•APM presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde (standing) As campaigns intensify for the 2027 elections, the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate Seyi Makinde has promised to serve a single four-year term if he becomes Nigeria’s leader next year. The Oyo State governor spoke at an APM town hall meeting in Yola, Adamawa State, yester...
•Peter Obi Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has pledged that he will not spend his vacation outside Nigeria if elected president. Obi made the promise in his Independence Day address today, saying he would instead use the period to visit different states, interact with Nigerians and better understand ...
•Dave Umahi (L) and Peter Obi The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has dismissed suggestions that he is not on the same level as the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi. Speaking today in Benin City at the ‘Operation Rescue Benin-Asaba Road’ event, Umahi said there was no area in which […]
•Prince Adewole Adebayo The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2027 elections, Adewole Adebayo, has promised to ensure abundant availability of staple food if elected president. Adebayo, who was a guest on Channels Television last night, lamented that even professionals in the country can no longer afford to buy...
•Tinubu and APM logo The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has called on the Presidency to address public concerns surrounding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s health and his ongoing three-week leave in Europe. In a statement issued today in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Abubakar Yusuf, the party said Nigerians deserved clear and officia...
•Atiku The presidency has slammed the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, describing his promise to restore fuel subsidy, as “hypocrisy and deceit”. Atiku had, in a recent interview, said he would consider restoring the subsidy removed by President Bola Tinubu if elected President in 2027. Reacting, a pres...
•Atiku and fuel nozzle The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar has made the restoration of petrol subsidy a major part of his 2027 campaign pitch, arguing that Nigerians have not seen sufficient benefits from the policy’s removal. Speaking during an interview yesterday, Atiku questioned the whereabou...
•Shettima and Tinubu The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has commenced the statutory public display of academic credentials and personal particulars submitted by President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, the All Progressives Congress APC presidential and vice presidential candidates for the 2027 general election....
•Jailed TikToker, Camilla Alhassan A Ghanaian court has sentenced TikToker Camilla Alhassan to one year in prison after she admitted to publishing false claims that President John Mahama sacrificed 32 cows in a ritual to secure victory in the country’s 2024 presidential election. Alhassan, 43, was convicted of offensive conduct and publication...
•A collapsed building in the Altamira neighbourhood following an earthquake in Caracas, yesterday The death toll from Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes has risen to at least 164, with 971 people injured, interim President Delcy Rodriguez said today. Around 30 aftershocks have been recorded following the two strongest quakes yesterday, accor...

