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Presidency to Obi: Prove Anambra Debt Claims Wrong or Quit 2027 Race

Daily Dispatch September 16, 2026

The Presidency has challenged the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, to honour his pledge to stop campaigning for the 2027 presidential election if claims that his administration left financial liabilities in Anambra State are established. Special

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NHRC Urges Parties to Shun Hate Speech Ahead of 2027 Elections

Daily Dispatch September 16, 2026

…Commission demands level playing field, protection of voters, journalists and observers The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on political parties, candidates and their supporters to reject hate speech, ethnic profiling, vote-buying and other conduct capable of undermining Nigeria’s democratic process ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Commission

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Why are politicians not campaigning?

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa, PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune, September 13, 2026) If you check out the decibels of noise politicians have generated around the 2027 election right from mid last year, you will think that by now the streets would be bursting with campaign activities, to the extent that normal day-to-day living would have […]

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Kwankwaso Asks Fulani Leaders to Persuade Atiku to Quit 2027 Presidential Race

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2026

Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has called on members of the Fulani community to persuade former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidential contest. Kwankwaso made the appeal when members of the Fulani Farmers Association visited him at his residence in Abuja. He urged the group

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Kwankwaso Condemns Attack On Obi’s Convoy

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2026

….Demands Prosecution Of Perpetrators Former Kano State Governor and 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has condemned the reported attack on the convoy of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi while travelling to Benue State. Kwankwaso described the incident as “another dark day for our democracy,” alleging that unruly elements were

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Peter Obi Endorses Seyi Makinde for 2027 Presidency

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2026

Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has expressed support for the presidential ambition of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, declaring that the governor is qualified to become Nigeria’s president. Obi made the remarks on Monday in Abuja while attending the inauguration of Makinde’s presidential campaign office ahead of the 2027