2027: Supporters Push for ObiKwankwaso Presidential Ticket Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano
In a move expected to shake
up Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election race, supporters of the national leader of the New
Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, yesterday, proposed a joint ticket
pairing former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi with the former Kano Governor.
Speaking on behalf of the support groups in Kano, Abba Sadauki Gwale stated that as
loyal followers of Kwankwaso, they felt compelled to urge Continued on page 5
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Fintechs Deploy Innovative Products to Lure Bank Customers Sunday Ehigiator Nigeria’s financial sector is witnessing a major shift as retail and small- to mediumL-R: Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC), Mr. Dapo Segun; Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI), Dr. Armstrong sized enterprise (SME) Takang; Commission Chief Executive, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan; Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso; Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, and Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPC Limited, Mr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, after a meeting at the CBN Head Office in Abuja…recently
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Outrage Grows Over Senate’s Move to Reverse Nigeria’s Democracy You’re playing with fire for refusing real-time result upload, Ezekwesili tells lawmakers RULAAC, others say bill’s rejection may lead to electoral chaos
Chuks Okocha, Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja and Sunday Ehigiator in Lagos
polling units in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 2026, has continued to attract widespread outrage across the country. Former Minister of Education, The Senate’s refusal to entrench transparency and accountability Dr. Oby Ezekwesili; members in Nigeria’s democracy, of the Nigerian Society of despite citizens’ clamour for Engineers (NSE); Peoples both, particularly its failure to Democratic Party’s (PDP) clearly provide for the electronic Continued on page 5 transmission of results from
Oshiomhole: Trump’s Recognition of Mrs WELL-DESERVED HONOUR TO GLOBAL OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY GURU... of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri (left), presenting Energy Industry Leadership Award to the Chairman, Waltersmith Group, Tinubu Diplomatic Win for Nigeria... Page 7 Minister Mr. Abdulrazaq Isa, OFR, during the Industry Awards and Gala night at the 9th edition of Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES2026) in Abuja... Tuesday