Author: Citynews

The African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore has vowed to scrap the office of the First Lady if he becomes president in 2027. Sowore explained that the Nigerian constitution does not give room for the office of the First Lady. Featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Tonight on Thursday, Sowore said being elected president wouldn’t change his marriage, but his wife would not take on an official role as First Lady. He said: “The Nigerian Constitution does not include a position called First Lady. Becoming president won’t end my marriage, but I won’t take on the role of First…

The Obi-Kwankwaso Movement has unveiled a 59-member Presidential Campaign Council as part of its preparations to mobilise support for the joint presidential ticket of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, candidate Peter Obi and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The campaign council, announced on Thursday, comprises zonal and state coordinators as well as directors overseeing various areas of the campaign structure. The Director-General of the movement, John Ughulu, was named Director-General of the campaign, while the National Secretary, Saadatu Sani, is also a member of the campaign leadership. The structure has representatives from the six geopolitical…

President Bola Tinubu is preparing to step into the growing disagreement between Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. Tinubu, who is currently in France, is expected to engage the affected parties as part of efforts to prevent the disagreement from affecting his re-election bid. A senior presidential aide familiar with the development said the President is expected to intervene directly in the matter. The aide spoke privately because he was not authorised to publicly discuss the planned engagement. According to the aide, the meeting could take place…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it will proceed with its plan to contest the 2027 presidential election despite the decision of Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. The party said Wike’s position was his personal decision and had not changed the PDP’s determination to participate in the presidential contest with its candidate, Senator Sandy Onor. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Haruna Mohammed, made the clarification on Wednesday. Mohammed said the conversation between Wike and the PDP presidential candidate should not be interpreted as a negotiation between the FCT minister and the…

The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, on Wednesday said Nigerians have been praising him for improved electricity supply across the country. According to Tegbe, he was asked to “slow down” the improvement in electricity supply because their freezers are now working continuously. Naija News reports that the Minister made the statement in Abuja while speaking at the commissioning of the 3-megawatt solar hybrid power project at Yakubu Gowon University, formerly the University of Abuja. The minister said he had been receiving feedback from electricity consumers following improvements in power supply in some parts of the country. “Places that didn’t have light at…

The Kano State chapter of the PDP replaced its governorship candidate, Muhammad Bello Dalha, with Muhammad Sani Abacha ahead of the 2027 election. Kano PDP chairman, Bello Gambo Bichi, said Dalha withdrew after consultations in Kano and Abuja, so the party held an affirmation and replacement primary. The PDP also named Yusuf Ado Kibiya as deputy governorship candidate for the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki faction, as INEC monitored wider candidate changes to end factions. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State has replaced its earlier governorship candidate, Muhammad Bello Dalha, with Muhammad Sani Abacha, son of former military Head of State, Sani Abacha, ahead of…

Billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote has disclosed that he he put all his assets up as collateral and gave a personal guarantee to secure the initial $3.7 billion loan used to finance the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and fertiliser projects. Dangote stated that the move was the biggest move of his business career. CityNews reports that Dangote disclosed this in an interview on Arise  News. Asked about the biggest risk he had taken in nearly five decades as an entrepreneur, Dangote pointed immediately to the refinery and fertiliser investments. “The biggest decision was the risk of the refinery and fertiliser,” he said. Dangote said financing the projects…

The Presidency has challenged Peter Obi to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race if the Anambra State Government succeeds in proving that his administration left behind the financial liabilities it has alleged. The challenge was issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, following a fresh exchange between Obi and the Anambra State Government over the state’s finances. Onanuga said Obi had previously tied his political future to claims about the financial position of Anambra when he left office. In a post on X on Wednesday, the presidential aide recalled Obi’s assertion that he…

Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the request by former Vice President and presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, to serve court documents on President Bola Tinubu through his political party, the All Progressives Congress, APC. Justice Ekwo on Wednesday granted the request while ruling on an ex-parte application brought by Atiku in a suit he filed in his name and that of his party, the ADC, seeking to disqualify Tinubu from contesting the January 16, 2027 presidential election. Atiku’s lawyer, Omotayo Ojo, who held the brief of Silas Onu, had informed the court…

The governors of the All Progressives Congress have rejected political arrangements that could weaken the ruling party’s candidates in the 2027 elections, declaring that their support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election will remain tied to the party’s official candidates. The position was announced on Monday night by Imo State  Governor and Chairman of the Progressive  Governors Forum, Hope Uzodimma, after a closed-door meeting at the Imo State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja. Uzodimma said the governors would not support any alliance that creates divided loyalty within the All Progressives Congress or places the interests of external political groups above those of the party. “The APC…