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Adegboruwa urges Tinubu to review Lagos-Calabar highway realignment
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has urged President Bola Tinubu to order an independent review of the reported realignment of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway away from coastal communities in Ondo and Delta States. Adegboruwa, in a statement dated October 12, 2026, called on the President to ensure that the highway retains its original coastal development objectives, warning that the…
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90 years on, Long March spirit endures in China, resonates beyond borders
This year marks the 105th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March. The arduous journey, which lasted from 1934 to 1936, helped lay the foundation for the eventual victory of the Chinese revolution. Nearly a century later, the Long March remains an important window into China’s history…
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We’re engaging INEC over exclusion of Pantami, Adebutu from 2027 candidates’ list — PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is engaging the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to resolve the exclusion of some of its candidates from the final lists for the 2027 elections. The party’s position was conveyed in a statement issued on Sunday by Jungudo Mohammed, spokesperson for the PDP faction backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,…
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Atiku’s demagoguery over Tinubu’s fuel price policies — By Sunday Dare
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s recent press conference in Abuja—where he attacked NNPC Retail’s 30-day discount on petrol price and a modulation framework—is a seminal example of shallow, election-laced demagoguery. Atiku “Kachalla”, totally unplugged from global realities and consumed by an unbridled lust for power, is a Lone Ranger. In the United Kingdom, because the international oil market affects local…
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World Bank: We’ll expand cash transfer programme beyond 10m households — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has pledged to expand the Federal Government’s targeted cash transfer programme, which he said has reached more than 10 million households, as part of efforts to improve living conditions for Nigerians. Tinubu said the government would sustain its economic reforms while expanding social protection measures to ensure that the benefits of economic growth reach more households. The…
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Group urges INEC to remain neutral ahead of 2027 elections
A coalition of civil society organisations under the Democracy and Good Governance Watch Initiative (DGGWI) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remain neutral and professional as Nigeria begins the countdown to the 2027 general elections. The coalition also called on eligible voters yet to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to do so in line with INEC’s…
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2027: Oluremi Tinubu says Nigeria moving from reforms to prosperity
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has said President Bola Tinubu’s administration is moving Nigeria from economic reforms to prosperity, urging voters in the North-Central region to support his re-election bid in 2027. She spoke on Saturday in Lafia, Nasarawa State, at the North-Central Grassroots Mobilisation Network’s rally endorsing President Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima for a second term. Mrs Tinubu said…
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FG, states take Nutrition 774 initiative to grassroots, learn from Ethiopia
The federal government and state governments have pledged to strengthen grassroots nutrition programmes, drawing lessons from Ethiopia to tackle malnutrition and child stunting across Nigeria. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, said Nigeria and Ethiopia would develop a roadmap to accelerate progress in nutrition delivery following a leadership exchange in Addis Ababa. Pate spoke…
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‘Tinubu won decisively’: APC replies Obi over 2023 election claim
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has criticised the Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, over his claim that he won the 2023 presidential election, describing the former Labour Party candidate’s remarks as baseless. The council’s spokesman, Dele Alake, in a statement on Friday, said Obi’s assertion that he won the election despite admitting…
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BREAKING: APC presidential campaign to kick off in Kaduna October 24 – Yari
AbdulAziz Yari, director-general of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, says the party will begin its campaign for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in Kaduna on October 24. Yari, a former governor of Zamfara State, disclosed this on Friday while briefing State House correspondents after meeting with Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said the President had approved…
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