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ADC Faction Picks Atiku As 2027 Presidential Candidate
Thursday May 28, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress for the 2027 general election after defeating former…
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Dickson Says NDC Will Resist Personal Ambitions Ahead Of 2027
Wednesday May 27, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, on Tuesday moved to contain looming internal power struggles ahead of the 2027…
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Amaechi Dismisses ‘Fabricated’ ADC Presidential Primary Results
Wednesday May 27, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng Rotimi Amaechi, a presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has rejected the party’s presidential primary results. The ADC conducted a nationwide direct…
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Court Throws Out Suit Seeking To Stop Jonathan From 2027 Presidential Contest
Tuesday May 26, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit seeking to prevent former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting in the 2027 presidential…
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APC Chairman Nullifies State Primary Results, Insists Only NWC Can Declare Winners
Tuesday May 26, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared that no state chapter or electoral committee of the party has…
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INEC Appeals Judgment Nullifying Its 2027 Election Timetable
Tuesday May 26, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja to set aside a Federal High Court judgment that voided…
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Labour Party Shifts All Primaries To May 30
Tuesday May 26, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Labour Party has adjusted the timetable for its primary elections, moving all previously scheduled exercises for May 27 and May 29 to Saturday,…
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There’s Gang-up Against Tinubu In The South, Osoba Alleges
Tuesday May 26, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng A former governor of Ogun State, Segun Osoba, has alleged that there is a political gang-up against President Bola Tinubu in the South ahead…
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Court Voids INEC’s 2027 Election Timelines, Says Commission Cannot Override Electoral Act
Thursday May 21, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng A Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified key provisions in the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC)Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) revised timetable and…
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Fubara Withdraws From Rivers APC Governorship Primaries
Wednesday May 20, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement…