Nigeria’s democratic institutions, including the judiciary and legislature, have faced growing scrutiny over their independence, accountability and ability to check executive power. In the second part of an exclusive interview with Pinnacle Daily, Professor Kamilu Sani Fage, a Professor of Political Science at Bayero University, Kano, examines the judiciary and legislature, questioning their effectiveness as …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called for adequate funding to support security, logistics and other operational requirements for the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, said the commission’s constitutional funding arrangement as a first-line charge on the Consolidated Revenue Fund did not remove the need for sufficient financial resources to meet …
As Nigeria moves towards the 2027 presidential election, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, is putting a different emphasis on what he says should determine the success or failure of a government. According to him, every administration should have a measurable delivery within defined timelines. The SDP presidential candidate unveiled his …
A United States-based political advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has reported an alleged $3 million bribe offer to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in connection with a probe into alleged drug trafficking allegations involving President Bola Tinubu. The firm disclosed this in a statement posted on its verified X account on Thursday. According …
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has signed the state’s 2026 Appropriation Bill into law. The governor assented to the bill on Thursday at the Government House in Port Harcourt shortly after the Rivers State House of Assembly passed it. The bill was approved unanimously by 26 lawmakers during the Assembly’s resumed sitting in Port Harcourt. …
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 …
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 …
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has asked former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), to withdraw his claim that the late Gen. Sani Abacha did not loot Nigeria's treasury, apologise to Nigerians and resign as Chairman of the National Peace Committee. Falana said the former military ruler's comments …
President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate dissolution of the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties. The decision was announced in a statement signed by the President's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. AGF Takes Over Committee's Responsibilities According to the statement, all matters relating to the activities …
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the Presidency of avoiding key questions surrounding President Bola Tinubu's decades-old civil forfeiture case in the United States, saying the government has chosen insults instead of transparency. In a statement issued on Thursday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the Presidency failed …
