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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

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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

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The 2027 Elections And The Fuel Subsidy Debate

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2026

By Kazeem Akintunde  The race to Aso Rock in the 2027 presidential election formally took off on August 19, when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lifted the ban on political campaigns by candidates seeking to occupy the number one office in the land. This follows a revised timetable passed by the electoral umpire in […]

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2027 Campaigns: Time to Shelve Dangerous Rhetoric

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2026

By Hassan Gimba Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should be sincere enough to admit that we love evil too well to give it up – Mahatma Gandhi. This was first written on 22/10/2018 with the headline for 2019 and then repeated in 2023 with minor adjustments, and […]