Here we go again: the next presidential election is set to be a re-enactment of the 2023 fixture. It was a three-way fight involving Candidates Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Peter Obi of the Labour Party — with an honourable mention of Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The trio are back as presidential candidates in 2027, with Tinubu still of the APC, while Atiku is now of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and Obi of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) — and Kwankwaso has teamed up with Obi and is poised to be his vice-presidential candidate.

ABUJA — Former presidential candidate and chieftain of the Accord Party, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has accused powerful figures within President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s camp of working…

*Former president declared candidate in absentia

Here we go again: the next presidential election is set to be a re-enactment of the 2023 fixture. It was a three-way fight involving Candidates Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All…

LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigerian opposition leader Peter Obi will stand as a candidate in the country's next presidential election, setting up a rematch of the

As zoning, ethnicity and religious balancing come under pressure, presidential hopefuls increasingly search for competence over vote-delivering power brokers.

•NIIA Research Director, Prof Otubanjo: Wike has shot president in the foot By Nnamdi Ojiego As political realignments gather pace ahead of the next general elections, Director…

Despite economic pains and an Islamist insurgency, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu is viewed as the front runner in January’s elections.

By Samuel Gari and Tanimu Iro As Nigeria moves steadily towards the 2027 presidential election, political observers are closely examining the strengths and weaknesses of the…