Former Vice President and ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has described President Bola Tinubu’s claim that the opposition created hunger and poverty as a delusional, shameless attempt to dodge responsibility for the misery his own government has inflicted on Nigerians. Atiku said a President cannot light the fire of...
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2027: Tinubu urges Nigerians to vote APC again, says ‘give me the mandate to finish what we started’
2027: Tinubu urges Nigerians to vote APC again, says ‘give me the mandate to finish what we started’
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians to vote for him and Vice President Kashim Shettima in the January 16, 2027 presidential election, saying his administration needs another term to complete the reforms it has started. The President made the appeal on Saturday in Kaduna while addressing a...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) will on Monday unveil its National Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections and publicly present its financial statement as the party intensifies preparations for the nationwide polls. The announcement was made by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, who said the activities would...
Residents of Binari community in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State have fled their homes after suspected bandits launched a deadly attack that reportedly killed 26 villagers, including women and children, shortly after Juma’a prayers on Friday. Several other residents were still missing as of the time...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) of orchestrating a coordinated misinformation campaign aimed at discrediting President Bola Tinubu’s presidential campaign flag-off in Kaduna. The ruling party alleged that the opposition planned to circulate fake...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council has dismissed allegations by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that it was behind alleged fake letters and manipulated videos targeting President Bola Tinubu, insisting that no amount of propaganda can erase the economic hardship Nigerians are experiencing. The opposition party challenged the...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council has challenged President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to provide a full account of the ₦10 billion reportedly approved for Ebola emergency preparedness, insisting that Nigerians deserve transparency over the fund. In a statement issued on Friday by...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has demanded the immediate publication of the preliminary voters’ register, warning that its absence from INEC’s online display during the announced October 9 to 15 scrutiny period raises grave questions about the integrity of the 2027 election. In a statement issued by Phrank Shaibu,...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Friday attended the burial of one of his supporters who was killed during a violent political incident, using the occasion to call on politicians to reject violence ahead of the 2027 general elections. Obi said he travelled from the United...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Friday criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the country’s worsening security situation, saying the President’s campaign billboards appear to enjoy better protection than ordinary Nigerians. In a post on his verified X account, Atiku alleged that while security personnel were deployed to guard...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has inaugurated the Osun State Presidential Campaign Council for the re-election bid of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the January 2027 presidential election, declaring that the coalition supporting the President is determined to deliver more than the 1.5 million votes earlier pledged. The governor...
The media office of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on President Bola Tinubu to order an independent investigation into allegations that some ministers paid billions of naira to secure their appointments. The call followed remarks allegedly made by Alwan Hassan, a spokesperson for President Tinubu’s Presidential Campaign...
Residents of more than 40 communities and estates across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will experience a three-day disruption in electricity supply following a planned outage announced by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). The electricity distribution company said the temporary blackout is necessary to allow the Federal Capital...
Nollywood has lost another of its familiar faces, with veteran actor Francis Duru dying at 57, barely five weeks after the death of screen legend Olu Jacobs. Duru’s family announced his death in a statement shared on his Instagram page on Friday, October 23, 2026, saying he died after...
Federal Government has announced that candidates who reached the oral interview stage of the ongoing recruitment into the country’s paramilitary services will begin checking their status from October 28, as the recruitment portal reopens for a compulsory free drug screening before appointment letters are issued. The Civil Defence, Correctional,...
The Senate on Thursday condemned the killing of 113 people in a series of attacks across four communities in Benue North-East Senatorial District, urging security agencies to step up operations and prevent further bloodshed in the state. The lawmakers called on the Inspector-General of Police, the Chief of Army...
A High Court of Adamawa State, on Thursday, sentenced to death three persons who kidnapped two Catholic priests in February 2025. Delivering judgement, Justice Christopher Mapeo found the three men guilty of criminal conspiracy to commit kidnapping, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, armed robbery, harboring a kidnapped person and...
National Economic Council (NEC) has reviewed Nigeria’s response to the reported Ebola outbreak in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), assuring Nigerians that the country has the capacity to contain the disease while directing states yet to update their preparedness plans to act without delay. The Minister of Health and...
The National Economic Council (NEC) has endorsed a 90-day economic action plan proposed by the Federal Ministry of Finance to consolidate gains from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms. The plan focuses on reducing the cost of living, improving food affordability, attracting investment, and accelerating the delivery of projects...
A High Court of Imo State, on Thursday, ordered the speedy trial of five persons accused of kidnapping 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members on Independence Day. The court set aside four days, starting from 27th October, to the 30th of the month for continuation of the trial,...