The special adviser to the president on information and
strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has criticised the health condition of the presidential
candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, following reports
of his exhaustion.
The Department of State Services (DSS) has rejected allegations from Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), that it is recruiting protesters to cause unrest in Sokoto state, in a bid to provide grounds for the imposition of a curfew.
President Bola Tinubu has revealed that he worked as a taxi driver and held several other jobs in the United States to pay for his university education, saying those personal struggles continue to shape his government’s focus on expanding access to education in Nigeria.
Chairmen of five Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) branches in Osun State have written to Governor Ademola Adeleke, demanding urgent renovation and modernisation of court buildings across the state, which they describe as dilapidated and unfit for the administration of justice.
Minister of Education Tunji Alausa has declared that President Bola Tinubu will secure re-election in 2027 on the strength of his administration’s record, while dismissing the opposition as lacking any coherent alternative for Nigerians.
All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Joe Igbokwe has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will secure victory in the 2027 presidential election through the goodwill of Nigerians rather than electoral manipulation.
Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, has made history after media projections declared him the winner of Michigan’s US senate race on Tuesday, becoming the first Muslim elected to the chamber and handing Democrats a crucial victory in their battle for control of the parliament.
Professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, has claimed that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration would have arrested and jailed the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, if it had found any evidence of wrongdoing against him.
The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed allegations by Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso linking the party and its governorship candidate, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, to moves to disqualify the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, governorship candidate, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, ahead of the 2027 governorship election.
The Federal Government has launched a virtual teaching programme to link pupils in underserved schools with qualified instructors through live online lessons, aiming to tackle teacher shortages and expand access to quality education.
Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 12 Composite Brigade have killed two suspected kidnappers and recovered a significant cache of arms and ammunition during a follow-up operation in Edimogbo Forest, Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
Ghanaian police have arrested three Nigerian nationals suspected of belonging to a criminal syndicate that targeted bank customers in Kumasi and surrounding areas.
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has defended her decision to hand out millions of naira in cash to constituents in Kogi Central, saying the move was guided by the real needs of beneficiaries rather than the distribution of equipment.