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• Watkins apologised to Villa squad before exit

  28-08-2026 18:20 via punchng.com
  
  Ollie Watkins apologised to his Aston Villa teammates after making himself unavailable for the club’s Premier League match against Brighton, manager Unai Emery has revealed. The 30-year-old striker is set to complete a £51m move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal, bringing an end to his five-year spell at Villa. Emery said Watkins admitted his mistakeRead More: https://punchng.com/watkins-apologised-to-villa-squad-before-exit/
  
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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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• Osun poll: APC, PDP file petitions challenging Adeleke’s re-election

  07-09-2026 15:36 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Shina Abubakar, OsogboThe Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has displayed two petitions filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the outcome of the August 15 governorship election that returned Governor Ademola Adeleke to office for a second term.The petitions, dated September 5, 2026, were pasted on the notice board of the tribunal secretariat in Osogbo on Monday, formally commencing the process for the hearing of disp
  
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• 2027: ‘No one wins election by boasting,’ Rivers ADC replies Wike

  07-09-2026 12:33 via vanguardngr.com
  
  *Taunts minister’s civic receptionBy Daniel Abia, P/HarcourtThe Rivers State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declared that no politician in the state can win the forthcoming 2027 elections by boosting and sugar-coating the masses with lies and vain promises.Reacting to a statement credited to the minister of the federal capital territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, during a civic reception organised in his honour by the City Boy Movement at Omagwa on Saturday that Rotimi Amaec
  
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• ‘I improved Anambra; I can do same in Nigeria’ — Obi replies Datti

  07-09-2026 11:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ayobami OkerindePeter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 election, has said his record as a governor demonstrates his capacity to improve Nigeria if elected president.The former Anambra state governor response came after his former running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, had said none of the politicians challenging President Bola Tinubu in 2027, including Obi, could improve the country.Read Also: Obi, Atiku, Tinubu’s 2027 challengers can&rsqu
  
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• ‘I improved Anambra, can do same for Nigeria’ — Obi replies Datti

  07-09-2026 11:58 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Ayobami OkerindePeter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 election, has said his record as a governor demonstrates his capacity to improve Nigeria if elected president.The former Anambra state governor response came after his former running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, had said none of the politicians challenging President Bola Tinubu in 2027, including Obi, could improve the country.Read Also: Obi, Atiku, Tinubu’s 2027 challengers can&rsqu
  
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• 2027 election will be easier for Tinubu than 2023  -  Lere Olayinka

  07-09-2026 10:45 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lere Olayinka, has said the 2027 presidential election will be easier for President Bola Tinubu than the 2023 poll, citing the president’s political alliances and his performance in governance.Olayinka made the assertion during an interview on TVC Breakfast on Monday, where he argued that Tinubu had successfully drawn influential opposition figures closer to his administration.According to him, the president’s political strategy had
  
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• 2027: It’s call to duty not anarchy  -  Umeh defends Peter Obi’s ‘threat’ to election riggers

  07-09-2026 09:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Bayo WahabThe senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, Victor Umeh, has defended Peter Obi’s warning that Nigerians would resist attempts to manipulate their votes in the 2027 general election, describing the statement as a “call to duty” rather than a threat of anarchy.Obi had recently warned that Nigerians would no longer tolerate attempts to undermine their votes in the 2027 general election, insisting that their votes must be counted and their choices r
  
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• 2027: Don’t include me among candidates who can’t fix Nigeria  —  Adebayo replies Baba-Ahmed

  07-09-2026 07:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  By Bayo WahabThe presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has rejected Datti Baba-Ahmed’s assessment that none of the leading candidates for the 2027 presidential election has the capacity to turn Nigeria around.Adebayo said Baba-Ahmed’s conclusion could only be based on his personal experiences with politicians he had worked with and should not be extended to candidates with whom he had no direct dealings.He stated this during an interview on Ar
  
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• 2027: INEC threatens ₦10m fine, 12-month jail term for abusive campaign

  07-09-2026 06:40 via vanguardngr.com
  
  .Urges Media to call out erring politiciansBy Omeiza AjayiABUJA: Ahead of the 2027 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has warned that politicians and political parties who employ abusive, intemperate or inflammatory languages in their campaigns risk heavy financial penalties and possible imprisonment under the Electoral Act 2026, as the country grapples with a fresh wave of threats by political office holders against dissenting voters.Chief Press Secretary/Med
  
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• Nigerians better off under military rule – Donald Duke

  07-09-2026 06:02 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Nigerians better off under military rule – Donald DukeFormer Cross River State governor and presidential candidate of Peoples Redemption Party, Donald Duke, has declared that Nigerians were better off under military rule.
  He argued that 27 years of civilian government had imposed enormous costs without delivering corresponding improvements in the lives of the people.
  “The people were better off under the military. At least governance was not that expensive,” Duke said in an in
  
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• Nigeria pretending to practise democracy – Donald Duke

  07-09-2026 00:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Cross River State governor and presidential candidate of Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Donald Duke, has declared that Nigerians were better off under military rule.He argued that 27 years of civilian government had imposed enormous costs without delivering corresponding improvements in the lives of the people.“The people were better off under the military. At least governance was not that expensive,” Duke said in an interview weekend.He added that the assessment should be me
  
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• 2027: I know Tinubu’s mistakes, I won’t blame him when I become President — Adebayo

  06-09-2026 22:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has said he is fully aware of the shortcomings of President Bola Tinubu’s administration but would not blame the incumbent if he succeeds him as president in 2027.Adebayo said he understood the challenges confronting the country and the policies of the Tinubu administration that he considered wrong, insisting that whoever takes over government must accept both its achievements and liabilities.He made the rem
  
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• Obidient Movement shouldn’t have been named after Peter Obi — Kenneth Okonkwo

  06-09-2026 16:50 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Kenneth Okonkwo, former spokesperson for Peter Obi’s 2023 presidential campaign, has said the Obidient Movement should not have been associated with the former Anambra State governor, arguing that doing so made the movement vulnerable to whatever happens to Obi’s public reputation.Okonkwo made the remarks during an interview on Selah Meditate Podcast, where he was asked to describe the Obidient Movement in one sentence.According to him, the movement emerged organically from young Ni
  
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• Peter Obi had opportunity to be great but dashed it — Kenneth Okonkwo

  06-09-2026 16:17 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Kenneth Okonkwo, a former spokesperson for Peter Obi’s 2023 presidential campaign, has said the former Anambra State governor had a rare opportunity to become a great leader but squandered it.Okonkwo made the remarks during an interview on Selah Meditate Podcast, where he was asked to describe President Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar and Obi in one sentence.Speaking about Obi, Okonkwo said Nigerians had been willing to support him and hand him political power without the usual struggle assoc
  
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• Obi, Atiku, Tinubu’s 2027 challengers can’t improve Nigeria – Datti

  06-09-2026 15:02 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 vice-presidential candidate, has said none of President Bola Tinubu’s major opponents in the 2027 presidential election has the capacity to improve Nigeria.Baba-Ahmed, who was Peter Obi’s running mate in the 2023 presidential election, made the statement while speaking on the MicOn Podcast on Saturday.Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is seeking re-election in 2027, with Obi of the Ni
  
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• ‘How dare you?’ — Datti condemns El-Rufai’s phone-tapping claim as ‘sheer arrogance’

  06-09-2026 14:34 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Datti Baba-Ahmed, former running mate to Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election, has condemned former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai over his claim that he intercepted the phone communications of National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu.Baba-Ahmed described El-Rufai’s disclosure as an act of “sheer arrogance”, questioning how a former governor could publicly admit to tapping the phone of a senior security official.He made the remarks during an appearance on MIC O
  
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• Peter Obi left his comfort zone against my advice — Datti Baba-Ahmed

  06-09-2026 11:41 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Datti Baba-Ahmed, the running mate to Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election, has said Obi moved out of his political “comfort zone” against his advice ahead of the 2027 election.Baba-Ahmed made the remarks during an interview on MIC ON Podcast, while reaction to the questionon what had changed in his perception of Obi since their 2023 presidential campaign.According to him, he personally advised Obi against joining the African Democratic Congress (ADC), warning that the party
  
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• Vote buying, insecurity can influence 2027 polls — Festus Okoye

  06-09-2026 11:20 via vanguardngr.com
  
  ABUJA — A former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Festus Okoye, has warned that vote buying and insecurity could heavily influence the outcome of the 2027 general election.Okoye spoke on Saturday during a virtual masterclass organised by the Lagos chapter of the Society of Nigerian Broadcasters, SNB.He said vote buying had evolved from discreet cash distributions disguised as empowerment programmes to more open transactions at polling units.Acc
  
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