Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has pledged to increase Nigeria’s healthcare spending to at least 10 percent of the country’s GDP if elected president in 2027. Obi made the promise on Saturday after emerging as the presidential candidate of the NDC at the party’s convention in Abuja. The former…
Peter Obi has reaffirmed his belief that “a new Nigeria is possible” after emerging as the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress for the 2027 election. On Saturday, Obi was ratified and declared the party’s presidential candidate at an extraordinary convention in Abuja. Presenting the party flag to Obi, Seriake Dickson, national leader of…
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party led by Tanimu Turaki has declared former President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate for the 2027 election. The decision was taken on Saturday at a special national convention held at the faction’s national secretariat in Area 10, Garki, Abuja. The group had initially planned to hold the…
Alex Otti, governor of Abia State, has dismissed criticism over his decision to name a newly commissioned bus terminal in Umuahia after Nnenna Oti, saying those opposed to the move are free to name their own projects after anyone they choose. In a viral video seen by ALO 360, Otti defended the decision, insisting that…
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the governor of Kwara State, has urged President Bola Tinubu to raise Nigeria’s minimum wage to N100,000, arguing that states are now in a stronger financial position following the removal of fuel subsidy. The Kwara governor spoke on Friday when governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress paid an Eid-el-Kabir…
Hope Uzodinma, the governor of Imo state, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s leadership, describing him as “the founder of the new Nigeria.” Uzodinma spoke on Friday when governors of the All Progressives Congress paid an Eid-el-Kabir visit to the president in Lagos. The Imo governor said Tinubu’s policies had helped pull Nigeria away from economic…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu deliberately kept his decision to remove fuel subsidy secret before assuming office to avoid pressure from those who might have tried to dissuade him. Shettima spoke on Friday when governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress paid an Eid-el-Kabir visit to the president in Lagos….
President Bola Tinubu says the removal of fuel subsidy saved Nigeria from imminent bankruptcy and helped stabilise the economy. The president spoke on Friday while hosting state governors who visited him to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir and the third anniversary of his administration. Among those present were the governors of Lagos, Nasarawa, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi, Taraba, Niger,…
President Bola Tinubu says he endured intense political pressure and challenges during the 2023 presidential election campaign but remained steadfast in his pursuit of the presidency. Tinubu spoke on Friday while hosting state governors who visited him to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir and the third anniversary of his administration. The president thanked the governors for taking time…
Aisha Yesufu has alleged that the process that produced the candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) senatorial seat was manipulated and did not reflect a genuine primary election. In a statement posted on X on Friday, the activist-turned-politician said the exercise was a “predetermined outcome dressed in procedural…
