President Bola Tinubu has approved salary increases of between 30 and 80 per cent for about 250,000 personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces, with the new pay structure taking effect from September 1. The increase will see the annual salary bill for military personnel rise from ₦660 billion to ₦924 billion, according to a statement issued on Tuesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. Under the new arrangement, officers...

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has advocated for active involvement of communities, traditional institutions, religious leaders, the private sector and citizens towards tackling terrorism and insecurity for lasting peace in the country.  Nentawe, who spoke on Friday in Abuja at the National Citizens’ Stakeholders’ Engagement on Countering Terrorism and Insecurity, said Nigeria’s security challenges require collective responsibility that goes beyond the efforts of the government and security agencies....

…Obi, Atiku Disclose Full Academic Records President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has listed only his university degree in the educational qualifications section of the nomination form he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2027 presidential election, leaving the spaces for his primary and secondary school qualifications blank. The disclosure is contained in the personal particulars and supporting documents released by INEC on Saturday as part of the statutory process for public scrutiny...

…Says Former President Is Unforgiving, Vindictive Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has said that he doesn’t regret opposing the third term agenda of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, saying that his former boss is unforgiving and vindictive. According to the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the former President’s latest public outburst against him is yet another failed attempt to rewrite history, insisting that no amount of bitterness can erase either the constitutional stand...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged the younger generation to reject inherited hatred and embrace peace and reconciliation. The vice president spoke at the public presentation of the autobiography of former governor of Plateau State, Senator Jonah Jang titled, “From Airman to Politics: My Life Journey,” to mark his 80th birthday in Jos at the weekend.  Shettima cautioned Nigerians against attributing the crimes of armed attackers to entire ethnic or religious groups, kicked against ethnic...

“Your Performance Manifestly Disappointing” The National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF) has urged President Bola Tinubu not to seek a second term in the 2027 general election, describing his administration’s performance as “manifestly disappointing” and calling on him to focus instead on restructuring the country before the end of his tenure. In a communiqué dated 9 July and signed by its National Chairman, Samuel Gani, the forum said the Federal Government had fallen short of Nigerians’...