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2027: Buhari’s Loyalist Support Atiku, Slams Tinubu’s APC
In a dramatic political shift ahead of the 2027 general elections, some loyalists of former President Muhammadu Buhari have declared support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, signalling deep cracks within the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The move was formalised yesterday, at a private meeting in Abuja, where state chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Buhari’s...
NYCN State Chairmen Unite Behind Sukubo for Continued Youth Leadership
The Forum of State Chairmen of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has endorsed the incumbent President, Amb. Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, for another four-year term ahead of the council’s National Elective Congress in September. The endorsement was contained in a communiqué issued on Thursday after the Forum’s meeting in Ibadan, Oyo State. It was signed by Amb. Abdulsalam Abdulquadri...
Vanguard Correspondent, Steve Oko, Emerges Chairman Of Abia NUJ Correspondents Chapel
The Abia State Correspondent of Vanguard Newspapers, Deacon Steve Oko, has emerged Chairman of the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Abia State Council. Oko, a seasoned journalist, was elected unopposed during the chapel’s triennial conference held on Friday at its secretariat, located at No. 1 Ojike/Bende Road, opposite Umuahia North Local Government Headquarters. Other members of the...
NNPP, PDP Fires Back At APC Over Atiku’s Hunger Warning
The war of words between the ruling All Progressives Congress and the opposition has intensified with officials of the New Nigeria People’s Party and the Peoples Democratic Party slamming the reaction of the ruling party to the hunger warning by Atiku. APC had on Monday branded Atiku’s warning about worsening hunger “reckless, irresponsible and a tacit instigation of revolution,” accusing...
“Tinubu Govt Lacks Clear Direction” — ADC National Secretary
In this interview, African Democratic Congress (ADC) National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, speaks on the leadership tussle in the party, the state of the opposition, and his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s government. He argues that the administration lacks clear direction and is pushing Nigerians deeper into hardship. What is your reaction to the court order said to have stopped...
Rep Urges Atiku, Obi To Shelve Plans Challenging Tinubu In 2027
Member representing Agege Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Dr Wale Ahmed, has told critics of President Bola Tinubu to shelve any plans of challenging him in the 2027 election, insisting that a second term for the President is guaranteed. This comes despite opposition parties – including the Peoples Democratic Party, African Democratic Congress, Labour Party and New Nigeria...
Tinubu, Atiku Battles For Buhari’s Northern Bloc
Loyalists of late former President Muhammadu Buhari have shifted allegiance to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, even as President Bola Tinubu staged a high-profile visit to Buhari’s family in Kaduna. The stakes could not be higher. This is no longer about personalities alone, it is about who truly inherits Buhari’s political bloc. A few days ago, State chairmen of the defunct...
APC Inaugurates Campaign Council Ahead Of Anambra Poll
Ahead of the November 8, 2025, governorship election in Anambra State, the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress has vowed to take over power from the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance, saying that Anambra is too dear to the party. The National Chairman of the APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, stated this during the inauguration of the APC Anambra 2025...
Igbo Elders Storm Abia Govt House, Demand Immediate Release Of Nnamdi Kanu
Igbo elders from across the South East on Wednesday stormed the Abia State Government House, Umuahia, demanding the “immediate and unconditional release” of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The elders, who converged from different states in the region, gathered at the main entrance of the Government House to deliver their message to Governor Alex...
Atiku Vows To Protect Yoruba’s Interest If Elected President
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has pledged that the interest of the Yoruba will “occupy a topmost place” in his administration’s policies if elected President in 2027. He described as unfounded the narrative or fear that his presidency, if elected, “might lead to Hausa/Fulani domination over Yoruba or other ethnic groups.” “The entire Yoruba stock is my larger extended family and...
