By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Dailytrust
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, national chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, accuses Bola Tinubu’s government of neglecting and humiliating people in northern Nigeria. In a Facebook post, he urges them to reject attempts to buy votes ahead of the 2027 elections, Daily Trust reports.
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Ongoing story · day by day
Nigeria’s 2027 presidential campaign opens, candidates sign a peace pact, and Tinubu faces opposition.
19 OctYari consults four Nigerian emirs for Tinubu campaign19 OctKwankwaso says Atiku cannot beat Tinubu on Hausa-Fulani votes alone
19 OctTinubu campaign council prepares election launch in NigeriaEight lawmakers from Zamfara State who had left the All Progressives Congress (APC) have decided to rejoin the party after meeting Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. They pledged to support the APC in the 2027 general elections, PM News Nigeria reports.
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Nigerian senator Diket Plang says the opposition coalition is too late for the 2027 general elections and predicts an APC victory in Plateau State. He also backs President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term, Vanguard reports.
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The campaign office of Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Nigeria’s former communications minister, was vandalised in Kumo, Gombe State, ahead of the gubernatorial election scheduled for 2027. The Peoples Democratic Party accuses officials from the ruling APC, which says it is unaware of the attack, Daily Trust reports.
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Nigerian association HURIWA is calling on the government to prioritise lowering the cost of living, jobs and purchasing power rather than the prospects of Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Its national coordinator, Emmanuel Nnadozie Onwubiko, challenges the idea that investors can predict the election outcome, according to Vanguard.
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Nigerian police arrest suspects in Kwara for abuse and murderNigerian police have arrested several suspects in separate investigations into child abuse, murder, kidnapping, suspected ritual-related offences and motorcycle theft in Kwara State. Police Commissioner Ojo Adekimi said the arrests followed reports, intelligence and investigations, Arewa PUNCH reports.
Senegal and Ivory Coast seek to implement nearly 50 agreementsIn Abidjan, Senegalese Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô and his Ivorian counterpart Robert Beugré Mambé reviewed the follow-up to nearly 50 cooperation agreements, few of which are being satisfactorily implemented. The two governments want to establish a more results-focused monitoring system and also discussed economic exchanges and investment, according to Senego.The week in Africa
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