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‘Justice well served’, Keyamo lauds court ruling against Atiku, ADC
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, has welcomed Thursday’s Federal High Court judgment that sacked the Senator David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress ADC, declaring that “justice may be slow, but it is always sure!” In the judgment delivered on Thursday, Justice Peter Lifu declared the Mark-led Caretaker Committee as illegal and invalidated all actions taken on its behalf. These included the nomination of a former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as the ADC’s presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. Reacting to the outcome, Keyamo said the manner in which the party…
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Uzodimma vs Okorocha: I have no hand in court judgment – Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has denied any link to the recent Federal High Court judgment that nullified the recognition of the incumbent governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, as the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for Imo West senatorial district in the 2027 general elections. Wike made the position known on Thursday while fielding questions during his media parley in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital. He dismissed his involvement in the court judgment, describing as mischievous those linking his name to the court ruling. The minister, however, stated publicly that he disagrees with Uzodimma over…
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Court nullifies Atiku’s emergence as ADC presidential candidate, sacks David Mark, Aregbesola’s leadership
Justice Peter Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified all the processes of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, that led to the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s candidate for the 2027 election. In a judgment on Thursday, the judge nullified the emergence of the former Senate President, David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola and others as National Officers of the ADC. All candidates nominated for the 2027 general elections also have their nominations cancelled on account of emerging from illegal and unlawful leadership of ADC. Justice Lifu upheld the case of Nafiu Bala…
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Obasanjo, Atiku responsible for closure of Nigerian industries – Oshiomhole
Edo North senator, Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday blamed former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for the closure of industries in Nigeria. Oshiomhole said Obasanjo and Atiku’s administration was responsible for the closure of industries like Michelin and Dunlop, and turning Nigeria into an importing nation. The All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain made the claim during the APC presidential campaign rally in Ekiti State. He urged the people of the state to vote for President Bola Tinubu in 2027, stressing that the current administration has approved a new minimum wage for workers. According…
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‘What’s your business with land’ – Wike blasts UniAbuja lecturers as strike looms
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has slammed the University of Abuja chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, over its threat to shut down the institution over land. At a media parley on Thursday, Wike questioned what right the union has to challenge land allocation in Abuja. According to him, land administration in the FCT is the responsibility of the FCT Administration and has nothing to do with any trade union. “What is the business of ASUU on our land? How is ASUU the owner of land? Is ASUU the owner of the union…
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2027: Obi couldn’t fix Anambra; Atiku will return to Dubai after election — Oshiomhole
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has criticised former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, questioning their capacity to lead Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general election. Oshiomhole said Obi failed to address Anambra State’s challenges during his eight years as governor, while predicting that Atiku would return to Dubai after losing the presidential election. The former Edo State governor made the remarks during an All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally in Cross River State, where he urged residents to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. Questioning Obi’s promise to govern Nigeria for only four years, Oshiomhole said the…
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I have more damaging secrets about Peter Obi to reveal – Datti Baba-Ahmed knocks Obidients
Former Labour Party Vice Presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed has fired back at supporters of Peter Obi, popularly known as Obidients, over attacks on him. Speaking in an interview with Symfoni TV, Datti said Obidients are always eager to attack him whenever he says the truth about their principal, Peter Obi. According to him, he has more damaging things to reveal about Peter Obi and the 2023 election if Obidients continue to attack him. “Obidients are always eager to attack me. I have more damaging things to reveal. You attack me because I told you the truth about Peter Obi,”…
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‘They want to assassinate me’ – Sowore releases footage of Ekiti attack
The African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has released another footage showing the moment he and members of his team were attacked in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital. Sowore shared the new video on his verified X handle on Monday, lamenting how some people are trying to downplay the attack as a mere altercation. The activist cum politician said the attack was clearly an attempt to kill him. He wrote, “This is yet more footage of the brutal attack on me and members of our team in Ado-Ekiti. How anyone could watch this violence and dismiss it as a…
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𝗡𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 2027 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 — 𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗖 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Joash Amupitan, has said the commission under his watch has no plan to shift the 2027 general elections. He said the poll had been fixed and preparations were in top gear, hence the commission would not alter the timetable and insisted that the elections must hold as scheduled. Amupitan stated this during the commission’s interactive meeting with staff members in the six states of the South-South geopolitical zone and an assessment of their readiness for the 2027 general elections, held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Saturday. This comes amid claims…
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South-East govs still working behind scenes to secure Kanu’s release – Otti
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has assured that South-East governors have not abandoned efforts to secure the release of detained IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, insisting they are still engaging relevant federal authorities behind the scenes. Otti, who disclosed this during his monthly media chat Friday night in Umuahia, stressed that details of the ongoing negotiations would not be made public. Kanu is serving a life sentence following his conviction on terrorism-related charges by the Federal High Court, Abuja. The governor, meanwhile, disclosed that Abia’s debt profile had dropped from ₦147.2 billion in the second quarter of 2023 to ₦48.6…
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2027 election already rigged – Seun Okinbaloye raises alarm, alleges voters’ register manipulation
Popular Channels TV journalist, Seun Okinbaloye, has raised a serious alarm that the 2027 general election is already being rigged and may be compromised if the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, fails to act now and clean up the voters’ register. Okinbaloye raised the alarm on Friday night during Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. He said that intelligence and early signs show that politicians have started manipulating the voters’ register, with cases of underage registration, double registration, and ghost voters already surfacing across the country. “The 2027 election is already being rigged right now. Not on election day. It is…
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Tinubu using APC govs to intimidate opposition, people may fight back – Atiku’s aide
Demola Olarewaju, Senior Political Assistant to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of using governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to intimidate and oppress the opposition ahead of the 2027 elections. Olarewaju also accused the APC of scheming against the ADC campaign in the North. Posting on X, he wrote: “The best campaign for Bola Tinubu would have been legacy projects and actual impact upon the lives of Nigerians but he instead chose misgovernance and hardship. “Now he’s using APC govs to intimidate the opposition and the people…
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