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BREAKING: INEC Admits Officers Were Compromised, Introduced AI Images Into Voters’ Register

October 30, 2026 Jake Clifford

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has admitted that some of its registration officers across the country were compromised and allegedly used their official access to introduce irregularities,…

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BREAKING: Rochas Okorocha Declares Support For Wike’s Rainbow Coalition Hours After Defeating Hope Uzodimma In Court

October 30, 2026 Jake Clifford

    Former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has declared support for the Rainbow Coalition championed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, just hours after…

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EXCLUSIVE: APC’s Rivers Governorship Bid Faces Court Challenge Over Membership Register

October 30, 2026 Jake Clifford

      The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and its governorship candidate in Rivers State, Kieghe Nature Dumale, have approached the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, seeking to disqualify…

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2027: INEC Refuses to Clear Kwankwaso Ally Gwarzo as Kano NDC Governorship Candidate

October 30, 2026 Jake Clifford

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declined to clear Aminu Gwarzo, a close ally of former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, as the Nigeria Democratic Congress…

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BREAKING: Confusion As INEC Delists Names Of Some Candidates Earlier Cleared For 2027 Elections

October 30, 2026 Jake Clifford

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed the names of some candidates earlier published as eligible to contest the 2027 governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections,…

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BREAKING: Group Withdraws Support for Tinubu in Cross River, Gives Six Demands

October 29, 2026 Jake Clifford

    The National Patriotic Front for Tinubu (NPFFT) has temporarily withdrawn its political support for President Bola Tinubu in Cross River State, citing concerns over political representation, oil-producing status…

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JUST IN: APC Dismisses Abuja Court Ruling, Insists Uzodimma Remains Imo West Senatorial Candidate

October 29, 2026 Jake Clifford

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State has insisted that Governor Hope Uzodimma remains its candidate for the Imo West Senatorial District election, despite reports of a…

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BREAKING: Court Gives INEC Go-Ahead to Publish Rochas Okorocha as APC Candidate for Imo West

October 29, 2026 Jake Clifford

    A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to publish former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha as the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

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FAAC Allocations: Tinubu Sends EFCC After Governors, LGA Chairmen

October 29, 2026 Jake Clifford

    President Bola Tinubu has reportedly approved the involvement of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in monitoring the management of monthly allocations to Nigeria’s 36 states and…

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‘You Can’t Defeat a Governor Receiving ₦50bn Monthly With Big Stories’ — Dickson Tells NDC Aspirants

October 29, 2026 Jake Clifford

    Former Bayelsa State Governor and National Democratic Congress (NDC) chieftain, Seriake Dickson, has defended the consideration of financial capacity in selecting candidates for elections, arguing that opposition politicians…

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BREAKING: Ex-Zamfara Council Chairman Dumps APC, Backs Atiku’s ADC

October 29, 2026 Jake Clifford

    A former chairman of Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Alhaji Sharu Anka, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the African Democratic Congress…

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BREAKING: Abuja Court Sacks Uzodimma as APC Senatorial Candidate, Declares Okorocha Winner

October 29, 2026 Jake Clifford

    The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma to stop parading himself as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Imo West…

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Betta Edu Marks 40th Birthday With Benue IDPs, Offers Scholarships, Business Grants, Others

October 28, 2026 Jake Clifford

    Dr Betta Edu has marked her 40th birthday by reaching out to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Benue State with medical services, business start-up grants, scholarships, vocational equipment,…

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BREAKING: ADC Raises Alarm Over Alleged Plot to Postpone 2027 Presidential Election, Warns INEC

October 28, 2026 Jake Clifford

    The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council has raised concerns over an alleged plot to postpone the January 16, 2027, presidential election, warning the Independent National Electoral…

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BREAKING: Director Aminu Saira Withdraws Support for Tinubu, Backs Atiku

October 28, 2026 Jake Clifford

    Veteran Kannywood film director Alhaji Aminu Saira has reportedly withdrawn his support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election, declaring his preference for the African…

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‘We Won’t Vote for Tinubu, APC in 2027’ – PDP Rebukes Wike

October 28, 2026 Jake Clifford

    A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Taminu Turaki has declared that it will not support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, rejecting moves…

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Nigeria Is Too Important for Global Banks to Ignore — JP Morgan

October 28, 2026 Jake Clifford

    JP Morgan has reaffirmed its confidence in Nigeria’s financial sector, saying the country remains too significant for any international bank seeking a global presence to overlook, despite reports…

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‘Every PDP Members in Imo, Kwara, Gombe, Zamfara, Ogun, Cross River, and Other States Must Support Tinubu’ — Wike Declares

October 27, 2026 Jake Clifford

    Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) across Nigeria should support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid…

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City Boy Movement Inaugurates Chapters in Obanliku, Obudu, Bekwarra Ahead of 2027 Elections

October 27, 2026 Jake Clifford

    The Cross River State chapter of the City Boy Movement has inaugurated its chapters in Obanliku, Obudu and Bekwarra Local Government Areas as part of efforts to expand…

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‘No Rainbow Coalition in Imo State, We’ll Deliver Organic Votes to Tinubu’ — Uzodimma Mocks Wike

October 27, 2026 Jake Clifford

      Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has dismissed the prospect of the Rainbow Coalition gaining a foothold in the state, declaring that President Bola Tinubu will receive “organic…

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