As Nigeria’s political class intensifies its battle for influence in Washington ahead of the 2027 presidential election, Accord Party presidential candidate Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim is executing a fundamentally different strategy, a four continent, African led global lobbying operation designed not just to win an election, but to secure Nigeria beyond 2027. African media outlet, the […]
Accord Party Presidential candidate, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has recounted his controversial confrontation with former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Lagos Airport in 1988, when he was a student activist at the University of Lagos. HOW GBENGA HASHIM AND OTHERS CONFRONTED EX-BRITISH PRIME MINISTER OVER SUPPORT FOR APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA * Accord Party Presidential […]
The Certified True Copy of the Federal High Court judgment affirming Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as the presidential candidate for the 2027 election has been served on the Accord Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This sets the stage for implementation of the court’s orders. Justice Mohammed Garba Umar, of the Federal High Court in […]
Accord presidential candidate, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has attracted heightened attention across sections of Northern Nigeria’s social-media space following a Federal High Court judgment affirming his candidacy for the 2027 presidential election. The judgment, delivered on October 5 by Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja, ordered Accord Party to recognise Hashim as […]
_Says terrorists and bandits are killers, not leaders or commanders_ The Foundation for Peace Professionals (PeacePro) has urged Nigerian media organisations to stop addressing terrorists and bandits as “commanders,” “leaders” or other titles that confer authority or status on criminals. In a statement by its Executive Director, Abdulrazaq Hamzat, PeacePro said the fact that an […]
Presidential candidate of the Accord Party, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has paid a condolence visit to the family of late civil rights leader and labour activist, Comrade Bolakale Salihu, popularly known as CB. Hashim visited the deceased’s family at Ikokoro Compound, Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State, where he commiserated with members of the […]
•We don’t have to become identical to become one nation — Hashim The National President of Omo Ibile Igbomina, Sir Bisi Fakayode, has received Accord Party presidential candidate, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, on a courtesy visit to the Omo Ibile Igbomina House in Ganmo, Kwara State, where both personalities reflected on their longstanding relationship, the development […]
*Attack Against Rukayat Shittu Turns Into Celebration of Her Success* _Lawmaker’s post on AbdulRazaq’s senatorial bid triggers wave of solidarity_ An attempt by opposition leaning social media commentators to attack Hon. Rukayat Shittu has reportedly backfired, as a wave of public endorsements and testimonials has transformed the controversy into a broader celebration of the lawmaker’s […]
In politics, the soil remembers who tilled it. And in Kwara South, the name that keeps coming up is Prince Saheed Olamilekan Popoola. His recent emergence as the consensus candidate of the PDP for the Kwara South Senatorial District did not fall from the sky. It is the payoff of a long, bruising journey — […]
By Taiwo Adediran The Global Hunger Index in its 2025 report ranks Nigeria 115th out of 123 countries with a score of 32.8 – an indication of a “serious” level of hunger. The International Monetary Fund, IMF, in the same vein said about 35 million Nigerians are facing food insecurity. One of the factors driving the shortage in […]
