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Legal experts and stakeholders are weighing in on President Bola Tinubu’s recent executive order that halts revenue deductions by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and other agencies, highlighting tensions between presidential authority and legislative supremacy under Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution. The directive, aimed at curbing what the administration views as excessive deductions from oil…
The Nigerian presidency has a penchant for polite fiction. On Tuesday, the official word was that Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police, had resigned to attend to “family issues.” The reality is more clinical. Mr. Egbetokun was summoned to the Villa on Monday evening and told his time was up. In the language of Abuja’s…
As the All Progressives Congress counts down to its national convention slated for March 27 and 28, the clearest signal yet from within the party’s inner circle is that President Bola Tinubu has made his preference known: retain Professor Nentawe Yilwatda as national chairman and Dr. Ajibola Basiru as national secretary, a position that…
Lawmakers in Nigeria’s National Assembly of Nigeria have highlighted far-reaching reforms embedded in the newly enacted Electoral Act 2026, introducing structural changes aimed at strengthening institutional independence, transparency, and accountability in the country’s electoral system. Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, representing Ekiti Central on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, disclosed that the legislation…
President Bola Tinubu has transmitted the nomination of Ambassador Ismail Abba Yusuf to the Senate for confirmation as the substantive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, signalling a leadership transition at the agency following the resignation of Professor Abdullahi Usman after barely 14 months in office. The nomination…
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has issued a sharp rebuke of President Bola Tinubu’s recent international travels. He accused the President of prioritising foreign engagements over the escalating domestic challenges facing the Nigerian people. Speaking in Ibadan during the golden jubilee celebration of Oyo State, Obi described January as a “distressing month.” He highlighted the…
Top leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have confirmed that governors who recently defected from other parties will not be guaranteed automatic tickets to contest in the 2027 elections. This applies to current governors including those from Akwa Ibom, Taraba, Rivers, and the soon-to-join governor of Kano State. A member of the APC National…
Former Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime, has defended the endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term by political leaders in the South-East, describing the move as strategic, realistic, and firmly rooted in the President’s performance in office. Chime made the remarks in a statement released on Wednesday, following last weekend’s endorsement of…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural Igbo organization, has described Tinubu’s move for Presidency as an unfortunate disruption of the rules of natural justice. The group lamented that the national APC leader would embark on a project that seeks to trouble Nigeria, rather than contributing to the concerted efforts required to save the country. Chief Alex…
Tinubu celebrated his 12th colloquium to mark his 69th birthday in Kano, 29 March 2021. He arrived on a Saturday evening to a large crowd that thronged the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport. They all came to welcome the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A large number of his supporters had earlier…
