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Politics

‘Court rulings threaten 2027 elections’ – INEC

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INEC on court rulings

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised concern that recent court decisions affecting aspects of its 2027 general election timetable could create significant disruptions to election planning if not urgently resolved by appellate courts. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, expressed the concern during the Commission’s quarterly consultative meeting with political party leaders in Abuja, noting that conflicting judicial pronouncements have created uncertainty around key electoral timelines. According to him, the Commission has already filed appeals against two Federal High Court judgments that questioned portions of INEC’s schedule of activities…

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2027: “North has lost faith in Tinubu, Atiku, Obi” –  ACF claims

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ACF claims on Tinubu

National Publicity Secretary, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Prof. Tukur Mohammed-Baba, has claimed that Northern Nigeria has lost faith in the country’s main political figures ahead of the 2027 presidential election, including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi. Mohammed-Baba, who made the declaration on Monday, during his appearance during a television interview, declared that President Bola Tinubu has experienced a sharp decline in political standing within the region since taking office. Concurrently, the northern socio-cultural group maintains that neither former vice president Atiku Abubakar nor Nigeria Democratic Congress…

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Kaduna: “Uba Sani chooses reconciliation over confrontation” – Aide

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Aide on Uba Sani

Senior Special Assistant to Governor Uba Sani on Public Affairs, Victor Mathew Bobai, has defended the Kaduna governor’s leadership style, describing it as one anchored on tolerance, inclusion, and reconciliation. Speaking in Sabon-Tasha suburb, Bobai dismissed claims that Uba Sani is intolerant of criticism, arguing that the governor has consistently allowed political opponents and critics to express their views freely without intimidation. He said the proposed APC Reconciliation Committee is aimed at addressing grievances arising from the party’s recent primaries, engaging aggrieved aspirants, and strengthening unity within the party. Bobai…

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Kwankwaso threatens to leave NDC if his candidates are replaced

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Kwankwaso threatens ADC

…As Party insists on 60/40 formula  The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has replaced several candidates earlier submitted by the Kwankwasiyya faction in Kano State over an alleged breach of a power-sharing agreement according to reports. According to a document signed by Kano State NDC Chairman, Hon. Hussaini Isah Mairiga, the changes were made to reflect the earlier agreement on the distribution of party positions and elective tickets between the existing NDC structure and the Kwankwasiyya bloc.  The document was copied to National Leader Senator Seriake Dickson, Kwankwasiyya leader Rabiu Musa…

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“2027 will be a tough battle” – Senator Ndume

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Senator Ndume on 2027

…Says Tinubu faces Obi, Atiku Senator representing Borno-South constituency, Ali Ndume, has broken ranks with the APC’s public optimism, admitting that the 2027 presidential race will be “a tough fight” while accusing President Bola Tinubu’s inner circle of failing to tell him “the fact—the truth” about the looming opposition threat.   Speaking on television yestrday, Ndume responded to the host’s warning that “the storm is coming. Atiku is coming, Peter Obi is coming, Seyi Makinde is coming” and that 2027 could see “APC packing from the Villa.”   “I’m not that worried,…

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PDP Crisis: Wabara-led BoT sues INEC over recognition of Turaki-led Interim NWC

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PDP BoT sue INEC

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Senator Adolphus Wabara, has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), seeking recognition of the party’s interim National Working Committee (NWC) headed by Tanimu Turaki. In the suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on June 4, the PDP BoT asked the court to compel INEC to update its records and publish the Turaki-led NWC, whose details were submitted to the Commission on May 4. The plaintiffs, including former Senate President Wabara, ex-Niger State governor…

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Political leaders, activists to storm Lagos for June 12 anniversary

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Political leaders June 12

Movement  for Credible Elections, (MCE), in conjunction with ‘June 12 Pro-Democracy Movement of Nigeria’, has announced that it will host top political leaders and leading activists in the country in commemoration of this year’s ‘June 12 Democracy Day’ anniversary in Nigeria. According to an issued statement yesterday, signed by the Chairman, LOC, June 12 Movement of Nigeria, Anthony Kila: “The focus of the 2026 National Democracy commemoration will be: ‘Electoral Acts 2026, INEC and Sanctity of the 2027 Elections’ and ‘Poverty, Insecurity and Credible Elections in Nigeria’, as stakeholders at…

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Atiku accuses Babachir Lawal of ethnic prejudice

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Atiku accuses Babachir Lawal

Former Vice-President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has accused former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, of promoting ethnic prejudice and peddling conspiracy theories. Atiku said Lawal’s recent attacks on him were not backed by facts or evidence but were driven by ethnic profiling and inflammatory rhetoric. In an issued statement issued yestetday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the most troubling part of Lawal’s comments was the attempt to link an entire ethnic group…

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$709,238 debt: Court begins auctioning of ex-Rep. Sha’aban’s property

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Court on Sha'aban’s property

The Sheriff and Civil Process Unit, Kaduna State High Court, on Wednesday auctioned landed properties belonging to a former member of the House of Representatives, Sani Sha’aban. The auction is in execution of a court judgment over a longstanding debt dispute with a businessman, Umar-Faruk Abdullahi. The properties auctioned by the Court include the land and Structure behind Sha’aban’s main residence, opposite Therbow Secondary School, Zaria, covered by Certificate of Occupancy No. KD 3984 Others are land and structures on Plot No. 3 Churchill Road GRA Zaria with Certificate of…

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Insecurity: “They have gadgets to track those who criticises govt. but can’t track terrorists”, Dalung blasts FG

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Dalung blasts FG on insecurity

Former Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has accused the Bola Tinubu-led administration of lacking the political will to confront Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, saying the government is more focused on the 2027 politics than on protecting lives lost to terrorism and kidnappings. Speaking on a television programme on Friday, Dalung delivered a sharp critique of the government’s security response and overall leadership record. He said, “The government seems not to have the political will to deal with it. They have all the gadgets to track anybody who criticises the government — they…

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