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[2027] Shettima vs Kwankwaso: Tinubu Told Of “Creative Ways”
President Bola Tinubu has been urged not to drop Vice President Kashim Shettima in the 2027 presidential election
Titilope Anifowoshe, a legal practitioner, made the plea in an interview with Legit.ng, while extolling the loyalty and contributions of Shettima to Tinubu’s government
Anifowoshe also x-rayed the electoral values of Rabiu Kwankwaso, who has been rumoured to be planning to join the APC and causing a rift between Tinubu and Shettima.
Amid the controversies surrounding the planned defection of Rabiu Kwankwaso, the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), it was rumoured that President Bola Tinubu was considering dropping Kashim Shettima as his vice presidential candidate for the former Kano governor in the 2027 election.
Speaking on the controversies, Titilope Anifowoshe, a legal practitioner and political commentator, in an exclusive interview with Legit.ng, called on the president to balance the equation, noting that politics is about addition and not subtraction.
While the legal icon extolled the loyalty and political relevance of Shettima in ensuring stability in Tinubu’s government, she also pointed out the electoral values of Kwankwaso, considering the outcome of the 2023 Kano election.
Recently, several controversial reports alleged a rift between Vice President Shettima and President Tinubu. Rumours suggested that Tinubu was considering dropping Shettima in the next election, with Kwankwaso being touted as a possible replacement.
Anifowoshe compared Shettima and Kwankwaso, and concluded that the best is for President Tinubu to find “creative ways” of bringing the latter into the party without dropping the former in the next general elections.
She said: “Vice President Kashim Shettima has proven himself to be a loyal, dependable, and intelligent deputy to the President. He understands the intricacies of governance and remains a stabilising force within the administration. Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on the other hand, is a formidable political heavyweight with significant influence, particularly in Kano.
“The electoral arithmetic is indeed compelling: Kano, with a population of 16.3 million (as of 2024), delivered nearly a million votes to Kwankwaso’s NNPP in 2023, while APC secured just over 500,000. By contrast, in the Borno population of 6.1 million (2022); APC won comfortably with over 55% of the votes. These figures show the strategic importance of Kano in any national election.
“However, the solution is not necessarily to dislodge Shettima. There are creative ways to bring Kwankwaso into the APC fold, strengthen alliances, and consolidate Kano’s support base without destabilising the existing power structure. Politics is about addition, not subtraction, and a smart coalition-building approach will serve the APC better than sacrificing loyal allies.”
The Labour Party (LP) has accused President Bola Tinubu of hypocrisy and denial over targeted attacks on Christians
The interim National Publicity Secretary, Tony Akeni, pointed out that while Goodluck Jonathan was President, Tinubu never hesitated to call him out over the killings perpetrated by Boko Haram.
He stated this during an interview with Punch while reacting to President Donald Trump’s public threat to use military force over the alleged killings of Christians in Nigeria
The U.S. President, in a fiery post on his Truth Social platform, declared that Nigeria had been designated a “Country of Particular Concern” and directed his Department of War to “prepare for possible action” if the killings continued.
Reacting, Akeni said, “Eleven years ago, before Bola Tinubu railroaded the system to declare him President, he tweeted in 2014 that the killing of Christian worshippers was condemnable and questioned Jonathan’s competence.
“At that time, about 11,000 Christians had been killed by Boko Haram in four years. Another 6,500 died between 2010 and 2015. Under Tinubu, that figure has skyrocketed to over 14,000 within two years, nearly double the PDP-era rate.”
Akeni described Tinubu’s dismissal of targeted Christian killings as “wicked, godless, and unpatriotic,” and commended Trump and other U.S. officials for their “courage and conviction.”
He also urged the U.S. to extend protection to liberal Muslim communities that have stood against extremism.
“They have shown that a united Nigeria, irrespective of religion or politics, is possible if we have good leaders,” he said.
President Tinubu, in a statement posted on X, rejected Trump’s classification of Nigeria as religiously intolerant, insisting that the country remains committed to constitutional guarantees of religious freedom.
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[BREAKING]: Genocide: Tension As US Releases Video On How America’s Military Will Strike Down Nigeria
The United States of America has stated that the country is preparing for possible military action in Nigeria, releasing a now-viral video on how to carry out military action in Nigeria amid alleged genocide against Christians.
The US controversially accused the Nigerian government of genocide against Christians in Africa’s most populous nation.
Nigerian Christians will be rescued very soon! pic.twitter.com/34curdwUBV
— Dominik Tarczyński MEP (@D_Tarczynski) November 2, 2025
The defence department of the US, which President Donald Trump renamed the Department of War, insinuated that it is “preparing for action” in Nigeria.
Dominik Tarczyński, a member of the European Parliament, shared the video on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle late on Saturday night, November 1.
Tarczyński tweeted: “Nigerian Christians will be rescued very soon!”
Trump said on Saturday, November 1, had asked the Defence Department to prepare for possible “fast” military action in Nigeria if Africa’s most populous country fails to crack down on the killing of Christians
Founder and General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, has reacted to the alleged Christian Genocide in Nigeria. This coming amid threat by the United States (US) President Donald Trump called Nigeria “that now disgraced country”
Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has ordered the Defense Department to prepare for potential military action to completely “wipe out the Islamic terrorists” who are committing “horrible atrocities” against Christians in Nigeria if the government “continues to allow the killing of Christians.”
Kumuyi dismissed reports of any ongoing Christian genocide in Nigeria, calling such claims a Western propaganda tool aimed at destabilizing the country.
Speaking during a press briefing in Lagos, Kumuyi said that some foreign powers, including the United States, are using religion as a cover to interfere in Nigeria’s affairs and exploit its vast natural resources.
“There is no Christian genocide happening in Nigeria,” Kumuyi stated firmly. “These stories are being sponsored by people who want to divide our nation and give America an excuse to invade and take what belongs to us.”
The respected cleric challenged anyone making such claims to produce verifiable evidence of mass killings targeted at Christians in the country.
“Show me one Christian genocide happening in Nigeria,” he said. “If you can, I will step down as a pastor today.”
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