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KEY TAKEAWAYS Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of failing to account for ₦10 billion approved for Ebola preparedness. Atiku said authorities publicly confirmed an Abuja Ebola case on October 20, nine days after the patient sought care, and alleged that 44 close contacts went unmonitored. Atiku demanded publication of disbursement amounts, payment dates, contracts, recipients and delivered items, or an explanation if the government had not released the money. Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of failing to account for the ₦10 billion approved for Ebola preparedness. CityNews Nigeria reports…

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan SAN, has disclosed that the people behind a plot against the Commission’s Ad Hoc staff, especially Youth Corps members, have been uncovered and arrested and would be prosecuted soon. Prof. Amupitan made the disclosure in Enugu at the South-East Zonal Interactive Meeting with Staff and Readiness Assessment for the 2027 General Election. According to the Commission’s Daily Bulletin, INEC recently identified potential risks to its Ad Hoc staff, “especially Youth Corps members,” and has taken measures to neutralise the threat. He said the people behind the plot were uncovered by…

KEY TAKEAWAYS ADC chieftain Dele Momodu claimed President Bola Tinubu’s experience was largely limited to Lagos and argued that Atiku Abubakar was more experienced. Momodu cited Atiku’s service as vice-president under Olusegun Obasanjo from 1999 to 2007 as evidence of his experience at the federal level. Momodu questioned the Tinubu administration’s economic performance, saying Nigerians had yet to experience promised prosperity and urging the president to retire. A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu’s experience was largely limited to Lagos before he became Nigeria’s leader, arguing that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has more experience to handle the…

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has dismissed African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, as a comedian over his request to hold his presidential campaign council inauguration at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Basiru stressed that Sowore was not serious about contesting the 2027 presidential election. He described his request to President Bola Tinubu as an attempt to make a political statement rather than a genuine campaign move. The APC national secretary made the remarks on Wednesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s  Politics Today, where he was asked whether he would support the Presidency granting Sowore’s…

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other Northern presidential aspirants to respect the North-South power rotation arrangement, warning that disregard for the agreement could undermine national cohesion, fairness and democratic stability. Akume said the principle of power rotation, which emerged from consultations among political leaders ahead of the return to democratic rule in 1999, remained critical to ensuring equitable access to the presidency and sustaining mutual trust among Nigeria’s diverse regions. Atiku, who hails from the North-East, is the presidential candidate of the African Democratic…

Africa’s leading industrialist, Aliko Dangote, says he would rather go to prison than surrender access to his mobile phone. Speaking at an event in Lagos where he unveiled his Vision 2030 plan, the billionaire was asked to choose between spending a week without his mobile phone and giving up access to his private jet. In response, he said losing access to his phone would be far more difficult, stressing the importance of the device to him. “Ah… I think it’s easier you put me in prison than to take my phone away. So, you know, I mean taking my phone…

The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians living in the United Kingdom to challenge relatives seeking financial assistance from them and support efforts to change the country’s leadership. Obi made the appeal during a town hall meeting with supporters in the UK on Sunday as he seeks to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. Addressing the gathering, the former Anambra State governor encouraged Nigerians in the diaspora to convince their relatives to prioritise political change rather than continually requesting money from abroad. “I need you people and that is why…

President Bola Tinubu has defended the removal of the petrol subsidy, saying Nigeria will not return to the days of subsidising petrol. The president spoke on Monday at an event organised by the City Boy Movement, a pro-Tinubu group led by his son Seyi, which is mobilising young voters for his re-election. Drawing a parallel with the Biblical story of Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt, Tinubu said Israelites faced a challenge at the Red Sea but were made to pass after the sea parted. He argued that Moses could not be asked to return to Egypt. “I came and…

Taiwo Oyedele, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, says the federal government will introduce fuel tax when the economy stabilises and income levels improve enough for Nigerians to accommodate it. Oyedele spoke during an exclusive interview with Rotus Odiri, Arise TV business correspondent, on the sidelines of the 2026 International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, Thailand. Responding to a question on whether the government plans to introduce fuel tax, Oyedele said taxes account for between 20 and 80 percent of pump prices in some countries, while many African countries impose between six…

Arise Television’s Morning Show anchor, Rufai Oseni, has criticised presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, over his alleged lack of visibility and policy inconsistencies ahead of the 2027 general election. Oseni also raised concerns over reported disagreements between Obi’s political movement, the Obidient Movement, and the NDC, questioning whether the party was adequately addressing the expectations of its supporters. He made the remarks on Friday while reacting to comments by a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain, Chief Don Ulasi, on the opposition’s preparedness for the 2027 presidential election. Ulasi had described Obi as the only…