TVC’s Journalists’ Hangout programme. “This man’s office will expire in January 2028. Now, he wants to leave his office to run for Senate. I will never support a character of Hope Uzodimma to be Senate President of Nigeria,” Wike said. He also alleged that Uzodimma was trying to influence the emergence of lawmakers who would back his ambition to lead the Senate. The comment comes amid an ongoing…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike has named Imo State  Governor Hope Uzodimma, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun as the three APC governors he says are opposed to his Rainbow Coalition ahead of the 2027 elections. The former Rivers State Governor made the disclosure on Monday during an appearance on TVC’s Journalists’ Hangout. Wike said several APC governors had no problem with the Rainbow Coalition, which he has presented as a platform to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election across political parties. He specifically mentioned Adamawa, Edo, Kogi, Lagos and Akwa Ibom,…

The Director-General of the Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (PCC-APC), Abdul’aziz Yari, has warned northerners against demanding that the presidency return to the North. Yari said insisting that Nigeria’s leadership must continually come from the North could undermine the country’s unity. Naija News reports that the former Zamfara State governor spoke on Sunday while addressing a gathering of prominent Islamic scholars at the residence of the late Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi in Bauchi State. The engagement formed part of the PCC delegation’s ongoing consultations with critical stakeholders ahead of the forthcoming political engagements. The team had earlier visited Jos,…

Former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, have taken their campaign to Kaduna State. The duo held a town hall meeting in Kaduna as part of the NDC’s ongoing engagements with citizens ahead of the 2027 general elections. The meeting gave residents and other participants the opportunity to raise questions and speak about issues affecting their communities and the country at large. Obi disclosed details of the Kaduna engagement in a statement shared on his Facebook page after the meeting. He said the event was…

Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, has said the state is endowed with alluvial gold deposits, noting that gold could be found on the streets after heavy rainfall in some areas. Bago made the remark while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics about the activities of illegal miners in the state and the challenges of regulating mining operations. The governor said the state government had no comprehensive database of illegal miners, while licensed operators would be profiled to determine those involved in mining activities and help maintain security across the state. “For illegal mining, there’s no database. So these people who are licensed…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Grassroots Organisation has urged President Bola Tinubu and leaders of the ruling party to be cautious about the political activities of Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The group said Wike’s Rainbow Coalition should not be allowed to operate in a manner that could weaken the APC or create a parallel structure within the ruling party. It also rejected the argument that Wike’s political influence and his previous G-5 alliance were responsible for President Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 presidential election. The position was contained in a…

KEY TAKEAWAYS The EFCC has set up a team, supervised by Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, to probe people named in the Mambilla power deal after an ICC ruling. The ICC tribunal dismissed Sunrise Power’s key claims, ordered a $11.8 million legal-fee refund, and questioned payments including $500,000 linked to Atiku Abubakar’s ex-wife. Sources said the EFCC may soon invite former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Jennifer Douglas, while Abubakar Malami and Olu Agunloye already face separate EFCC trials. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has constituted a team to investigate individuals named in alleged questionable dealings linked to the Mambilla…

The African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore has vowed to scrap the office of the First Lady if he becomes president in 2027. Sowore explained that the Nigerian constitution does not give room for the office of the First Lady. Featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Tonight on Thursday, Sowore said being elected president wouldn’t change his marriage, but his wife would not take on an official role as First Lady. He said: “The Nigerian Constitution does not include a position called First Lady. Becoming president won’t end my marriage, but I won’t take on the role of First…