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Former Edo State Governor and Professor of Law, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor, has said he campaigned vigorously for President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election because he believed the widely promoted claims about Tinubu’s achievements as governor of Lagos State.

Former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd.); Vice President Kashim Shettima; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; Adamawa State Governor, Umaru Fintiri; Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori; Chairman/Editor-in-Chief of THISDAY/ARISE Media Group, Prince Nduka Obaigbena; former Senate President, David Mark, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, have condoled with legal icon, Mr. Damian Dodo (SAN), over the death of his mother, Mrs. Veronica Rabi Dodo.

President Bola Tinubu has begun a three-week vacation as part of his annual leave.

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of allegedly removing candidates nominated by the party for the 2027 general elections and replacing them with individuals it described as “strange names” unknown to the party.

According to report by The Nation on Saturday, August 29, 2026, he Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the credentials and personal details of candidates nominated by political parties for the 2027 governorship and House of Assembly elections in Rivers State.

According to a report by Vanguard on Sunday 30 August 2026, a political support group in Rivers State, Rivers Women Unite for Sim (RWUS), has announced the collapse of its structure into the Renewed Hope Agenda and the Rainbow Coalition associated with Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.