Campaigns, parties and politicians, past and present, on the road to the 2027 elections.
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After its Bauchi governorship candidate resigned, the Nigeria Democratic Congress said the APC was luring its candidates with money and appointments and promised to replace anyone who leaves.
The Nigeria Democratic Congress postponed the inauguration of its presidential campaign council from 20 to 26 October because Peter Obi had an important engagement abroad.
The FCT minister, who coordinates the APC presidential campaign in the capital, promised logistics to PDP members who campaign for Tinubu. The PDP's interim leadership said true party members will not support the ruling party.
President Tinubu likened calls to restore the petrol subsidy to asking Moses to lead the Israelites back to Egypt. Atiku Abubakar turned the comparison against him and repeated his plan for limited support for locally refined fuel.
The APC presidential campaign flags off in Kaduna State on 24 October, with Port Harcourt and Maiduguri next, campaign director-general Abdulaziz Yari has said.
President Tinubu, NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi and Kano Governor Abba Yusuf paid tribute to Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, now Obi's running mate, as he turned 70 on 21 October.
Six opposition parties agreed at an August summit to draft five unity documents and a route to a single presidential candidate. Their coordinator says progress has been made, but the ADC and NDC are openly at odds.
The PRP national chairman, a former adviser to Vice-President Kashim Shettima, told Channels Television that Nigerians have yet to feel the benefits of the government's policies and that insecurity could keep northern voters at home.
The Oyo governor and APM presidential candidate accused the federal government of holding back NLNG dividends due to the states. Bayo Onanuga replied that the claim would require more than $25 billion in a single payout.
A day after Nyesom Wike led Assembly members and all 23 council chairmen to Governor Siminalayi Fubara's home, the Amaewhule-led House reversed the 2024 decision that declared three Fubara loyalists' seats vacant.
Mourners who gathered to lay wreaths for victims of the October 2020 shooting were dispersed before the ceremony began. Lagos governorship candidates Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Funso Doherty were among those caught in the teargas.
At a town hall in the UK, the NDC presidential candidate told Nigerians abroad to stop sending money to relatives and to push for better leaders instead. After a video spread, he said his opponents had twisted his message.
Former APC spokesman Timi Frank, now in the ADC, asked US President Donald Trump and other leaders to intervene over alleged threats to Atiku Abubakar. The Tinubu campaign called the claim baseless and dared him to give evidence to security agencies.
Senators voted for compulsory health checks at airports, seaports and land borders and asked for emergency funds, but Senate President Godswill Akpabio talked them out of visiting the entry points themselves.
Atiku Abubakar wants a public account of ₦10 billion meant for Ebola preparedness, a day after Nigeria confirmed its first case since 2014. The Senate also told the government to release emergency money.
