President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday met with former Senate Leader, Teslim Folarin, in what appeared to be a fresh move to strengthen unity within the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Oyo State. The meeting took place at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. A source close to Folarin said it formed…
Fresh developments have emerged in the ongoing trial involving the alleged Director-General of the disowned Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Mathew Adeniyi Adeyemi, with reports indicating that human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has withdrawn from the defence team. Although Falana has not publicly confirmed the decision, sources familiar with…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened its recruitment portal for the 2026 employment exercise, inviting suitably qualified Nigerians to apply for entry-level positions across Grade Levels 07, 08, 09, 10 and 12. The commission opened the application portal on Monday, July 20, and will close it on Monday, July 27, according to a…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osita Okechukwu, has urged African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race and embrace the role of a statesman. Okechukwu said Atiku’s decision to contest the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket in 2022 weakened the…
Isaac Fayose has urged his elder brother, former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, to reject his appointment as Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). He argued that the position does not reflect the former governor’s political stature. Isaac made the remarks in a video posted on his Instagram page shortly after the Presidency announced…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 26 people into the boards and leadership of 10 federal government agencies and commissions. Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, emerged as Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). The appointments take immediate effect. The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced them in…
Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu‘s administration borrowed N80 trillion. He said the sharp rise in Nigeria’s public debt mainly reflects naira depreciation, inherited obligations and accounting adjustments rather than fresh borrowing. Oyedele spoke during an economic review session organised by…
The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has confirmed that Peter Obi agreed to serve only one four-year term if elected president in 2027. He said both leaders signed a written agreement before accepting the party’s presidential ticket. Speaking on Channels Television, Kwankwaso said he was confident Obi would…
The investigation into the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) gathered momentum on Monday after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) questioned the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila. At the same time, the House of Representatives summoned several key government agencies. Lawmakers want the agencies to explain…
The self-styled Director-General of the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Prince Adeyemi Matthew Adeniyi, has explained how the controversial agency appeared in the Federal Government’s 2026 budget despite his arrest before the appropriation process ended. Adeniyi made the claims during an interview with social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan,…
