Senate President Godswill Akpabio has defended President Bola Tinubu’s extended working vacation, insisting that there is no power vacuum in Aso Rock despite the President’s prolonged absence from Nigeria. Akpabio made the comments in Akwa Ibom on Tuesday, September 22, while commissioning projects by Governor Umo Eno. He said Tinubu remained in power and continued…
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has appeared on Isbae U’s popular interview show, Curiosity Made Me Ask, creating an unusual meeting between one of Nigeria’s most recognisable political figures and a comedian known for provocative, roast-style conversations. The appearance, released on Saturday, September 19, has attracted attention because of the contrast between Obasanjo’s political background…
Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election now has a defined field. The Independent National Electoral Commission has published its final list of 18 presidential candidates and their running mates for the January 16, 2027 election. The list covers 18 political parties and includes President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi,…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Nigeria after leading the country’s delegation to the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, where Nigeria and India agreed to work towards restoring bilateral trade to nearly $15 billion. The target follows a meeting between Shettima and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the summit….
Peter Obi says his NDC 2027 election strategy will rely on independent monitoring and a dual system for transmitting polling-unit results, a move he says is designed to prevent a repeat of the problems that followed Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election. The NDC presidential candidate wants results transmitted simultaneously to INEC’s IReV portal and the party’s…
A fresh dispute involving President Bola Tinubu and an Atiku lobbying firm has shifted attention from political accusations to a more important question: where is the evidence? Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C. claimed that its founder, Dr Karl Von Batten, was offered $3 million by a person it was told was connected to Tinubu. The firm said…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has made local government autonomy in Nigeria a fresh part of his 2027 campaign message, promising that his administration would pay allocations directly to the country’s 774 councils if elected. The pledge comes at a sensitive time. Two years after the Supreme Court local government ruling, many councils are still…
Governor Ademola Adeleke’s visit to President Bola Tinubu was more than a ceremonial presentation of his Osun re-election certificate. Coming just days after a closely fought election, the meeting offered an early picture of how Adeleke plans to approach his second term and his relationship with the federal government. Adeleke visited the Presidential Villa on…
President Bola Tinubu is set to return to the United Nations General Assembly in person for the first time since 2023, with the Nigerian leader scheduled to address world leaders in New York on September 23, 2026. He is expected to speak between 11:30 a.m. and noon New York time, or 4:30 p.m. Nigerian time….
President Bola Tinubu’s recent decision to increase the salaries of serving military personnel was meant to strengthen troop welfare and recognise the demands placed on the armed forces. But just as the government celebrates the pay increase, retired military personnel are on the streets demanding to know why they were left behind. Military retirees gathered…
