Senate President Godswill Akpabio has expressed strong confidence that the security challenges confronting Nigeria will soon be overcome. He said President Bola Tinubu‘s administration is giving the situation its full attention. Akpabio made the remarks on Wednesday during a courtesy visit by the Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN) at the National Assembly. The delegation…
The Allied People’s Movement (APM) has accused the Federal Government of launching attacks on its presidential candidate, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. The party claims these moves prove that President Bola Tinubu is worried about Makinde’s rising popularity before the 2027 election. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the APM insisted that the Tinubu…
Presidential spokesman Daniel Bwala has defended his past criticism of President Bola Tinubu, insisting that his previous comments were “not lies” but have become “baseless” in light of current realities. Bwala made the remarks during a tense exchange with Channels Television anchor Seun Okinbaloye on Wednesday’s edition of Politics Today. The discussion centred on statements…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has questioned the alleged founder of the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, inside police detention as investigations into the disputed agency gather momentum. Authorities launched the probe after Adeyemi allegedly presented himself as the Director-General of a presidential agency that the…
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has defended President Bola Tinubu‘s economic reforms, saying the hardship Nigerians are experiencing today is the result of years of poor economic decisions rather than the current administration’s policies. Otti made the remarks on Tuesday while receiving the First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, during her visit to Abia State. According…
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has dismissed the presidential ticket of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso on the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). He insisted the alliance has no realistic chance of winning Kano State in the 2027 general election. Ganduje told journalists on Tuesday that the…
The Ogun State House of Assembly has cleared former Speaker Olakunle Oluomo of the embezzlement allegation that accompanied his removal from office in 2024. Lawmakers also resolved to convert Oluomo’s impeachment into a resignation after adopting a report during Wednesday’s plenary at the Assembly Complex in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The resolution followed the presentation of the…
The Senate has expanded its investigation into the Safe Schools Initiative to include the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) and several other government agencies. Lawmakers also gave the Senate ad hoc committee handling the investigation three more weeks to complete its assignment. The expanded investigation now covers the Universal…
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has expressed hope that Nigeria will one day produce a Christian-Christian presidential ticket capable of winning a general election. The governor made the remark on Tuesday during an appearance on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television. He spoke while responding to concerns about the possibility of another same-faith presidential…
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…
