By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to direct the Senate’s Public Accounts Committee to publish the names and designations of all officials implicated in the alleged ₦200 trillion missing or unaccounted for from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, regardless of their social or political status. SERAP…

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By Dayo Johnson Akure The Director-General of BTO4PBAT27, Adojutelegan Adesuyi Gideon, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will secure a landslide victory in the South-West in the 2027 general elections. Adojutelegan in a statement issued in Akure, the Ondo State capital, said the administration’s policies and established political structure in the region place the president in a strong…

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By Demola Akinyemi Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the National Publicity Secretary of African Democratic Congress (ADC), in his usual brilliant, bold and daring manner, shared his thoughts on the state of the nation ahead of thE 2027 general elections in Ilorin. Excerpts of interview: Some Nigerians are of the view that President Tinubu should be allowed to complete two terms as others…

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By Evelyn Usman As security threats grow increasingly complex and interconnected, the role of the National Security Adviser NSA has taken on heightened significance in coordinating defence, intelligence, and policy. In Nigeria, the Office of the NSA occupies a central position within this framework. Observers and analysts note that,in line with practices in other countries, there is a growing need to…

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•Shettima, Sultan, CAN, Governors, call for peaceful co-existence  By Johnbosco Agbakwuru; Peter Duru; Luminous Jannamike; Steve Oko; John Alechenu & Musa Ubandawaki President Bola Tinubu yesterday joined the Sultan of Sokoto, the Christian Association of Nigeria, Catholic Bishops of Nigeria, state governors, political leaders and other eminent Nigerians urging Nigerians to embrace peace and harmonious co-existence as the nation celebrates Eid-el-Fitr….

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By Steve Oko Abia State Governor Alex Otti has pushed back against claims of division among South-East governors, arguing that differences in governance priorities should not be misconstrued as disunity. Otti made this known during a meeting of the South-East Traditional Rulers Council in Umuahia, where he addressed concerns over perceived cracks within the region’s political leadership. According to…

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By Stephanie Shaakaa Before the sun rises over the plains of Benue, the camps stir. Not with the rhythm of village life, but with the uneasy movement of people who have nowhere else to go. A mother bends over a small fire, coaxing a reluctant flame to life. Nearby, a baby cries in a makeshift cot, its mat still…

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By Luminous Jannamike After breaking their fast, four brothers stepped out to buy eyeglasses for Sallah. They never returned. From one family’s loss to a nation’s reckoning, the Maiduguri attacks, and the rising tide of terror deaths, are turning grief into a defining political question ahead of 2027. In Gwange Sabon Layi, a quiet neighbourhood in Maiduguri, Ba Musa…

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Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has raised alarm over Nigeria’s worsening security situation, following the latest Global Terrorism Index report which ranks the country among the most terrorised nations globally. Obi, in a statement posted on his X (formerly Twitter) platform on Thursday, described the report as a “painful indictment of failed leadership,” noting that Nigeria recorded one of…

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Nigerian ambassador-designate Femi Fani-Kayode, has urged Dele Momodu, an opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, to stop criticising President Bola Tinubu, who he claimed had been his benefactor for decades. The former Minister of Aviation made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, while reacting to Momodu’s criticism of the president during a television interview and in…

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