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Oyo State Governor and APM presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, has criticized President Bola Tinubu for using rising foreign reserves to falsely portray economic recovery in Nigeria. In a video address during the launch of the Makinde and Daura for Better Nigeria (MAD) Resetter Movement in Lagos, Makinde described the government’s narrative as a “political gimmick” that overlooks the widespread hunger affecting millions. “Statistics mean little when families are struggling to meet basic needs,” he asserted, comparing the situation to a household where the head boasts about savings while everyone else goes hungry. Makinde argued that true economic progress should be…

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan SAN, has disclosed that the people behind a plot against the Commission’s Ad Hoc staff, especially Youth Corps members, have been uncovered and arrested and would be prosecuted soon. Prof. Amupitan made the disclosure in Enugu at the South-East Zonal Interactive Meeting with Staff and Readiness Assessment for the 2027 General Election. According to the Commission’s Daily Bulletin, INEC recently identified potential risks to its Ad Hoc staff, “especially Youth Corps members,” and has taken measures to neutralise the threat. He said the people behind the plot were uncovered by…

KEY TAKEAWAYS ADC chieftain Dele Momodu claimed President Bola Tinubu’s experience was largely limited to Lagos and argued that Atiku Abubakar was more experienced. Momodu cited Atiku’s service as vice-president under Olusegun Obasanjo from 1999 to 2007 as evidence of his experience at the federal level. Momodu questioned the Tinubu administration’s economic performance, saying Nigerians had yet to experience promised prosperity and urging the president to retire. A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu’s experience was largely limited to Lagos before he became Nigeria’s leader, arguing that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has more experience to handle the…

Two years after the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursed funds for the N700bn Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI), the government has said it would begin distribution in 2027. Daily Trust reports that the PMI was approved in November 2023 to help address Nigeria’s persistent electricity metering challenges and it is aimed at reducing the metering gap in the country. It also complements the World Bank funded Distribution Sector Recovery Program (DISREP) that will inject 3.2 million meters into the electricity sector. Even though the PMI is supposed to distribute 3.8 million meters, a former minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, had…

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has dismissed African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, as a comedian over his request to hold his presidential campaign council inauguration at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Basiru stressed that Sowore was not serious about contesting the 2027 presidential election. He described his request to President Bola Tinubu as an attempt to make a political statement rather than a genuine campaign move. The APC national secretary made the remarks on Wednesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s  Politics Today, where he was asked whether he would support the Presidency granting Sowore’s…

President Bola Tinubu has hinted that he may not go round all the states during his reelection campaign. The President gave the hint in his speech at the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council at Aso Rock, Abuja, on Wednesday. The president said he had been advised not to allow the demands of the campaign should not distract him from running the country, adding that Nigeria needs his attention at the moment. Speaking shortly after inaugurating the APC Presidential Campaign Council at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja on Wednesday, President Tinubu said the demands of his office…

There is one thing Nigerians should not have to wait until after an election to understand: what the figures on the result sheets actually say. But does INEC’s authority to declare election results mean ordinary Nigerians cannot publish results already announced at polling units? Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, argues that these are two different things. In a letter dated 12 October 2026 to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), he makes the case that citizens and journalists should be able to report publicly available election results accurately without taking over INEC’s statutory responsibility. This is an important question ahead of…

Motorists plying the deteriorating Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe Expressway are expected to face temporary traffic disruptions as the Lagos State Government begins a 35-day rehabilitation of damaged sections from Bonny Camp to Admiralty Way Junction and around Victoria Garden City (VGC) tomorrow. The government said traffic diversion arrangements would be introduced to minimise congestion and ensure the safety of road users during the exercise. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure, Olufemi Daramola, disclosed this yesterday at a stakeholders’ engagement organised by the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to discuss the scope of work and traffic management plans for the project. Daramola…

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Tanimu Turaki has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s 66th Independence Day address, accusing his administration of worsening the economic hardship facing Nigerians. The faction, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Interim National Working Committee, Ini Ememobong, on Thursday, rejected the President’s portrayal of his administration as leading Nigerians out of economic hardship into prosperity. Tinubu, in his Independence Day address, said Nigeria had “passed through our own Red Sea” and urged Nigerians to look forward rather than return to policies that, according to him, contributed to the country’s economic…

The Imo State Police Command has confirmed that members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) were among passengers abducted by gunmen along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway on Thursday morning. The command said 10 of the victims had been rescued, while the exact number of persons still in captivity was yet to be verified. The Imo Police Command spokesperson, Okoye Henry, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, saying the attack occurred around 6:30am near Umunoha. According to him, two 18-seater buses carrying NYSC corps members and other passengers were attacked by suspected armed men while travelling from Ibadan to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State,…