The Nigeria Debate Consortium, a coalition of five media organisations, has fixed November 8 for a governorship debate in Lagos, marking the opening of its series of public engagements with candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections. The debate, scheduled for 7 pm at The Hub by IALA, House of His Glory, Marwa, Lekki, will
YPP vice-presidential candidate sets conditions for opposition coalition. The YPP vice-presidential candidate warns that replacing President Bola Tinubu without addressing Nigeria's governance challenges could repeat the disappointment that followed the 2015 change of government.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State says 116,745 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) of newly registered voters are yet to be collected. The Administrative Secretary of INEC in Lagos, Mrs Adenike Tadese, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday.
He recalled the Supreme Court’s 2019 judgment that invalidated the victories of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in Zamfara State, from the governorship to the state House of Assembly, and declared their Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) opponents winners. Keyamo also cited the Supreme Court’s February 13, 2020, judgment that nullified the election of David Lyon, the APC candidate for Bayelsa governor, a day before his scheduled inauguration.
By Omeiza Ajayi Nine opposition parties under the Coalition for Democracy have rallied behind the African Democratic Congress ADC, describing Thursday’s Federal High Court judgment which dissolved the Senator David Mark-led leadership of the party and invalidate its presidential candidacy as “a dangerous escalation in what appears to be a systematic campaign to eliminate credible political opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections.” Its members are the ADC, Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA), National Rescue Movement (NRM), Nigeria Democratic Congress…
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…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.