Senate President Godswill Akpabio has declared that President Bola Tinubu’s anticipated second term will be a unity government, citing the inclusion of opposition politicians in the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council. Akpabio disclosed this during Wednesday’s plenary, describing the composition of the campaign council as an unprecedented political development since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999. He said the council’s broad-based membership demonstrated a commitment to political inclusion and national unity beyond...

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently assent to the Bill seeking the exit of the Nigeria Police Force from the contributory pension scheme. The Committee in a statement on Wednesday jointly signed by its national president, Comrade Yinka Folarin and the National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Adewunmi Adesina, expressed displeasure over unpaid pension of retired police officers who have subsequently been compelled to embark on peaceful...

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, has faulted former Governor Donald Duke of Cross River State over criticism of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. It will be recalled that Duke had said in an interview on Arise TV that the 750km highway project being constructed by the Federal Government traverses nine coastal states, including Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River, was an impossibility due to swampy terrain. According to...

The Obidient Movement, has warned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, against interfering in the 2027 general election, urging the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to ensure a free, fair and credible process. The group insisted that it is for voters to decide the outcome of any election, and condemned any attempt to manipulate the forthcoming election. According to the Movement, Wike’s recent declaration that he was leading President...

Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State, on Thursday presented a proposed budget of N490,740.20 billion for the 2027 fiscal year to the Ekiti State House of Assembly, describing it as a roadmap for consolidating the gains of his administration and sustaining the development trajectory of the state. The Governor said the 2027 budget, christened “Budget of sustainable progress and prosperity”, which represented the policy direction of his administration for the first year of its new...

Former vice President Atiku Abubakar and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has slammed President Bola Tinubu over his 30-Day discount on petrol price, saying that Nigerians need permanently affordable rates. According to a statement on Thursday by Atiku media, the announcement by the Tinubu administration of a 30-day petrol discount at NNPC filling stations exposes the contradictions and political opportunism that have characterised the government’s handling of the fuel subsidy question. He challenged...

Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has assured the families of the deceased officers in the crash involving the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) in Igbokoda, Ondo State, that the government won’t abandon them. He stated this on Thursday while he was on inspection of the crash site. He was optimistic about the progress in the recovery process, stressing that the FOC has assured him that all the critical resources, equipment that are needed...