Amid the war of words between the administration of Governor Alex Otti of Abia State and his immediate predecessor, a former Commissioner for Trade and Investment in the state, Mr John Kalu has claimed that ex-governor Okezie Ikpeazu is the best thing that happened to the state.

Former Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu in the Office of the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has advised former presidential candidates of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi and New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso to give way for younger Nigerians in 2027.

As the 2027 general elections continue to gather momentum with gale of defections by prominent politicians, including sitting and ex State governors, a political pressure group known as Orji Uzor Kalu (OUk) Grassroots Movement of Nigeria has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu For second tenure.

Mr Oseloka Obaze, a key political ally of Mr Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, (LP) has dumped the party.

The crisis rocking Zamfara State House of Assembly deepened weekend, as a parrallel group has elected a new Speaker.

A foundation member of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Mr Osita Okechukwu, on Sunday, said the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has diminished from a major to a minor opposition party.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has claimed that Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleah could not meet up with the conditions given to him by the national leadership of the party for his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Ahead of the 2027 general election, former Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Political Matters, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has urged Atiku Abubakar to drop his presidential ambition.

The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Prince Adewole Adebayo has declared that those defecting to the party may wait for the 2031 election before they are considered for the party’s tickets.

The Arewa Consultative Forum has alleged that the Northern region is facing increased discrimination from the Southern part of the country.

Ahead of the 2027 general election, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Dele Momodu, is optimistic that a formidable candidate from the North will give President Bola Tinubu a tough battle.