ABUJA — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Christian leaders to use their influence to promote peaceful participation ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, warning that churches and pulpits must not become channels for political incitement, hate speech or religious division. The President’s message came as political activities gradually intensify ahead of the next […]
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has appealed to voters in the South-East to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s bid for a second term in 2027, saying she wants to see the country become better as she grows older. She made the appeal on Wednesday in Owerri, Imo State, where she visited as part of […]
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A planned visit by Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi to Yelwata community in Benue State was abruptly cut short on Tuesday after a group of youths barricaded the road leading from Makurdi and refused to allow his convoy to proceed. The confrontation, which occurred along the Makurdi-Gboko Road close to the airport […]
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ABUJA — The 2027 presidential race has entered a more active phase as Oyo State Governor and Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, formally opened his campaign headquarters in Abuja and challenged Nigerians to judge political contenders by their ideas, records and ability to deliver. At the commissioning of the APM presidential campaign […]
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A fresh war of words has erupted over the long-running controversy surrounding United States law-enforcement records linked to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with a US-based political advisory and lobbying firm urging the public to focus on the records at the centre of an ongoing Freedom of Information Act dispute rather than what it described as […]
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Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate for the 2027 election, has launched a fresh attack on Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, accusing the former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate of knowing that Peter Obi was allegedly “a packaged fraud” during their 2023 presidential campaign. Sowore made the claim while reacting to recent comments attributed to […]
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The renewed controversy over historical U.S. law-enforcement records concerning President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has triggered a fresh call from the Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum for prominent Nigerian statesmen to publicly address the issue. The group wants former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former military Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar, former Commonwealth Secretary-General Chief Emeka Anyaoku, Nobel […]
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Former Edo State lawmaker Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma has explained why he is pressing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to revisit long-standing financial crime allegations involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Agbonayinma, who represented Egor/Ikpoba-Okha Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, said his demand was not based on a new allegation against Atiku but […]
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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 […]
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Nigeria’s alleged coup plot has entered a new phase as the Department of State Services (DSS) and National Intelligence Agency (NIA) continue investigations into the circumstances surrounding the reported attempt to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government. Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), disclosed this during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, […]
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A fresh dispute has emerged in the political battle surrounding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after a United States-based lobbying and policy advisory firm linked to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar alleged that its founder was offered $3 million to abandon a campaign involving allegations against the Nigerian president. Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., said its founder, Dr […]
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s camp has challenged the Presidency to address the substance of U.S. records at the centre of the latest political dispute, rather than focusing on the background of Washington-based lobbyist Karl Von Batten. The latest exchange between the camps of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and President Bola Tinubu has shifted […]
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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 […]
