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High Court Ruling: AA candidate warns against weakening opposition
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High Court Ruling: AA candidate warns against weakening opposition

Joseph, popularly known as Fadojoe, expressed concern over the implications of the Federal High Court judgment concerning the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the presidential nomination of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. Joseph further raised concerns about the state of opposition politics under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, citing persistent leadership disputes, factional disagreements and legal battles involving opposition parties.

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2027: Peter Obi is a trader, he hasn’t offered any alternative — Oshiomhole
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2027: Peter Obi is a trader, he hasn’t offered any alternative — Oshiomhole

Peter Obi is a trader, he hasn’t offered any alternative — Oshiomhole. Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has described the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, as a trader who has failed to present an alternative to President Bola Tinubu’s policies ahead of the 2027 general election.

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Paraguay president resigns amid Ueno Bank crisis
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Paraguay president resigns amid Ueno Bank crisis

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña has reportedly resigned amid a political crisis following the collapse of Ueno Bank, a digital lender allegedly linked to his former business interests. According to Reuters, the resignation followed moves by Paraguay’s lower house of Congress to pursue impeachment proceedings against Peña over allegations of conflict of interest and misconduct relating to the bank.

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2027: Ekiti PDP, SDP, APM, others unite for Tinubu
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2027: Ekiti PDP, SDP, APM, others unite for Tinubu

Ekiti PDP, SDP, APM, others unite for Tinubu. “With a total registered vote of 1,028,000, it is our hope, prayer and aspiration that from January 16, 2027, APC will garner 90 to 95 per cent of the votes cast in Ekiti State,” Shettima said.

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High Court Ruling: ADC heads to A’Court, insists Mark, Aregbesola remain party leaders
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High Court Ruling: ADC heads to A’Court, insists Mark, Aregbesola remain party leaders

The 2027 presidential election campaign was thrown into fresh controversy, yesterday, as a Federal High Court in Abuja sacked the Senator David Mark-led National Working Committee of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, declared its emergence illegal and nullified all actions taken by the leadership, including the nomination of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential candidate. Court upholds Gombe’s suit Justice Lifu upheld the suit by Nafiu Gombe, a former National Deputy Chairman (North-East) of the ADC, who challenged the process through which the Mark-led…

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King Charles relishes ‘politically charged’ deployments, Palace aide says
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King Charles relishes ‘politically charged’ deployments, Palace aide says

The King Charles relishes the “tough parts” of his role and will continue to be used in “politically charged situations”, a senior palace aide said at the end of the King’s tour of the Caribbean. Over the past nine days, the King visited the Bahamas, Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda and has been used as “a great secret weapon”, the aide said.

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Atiku Verdict: APC wants opposition fighting – Ameh

APC wants opposition fighting – Ameh. By John Alechenu ABUJA — High Chief Peter Ameh, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) senatorial candidate for Kogi East, has warned opposition parties against celebrating the court judgment that sacked the David Mark-led National Working Committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and nullified Atiku Abubakar’s candidacy.

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2027: Youth voters to reshape polls, Lai Omotola predicts
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2027: Youth voters to reshape polls, Lai Omotola predicts

…Projects Tinubu with slim lead, says free, fair poll critical By Ishola Balogun The publisher of Politico.ng, Lai Omotola, has projected a closely contested 2027 presidential election, predicting that President Bola Tinubu currently holds a slim lead over former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. Omotola said the APC was projected to win all states in the South-West and North-Central zones, while the NDC was expected to dominate the South-East and South-South, alongside Kano State and the Federal Capital Territory.

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Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns after bank collapse
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Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns after bank collapse

Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña has announced his resignation following a political crisis sparked by the collapse of a bank linked to him. Protesters gathered near the Paraguayan Congress on Thursday Peña won the 2023 election representing Paraguay’s ruling conservative Colorado Party, beating a centre-left challenger.

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Don’t allow yourself be used to stifle democracy, NDC to Judiciary

Recall that the Federal High Court in Abuja had sacked the Senator David Mark-led executives of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and invalidated all actions they took on behalf of the party. While reacting to the judgement of the court against the David Mark led leadership of the ADC, the NDC National Publicity Secretary said, “We have noted the Federal High Court judgment derecognizing the David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

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California governor commutes sentences for state’s 548 death row inmates
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California governor commutes sentences for state’s 548 death row inmates

California Governor Gavin Newsom has commuted the death sentences of all 548 people on death row in the state, changing them instead to life in prison. It is unclear how Newsom’s decision will affect condemned inmates like Keith Doolin, 53, who was sentenced to death in 1996 for murdering two sex workers, Inez Espinoza and Peggy Tucker, and sh

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2027: Tinubu, T. Y. Danjuma, Northeast, North-Central leaders meet in Aso Villa
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2027: Tinubu, T. Y. Danjuma, Northeast, North-Central leaders meet in Aso Villa

Tinubu, T. Y. Danjuma, Northeast, North-Central leaders meet in Aso Villa. By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Ahead of January 16, 2027 presidential election, the former Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma (retd) and political leaders from the Northeast and North-Central geopolitical zones yesterday, met behind closed doors with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Villa, Abuja.

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