Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called on President Bola Tinubu to provide a full explanationfor his third consecutive absence from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).In a statement issued on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, PhrankShaibu, Atiku noted that Tinubu stayed away from the 79th session in 2024, the 80th in…
The Progressive Governors Forum has ruled out supporting or endorsing any political coalition or candidate outside the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 elections, in an apparent reference to the Nyesom Wike-led Rainbow Coalition. Chairman of the Forum and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, announced the position late Monday after the governors’ meeting in…
Controversy has trailed an alleged petition filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal challenging the victory of Governor Ademola Adeleke in the August 15 governorship election. Debunking the development, the APC legal team led by Dr Abiodun Layonu,…
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, yesterday rejected the pessimistic assessment of his former running mate, Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed, about the capacity of the leading contenders to transform Nigeria. The former Anambra State governor declared that his record in the state demonstrated that he could replicate his achievements at the national…
President Bola Tinubu has formally raised Nigeria’s concerns over recurring xenophobic and Afrophobicattacks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa with the African Union, calling for urgentcollective action to protect the safety, dignity and rights of African citizens across the continent.Tinubu’s position was delivered by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the 21st Extraordinary Session…
Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has faulted former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s plan toreopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected president in 2027, stating that the country’s borders are notclosed and therefore cannot be reopened. Tunji-Ojo issued the clarification in a statement on Saturday in response to Atiku’s comments. TheAfrican Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate had…
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has challenged the director-general of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign, Senator Abdul’aziz Yari, to explain what Nigerians had gained from the trillions of naira generated from petrol subsidy removal before dismissing the promises of relief by Atiku Abubakar as a lie. ADC, in a statement signed by its spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi,…
President Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi, Omoyele Sowore and other presidential candidates and party leaderson Tuesday signed the First National Peace Accord ahead of the 2027 general elections.The ceremony, organised by the National Peace Committee in partnership with The Kukah Centre, washeld at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.It took place on the eve of the…
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has denied claims that the African Democratic Congress (ADC)helped him secure re-election in the August 15 governorship poll, stating he had no electoral deal orpartnership with the party. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the governor clarified that theADC was never part of the political…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Bola Tinubu to provide explanations forquestions raised by The Economist concerning approximately $20 billion worth of projects linked toLebanese-Nigerian businessman Gilbert Chagoury, a long-time associate of the president. In a statement issued on Monday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, PhrankShaibu, Atiku said the report…
