Nigeria's Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has denied claiming that Northerners would suffer between January and May if President Bola Tinubu loses the 2027 presidential election. Speaking in Abuja, Akpabio described the statement attributed to him as a "complete fabrication" and challenged those circulating the claim to produce evidence, according to Vanguard.

The Arewa Revival Project has defended Nigeria's Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over a viral social media post allegedly quoting him as saying Northerners would be made to suffer if President Bola Tinubu loses the 2027 presidential election. According to Leadership, the group described the alleged statement as "deeply inflammatory" and called for proper verification of the claim before it is circulated or accepted, demanding evidence to substantiate the viral publication.

Seyi Makinde, identified as the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate, on Wednesday accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of desperation to silence the opposition ahead of Nigeria's 2027 elections. According to the Daily Post, Makinde was reacting to the blockade of the convoy of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi in Benue State. He condemned the incident and said the APC was unable to market President Tinubu.

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has issued a seven-day ultimatum to President Bola Tinubu to initiate an independent investigation into the alleged scandal involving the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), according to Ripples Nigeria.

Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate for 2027, has issued a fresh criticism of President Bola Tinubu's economic policy. According to Legit.ng, Atiku claimed the administration has created a poor terrain for entrepreneurs and raised what he described as a worrisome concern about the government's economic direction. The remarks represent the latest exchange between the opposition figure and the president ahead of the next election cycle.

Nduka Obaigbena, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of THISDAY Newspapers and AriseNews Group, has urged Nigerian politicians to make the 2027 general election a contest of ideas rather than personalities. In an article by Sunday Aborisade, Obaigbena's charge, delivered last Thursday, is described as highlighting the country's enduring personality-driven campaign culture and the need for issue-based political engagement ahead of the polls.