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• Uber shuts down Nigerian operations

  02-09-2026 17:22 via punchng.com
  
  Uber announces the shutdown of its Nigerian operations, effective September 2, 2026. Learn why the ride-hailing giant is exiting the Nigerian market.Read More: https://punchng.com/uber-shuts-down-nigerian-operations-after-business-review/
  
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• Polaris Bank manager killed in Imo kidnapping attack

  10-09-2026 01:03 via vanguardngr.com
  
  OWERRI — Polaris Bank has expressed grief over the killing of one of its branch managers, identified as Mr Ossy, who was reportedly shot dead by suspected kidnappers at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, FUTO, Imo State.The incident occurred on Sunday, September 6, 2026, within the university premises, while the banker, who was based in Owerri, was reportedly taking his children to the institution.Two female students were also reportedly abducted during the incident.In a statem
  
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• I’m not Obidient, not Kwankwasiyya, I’m NDC  -  Seriake Dickson

  10-09-2026 00:27 via vanguardngr.com
  
  National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, has said he does not belong to either the Obidient or Kwankwasiyya political support groups, insisting that his allegiance is to the NDC.Dickson made the clarification during an interview on Arise TV’s Prime Time on Wednesday, while speaking on the relationship between the party and the support bases of its presidential and vice-presidential candidates, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso.“I’m not a m
  
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• Another dark day for democracy — Kwankwaso condemns attack on Obi’s convoy

  09-09-2026 13:37 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA — Vice-Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Engr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Tuesday condemned the reported attack on the convoy of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in Benue State, describing the incident as ‘another dark day’ for Nigeria’s democracy.Kwankwaso said what made the incident particularly disturbing was the reported attempt to stop Obi from entering Makurdi, arguing that political differe
  
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• Osun poll: PDP disowns election tribunal petition, threatens sanctions

  09-09-2026 13:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disowned an election petition filed in its name challenging the victory of Gov. Ademola Adeleke in the Aug. 15 Osun governorship election.The party National Publicity Secretary, Mr Jungudo Mohammed, at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja, said the party did not authorise, sponsor, nor approve petition number EPT/OS/GOV/02/2026 currently before the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo.Mohammed said only the PDP National Legal Adviser possesses t
  
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• 2027: SDP’s Adebayo promises solar power on every Nigerian roof within 11 months

  09-09-2026 12:11 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has pledged to provide between 11 and 15 kilowatts of solar power for every Nigerian roof within 11 months of taking office if elected in 2027.Adebayo made the pledge on Tuesday during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time.“I promise that between 11 to 15 kilowatts of solar power will be put on every roof within 11 months,” he said.He said his administration would build solar-panel manufa
  
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• PDP denies collapse into APM, threatens legal action

  09-09-2026 05:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Christopher Ameh, BauchiBAUCHI — THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State has dismissed reports that its structure has collapsed into the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), describing the claim as false and alleging that it was being spread by individuals impersonating party officials.The party’s Legal Adviser in the state, Yahaya Garkuwa, stated this on Tuesday at a press conference held at the PDP secretariat along Maiduguri Bypass, Bauchi.Garkuwa said the PDP recognised
  
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• ‘Nigeria in IDP camp’ – Peter Obi laments killings, displacement in Plateau

  08-09-2026 21:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Golok NanmwaJOS- Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has lamented the prolonged killings and displacement of thousands of Nigerians in Plateau State, saying the continued existence of internally displaced persons (IDP) camps underscores the need for the government to do more to secure citizens and facilitate their safe return home.Obi spoke when he visited Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State to sympathise with persons affected by insecurity, s
  
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• 2027: ‘APC will come last’ —  Adebayo vows to defeat Tinubu

  08-09-2026 21:12 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyePresidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Adewole Adebayo, has declared that President Bola Tinubu is beatable in the 2027 election, predicting that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, will come last.Adebayo stated this on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, while responding to questions on his chances against Tinubu and whether the President’s re-election bid was difficult to defeat.He said those who con
  
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• 2027: APC govt has done nothing for South-East, Peter Obi our only hope — Dan Ulasi

  08-09-2026 18:42 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Elder statesman, Chief Dan Ulasi, has said Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) remains the only hope of the South-East ahead of the 2027 presidential election, alleging that the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government has done nothing for the region.Ulasi made the assertion on AIT’s Kakaaki programme on Tuesday, arguing that Obi would secure overwhelming support across the South-East because of what he described as the region’s fee
  
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• We’re not aware of Peter Obi’s visit — Benue Govt

  08-09-2026 16:07 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …Govt: No official notification, security arrangement for NDC candidateBy Nwafor Sunday PolycarpMAKURDI — The Benue State Government has denied knowledge of a visit to the state by the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, following reports that his convoy was allegedly blocked by youths.The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Hyacinth Alia, Kula Tersoo, told Vanguard in a telephone interview on Tuesday that neither the governor nor the state gove
  
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• 2027: Oyo SDP changes gov candidate, rules out political negotiation

  08-09-2026 15:35 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adeola BadruThe Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Oyo State has changed its governorship candidate for the 2027 election, declaring that its ticket is not open to political negotiation as it intensified efforts to challenge the established political parties for control of the state.At its substitution plenary held in Ibadan on Tuesday, the party ratified the substitution of Mr Michael Okunlade with Mogaji Olusegun Agboola as its governorship candidate for the 2027 election, while charging the
  
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• Peter Obi arrives Jos, set to visit Mangu attack victims

  08-09-2026 15:04 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Golok NanmwaPresidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, on Tuesday arrived in Jos, Plateau State, ahead of his solidarity visit to Mangu Local Government Area, following the recent deadly attack on communities in the area.Obi was received at the Yakubu Gowon Airport, Heipang, by Plateau State executives and chieftains of the NDC.Our correspondent gathered that the visit is aimed at identifying with victims and families affected by the recent attack, which r
  
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• Ortom accuses Gov Alia of running Benue with lies, hypocrisy

  08-09-2026 13:08 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Caleb AyemereFormer Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has accused incumbent Governor Hyacinth Alia of running the state on a foundation of lies, deceit and hypocrisy, while systematically undermining the rule of law and shutting out stakeholders.The remarks were made during an interview on Arise News, where Ortom analysed the political situation in Benue ahead of the 2027 governorship election.Ortom said the Alia administration, now in its third year, has abandoned democratic norms. &ld
  
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• 2027: ‘Let’s compete on ideas, not divisive politics’ - Obi tells contestants

  08-09-2026 11:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has urged politicians contesting the 2027 elections to focus on ideas and solutions rather than divisive politics.Obi made the call in a statement titled “Unity and Love in Politics”, posted on his X account on Tuesday, following his attendance at the commissioning of the presidential campaign office of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Abuja.The former Anambra State governor said political contests s
  
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• 2027: ‘I don’t regret expressing my support for Tinubu’ — Ortom

  08-09-2026 11:29 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Sekinat OsundijiFormer Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has said he has no regrets over his decision to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election.Ortom made the declaration during an interview on ARISE News, where he discussed the political situation in Benue State, the 2027 elections and his relationship with the state’s incumbent governor, Hyacinth Alia. He said his support for Tinubu was a deliberate political decision after Nigerians gave the forme
  
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• 2027: Why don’t you support Makinde if he’s qualified -  Okonkwo asks Obi

  08-09-2026 11:14 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Bayo WahabKenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has questioned Peter Obi’s remark at the inauguration of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s presidential campaign office.Okonkwo asked why Obi would not support Makinde’s presidential ambition if he genuinely believed the governor was qualified for the presidency.He spoke on Arise TV’s Day Break on Tuesday while reacting to what has been desc
  
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• ‘I didn’t file any petition against Adeleke’ — Osun PDP candidate

  08-09-2026 10:25 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the August 15 Osun State election, Adebayo Adedamola, has disowned a petition challenging Governor Ademola Adeleke’s victory, saying neither he nor his counsel filed or authorised the case.Adedamola’s denial comes after petitions were displayed at the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Osogbo on Monday.One of the petitions, marked EPT/OS/GOV/02/2026, was reportedly filed in Adedamola’s name against
  
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• Baba-Ahmed suffering from post-political identity crisis after running with Obi  – Okonkwo

  08-09-2026 09:39 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Bayo WahabKenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has said Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed may be suffering from what he described as a “post-political identity crisis” following his experience as Peter Obi’s running mate in the 2023 presidential election.Okonkwo made the remarks during an interview on Arise TV’s Daybreak on Tuesday while reacting to Baba-Ahmed’s recent claim that none of the
  
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• Okonkwo takes swipe at Obi over attendance at APM campaign office launch

  08-09-2026 08:13 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for the Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has taken a swipe at Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), over attendance at the inauguration of the presidential campaign office of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde in Abuja.He made the remarks during an interview on News Central while responding to a question on why the ADC was not represented at the event on Monday.Explaining ADC&rsq
  
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• Osun poll: Confusion as APC denies filing petition against Adeleke

  08-09-2026 07:50 via vanguardngr.com
  
  – Tribunal displays APC, PDP petitions
  – Accord: We are not perturbed, it is their rightBy Shina Abubakar, OsogboOSOGBO — Confusion has trailed the notice of election petitions displayed at the Election Petition Tribunal Secretariat in Osogbo on Monday, following the denial by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that it filed any petition challenging Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election.The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal had displayed two petitions
  
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• 2027: Atiku using subsidy promise like APC used Muslim-Muslim ticket — Fayemi

  07-09-2026 22:18 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Bayo WahabFormer Ekiti State Governor and ex-Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Kayode Fayemi, has described the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar’s proposal on fuel subsidy as a political strategy similar to the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket adopted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election.Fayemi made the remarks during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Monday while discussing the ongoing de
  
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• 2027: Tinubu not stranger to me, he’s beatable — Makinde’s running-mate, Daura

  07-09-2026 21:44 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeVice-presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, Lawal Musa Daura, has said President Bola Tinubu is “not a stranger” to him and can be defeated in the 2027 presidential election. Daura stated this on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he spoke about his relationship with Tinubu, his political experience working with former President Buhari, his partnership with APM presidential candidate, Seyi Ma
  
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• Southern Kaduna killings: El-Rufai family gives Gen Musa 7 days to prove allegation or face suit

  07-09-2026 18:13 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ABUJA — The family of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has given the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd.), seven days to provide evidence or retract his allegation that the former governor planned killings in Southern Kaduna.The family made the demand in a statement issued on Monday and signed by Mohammed Bello El-Rufai on behalf of the family.Musa had, during a live edition of Politics Today on Channels Television on September 3, 2026, allegedly accused the f
  
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• 2027: Kwankwaso will betray Obi, NDC — NNPP

  07-09-2026 17:46 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Juliet UmehThe New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has warned the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, against choosing Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso as running mate, alleging that the former NNPP presidential candidate could eventually turn against them.The NNPP said Kwankwaso’s political differences with the party after contesting the 2023 presidential election on its platform should serve as a warning to the NDC.The party’s National Secretary-Genera
  
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• (Video) 2027: ‘Makinde is qualified to be President’ — Peter Obi

  07-09-2026 17:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyePresidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, on Monday declared that his counterpart in the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, Seyi Makinde, is qualified to become President of Nigeria.Obi spoke in Abuja at the inauguration of Makinde’s presidential campaign office ahead of the 2027 elections, urging Nigerians to freely choose their preferred candidate and opposition politicians to unite in rescuing the country.Describing Makinde as his &ldquo
  
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• Dangote: Refinery’ll become world’s largest by 2028

  07-09-2026 17:07 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ABUJA — Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals will become the world’s largest refinery by 2028.Dangote stated this on Monday at the preliminary signing ceremony for the proposed initial public offering, IPO, of the refinery.He said the 700,000-barrels-per-day facility, currently Africa’s largest refinery and the world’s largest single-train refinery, would attain the global ranking following its planned expan
  
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• ‘I wrote consumption-to-production concept for Peter Obi’  —  YPP presidential candidate

  07-09-2026 16:29 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), Peter Agada, has claimed that he and his team authored the “consumption-to-production” concept adopted by Peter Obi during his 2023 presidential campaign.Agada, who served as the Director of Finance for the Obidient campaign in the 2023 election, made the claim while discussing his experience in policy development and politics.According to him, he had been involved in writing public policies in Nigeria for decades and
  
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• Eyes of over 200m Nigerians, world are on us — Amupitan

  07-09-2026 16:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  …charges INEC staff to build culture for credible pollsBy Olayinka AjayiLAGOS — Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has charged Administrative Secretaries and other staff of the commission to uphold integrity, neutrality and professionalism in preparation for the 2027 general elections.Amupitan said the quality of the commission’s preparations and election-day operations would depend largely on the effectiveness of its staff
  
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• 2027: ‘Tinubu has record; Obi only representing South-East’ — Prof Otubanjo

  07-09-2026 16:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Adegboyega AdeleyeResearch Professor at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, Prof. Femi Otubanjo, has said President Bola Tinubu has a stronger political record to campaign on ahead of the 2027 presidential election, while describing National Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate Peter Obi’s aspiration as largely representative of the South-East.Otubanjo stated this in an interview with Arise News on Monday while assessing the chances of the major contender
  
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