Peter Obi is ‘candidate of conscience’ as campaigns begin – Media office

In a statement signed on Wednesday by the POMR Spokesman, Idris Zekeri, the media office urged Nigerians to pay close attention to Obi’s message and assess all presidential candidates based on their records, ideas, competence and character.

The gap between improving economic indicators and worsening household finances is likely to define the campaign.

ABUJA, Aug 19 - As campaigning for January's elections begins on Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu's pitch for a second term faces a politically fraught question: are Nigerians better off after more than a decade of rule by his All Progressives Congress?

President Tinubu holds closed-door meetings with top officials like Akpabio and Doguwa at Aso Rock as official 2027 presidential campaigns commence today.

Presidential contenders Edouard Philippe and Gabriel Attal were purportedly targeted by Russia-affiliated networks this summer.