Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in New York, United States, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). VP Shettima said Nigeria’s engagements at the global gathering will be guided by the country’s national interest,...
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The death of 37 suspected illegal miners, mainly youths in the detention facility of Nigeria’s Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the northern state of Niger, has elicited widespread condemnation and public outrage, with the NGO Centre for Community Law, Amnesty International, Nigeria, and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) among organisations calling...
There are good reasons why Leno Adesanya and his company, Sunrise Power Transition Company lost their case at the International Chamber of Commerce, ICC, an outcome that sparked widespread nationwide celebrations across Nigeria.The ICC threw out the USD 2.35 billion claim by Sunrise on the Mambila Hydro Electric Power...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that transportation costs will begin to reduce more significantly from October 1 as the Federal Government intensifies the implementation of the National Affordable Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Transit Programme. The President said the initiative is already delivering lower transport fares in several...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take urgent steps to reduce the price of petrol and ease the cost of living before the end of his administration, saying millions of Nigerians can no longer cope with rising fuel, transport and electricity costs....
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on being conferred with the traditional title of Sardauna of Ilorin. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said the title will be conferred on Governor AbdulRazaq by the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday welcomed the Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar, and other senior leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to Lagos as consultations for the Tinubu 2027 project continued. Sanwo-Olu disclosed the visit in a post shared on...
Presidency has described the death of Mr Peter Chukwuemeka Onwubuariri, Assistant Director of Information and Public Relations in the Presidential Villa, as a big loss to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Department of Media and Public Relations in the Presidential Villa. Special Adviser to the President on Information and...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday took centre stage at the ongoing 2026 BRICS Summit, calling for an urgent overhaul of global governance structures and international financial institutions. He called for a more representative, equitable and responsive global governance architecture and international financial system, restating Nigeria’s support for institutions...
Paul Ibe, media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election by the Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), describing it as another politically motivated religious endorsement. Reacting in a post on his X handle on...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, the National Cash Transfer Office (NCTO) and the National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO) to urgently account for over ₦78.8 billion in public funds reportedly diverted,...
The PBAT Door-to-Door Movement has commenced mobilisation in Katsina State to rally support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The Grand Patron of the movement, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, disclosed this in Katsina during the official inauguration of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed the African Union’s decision to officially launch the African Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) on October 7, describing it as a significant step towards giving the continent a stronger voice in global financial assessments. In a statement released on Thursday, the President said the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has applauded the successful rescue of 15 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and six other Nigerians who were abducted in Kogi State, describing the operation as a testament to the commitment and professionalism of the country’s security agencies. The President announced that...
By MUHAMMAD ABUBAKAR – Katsina has never lacked influential political figures. From the traditional institutions that have long shaped the social order of the ancient Hausa city to the politicians, administrators, intellectuals and technocrats who have occupied positions of authority in the modern state, Katsina’s political history has been...
President Bola Tinubu has directed a comprehensive reform of Nigerian football to overcome repeated failures to qualify for major regional, continental and world tournaments. “The reform must respond to a longstanding need to strengthen governance, administration, stakeholder representation, development pathways, domestic competitions and accountability across Nigerian football,” he was quoted...
What, really, should determine the composition of a presidential campaign team? Is it the candidate’s political strength? The geographical spread of the party? The experience and competence of those recruited for the job? Their ability to mobilise voters? Or is a campaign council simply another opportunity to accommodate as...
A political support group, the Kefas/Tinubu 2027 Support Network (KSN), has donated office accommodation and operational vehicles to bolster the re-election campaigns of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas ahead of the 2027 general elections. The campaign office was officially inaugurated in Jalingo on Friday,...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially constituted its Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the January 2027 general election, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima leading the campaign structure as chairman and vice chairman respectively. The appointments were announced in a statement issued on Saturday in...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate preparation of a comprehensive National Threat Assessment and a rolling five-year Strategic Defence Operations Plan to strengthen coordination across Nigeria’s defence, intelligence and security capabilities. The President’s Special Adviser on Homeland Security, Major General Adeyinka A. Famadewa, will coordinate and provide...