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Former Director of Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar (rtd) and his wife, have been reportedly abducted by bandits in Katsina state. The couple were said to be travelling through Katsina when gunmen ambushed their vehicle and whisked them away to an undisclosed destination. Top military sources confirmed the development, saying efforts were being made…

Presidential aspirant of the Accord Party (AP), Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has alleged that there are deliberate efforts by influential figures to weaken opposition platforms and prevent the emergence of credible challengers to the ruling party in the 2027 presidential election. In a strongly worded statement issued ahead of Saturday’s presidential primary election of the AP, Hashim…

Gbenga Olawepo Hashim, a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the Accord Party (AP). Hashim disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday by his media office. The former presidential candidate of the Trust Party (TP) in the 2019…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has concluded its governorship primaries in 10 of the 36 states ahead of the 2027 general elections. The states are Plateau, Oyo, Kaduna, Katsina, Abia, Nasarawa, Rivers, Cross River, Taraba and Kano states. In Plateau state, Kefas Ropshik emerged as the party’s governorship candidate after polling 19,938 votes to defeat…

A former member of the House of Representatives, Shehu Usman Bawa, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State for the 2027 elections. He polled 124,170 votes to defeat his opponent, Haruna Saeed Kajuru, who scored 22,010 votes during the governorship primary election held on Monday. The result…