Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over continued attacks across the country, saying the killings undermine the president’s recent security assurance in Jos. Obi raised the concern in a post on X on Monday, days after Tinubu, during a visit to Plateau state, promised that the…
Omoyele Sowore, human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, has alleged that Alex Otti is politically closer to President Bola Tinubu than many governors in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Sowore made the claim during a recent interview on the Honest Bunch podcast. He dismissed suggestions that he supports Tinubu, instead accusing other…
Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for meeting victims of the Jos attack at the airport instead of visiting affected communities. Obi spoke on Friday in a post on X while reacting to Tinubu’s visit to Plateau state following the killings in Angwan Rukuba, Jos north LGA….
The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for external loans totalling $6 billion to support government financing and infrastructure development. Tinubu had conveyed the request in two separate letters addressed to Godswill Akpabio, the Senate president, which were read during plenary on Tuesday. The upper chamber approved a $5 billion structured total return swap…
Nigeria has risen to the fourth position on the Global Terrorism Index (GTI), following a sharp increase in terrorist activities and fatalities in 2025. The latest report shows that Nigeria moved up two places on the index. It now ranks behind Pakistan, Burkina Faso, and Niger. Mali, Syria, and Somalia ranked below Nigeria among the…
Kenneth Okonkwo, chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s trip to the United Kingdom, describing it as insensitive amid the recent bomb attacks in Borno state. Okonkwo spoke on Wednesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s programme, Politics Today. Okonkwo said Tinubu should have suspended his trip in light of…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has asked the federal government to clarify reports alleging that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu paid over N10 billion in ransom to secure the release of abducted pupils and staff of St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri. In a statement on Tuesday, signed by Bolaji Abdullahi, the party’s national…
Mike Igini, former resident electoral commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has warned that a discretionary provision in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill could endanger polling officers during elections. Igini issued the warning after the national assembly passed the amendment bill and before President Bola Tinubu signed it into law. On Wednesday,…
Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says he will ensure that only candidates aligned with Bola Tinubu win the February 21 area council election. Wike spoke on Saturday in Abuja. There, he addressed guests at the 60th birthday celebration of Sandy Onor, a former senator who represented Cross River Central. ‘I Have…
Former minister of transportation Rotimi Amaechi on Monday joined protesters at the National Assembly to oppose the Senate’s rejection of real-time electronic transmission of election results. At the protest, Amaechi accused President Bola Tinubu and Senate President Godswill Akpabio of showing little concern for the lives and safety of Nigerians during elections. He spoke to…
