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2027: ‘Cut their fingers’; ‘leave your husband’; ‘support APC or leave’ – troubling campaign rhetoric exposes the thin line between political mobilisation and intimidation,...

Nigeria's 2027 general election campaign has barely begun, but politicians and political appointees have already begun testing the limits of acceptable political speech. In the...

Alleged Coup Plotter, Former Bayelsa Governor Timipre Sylva Quits APC, Accuses Party of Betraying Founding Ideals

Former Bayelsa State Governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the ruling...

Tinubu Begins Three-Week European Vacation as Atiku Raises Fresh Questions About President’s Health

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has left Nigeria for a three-week vacation in Europe at a politically sensitive moment, with campaigning for the 2027 presidential...

Atiku’s ‘Tinubu is 90’ bombshell: What the records say about the two presidential rivals

A remarkable new chapter has opened in Nigeria’s increasingly bitter 2027 presidential contest after former Vice-President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku...

MY RESPONSE TO Mallam Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed OVER MY COMMENTS ON EX-NIGERIAN MILITARY DICTATOR IBRAHIM BADAMOSI BABANGIDA AT 85: COMPASSION DOES NOT REQUIRE HISTORICAL...

By Omoyele Sowore Dear Datti Baba-Ahmed, Yesterday, at the National Peace Committee event, I met Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, Datti Baba-Ahmed’s elder brother and PRP chairman. I...

Tinubu’s 2027 Bid Draws Fresh Scrutiny as US Court Sets August 28 Deadline in FOIA Records Case

The battle over United States law-enforcement records concerning President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is entering a new phase just as Nigeria's 2027 presidential campaign gets...

Between Jingir and rest of us: Where the rubber meets the road

WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD By National Prayer Altar On Saturday 8th August 2026, at a mass wedding of 1,500 couples organized and sponsored by...

Adeleke’s Second Act: Osun Rejects APC Push, Governors’ Clout, Presidency’s Influence, Returns Governor to Power

The votes are counted, the political drums have gone quiet, and the result that many in Osun had waited through a fiercely fought campaign...

Osun Waits: Adeleke Opens 18,984-Vote Lead with 29 Wards Yet to Be Collated

The race for the Osun State governorship entered its decisive stage on Saturday night as incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke established an early lead over...

Atiku Reopens Tinubu Certificate Battle, Seeks 2027 Disqualification Over Alleged NYSC Forgery

Former Vice-President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has opened a fresh legal front against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, asking...

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