Veteran actor and broadcaster Patrick Doyle has reacted to the fresh debate over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s educational credentials. The issue returned to the spotlight after recently published nomination documents sparked fresh questions online. Some Nigerians noticed that the forms left his primary and secondary school details blank. However, the documents listed a university degree….
The Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the National Assembly over alleged discrepancies in the Federal Government’s subsidy savings. The petition came after the government disclosed N15.8 trillion in savings from subsidy removal. APM claimed that about N12 trillion remained unaccounted for. The party said the amount…
A UBA graduate who went viral after addressing Tony Elumelu by his first name has received a major support offer. The offer includes ₦500,000, a VIP trip and an ambassadorial deal. The announcement came from Ossai Ovie Success, a Senior Special Assistant to the Delta State Governor. He shared the offer on Facebook amid the…
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has asked a federal court to allow it to privately explain why some records linked to President Bola Tinubu should remain withheld under the Freedom of Information Act. The request is part of an ongoing FOIA lawsuit filed by American transparency advocate Aaron Greenspan. He is seeking records…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has adopted the recently concluded Osun State governorship election as a major benchmark for its preparations for the 2027 general election. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Friday when he received the Chargé d’Affaires of Canada to Nigeria, David Sproule, who led a delegation from the Canadian High…
President Bola Tinubu has constituted the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general election, with former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, as Director-General. Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, will serve as Secretary of the council, according to a statement issued by the Presidency on Saturday morning. The statement was…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate arrest of George Buchi Nwabueze and suspended three permanent secretaries after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) uncovered another fake agency operating within the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). The affected permanent secretaries are M.S. Danjuma, Nadungu Gagare…
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has claimed that Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke is part of the political camp supporting President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections. Wike made the statement on Friday in Abuja while inspecting projects in the Federal Capital Territory. He said Adeleke’s recent meeting with Tinubu and other political figures was…
Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says he will continue to put political pressure on Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 elections. Wike spoke on Friday in Abuja while discussing the state of opposition politics in Nigeria. He said the country currently has no strong opposition party. According to…
Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to support his 2027 presidential bid. He promised to tackle insecurity, unemployment, poor infrastructure and the high cost of doing business. Obi spoke in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Friday. He was announcing the start of his campaign activities for the January 16…
