The stage is set for a mega coalition to confront President Ahmed Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2027 general elections. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who declared this stance on Wednesday, said a major political coalition involving the breakaway APC, PDP and Labour Party is in the works to confront…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been officially invited to Rome by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected head of the Roman Catholic Church, to attend his inauguration as the 267th Bishop of Rome. The invitation was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information…
By Erasmus Ikhide Under one week, the Nigerian military has made twin twitches of weak defense of its lagging responses to the sweeping terrorist attacks that have enveloped the country on an unprecedented scale, leading to mass slaughtering of hapless citizens and ill-equipped gallant military personnel alike. What came from the Chief of Army Staff,…
Leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has warned President Bola Tinubu that rather than worry about a political coalition that could defeat him in 2027, he should be more concerned about the people’s anger against his government. He stated that the president is politically savvy…
The military high command has vowed to intensify its efforts against terrorism and the spread of misinformation, stating that it is fully committed to implementing President Bola Tinubu’s directive on national security to the letter. Speaking at a bi-weekly press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major-General Markus Kangye, emphasized…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Bola Tinubu over the newly introduced “Nigeria First Policy.” The policy prioritizes the use of made-in-Nigeria goods and services, especially in public procurement. While stakeholders like the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), and Senator Ali Ndume have hailed the initiative, Atiku believes…
President Bola Tinubu is meeting the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The governor arrived the premises at about 03:45 pm Tuesday, alone, our correspondent observed. The meeting is the Governor’s first encounter with the President since he defected to the governing party, the All Progressives Congress from the the…
President Bola Tinubu has called on governors across Nigeria to remain focused on delivering tangible results that improve the lives of their people, urging them to disregard armchair critics who merely seek to distract from the work at hand. During a two-day visit to Katsina State, the President, in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo…
A major empowerment programme under the “Renewed Hope Initiative” spearheaded by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Remi Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ended in chaos on Thursday 1st May, 2025, as hundreds of Rivers State women staged a walkout in protest. The event, which was expected to distribute empowerment items to five hundred (500) Rivers women, took an…
By Azu Ishiekwene There’s a concern that Nigeria could soon become a one-party state, not by law, like in China, but through subterfuge – or in legal terms, de facto – similar to Cameroon, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea, or even Rwanda, where the ruling parties are inflicting a slow, painful death on the opposition. Those who…
