President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday departed Abuja for Europe to begin a three-week vacation as part of his annual leave. According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Sunday, Tinubu’s first stop will be London, United Kingdom. The President is expected to spend …
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has called on the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to tie petrol import approvals to independently verified domestic supply gaps, warning that rising imports could undermine Nigeria’s growing refining capacity. The group, in a policy brief issued on Sunday by its Chief Executive …
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has issued an Executive Order establishing a Coroner Inquest/Panel of Inquiry into the attacks, killings and violence reported at Naira and Kobo Junction, Motor Park/Garage Area, Ikire, on August 24, 2026. Adeleke disclosed this in a statement posted on his official X account on Saturday. The panel is chaired by …
The historic merger of Nigeria's major opposition parties on February 6, 2013, which birthed the All Progressives Congress (APC) and subsequently unseated an incumbent president in 2015, established a high-stakes precedent for Nigerian politics. Today, opposition politicians are attempting to replicate that political model ahead of the 2027 general elections. However, with just five months …
When former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on August 19, 2026, pledged to restore the petrol subsidy if elected president in 2027, his declaration immediately reignited a national political and economic debate, with stakeholders divided over whether the policy would ease Nigerians’ economic hardship or reverse reforms already undertaken …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered a comprehensive forensic audit of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), Federal Government agencies and their internal control systems following revelations of ghost workers, “fake agencies” and other system lapses. According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo …
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed confidence in its ability to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election without relying on a coalition of opposition parties. The party’s spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the ADC had built enough political support across the country to prosecute the election independently. Abdullahi stated this during an …
Nepal is on high alert for more flooding as the Himalayan border region, already devastated by flash floods, has been described as turning into “swampland” amid continuing rainfall. A BBC report quoted officials saying that 626 people have died, while at least 2,426 others remain missing following the devastating floods along the Nepal-Tibet border on …
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has claimed that President Bola Tinubu is 90 years old, saying he has evidence to support the allegation and will present it in court. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2027 election, made the claim during an interview with the BBC while explaining why he …
Simon Ekpa, the pro-Biafra agitator convicted of terrorism-related offences in Finland, has appealed his six-year prison sentence, even as the Finnish prosecutor handling the case seeks a longer jail term. The prosecutor is arguing that the sentence imposed on Ekpa is inadequate considering the terrorism offences for which he was convicted. The Finnish Court of …
