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Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has said opposition leaders will work with whoever Nigerians elect president in a free, fair and credible election in 2027, declaring that individual ambitions must not stand in the way of efforts to rescue the country.Obi, who publicly declared his Allied Peoples Movement (APM) counterpart and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, qualified to be president, said opposition candidates were not desperate for power and should allow Nigerians to freely decide who leads them. Bauchi State Governor and National Leader of APM, Bala Mohammed, also described the 2027 election as an…

President Bola Tinubu has said reforms under his administration have expanded access to basic healthcare services to more than 37 million Nigerians, following investments in primary healthcare, infrastructure, manpower and local pharmaceutical production. Tinubu disclosed this in a congratulatory message to the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, on his birthday. According to a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu credited Pate with driving key components of the administration’s health reforms under the Renewed Hope Agenda. He said more than 3,100 primary healthcare centres had been revitalised,…

Senator representing Bauchi South, Shehu Buba, has dismissed viral videos linking him with alleged bandit kingpins, describing them as manipulated materials being recycled to damage his reputation. Buba, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Livestock and Animal Husbandry and Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) governorship candidate in Bauchi State, said a fact-check showed that the videos combined two unrelated clips to create a false impression that bandits visited his residence. In a statement titled, “Setting the Record Straight: My response to fabricated videos, false allegations and a sustained campaign of disinformation,” the former Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Security…

Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, has unveiled a plan to reduce the pump price of petrol to ₦200 per litre, saying the proposal would be driven by increased domestic refining and greater government control over crude supply. Adebayo said Nigeria’s current petrol pricing system was unsustainable and would worsen poverty, inflation and the country’s broader economic challenges if left unchanged. Speaking on his economic proposal on Arise News, he said, “What we are recommending and proposing is not something new and we’ve done it successfully over the years until the capacity to govern collapsed completely.” According to…

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Donald Duke, has warned that Nigeria’s widening gulf between the rich and poor is pushing the country towards a social crisis. The former Cross River State governor said rising poverty and hardship, amid the ostentatious lifestyle of the wealthy and political class, could eventually threaten the peace and security of the country. “There was a time when I used to be in the National Economic Intelligence Committee and Professor Aluko used to say, proverbially, that a time is coming in this country when the rich won’t sleep because the poor have not…

2027: Defections, lawsuits spread in APC The All Progressives Congress (APC) is battling a widening post-primary crisis, with defections and lawsuits spreading across states and threatening the ruling party’s electoral strength ahead of the 2027 general elections.Nearly four months after its 2026 primaries, reconciliation efforts by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) have failed to halt the fallout, as aggrieved aspirants and their supporters either head for the courts or move their political structures to opposition parties. Findings by Daily Sun showed that the NWC moved swiftly after the primaries, constituting reconciliation panels and dispatching peace missions to troubled states.…

UNGA:Tinubu, Family Enjoy Unimpeded US Transit, Have No Case to Answer; Allegation Is Not a Crime — Jimoh Ibrahim Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, says President Bola Tinubu and members of his family enjoy unimpeded transit and cannot be arrested in the United States while attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Ibrahim, who is also Chairman of the United Nations Committee on Budget and Administration, said this in a statement issued by the Office of the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations in New York. He said the Nigerian Mission in New…

Stakeholders say coalition has few weeks to decide or hand victory to Tinubu As the general election approaches, Nigeria’s anti-incumbent bloc faces an agonising choice between personal ambition, regional balancing, and collective political survival. On Tuesday, the opposition coalition attempted another comeback, but its path to 2027 remains highly volatile and uncertain. Driven by an urgent desire to challenge the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) hold on power, leading political figures have repeatedly tried, and failed, to form a single, formidable electoral bloc capable of staging a winning campaign. The cycle is exhausting for political observers and citizens alike: brief, carefully…

With presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for January 16, 2027, followed by the governorship and state assembly polls on February 6, 2027, political analysts anticipate a fiercely contested race driven by massive electorate. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) timetable, campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly elections kicked off on August 19, 2026, while campaigns for the governorship and State House of Assembly elections are slated to begin on September 9, 2026. Political parties declare readiness to participate and emerge victorious, banking on issue-based campaigns, potential capacity, record and achievements of their candidates. Osun: Parties vow…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has released the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results of all underage candidates who participated in the exercise for viewing. JAMB, however, stressed that the release does not automatically qualify them for admission into tertiary institutions, and also warned parents and guardians to be wary of individuals claiming to have the capacity to secure admission for underage candidates outside the officially prescribed process.The Board stressed that participation in the UTME and the release of a candidate’s result does not guarantee admission, particularly for candidates who had not attained the prescribed admission age.…