Dr Esther Nkem Okereke emerges as first female presidential aspirant for 2027 elections under NRM Dr Esther Nkem Okereke has emerged as the first female presidential aspirant for the 2027 general elections under the National Rescue Movement (NRM) platform. Okereke secured the party’s ticket after defeating two other aspirants — Ademola Joseph Onigbokun and Oluwadare Joseph Faduri — during the NRM national convention held in Abuja. Accepting her nomination, Okereke described her emergence as “a sacred assignment and a call to service,” assuring Nigerians that the country could rise again under purposeful...