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...

Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has said the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) adopted President Bola Tinubu as its preferred candidate for the 2027 presidential election to sustain its political alliance with the Federal Government. Soludo said the arrangement followed APGA’s tradition of supporting the party at the centre, citing its adoption of former President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party as its presidential candidate in 2011. The governor spoke at an event...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the Federal Government against restoring a blanket petrol subsidy, urging it to channel financial support directly to vulnerable Nigerians struggling with rising fuel and transport costs. The fund said universal fuel subsidies were expensive, disproportionately benefited wealthier consumers and could worsen Nigeria’s fiscal challenges at a time of rising government borrowing costs. Rodrigo Valdés, director of the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department, gave the advice on Wednesday during a...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has attributed the exclusion of some candidates from the final list for the 2027 governorship elections to their political parties’ failure to submit membership registers within the period prescribed by law. Among those affected are the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidates in Ogun and Gombe states, Oladipupo Adebutu and Isa Pantami, respectively. Adebutu’s name and that of his running mate were missing from INEC’s final list for Ogun...