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		<title>2027: Dino Melaye accuses Tinubu, APC of desperation over NRS boss appointment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 05:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has accused President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, of desperation over the appointment of the Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service, NRS, Zacch Adedeji, as Deputy Director of Fundraising for the President’s 2027 campaign. Melaye made the allegation during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Atiku accuses Tinubu of favouring oil firms amid petrol price crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Federal Government of granting tax incentives and other financial benefits to oil companies while Nigerians continue to face high petrol prices and rising living costs. Atiku made the allegation in a statement issued on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Aisha Yesufu explains why she rejected NDC House of Reps ticket</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has explained why she declined a House of Representatives ticket offered to her by the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Yesufu said her decision was based on principle, stressing that she was unwilling to accept political conditions that could compromise her values and integrity. Speaking [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>2027: Lukman pushes for one opposition candidate against Tinubu</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Former Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum, Salihu Lukman, says efforts are underway to unite opposition parties behind a single presidential candidate to challenge President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2027 general election. Lukman said opposition parties must recognise that their primary political contest should be against the APC [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>2027: Bashir Ahmad disagrees with Kwankwaso over APC campaign council</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The National Director of Media Monitoring and Rapid Response of the City Boys Movement, Bashir Ahmad, has disagreed with the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, vice presidential candidate, Rabi’u Kwankwaso, over his criticism of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council. Ahmad, in a post on his verified X handle on Sunday, said Nigerians should [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Atiku: ADC tells presidency to stop insults over fuel subsidy pledge</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has criticised the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, following his remarks against the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. The controversy followed Atiku’s pledge to restore the petrol subsidy if elected president in the 2027 general election. Dare had accused the former vice [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>2027: Kwankwaso faults APC campaign council, urges Yari to reconsider DG role</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Vice-presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has criticised the composition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 election, urging its Director-General, Abdul’aziz Yari, to reconsider his role. Kwankwaso, in a statement posted on X on Sunday, questioned the decision of Yari, a former Zamfara State governor [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Atiku, Obi camps reject single opposition candidate</title>
		<link>https://puoreports.ng/2026/08/23/atiku-obi-camps-reject-single-opposition-candidate/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bachi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The camps of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, have rejected the push by a political pressure group, G-100, for opposition parties to field a single presidential candidate against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. Sunday PUNCH gathered that while both camps recognise the need for greater cooperation among [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>2027: INEC sets Osun election as benchmark, announces November mock accreditation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bgluck]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 05:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has described the conduct of the August 15 Osun State governorship election as a benchmark for the Commission’s preparations for the 2027 general elections. Amupitan also announced that INEC would conduct a nationwide mock accreditation exercise in November 2026 to assess its [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Governor Adeleke Visits Wike, Presents Certificate of Return to Him</title>
		<link>https://puoreports.ng/2026/08/21/governor-adeleke-visits-wike-presents-certificate-of-return-to-him/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bachi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday visited the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, continuing a series of consultations in Abuja following his recent re-election. A photograph of the meeting shared on X by Wike’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, shows Adeleke shaking hands with the FCT minister as they both hold the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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