UMUAHIA, Abia State — The 2027 governorship contest in Abia State is beginning to take shape around competing promises on workers’ welfare, employment and economic development, with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Kelechi Anosike pledging to reverse what he described as unjustified disengagements from the state public service. Anosike said on Thursday that, if elected […]
A United States-based political advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has said it does not expect President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be arrested if he attends the 2026 United Nations General Assembly in New York, but claims the Nigerian leader could face significant public embarrassment over long-running allegations concerning his past in the United States. […]
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A fresh dispute has emerged over the United States court proceedings involving records connected to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, after a US-based political advisory and lobbying firm accused the Nigerian Presidency of giving the public a misleading account of the litigation. The controversy follows a September 3 statement by the Presidency insisting that the matter […]
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ABUJA — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s assertion that Northern Nigeria stands to be the biggest beneficiary of his administration’s economic reforms has triggered a sharp disagreement among major Northern interest groups, exposing a wider debate over whether Nigeria’s improving macroeconomic indicators are translating into meaningful gains for ordinary citizens. While the presidency and the All […]
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Former Vice-President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate for the 2027 election, Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to ensure that statutory allocations meant for Nigeria’s 774 local government areas are paid directly into council accounts if he wins the presidency. Atiku said his proposed administration would make local government financial autonomy a key component of […]
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ABUJA — Nigeria’s opposition parties are intensifying efforts to prevent another split-vote outcome in the 2027 presidential election, with six political parties backing a structured coalition process that includes a proposed single four-year transition government. The proposal emerged at an opposition summit in Abuja where political leaders, presidential candidates and senior party officials began laying […]
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Nigeria’s dependence on imported steel is becoming an increasingly expensive burden on the economy, with official trade data showing that the country spent more than ₦1 trillion on iron and steel imports in 2025. The figure highlights a long-standing contradiction in Nigeria’s industrial policy: while the country continues to spend heavily on imported steel products, […]
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Former Kogi West Senator and African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain Dino Melaye has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to embark on a three-week vacation in Europe, questioning the length and timing of the President’s absence from Nigeria. Melaye’s criticism came shortly after the Presidency announced that Tinubu had departed Abuja for Europe as part […]
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A United States-based policy advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu could face an embarrassing reception in New York if he attends the 2026 United Nations General Assembly amid renewed allegations linking him to heroin trafficking. The firm made the claim in a statement published on its verified X account […]
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ABUJA — Nigeria’s opposition parties are returning to the coalition table with a problem that has repeatedly frustrated attempts to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC): agreeing not only on the need for a stronger opposition, but on who should ultimately lead it. As opposition leaders prepare for the G-100’s summit in Abuja on […]
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked a federal court in the United States to reject a bid for the release of investigative records concerning allegations dating back to the early 1990s, arguing that disclosure would violate his privacy rights. The latest development has pushed the long-running Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) dispute involving Tinubu and […]
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The political contest ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general election may have entered a new phase, not because of a campaign rally or manifesto launch, but because of a prediction about what could happen four years after the next presidential election. Senator Abdul’Aziz Yari’s declaration that the All Progressives Congress (APC) could remain in power beyond […]
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Corruption in Nigeria is often discussed in terms of stolen public funds, inflated contracts and bribery. But its deeper cost is harder to calculate. It is found in the hospital that lacks essential medicines, the unfinished road that becomes impassable during the rainy season, the school without adequate facilities, the electricity system struggling to meet […]
