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Imo State  Governor Hope Uzodimma has responded to comments made by Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, over the forthcoming Osun State governorship election. The former senator told the singer to focus on preparing his uncle for life after office rather than directing political appeals at him. Uzodimma, who chairs the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Campaign Council for the August 15 governorship election in Osun State, said Davido should channel his message to the people of the state, insisting that they would be the ones to determine the outcome of the poll. The exchange followed comments made by Davido…

President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, has said Nigerians demand to know the report card of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Dare made the remark while criticizing Atiku for hiring a United States, US, lobbyist with $1.2 million, in preparation for the 2027 elections. In a statement he signed, Dare said the former vice president can’t take Nigeria down the path of self-destruction. The statement reads partly: “Worse still, for a man who presumes to offer leadership to Africa’s most populous nation, his recent resort to grievance offshoring, outsourcing political…

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State General Sani Abacha, has dismissed claims made by a former Department of State Services (DSS) operative regarding the final moments of the late military ruler, describing the account as false. Speaking with journalists in Kaduna, Al-Mustapha stated that the claims contained in the former DSS official’s book were untrue, alleging that the author was influenced by others to write them. “The boy was asked to write the lies by others. I have all the CCTV footages of what happened in my custody, so what he said are…

Former presidential aide, Laolu Akande, has said President Bola Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar both face long-standing corruption allegations that are unlikely to give either side a decisive advantage as political campaigns ahead of the 2027 general election gather momentum. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday, Akande argued that attempts by supporters of either politician to weaponise past corruption allegations would have limited political impact because both men have been subjected to years of public scrutiny. According to him, neither camp can convincingly claim the moral high ground on issues relating to corruption. “When you put…

US President Donald Trump decided not to escalate the conflict with Iran, fearing that an extended war could deplete interceptor stockpiles, US officials told The New York Times on Saturday. According to the officials, recent White House discussions have centered on the depletion of the US’s interceptor missiles, particularly since three US soldiers were killed in Jordan after an Iranian missile got through American air defenses. US General Dan Caine has said, according the the NYT’s sources, that a return to full-fledged war with Iran was doable, but would severely reduce the amount of missiles available to US Central Command…

*…RATTAWU Summit: Media Takes Centre Stage in Defence of Nigeria’s Democracy Amid AI Revolution* By Comrade Zannah Ibrahim Mustapha Public Relations Officer RATTAWU Lagos State Council 20th July, 2026 The Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU) has unveiled a bold roadmap towards its Golden Jubilee while calling on journalists, media owners, government institutions and communication professionals to uphold ethical journalism as Nigeria prepares for the 2027 general elections. A major highlight of the one-day summit was the active participation of the Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mallam Jibrin Baba Ndace, who was represented…

Fresh investigative details presented before the Federal High Court in Abuja have exposed the operational layout and specific task assignments given to officers and civilians involved in an alleged plot to violently overthrow President Bola Tinubu administration. The security records show that the suspects mapped out coordinated attacks on strategic locations across the country. Key targets included the Presidential Villa, Radio House, major airport runways, and the personal residences of senior military commanders. Prosecution teams pursuing treason charges against the accused persons disclosed that the plan relied on internal insider support. The conspirators aimed to seize authority, disrupt national communications,…

The leadership of the Nigerian Senate on Thursday night met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The high-level engagement focused on strengthening cooperation between the executive and legislative arms of government as both institutions continue to address key national issues. Politics Nigeria reports that the meeting was led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and brought together Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, and Senator Osita Bonaventure Izunaso, who represents Imo West. President Tinubu; Senate Leaders Akpabio and Barau The lawmakers held closed-door talks…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has made a shocking revelation of how his vice, Atiku Abubakar, funded his impeachment plot with N5 million during his first term in office. Obasanjo made the allegation in response to Olusegun Osoba, former Ogun State governor, over comments relating to the political events that led to the 2003 general elections. In a statement, Obasanjo claimed that the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba, was encouraged to commence impeachment proceedings after a meeting with Atiku. “Na’Abba’s impeachment began at the presidency by the Vice-President, who on a Friday when I was out of the…

Nigeria’s headline inflation dropped in June 2026 for the first time since February as the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, plans to make a decision on the country’s interest rate on July 21. The National Bureau of Statistics, in its Consumer Price Index and inflation data released on Wednesday, said Nigeria’s headline inflation declined to 15.91 percent in June from 15.93 percent in May. On a month-on-month basis, the country’s headline inflation was 1.66 percent, which was 0.09 percent lower than the rate recorded in May 2026 (1.75 percent). Meanwhile, food inflation rose to 17.52 percent in June, up from 16.69…