Politics

2027: ‘We’ll rig those who rig elections,’ Peter Obi talks tough

Responding to a question about election rigging, the former Anambra State governor said the party would not allow electoral manipulation to go unchallenged in the next general election. Excerpt, Vanguard

Source Vanguard also The Sun Nigeria, Punch, Daily Trust

Adamawa APC chieftains, other members defect to APM

Over 5,000 members of the All Progressives Congress in Adamawa State, including chieftains, have defected to the Allied People’s Movement ahead of election Excerpt, Punch

Source Punch

Imo APC Imo APC Faults Court Ruling Sacking Uzodimma as Senatorial Candidate

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State has faulted the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court in Abuja against Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, over the party’s Imo West Senatorial District primary election, describing the decision as troubling and raising concerns about co Excerpt, TVC News

Source TVC News also Daily Trust, ThisDay

Court Orders Uzodinma To Stop Parading Himself As APC Candidate For Imo West Senatorial District

A court has ordered changes to Hope Uzodinma's status as a senatorial candidate for Imo West. Channels Television reported that Justice Egwuatu ordered Uzodinma to stop presenting himself as the APC candidate, holding that he did not win the May 18 primary conducted by the APC and monitored by INEC. Daily Trust reported that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday ordered INEC to remove his name as the Imo West candidate and replace him. The two outlets describe the order differently, as noted below. Summary from 3 sources

Sources differ: Channels Television describes the order as directed at Uzodinma, while Daily Trust says it was directed at INEC to remove and replace him.

Summary from 3 sources Channels Television first also ThisDay, Daily Trust

Police arrest 14 over attack on APC supporters travelling to rally

Police in Katsina have arrested 14 suspects after an attack on APC supporters travelling to a campaign rally in Funtua left a female passenger injured and several vehicles damaged. Excerpt, Premium Times

Source Premium Times

2027: RHA to mobilise votes for Tinubu, Akpabio, Eno in Akwa Ibom

A support group, the Renewed Hope Ambassadors(RHA), has promised to ensure that President Bola Tinubu wins the 2027 election in Excerpt, BusinessDay

Source BusinessDay also The Sun Nigeria