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A fresh uncertainty has emerged within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State ahead of the 2027 governorship election, as a former governorship aspirant, Abayomi Hunye, declared that he remains in the race. This development comes after the party adopted the senator representing Ogun West, Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, as its candidate. Hunye, a former Managing Director of the Ogun State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA), made the declaration on Saturday at a press conference in Abeokuta, where he also unveiled Otunba Abayomi Odunowo as his running mate. He had obtained the APC governorship nomination form despite the…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has constituted the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections, appointing former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, as its Director-General. The composition of the council was announced in a statement issued on Saturday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. Under the arrangement, President Tinubu will serve as Chairman of the campaign council, while Vice President Kashim Shettima will be the Vice Chairman. The APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, will also serve as Vice Chairman. Yari, who previously served as governor of Zamfara State and…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the recently concluded Osun State governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji, has called on  Governor Ademola Adeleke to caution his supporters against further attacks in the state. Oyebamiji made the appeal on Friday, August 21, 2026, after meeting President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting came a few days after the APC candidate lost the August 15 governorship election to Adeleke, who contested under the Accord Party. Speaking with State House correspondents after the meeting, Oyebamiji said peace should be prioritised following the election. He said political differences should not lead to…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the arrest of one Prince George Buchi Nwabueze and directed the suspension of three Permanent Secretaries after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) uncovered fresh fake agency in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). CityNews reports that the ICPC uncovered the National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office operating inside the SGF office without presidential authorisation. The exposure came during probes into the earlier fake Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and weak government checks. This was disclosed in Friday by the ICPC…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has asked a US court to allow it to keep some records concerning an old investigation linked to President Bola Tinubu from public disclosure, citing the need to protect law-enforcement methods and the safety of individuals. The request was contained in a motion filed at the US District Court for the District of Columbia, where the FBI asked to privately provide the judge with additional details supporting its decision to withhold parts of the records. The agency wants to submit the explanation ex parte and in camera, meaning the material would be presented directly…

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate arrest of Prince George Buchi Nwabueze in connection with the discovery of National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office”. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC uncovered the purported fake agency in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume. The chairman of the of the ICPC Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday. Adamu said the new fake agency was disclosed as part of the…

The African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has called for the arrest and prosecution of former military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, over alleged crimes and abuses committed during his years in power. Sowore made the demand in a statement posted on his social media handles on Thursday where he insisted that Babangida’s age should not shield him from accountability for decisions taken during his military administration.  Politics Nigeria recalls that the former military ruler, who governed Nigeria from 1985 to 1993, turned 85 recently Sowore argued that Nigeria should investigate unresolved allegations of killings, human rights abuses,…

The Presidency has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his proposal to restore petrol subsidy if elected president, describing the policy as “retrogressive” and fiscally unsustainable. It said Atiku’s position represented a departure from his previous stance on petrol subsidy and urged him to explain how the proposed policy would be funded. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated this in a release on Thursday titled, “Restoring petrol subsidies: Atiku’s volte-face and desperation for power.” Onanuga said Atiku, who previously advocated the removal of fuel subsidy, had now “opportunistically recanted” his position ahead of the 2027…

President Bola Tinubu has told Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, that his victory in the recently concluded governorship election should not be seen as a conquest over his political opponents. Tinubu gave the warning when Adeleke visited him at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, days after securing another term as governor of Osun State. The President urged Adeleke to use his renewed mandate to promote reconciliation and unity instead of stigmatising those who contested against him. Tinubu stressed that an election is not a war in which there must be winners and losers in the traditional sense. He…

Special Counsel to the imprisoned leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, Alloy Ejinakor has disclosed that the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration has withdrawn its cross-appeal seeking the mandatory death penalty against the pro-Biafra activist. In a post on his social media, Ejimakor disclosed that he received formal communication from the government that jt would no longer pursue the appeal. According to the lawyer, the government notified relevant parties of its decision to withdraw its cross-appeal on the mandatory death penalty, adding that representations had been made concerning the mandatory imposition of capital punishment and its alleged breach of international…