Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and National Leader of the Rainbow Coalition, Nyesom Wike, has cautioned the people of Rivers State against surrendering their political future to “gamblers” without vision or proven developmental records. Speaking during a Rainbow Coalition town hall meeting at Ayama in Abua/Odual Local...
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has urged Nigerians to reject those he called political gamblers, who are using deceit as a means of gaining access to public office, wondering how someone who was not celebrating his birthdays with the downtrodden when he was Governor...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said President Bola Tinubu cannot ask Nigerians for four more years while sending governors, ministers and defectors across the country to defend the hardship of the past three and a half. Atiku in a statement issued byhis Director of Strategic Communication of the...
African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has berated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reported decision not to campaign across all states of the federation, describing it as an act of arrogance, contempt and a grave insult to the Nigerian people. The ADC-PCC maintained that the reported decision exposes the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday inaugurated the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), declaring that the party is ready and united to renew its covenant with Nigerians ahead of the 2027 presidential election. At the ceremony at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja, President Tinubu...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has appealed to Nigerians facing economic hardship and insecurity to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), describing the ballot as a tool for peaceful change. Atiku made the call in a message shared on his official X account on Wednesday, where he acknowledged the...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has accused opposition politicians of misleading Nigerians about President Bola Tinubu’s performance, arguing that partisan interests should not prevent a fair assessment of the administration’s record. Wike, who spoke during a media parley in Abuja on Tuesday, maintained that...
Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Oluwaseun Faleye, has challenged staff to earn public trust through better service, empathy and teamwork, warning that the gains made in the Fund’s public image could be lost without a sustained commitment to meeting people’s needs. Faleye gave the...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on security agencies to urgently rescue Ahmed Zakka, his wife and their infant child, who were reportedly abducted in Kaduna State. Atiku made the appeal in a post on X on Monday, describing the incident as another painful reminder of the insecurity...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised the Federal Government over what he described as the failure of recent economic reforms to improve the living conditions of Nigerians despite reports of better macroeconomic performance. Reacting to the latest World Bank report, Obi said improvements in government...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed as fake a viral online publication claiming to be a special announcement by the commission on governorship candidates in six states. INEC, in a public notice issued on Monday, said the publication did not come from the electoral body and urged Nigerians...
An aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has challenged the Federal Government’s explanation that its petrol discount programme through NNPC Retail does not involve public money. In a statement addressed to the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, Ibe...
The Presidency has dismissed claims linking recent fuel price reductions to the return of subsidy, insisting that a margin discount by fuel marketers is different from a government-funded subsidy. In a statement shared by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency urged...
African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has called on all eligible Nigerians to turn out en masse to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) as the nationwide collection exercise organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commences today. The Council assured Nigerians that their votes must count...
African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has described the Federal Government’s decision to reduce the price of petrol for only 30 days as a desperate, shameless and insulting attempt to bribe Nigerians ahead of the 2027 general election, declaring that the gimmick will not save the Tinubu administration...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has criticised the reported increase in school fees at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, saying a Peter Obi-led administration would reverse what it described as the commercialisation of education in Nigeria. The party’s National Spokesman, Osa Director, made the position known in a post...
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Lagos Operations Office, in collaboration with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), has received 100 Nigerian returnees from Algeria under the Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) Programme. The returnees arrived at about 1:05 p.m. on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, aboard...
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Donald Duke, has promised to reduce the pump price of petrol to about ₦300 per litre if he wins the 2027 presidential election. The former Cross River State governor made the promise on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reassured Nigerians and the international community of its total commitment to neutrality, operational excellence and the sacred integrity of the ballot box as the country begins the final 100-day countdown to the 2027 General Election. The Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan,...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has launched a blistering attack on the opposition, declaring the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket of Atiku Abubakar and former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as a “joint ticket of corruption.” He spoke during a high-powered political engagement...