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Former Interior Minister and ex-Governor of Osun state, Rauf Aregbesola, has called for an overhaul of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), warning that its current structure places excessive power in the hands of a single individual. Speaking at a panel discussion on “Innovation in Electoral Technology 2015–2025” organised by…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to fairness among Nigeria’s diverse religious communities, pledging to unite the country under a shared vision of peace and prosperity. Speaking at the headquarters of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Jos, Plateau State, President Tinubu told Christian leaders…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State says the South-West will not abandon President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. The APC Spokesman, Mr Seye Oladejo, in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, was reacting to a comment credited to supporters of a PDP presidential aspirant, Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, that…
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Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka yesterday explained why he accepted the renaming of the National Theatre, Lagos after him. He said he never believed that the monument could ever be revamped. He admitted that he accepted the honour with mixed feelings, despite being a critic of many past leaders, who…
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday assured President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that more governors from opposition parties are already preparing to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress. The former Akwa Ibom State governor made the remark in Owerri during the official launch of “Ten Years of Impactful Leadership of…
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A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Mallam Salihu Lukman, has appealed to ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and other political bigwigs not to throw the party into further chaos in their bid to control the party’s structures in Kaduna State. Lukman, a former Vice Chairman of the ruling All…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has restated Nigeria’s readiness to partner with credible global investors, particularly Nigerians in the diaspora and “sons of the soil.” He described such partnership as part of efforts to secure energy independence and deliver modern infrastructure to power prosperity across Africa. The President made the declaration…
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The Presidency has fired back at the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that former President Goodluck Jonathan has nothing new to offer Nigerians after his “disastrous six years”, for which they voted him out in 2015. Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, who stated this in his reply to a former Minister…
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The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, says the challenges confronting Nigeria did not begin with the current administration and that President Bola Tinubu has embarked on bold reforms to tackle some of the challenges. He stated this on Sunday at a special service oragnised to mark…
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “urgently disclose details of the selection and appointment process for the successor to Professor Mahmood Yakubu, whose tenure as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will end in November 2025.” SERAP urged the President…
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