President Bola Tinubu will leave Abuja on Saturday for visits to Borno, Bauchi, and Lagos states. In Borno, the President is scheduled to commission projects undertaken by Governor Babagana Zulum in partnership with the federal government. He will also attend the wedding of Sadeeq Sheriff, son of former Borno Governor Ali Sheriff, and his bride, […]
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reconsider the recent directive withdrawing police officers attached to Very Important Persons (VIPs), warning that some lawmakers may not be able to return home safely without proper security arrangements. Akpabio made the plea on Friday ahead of President Tinubu’s presentation of the ₦58.18
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday intervened in the ongoing leadership dispute within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), summoning both factions to its Abuja headquarters. The meeting brought together the Wike-backed Turaki-led PDP factions, including the group headed by Abdulrahman Mohammed and the Tanimu Turaki-led faction. Turaki attended with members of his National
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President Bola Tinubu has warned state governors that his administration will enforce local government autonomy, insisting that he may issue an Executive Order to ensure direct FAAC allocation to local councils if states continue to violate the law. The President gave the warning on Friday while addressing the 15th National Executive Committee meeting of the
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President Bola Tinubu on Friday presented the N58.18tn 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly, with defence and security emerging as the biggest spending priority. Under the proposal, Security tops 2026 budget with an allocation of N5.41tn, the highest sectoral vote, ahead of infrastructure, education and health. It is the third
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President Bola Tinubu on Friday chaired an emergency meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja, ahead of the presentation of the 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly. The meeting, according to The Nation, was held a few hours after the President
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The All Progressives Congress has announced the defection of Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, from the Peoples Democratic Party, marking a major political shift in the North Central region. The APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yelwata, disclosed the development on Thursday during the party’s 14th national caucus meeting held at the State House Conference Centre in
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Angry constituents in Dansadau town, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, reportedly attacked a state lawmaker over alleged neglect and poor performance. The incident occurred when Kabiru Mikailu, representing Maru South Constituency in the Zamfara State House of Assembly, accompanied Governor Dauda Lawal on a historic visit to the community on Tuesday, December 17,
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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday presided over a meeting of the National Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. The session began at 7:38 p.m. with the arrival of the President, marking the party’s second caucus gathering in 2025. The meeting comes as the APC prepares for its
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Senator Adams Oshiomhole has sparked controversy after celebrating the removal of Farouk Ahmed, saying the former official “needed to be hanged” for opposing job creation in Nigeria. In a video clip making rounds online, Oshiomhole added that anyone who opposes job creation while preferring importation “doesn’t deserve to live,” and revealed he intended to drink
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