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THE North as a political bloc has a tough decision to make regarding who it will back in the 2027 presidential election as no fewer than five politicians are on its radar for endorsement. The five leading politicians hoping to get the nod of mainstream North including incumbent President Bola Tinubu; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; former President Goodluck Jonathan; former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi; and former Rivers State Governor, Mr Rotimi Amaechi. Although some northerners are considered to be eyeing the Aso Rock top seat, key stakeholders contend that a northerner succeeding President Tinubu will hurt the North-South power-rotation principle and create instability in the polity. Northerners interested in the presidential seat in 2027 include former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Presidential Candidate, Mr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim. The likes of former Kano State Governor, Senator Musa Kwakwanso and Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed are potential...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, have condemned the suicide bombing attacks that reportedly killed at least 18 people in some parts of Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. While Tinubu declared the incidents as an act of terrorism, Atiku charged the Federal Government not to allow the North-East region to slide back into a “theatre of terrorism and extreme violence.” However, President Tinubu, in a statement released by his media aide, Ajuri Ngelale, said the attacks were a clear manifestation of the military onslaught against the terrorists and the success achieved in degrading their capacity to launch offensives. “The purveyors of wanton violence shall have a certain encounter with justice,” he stated, reiterating his government is taking necessary measures to secure Nigerians. He further stated that efforts “will be redoubled to ensure that those who trouble the nation, dispatching precious lives, and disrupting law and order are complete...

•Seek fresh poll as alternative prayer Legal battle to nullify the victory of the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, kick-started on Tuesday, with four separate petitions lodged before the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting at the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal. Among those who formally approached the court to challenge the declaration of Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as winner of the February 25 presidential election are the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and that of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had on March 1, announced Tinubu as the winner of the presidential poll, ahead of 17 other candidates that contested the election. It declared that Tinubu scored a total of 8,794,726 votes to defeat Atiku, who polled 6,984,520 votes and Obi who came third with 6,101,533 votes. Dissatisfied with the outcome of the election, Atiku and Obi, through their respectiv...

•We can’t hold gov polls without re-configuring BVAS THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja, praying it to vary the orders it granted the presidential candidates of the Labour Party, LP, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to be allowed to inspect sensitive materials that were used for the presidential election. INEC, in its legal process dated March 4, urged the appellate court, which will sit as the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, to vary the order to enable it to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, it used for the presidential poll on February 25. We can’t hold gov polls without re-configuring BVAS It told the court that the configuration was necessary since the BVAS would also be deployed for the next round of elections, starting with Governorship and State Assembly elections billed for Saturday, as well as other rescheduled elections.   According to the INEC, without a prompt variation...

From left: Obi, Tinubu and Atiku. THE presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Ahmed Tinubu, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and Labour Party, Peter Obi, took their campaign to Katsina, Benue and Kwara states respectively in last minutes effort to secure the votes of residents of the states. Buhari urges  Katsina monarch  to mobilize for T inubu Leading the Tinubu/Shettima campaign in Katsina state, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday pledged full support for Senator Ahmed Tinubu and called on the Emir of Katsina, Abdulmumini Kabir Usman and Emirate Council to mobilise for the political leader. President Buhari in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, was quoted as saying, "We are here to present our candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu," the President said during a courtesy call in the palace. "Asiwaju has been chosen by our party, and we are fully in support of his candidatu...

Atiku, Tinubu and Obi Tinubu in Kaduna vows to eliminate kidnappers, killers •Promises National Industrial revolution, completion of AKK gas pipeline  •On Asiwaju's mandate we stand — Northern Govs THE All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu, has vowed to tackle insecurity by dealing with killers and kidnappers among others if elected.  He also assured Nigerians of widespread industrialisation across the country. Tinubu, who spoke at the party's presidential rally at Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, Kaduna State yesterday, vowed to eliminate kidnappers, killers and other troublemakers terrorising the state. "All those troublemakers, violent kidnappers, killers; all troublemakers who are disturbing the security of Kaduna, I assure you, we will eliminate them. Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna governor) has done a good job, go around Kaduna, you will see how organised, how clean the state is," the former Lagos State governor Tinubu promised that Nigerians ...

*Sponsoring fake news against me won't help Atiku, Obi –Tinubu; *Tinubu trying to avoid scrutiny over $460,000 – Atiku *Look within for fake INEC’s statement on Tinubu, LP tells APC *Shettima’s insults on Obi, breach peace accord – LP Campaign; *Catholic Bishops seek issues-based campaigns *Hate speech, greatest danger to unity, stability of Nigeria – ACF  *Says Gov Ortom's apology over anti-Fulani’s comments, a relief; *My statistics unsettling opposition – Obi THE campaign teams of the presidential candidates of the three leading political parties - All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar; and Labour Party,  Peter Obi, were engaged in bickerings over fake news and hate speech. Tinubu’s campaign fired the first salvo; as its Director, Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement, accused Atiku and Obi of sponsoring fake news against Tinubu in the hope of getting the former Lagos State governor disqualified,...

ON the heels of the interactive session between Arewa Joint Committee, AJC, and presidential candidates, major southern regional groups and leaders are divided over toeing the same path, insisting the next President must come from the South. The groups, comprising Afenifere, Yoruba Council of Elders, YCE, Pan-Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, and Oduduwa United People Association, ODUPA, among others, cautioned against abandoning rotational presidency in 2023. They were not keen about doing what the AJC did in Kaduna, but were more concerned about the electoral process and where the next President should come from. However, PANDEF said plans are ongoing to have an interface with candidates from the South in line with the clamour for southern presidency. Some northern political leaders under the auspices of AJC had organised an interactive session for all presidential candidates. Held in Kaduna, last week, presidential hopefuls who participated include Kola Abiola of Peoples Redemption Par...

*I’ll devolve more powers to state govts — Atiku Abubakar *Tinubu will replicate Lagos, Borno wonders in Nigeria — Shettima *2023 election not about religion, tribe but character, competence — Peter Obi *CJN, Sanwo-Olu, others seek judicial reform *Nigeria in disarray, needs heroes — Chimamanda Adichie  THE presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, laid out their plans to save Nigeria from collapse if elected.  The three presidential candidates were guest speakers at the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference, NBA-AGC which was held in Lagos, and attended by the presidential candidates of African Democratic Party, Mr Dumebi Kachikwu, Social Democratic Party, Adewole Adebayo and All Progressives Grand Alliance, Peter Umeadi. Although Tinubu was represented by his running mate, Kashim Shettima, Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and the other p...