Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and other opposition leaders met in Ibadan and vowed to field one candidate against President Tinubu in 2027, sparking sharp reactions.
President Tinubu held a closed-door meeting with House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and other Reps at the Villa, days after shutting down senators' automatic ticket bid.
President Tinubu has shut down Senate lobbying for automatic 2027 tickets, instead handing APC primaries authority to state governors who now control incumbent lawmakers' fates.
Eight lawmakers switched parties Tuesday in the House of Representatives, with PDP losing five members and APC two as 2027 election positioning intensifies.
Backers of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso have launched the Obi-Kwankwaso Movement in Abuja, establishing structures across all 36 states ahead of ADC primaries.
Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, says INEC and the Tinubu administration are working in concert to neutralize opposition parties before 2027.
David Mark led opposition figures to INEC's Abuja headquarters Wednesday, demanding the electoral commission chairman's resignation over alleged interference in party affairs
Nigeria's electoral commission has logged 3,441,121 new registrations in the second phase of its continuous voter registration exercise as of April 3. Citizens aged 18 to 34 account for 68.43 percent of all new sign-ups.