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…
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…
Aisha Yesufu, activist and chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Party, has withdrawn from the race for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) senatorial ticket of the party ahead of the 2027 general election. Yesufu announced her decision in an X post on Friday. The activist had declared interest in the FCT senate seat on May 6…
General Christopher Musa says no country is completely secure, noting that terrorist attacks in Nigeria have reduced compared to previous years. The minister spoke during an interview on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Friday. According to him, insecurity remains a global challenge, but Nigeria is confronting the problem directly. “There is no country that has…
Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), says he would deploy technology and artificial intelligence to tackle insecurity if elected president in 2027, noting that a drone would effectively serve as his minister of defence. Sowore spoke during an interview on Arise Television on Thursday. The former presidential candidate emerged as the…
