…Challenges Timi Frank To Prove Allegation The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), has debunked a statement by Comrade Timi Frank, a former Deputy Publicity Secretary of the party, alleging a plot to assassinate former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. A statement on Tuesday by Dele Alake, Spokesperson, APC Presidential Campaign Council, challenged Frank to prove the allegation, saying that the narrative that the security personnel attached to Atiku have been withdrawn is totally false....

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has launched an online platform allowing Nigerians to question him directly about his political record, policy proposals and plans to address the country’s challenges. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate unveiled the Ask AA portal on Thursday, 15 October, as a channel for citizens to seek answers on issues ranging from the economy and security to technology, job creation and the rising cost of living. The free-access platform is designed...

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate fell to 14.63 per cent in September 2026 from 15.39 per cent in August, although rising energy costs continued to put pressure on households and businesses. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index report released on Thursday, 15 October, showing a 0.76 percentage-point decline in annual inflation. The September figure was also 6.35 percentage points lower than the 20.98 per cent recorded in September 2025,...

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...