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• Germany shuts Russian consulate over drone attack

  02-09-2026 15:09 via punchng.com
  
  Germany has ordered the closure of the Russian Consulate General in Bonn and announced further measures against Moscow after a drone attack at Leipzig AirpRead More: https://punchng.com/germany-shuts-russian-consulate-over-drone-attack/
  
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• Video: Desmond Elliot begs Gbajabiamila for forgiveness, seeks return to APC

  14-09-2026 08:14 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Lagos State House of Assembly member, Desmond Elliot, has apologised to Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, over his actions during the last All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Lagos.
  'I'm sorry.'– Desmond Elliot begs Gbajabiamila for forgiveness, seeks return to APC pic.twitter.com/RQaBwLFdSg— Vanguard Newspapers (@vanguardngrnews) September 14, 2026
  Elliot is seen in a video circulating on social media, on his knees pleading with Gbajabiamil
  
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• 2023: Cyberattacks targeted INEC platforms — Okoye

  14-09-2026 04:57 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Festus Okoye, has said the commission’s digital platforms were targeted by cyberattacks during the 2023 presidential election.Okoye disclosed this in an interview on Deep Insights, a podcast hosted by Austin Agbonsuremi.Ahead of the 2023 elections, INEC had assured Nigerians that polling unit results would be uploaded to its Result Viewing Portal, IReV, an online platform that enables voters, political
  
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• 2027: Free, fair or not, we’re ready for anything  -  ADC

  13-09-2026 19:44 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said it is prepared for any outcome ahead of the 2027 general election, insisting that it is confident of defeating the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) if the election is free and fair.ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this during an interview on the Naija Unfiltered Podcast, while responding to whether the opposition party could realistically defeat the incumbent despite the multiplicity of opposition groups.Abdullahi sa
  
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• 2027: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi lack capacity to move Nigeria forward – Adebayo campaign

  13-09-2026 13:50 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Presidential Campaign Council of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi lack the capacity to move Nigeria forward if elected in 2027.The council’s Chief Communications Adviser, Comrade Mark Adebayo, stated this at a press conference in Abuja on Saturday, while urging Nigerians to participate actively in the election and protect their votes.Adebayo said the SDP presidential
  
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• 2027: I supported Peter Obi in 2023, he never gave me N1 — Kawas

  13-09-2026 10:55 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Enitan AbdultawabABUJA — Archbishop Leonard Bature Kawas, a leader of the Charismatic Bishops, has defended his political activities, saying he supported Peter Obi’s presidential bid in 2023 without receiving any financial reward from the former Anambra State governor.Kawas spoke during an appearance on Arise TV’s Prime Time programme while responding to criticism of his involvement in politics and the controversy surrounding the recent endorsement of President Bola Ahmed T
  
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• 2027: Why I said Obi, Atiku lack capacity to fix Nigeria  —  Baba-Ahmed

  13-09-2026 08:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has explained his recent statement that Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar lack the capacity to fix Nigeria if elected president in 2027.Baba-Ahmed said his comments were made in the interest of fairness, arguing that he did not want to give any of President Bola Tinubu’s major challengers an undue advantage by asking the president to step down.He made the clarification while speaking on the Naija Unfiltered Podcast, following c
  
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• Obi still my boss; I could have helped him out in Benue — Baba-Ahmed

  13-09-2026 08:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has described Peter Obi as his “boss”, saying he could have assisted the former Anambra State governor during the recent incident in Benue if he had been contacted.Baba-Ahmed made the clarification while reacting to criticism over his recent statement that none of the presidential candidates seeking to replace President Bola Tinubu in 2027, including Obi, has the capacity to fix Nigeria.Speaking on the Naija Unfilter
  
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• Obi attack backlash: Nothing must happen to our son– Igbo leaders, others

  13-09-2026 06:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Steve Oko, Emmanuel Iheaka & Jeff AgbodoThe reported attack and obstruction of the convoy of presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, in Benue State has triggered fresh anxiety in the South-East, with Igbo leaders and socio-cultural organisations warning that nothing should happen to the former Anambra State governor.They warned that any further attack on Obi could deepen an already volatile political atmosphere and potentially trigger
  
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• 2027: Morka tackles Kwankwaso over promise to take care of Atiku if he withdraws

  12-09-2026 16:50 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The All Progressives Congress (APC) spokesperson, Felix Morka, has tackled Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso over his offer to take care of Atiku Abubakar if the former vice-president withdraws from the 2027 presidential race.Kwankwaso, the running mate to Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), had on Monday appealed to Atiku to abandon his presidential ambition and support the Obi-Kwankwaso ticket in next year’s election.He cited Atiku’s age and health, addi
  
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• Atiku’s subsidy plan failed under Obasanjo – Presidency

  12-09-2026 14:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Presidency has said that Atiku Abubakar’s plan to subsidise crude for local refineries failed when it implemented under former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration.Read Also: Atiku backs Dangote, says subsidy proposal only for local refineriesOtega Ogra, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on digital and new media, made the point while reacting to the proposal by the former vice-president for a production subsidy for local refineries.Ogra wrote on
  
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• I’m restoring subsidy to cut fuel, transport costs – Atiku

  12-09-2026 09:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has explained that his plan to restore fuel subsidy is aimed at supporting local refining and reducing the cost of petrol, rather than subsidising imported fuel.Atiku made the clarification in a series of posts on his X platform on Saturday, saying his proposed policy would amount to a “production subsidy” rather than an import subsidy.He explained that the government would support crude oil refined in Nigeria to enable domestic refineries to pro
  
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• Tinubu’s Re-election: APC blocs rise against Wike’s Rainbow Coalition

  12-09-2026 05:56 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Clifford Ndujihe, Demola Akinyemi, Juilet Umeh, Dan Abia & Emma UnaPowerful blocs in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, are up in gloves against the Rainbow Coalition midwifed by Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, Minister, Nyesom Wike, saying it would not only hurt the party’s candidates in the 2027 polls but also the re-election of President Bola Tinubu.Read Also: 2027: INEC asks court to dismiss Atiku’s suit over Tinubu certificatesWike, a kingmaker in the camp
  
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• Can our votes count in 2027? — Nigerians ask

  12-09-2026 05:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Dayo Johnson, Regional Editor, South-WestAt the inauguration of the APM presidential campaign office in Ibadan last week, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo, who is also the presidential candidate of the APM, Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of NDC, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state and other opposition figures unveiled a “Reset Nigeria” agenda, where they expressed confidence that Nigerians’ votes will count in next year’s election.
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• Atiku won’t quit 2027 race, ADC chieftain tackles Kwankwaso

  12-09-2026 03:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Juliet UmehA chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Chille Igbawua, has dismissed calls for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race, describing suggestions that his age and health should disqualify him as unfounded.Igbawua, a former member of the House of Representatives and adviser to the ADC National Chairman, spoke during an interview on Arise Television.Reacting to calls for Atiku to step aside for a younger opposition candidate, Igbaw
  
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• 2027: ‘NDC not planning parallel result system’ — Victor Umeh

  11-09-2026 20:53 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeA chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Senator Victor Umeh, has clarified that the party is not planning a parallel result collation system for the 2027 general elections.Umeh said the NDC would instead have agents at polling units who would collate results declared at the units and transmit them to the party’s situation room for independent collation.He spoke on Channels Television’s Politics on Friday while reacting to the debate over the NDC&rsq
  
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• Only God can stop Tinubu in 2027 — Baba-Ahmed

  11-09-2026 20:32 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Labour Party (LP) vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said only God can prevent President Bola Tinubu from winning the 2027 presidential election.Baba-Ahmed spoke in an interview with Trust TV while assessing the political landscape ahead of the 2027 elections and the prospects of the leading presidential contenders.Although critical of Tinubu’s policies, the former LP chieftain acknowledged the president’s ability to build political structures and forge allian
  
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• Tinubu didn’t donate AC to Atiku in 2007, it was coalition — Paul Ibe

  11-09-2026 19:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyePaul Ibe, spokesperson to former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has disputed the claim that President Bola Tinubu simply “donated” the Action Congress, AC, to Atiku to contest the 2007 presidential election.Ibe made the clarification in a statement posted on his official X handle on Friday, following an assertion by Arise News anchor Rufai Oseni on The Morning Show that Tinubu helped Atiku secu
  
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• Video: Why I decided to run as deputy governorship candidate to GRV — ADC’s Gbadamosi

  11-09-2026 16:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Sekinat OsundijiThe Deputy Governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Babatunde Gbadamosi has explained why he accepted the offer to run as a running mate to Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, GRV, the party’s governorship candidate, ahead of the 2027 Lagos State governorship election.Gbadamosi said he was initially not disposed to the idea but reconsidered after he was approached by Rhodes-Vivour to join him in the race.He said the decision presented an opportunity to send a mes
  
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• ‘Am I not Nigerian’? – Baba-Ahmed faults reactions to his ‘criticism’ of Peter Obi

  11-09-2026 16:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has disagreed with reactions to his recent criticism of Peter Obi, saying Nigerians focused on his reference to the former Anambra State governor rather than the broader argument he was making about the 2027 presidential election.In a recent interview with Seun Okinbaloye, Baba-Ahmed had stirred controversy after saying none of the leading contenders for the 2027 presidency, including Obi, whom he deputised in the 2023 election,
  
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• Why I decided to run as deputy governorship candidate to GRV — ADC’s Gbadamosi

  11-09-2026 15:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Sekinat OsundijiThe Deputy Governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Babatunde Gbadamosi has explained why he accepted the offer to run as a running mate to Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, GRV, the party’s governorship candidate, ahead of the 2027 Lagos State governorship election.Gbadamosi said he was initially not disposed to the idea but reconsidered after he was approached by Rhodes-Vivour to join him in the race.He said the decision presented an opportunity to send a mes
  
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• 2027: Lagosians must end APC’s era of ‘smelling Lagos’  -  ADC deputy gov candidate, Gbadamosi

  11-09-2026 12:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Lagos State Deputy Governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Babatunde Gbadamosi, has urged Lagosians to end what he described as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s era of a “smelling Lagos” in the 2027 governorship election.Gbadamosi made the call during an interview on Vanguard’s Politics Hub, while explaining why he believes the ADC provides a viable platform for him to contest the election despite his previous unsuccessful attempts on th
  
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• 2027: Obafemi Martins announces Renewed Hope tournament for Tinubu’s campaign

  11-09-2026 11:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Super Eagles striker, Obafemi Martins, has announced plans to organise a youth football tournament in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 campaign.Martins disclosed this during an interview on TVC on Thursday, saying the tournament, which he described as the “Renewed Hope tournament,” would be held in November.According to the former Inter Milan and Newcastle United striker, the tournament will involve teams from the six geopolitical zones, with additional tea
  
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• 2027: Obi supporters won’t trust INEC with votes —  Aisha Yesufu

  11-09-2026 07:14 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Sekinat OsundijiPolitical activist and Nigeria Democratic Congress member, Aisha Yesufu, has said supporters of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will not rely solely on electoral institutions to protect their votes in the 2027 presidential election.Yesufu said Obi’s supporters would deploy representatives to polling units and monitor the movement of election materials and results from polling units through the various collation centres to Abuja.She stated this durin
  
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• No rival has 10% of Tinubu’s qualities – Yari

  10-09-2026 21:06 via vanguardngr.com
  
  GUSAU: Director-General of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has said none of the presidential aspirants challenging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 election matches him in terms of quality and competence.Yari, who represents Zamfara West Senatorial District, stated this on Wednesday while addressing members of the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, where he canvassed support for
  
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• Obi denies rejecting Atiku’s VP offer

  10-09-2026 14:26 via vanguardngr.com
  
  —Says no such proposal was madePeter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has denied rejecting an offer to serve as running mate to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, ahead of the 2027 elections.Obi made the clarification during an interview on Arise TV while responding to questions on a possible alliance among opposition parties ahead of the election.In 2025, Obi, Atiku and other opposition
  
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• 2027: APC campaign‘ll focus on Tinubu’s achievements, not promises — Yari

  10-09-2026 11:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) says its 2027 campaign will be issue-based, focusing on the achievements of the President Bola Tinubu administration rather than promises or attacks on individuals.The campaign council director-general, Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari, gave an indication in Gusau shortly after a closed-door meeting with Gov. Dauda Lawal and Zamfara traditional rulers on Thursday.Yari noted that the country had passed through several difficulties that raised concerns about
  
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• If I appoint Wike, I’ll sellotape his mouth – Adebayo

  10-09-2026 09:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Caleb AyemereSocial Democratic Party presidential candidate Adewole Adebayo said that if he were to appoint Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike to his government, he would put sellotape over the minister’s mouth to curb his public utterances.Adebayo made the remarks in an interview with Symfoni, where he discussed governance, the performance of the Tinubu administration and recent political developments, including the Osun State election.He praised Wike’s work ethic an
  
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• If I appoint Wike, I’ll put sellotape on his mouth – Adebayo

  10-09-2026 09:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Caleb AyemereSocial Democratic Party presidential candidate Adewole Adebayo said that if he were to appoint Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike to his government, he would put sellotape over the minister’s mouth to curb his public utterances.Adebayo made the remarks in an interview with Symfoni, where he discussed governance, the performance of the Tinubu administration and recent political developments, including the Osun State election.He praised Wike’s work ethic an
  
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• If I appoint Wike, I’ll put sellotape in his mouth – Adebayo

  10-09-2026 09:49 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Caleb AyemereSocial Democratic Party presidential candidate Adewole Adebayo said that if he were to appoint Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike to his government, he would put sellotape over the minister’s mouth to curb his public utterances.Adebayo made the remarks in an interview with Symfoni, where he discussed governance, the performance of the Tinubu administration and recent political developments, including the Osun State election.He praised Wike’s work ethic an
  
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