Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has debunked rumours that he has quit active politics, describing the insinuation as fake news. Atiku Media Office, in a statement on Monday, described the development as a plan by anti-democratic elements to create confusion and dampen the momentum of the African Development Congress (ADC), insisting that Atiku never held any meeting with the coalition party’s stakeholders to announce his stepping down. The statement reads, “We wish to state, for...

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Dr. Gbenga Hashim, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has intensified cross-party consultations to forge a broad-based coalition and counter what he described as a gradual drift toward a one-party state in Nigeria. Hashim made the call in Abuja while hosting leaders of the Accord Party, led by its National Chairman, Barrister Maxwell Mgbudem. Other members of the delegation include the party’s National...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised the opposition not to dissipate energy contesting in the 2027 elections, but should focus on 2031. A statement on Wednesday signed by the Lagos APC Spokesman, Mogaji (Hon) Seye Oladejo, noted that the opposition has demonstrated a glaring lack of preparation, cohesion, and seriousness- further reinforcing doubts about its capacity to mount any credible challenge in the forthcoming electoral cycle. The statement reads, “The Lagos State chapter of...

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), has expressed concern over the deepening economic crisis that has plunged millions of Nigerians into unprecedented hardship, and has suggested solutions to ameliorate the sufferings. The organisation, in a statement on Tuesday, signed by its National President, Comrade Yinka Folarin, and National Secretary, Comrade Idris Afees, demanded urgent action by governments at all levels. It sought to reduce official working days for civil servants to three...