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Peter Obi has called on President Bola Tinubu to step aside ahead of the 2027 presidential election, claiming the President no longer has the capacity to address Nigeria's mounting challenges. The former Labour Party presidential candidate said poverty,...

Atiku Abubakar claims the Tinubu administration has finally embraced a decentralised electricity generation policy he first proposed more than 21 years ago, describing the shift as a delayed acknowledgement of a blueprint that could have transformed Nigeria's power...

APC has constituted a 276-member National Campaign Council led by Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma to spearhead its campaign for the August 15 Osun governorship election. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Yobe State Governor...

CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso and WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will headline the 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum with a high-level dialogue on Africa's economic resilience. Abuja will host policymakers, central bankers, ministers and global economic experts to examine...

Mboho President says Ibom Deep Seaport belongs to all Akwa Ibom people, not any community. Warns that ethnic divisions could undermine the state's biggest economic opportunity. Vows to defend Ibibio interests while urging peaceful engagement and transparency. July 26,...

Former SGF Babachir Lawal says President Bola Tinubu was compassionate, generous and receptive to advice before becoming President but has since "lost his soul." Claims Tinubu's transformation began after relocating to Abuja in 2022, alleging he became isolated...

NDLEA dismantles international drug syndicates with coordinated operations that intercepted cocaine, Canadian Loud and opioids worth over ₦10 billion at Lagos Airport and Apapa Seaport. Balogun Market businessman identified as alleged kingpin after investigators traced a failed UK-bound...

SERAP files suit at the Federal High Court, seeking an order compelling NNPCL to explain ₦211.015 trillion recorded in its 2023 audited financial statements. Rights group demands detailed disclosure of ₦107.6 trillion classified as Sundry Receivables and ₦103.4...

Atiku Questions Borrowing Despite Oil Windfall: Former Vice President says the Federal Government has no justification for its aggressive borrowing programme if Nigeria has earned an estimated ₦7.98 trillion in additional oil revenue above the 2026 budget benchmark. ...

Operation HADIN KAI records a major counter-insurgency breakthrough as a senior ISWAP finance operative responsible for managing the terrorist group's funding and logistics voluntarily surrenders to troops following sustained military offensives in the North-East. Fresh wave of defections...