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Minister of Works, David Umahi, has declared that he sees himself as being on the ballot in the 2027 presidential election alongside President Bola Tinubu. Umahi made the remark on Sunday while inspecting an ongoing road project. The minister said his political future is closely tied to that of the President, stressing that Tinubu’s re-election would ensure the completion of major infrastructure projects currently being executed across the country. His comments come amid an ongoing exchange with the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, over their records in public office. Speaking in a video circulated online,…

Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has described the recent increase in fees for Federal Unity Colleges and the approval of a uniform ₦50,000 examination fee for WAEC and NECO candidates from 2027 as cruel and economically insensitive. Daily Trust reports that the Federal Government recently approved an upward review of the fee for Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). The initial registration fee was N27,500. In a statement on June 18, Adeniji Ibrahim, Director of Senior Secondary Education in the Ministry of Education, said the decision stemmed from a meeting between examination bodies and the Minister…

The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has picked his running mate. CityNews Nigeria gathered that Makinde picked Ibrahim Adamu Bala as his vice presidential candidate. According to the upload on the portal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Bala hails from Bauchi State. More to come…

The Federal Government has approved a new registration fee of N50,000 for candidates sitting for the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO). The new fee will take effect from the 2027 examination cycle and will apply to internal candidates in secondary schools across the country. The decision marks a significant increase in the cost of registering for the two examinations. Under the new arrangement, NECO candidates will pay N50,000 instead of the current N30,000, while WAEC candidates will pay N50,000, up from N27,000. The approval was conveyed…

Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi has dismissed Works Minister Dave Umahi’s challenge to a debate, saying the minister must first become a presidential candidate before inviting him to such an engagement. Obi made the remarks during a recent interview with media entrepreneur Chude Jideonwo. The former Anambra State governor was responding to a question on whether he would accept Umahi’s challenge after criticising the state of Nigerian roads. According to Obi, the debate had already been settled because his criticism of a bad road led to repairs. “First of all, I already started the debate by standing…

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has condemned the profiling of bandits as Muslims. He asserted that bandits lacked the basic attributes that qualify an individual as a Muslim, stressing that criminals should not be identified with Islam. CityNews reports that the monarch shared his reservations in a statement issued on Saturday by his Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Alli, He argued that wearing a turban or bearing an Arabic name does not make anyone a follower of Islam. According to him, bandits neither observe the mandatory Islamic prayers nor exhibit the religious practices expected of Muslims. He said, “I condemn in totality…

The Presidency has questioned why former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has remained silent following the rescue of the schoolchildren and teachers kidnapped in Oyo State. CITYNEWS NIGERIA reports that armed attackers had raided three schools in the Ahoro-Esiele and Yawota communities of Oriire Local Government Area on May 15, abducting 39 students and six teachers. One teacher was killed during the initial attack, and another died in captivity. After 56 days, a joint team of security agencies rescued all the remaining hostages on Friday, arresting eight suspects and killing several others. Reacting following the rescue, Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved a fresh deadline for political parties to submit the names of their candidates for the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The commission announced on Sunday that the deadline, which was originally scheduled to end on Saturday, July 11, 2026, has now been extended to midnight on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. According to INEC, the extension followed an appeal by the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), which said some political parties were unable to upload the names and personal details of their candidates before the initial deadline. In a statement signed by the…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed judgment in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) forfeiture suit involving 57 properties allegedly linked to a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. CityNews reports that the judgment, which was scheduled to be delivered on Friday, could not proceed because the presiding judge, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, did not sit. The court subsequently fixed July 15 for the ruling. Justice Abdulmalik had earlier scheduled July 6 for judgment after lawyers representing the EFCC, Malami and the other respondents concluded their arguments. The anti-graft agency is asking the court to…

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a controversial DJ for threatening the life of president Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu. CityNews Nigeria reports that DJ Chicken had two days ago in a video online, stated that the president cannot win a re-election in 2027, and threatened to kill Seyi Tinubu if the president won. Two days after the viral video, rumours of DJ Chicken’s arrest surfaced on social media. However during a Livestream on Thursday night, content creator, Tunde Perry confirmed that DJ Chicken has been arrested. “DJ Chicken did a video that Tinubu can’t win the next election. Knowing fully well…