Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has predicted a landslide victory for President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential election.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Keyamo asserted that demographic calculations favor the ruling party, dismissing potential opposition threats from Peter Obi (Nigeria Democratic Congress) and Atiku Abubakar (African Democratic Congress) as insignificant. Highlighting the APC’s recent successes in the 2026 off-season governorship elections, Keyamo boldly described the upcoming 2027 polls not as a competitive race, but as a “coronation.”

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Meanwhile, Atiku Abubakar has fired back at President Tinubu, advising him to concentrate on governance rather than political grandstanding ahead of 2027.

Atiku’s reaction—released via a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu—came in response to President Tinubu’s remark that he would “wrestle his opponents to the finish,” a statement made during a meeting with Catholic Bishops at the State House in Abuja.

The former Vice President labeled the President’s comments as the “lamentation of a drowning man,” accusing him of using rhetoric to distract citizens from his administration’s poor performance and criticizing the timing of the remarks in the face of calls for free and fair elections.

• Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo clashed with Channels Television anchor Seun Akinbaloye on Politics Today, accusing the media of bias after being questioned about Peter Obi’s alleged airport parking violation.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• • Keyamo expressed frustration that Akinbaloye spent two hours interviewing Obi without raising the airport controversy, arguing it was unfair to bring it up with him instead.

  • When Akinbaloye tried to conclude the broadcast, Keyamo pushed back and accused the interviewer of cutting him off to avoid addressing a critical question.

• Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke claims over 60 arrested Accord Party members—including a House of Representatives candidate—were unlawfully transferred to prisons in Abuja and Nasarawa, bypassing local courts.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• • Speaking at an Osogbo peace summit ahead of the August 15 governorship election, Adeleke accused former Governor Gboyega Oyetola and the state police command of orchestrating a campaign of political violence and intimidation.

  • Adeleke also condemned the warrantless raid and arrest of Secretary to the State Government Teslim Igbalaye on what he termed “trumped-up charges,” while alleging that eight party members have been killed and over 20 injured without any arrests of the perpetrators.

  • While demanding the return of all detainees to Osun State for proper prosecution, the police maintained that the SSG and five others were legally apprehended during a raid uncovering vote-buying materials, including ₦4.8 million in cash and voter registers.