All Hail the ‘Consensus’ Candidate, By Olusegun Adeniyi

The eight men in the conference room of the Government House glanced at one another as they waited for the Governor to join the meeting. Seeking the same ticket to the House of Representatives for Wahala federal constituency, they had been invited for a final meeting before the party primaries scheduled for the next day. Seated on […]

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Kwankwaso unveils Gwarzo as Kano NDC governorship candidate

In a statement posted on Kwankwaso’s official page, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former Kano State Governor, has announced the emergence of Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo as the Kano governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), ahead of the upcoming 2027 elections. According to the statement, Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna was also selected to contest for […]

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Candidate selection or civilian coup?, By Dakuku Peterside

Nigeria’s political class now touts “consensus candidacy” with renewed assurance. Party leaders, governors, and godfathers frame it as proof of democratic progress; a tool to avoid divisive primaries, mend party fractures, and foster unity before elections. Surface reasoning seems sensible; Nigeria’s primaries are costly, bitter, violent, and prone to delegate-buying. Yet, beneath harmonious language hides […]

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Iyabo Obasanjo lambastes Ogun APC on candidate selection process

Former Ogun State gubernatorial aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC), Iyabo Obasanjo, has raised a strong objection to the party’s consensus process ahead of the 2027 elections, calling for a more inclusive approach in selecting candidates. After the Ogun APC Caucus meeting on April 13, 2026, where Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola was declared the […]

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In a secret memo in May 2022, Kayode Ajulo warned APC against fielding candidate with dual citizenship, criminal records

In its publication of 23rd May 2022, The Punch newspaper published a story that Kayode Ajulo, a lawyer and rights activist wrote a secret memo to president Buhari warning the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to field candidate with dual citizenship and or criminal records and that 22 of the 25 APC candidates jostling for […]

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The candidate of the Sultan and the Yoruba pastor, By SKC Ogbonnia

His Eminence Sa’ad Abubakar III, the sultan of Sokoto and president general, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) is known to wield admirable influence in the country. This explains the different shades of fake news making the rounds about his preferred candidate for the 2023 presidential election. But anyone familiar with the Sokoto Caliphate would know […]

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Fela Durotoye emerges PACT 2019 candidate, beating Moghalu, Sowore

Business tycoon and motivational speaker, Mr. Fela Durotoye, has emerged the consensus candidate for the Presidential Aspirants Coming Together (PACT), ahead of the 2019 presidential election. Mr. Durotoye emerged PACT’s candidate at a meeting on Thursday, beating the likes of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Deputy Governor, Kingsley Moghalu and Omoyele Sowore, publisher of […]

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PDP candidate wins late husband’s seat in Cross River state by-election

Mrs Abbey Ukpukpen, PDP candidate and widow of a member of the Cross River House of Assembly, Stephen Ukpukpen, has taken over her husband’s seat, following her victory at the Obudu Constituency by-election, held on Saturday August 11. Her husband, Stephen Ukpukpen’s seat was declared vacant after he slumped and died while jogging in the state in […]

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