Presidency Rejects Obi’s Tinubu Resignation Call, Points To Polls

  The Presidency has dismissed as “childish, hollow and an unworthy distraction” the call by Nigerian Democratic Congress presidential candidate Peter Obi for President Bola Tinubu’s resignation, framing the demand as a misreading of Nigeria’s constitutional order and a reaction to the All Progressives Congress’s recent electoral gains. In a statement signed on Monday by…

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Oyebanji Extends Olive Branch After Historic Ekiti Win

  Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has moved to ease post election tensions after securing a commanding victory in the 2026 governorship election, reaching out to his major opponents while pledging inclusive governance following a result that has altered the state’s political history. The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Oyebanji winner after polling 319,224 votes,…

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Mahmood Yakubu Begins Diplomatic Mission in Qatar

Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has arrived in Doha to begin work as Nigeria’s ambassador to Qatar, moving from one of the country’s most scrutinised domestic offices onto one of the world’s busiest diplomatic and financial stages. Yakubu was received on Wednesday at Hamad International Airport by Ambassador Ibrahim…

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Grassroots Failure Fuelling Insecurity, Says Tinubu

  President Bola Tinubu has tied a significant share of Nigeria’s insecurity to the breakdown of governance at the local level, describing functional council administration as central to national development and stability. The president made the remarks in his Democracy Day address to the nation on Friday, June 12, 2026, marking 27 unbroken years of…

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Akpabio: Some Lawmakers Have Hypertension Over Return Tickets

  Senate President Godswill Akpabio has blamed the failure of some National Assembly members to secure return tickets during party primaries on poor grassroots preparation, disclosing that several of his colleagues are battling hypertension over their political survival. Akpabio spoke on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Abuja at the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress…

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2027 A Two-Horse Race Between Tinubu, Atiku, Says Momodu

  Ovation Magazine publisher Dele Momodu has projected the 2027 presidential election as a straight contest between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, effectively writing Labour Party’s Peter Obi out of his reckoning for the next race. Momodu made the assertion in a statement titled “Time for National Reconciliation, Re-Orientation &…

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