Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, the first elected female Deputy Governor of Lagos State, has said that Nigeria would experience a turnaround if President Bola Tinubu and other Nigerians in positions of authority submit themselves completely to God. Ojikutu urged Tinubu to use his ongoing spiritual journey to Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to acknowledge God’s supremacy, surrender all authority to Him and recognise that his emergence as President was not by his personal power. In a statement on...

The Ekiti State Government, has dismissed allegations by the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore of its involvement in his reported attack at a food outlet in Ado-Ekiti on Friday. A statement on Sunday signed by Olayinka Oyebode, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, noted that the Government would ordinarily have ignored the allegation, particularly in view of what it considers to be Sowore’s history of making unfounded claims, peddling fake news, and launching...

Abba Abubakar, son of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has vowed to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu and secure victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State in the 2027 general election, setting himself against his father’s presidential ambition. Abba made the declaration on Friday at the APC national secretariat in Abuja during the unveiling of the Haske Bola Tinubu Organisation (HBTO), a political support group he founded, and the launch of its...

Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has vowed to personally join efforts to rescue kidnapped Nigerians if elected president in 2027, saying he would not remain in office while citizens were held hostage by criminals. Obi made the pledge on Thursday during a town hall meeting in Enugu, where he outlined his plans to tackle insecurity, corruption, unemployment and other challenges confronting the country. The former Anambra State governor criticised President...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that it has no preferred candidate or political party ahead of the 2027 general elections, pledging to uphold its neutrality and conduct credible polls. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, gave the assurance on Friday in Abuja when he received a pre-election fact-finding mission from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), led by former Sierra Leone Vice-President, Victor Bockarie Foh. Amupitan said the commission’s commitment was...

…Nigerians, Not AI, Will Decide Election Outcome The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ruled out any plan to postpone the 2027 general elections, insisting that the polls will hold on their scheduled dates. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, gave the assurance on Saturday during an interactive meeting with the commission’s staff from the six South-South states in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He said the commission had fixed its statutory timetable and was already intensifying...

The House of Representatives has introduced a bill seeking to prohibit landlords, estate agents and property managers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from compelling tenants to pay more than one year’s rent in advance, amid growing concerns over rising accommodation costs and exploitative rental practices. The proposed legislation, titled the Federal Capital Territory Advance Rent Regulation and Tenants’ Protection Bill, 2026 (HB. 2839), passed its First Reading during plenary on Thursday, October 22, 2026....