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Former Vice President and presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Atiku Abubakar has challenged the Bola Tinubu administration to investigate and prosecute him if the administration has evidence linking him to the alleged spending of $16 billion on the country’s power sector under the Olusegun Obasanjo administration. Atiku, in a Wednesday statement issued by Senior Special Assistant for …

The Presidency slammed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for what it described as conflicting positions on petrol subsidies, saying the different explanations coming from him and his aides in the space of one week showed a lack of clarity in his policy proposals. This was stated by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Joash Amupitan, Chair of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), “to immediately disclose whether the Commission has exercised its legal powers to determine limits on political contributions under section 91 of the Electoral Act of 2026, and, if so, to publicize the applicable limits and communicate them widely to political …

National Coordinator of National Brand Development and Made in Nigeria Special Projects Office, George Nwabueze, has spoken out on accusations that his office is a ‘fake’ Federal Government agency. To prove his point, Nwabueze has released a letter of appointment purportedly issued by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF).President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered …

Former Governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Peter Obi, has lamented the murder rate in the country, especially around the middle belt region. Obi stated that his country was not officially at war, and that “We cannot keep counting the death toll after every attack. We must prevent these attacks before they happen”, …

A coalition of over 28 civil society organizations in the Niger Delta region says it plans to initiate demonstrations and submit a petition calling for an investigation into the controversial rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery during the tenure of former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mallam Mele Kyari. The group said they …

Nigeria’s Financial Intelligence Unit says it has discovered a new method used by terrorists to collect and distribute funds for their operations in and around Nigeria. Disclosures contained in the NFIU 2025 Annual Report stated that terrorist financiers opened bank accounts in women’s names to avoid suspicion. Another method adopted is the use of telephone numbers for mobile banking or …

The Organized Labor Party through the Joint National Public Service Bargaining Council (JNPSNC) has threatened confrontation with the Federal Government over the failure to implement the approved occupational hazard allowance for agricultural professionals in the public service, almost two years after approval. The council, in its new letter to the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, expressed its …

Donald Duke, former governor of Rivers State, and presidential candidate of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) for the 2027 elections described the policy of exchanging crude oil for products as “the biggest scam that has been perpetrated in the country” Duke spoke at the 66th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NB) held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, …

Following public outrage over the condition of the Benin-Agbor-Asaba road which left travelers stranded for days, President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered the total redesign and reconstruction of the road as well as other major federal highways across Edo State and adjoining corridors to ease the suffering of travellers, and reduce hardship on the roads. As part of efforts towards …