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Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has told President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to sign the country’s Federal Audit Service Bill or choose the path of resignation. In a statement on Friday by Phrank Shaibu, his spokesperson, Atiku expressed concerns over Tinubu’s continued delay to conclude action on the Federal Audit Service Bill months after it was transmitted by the National Assembly. He described the delay as yet another example of an administration that appears increasingly indifferent to constitutional discipline, institutional accountability and the rule of law. Atiku reminded the President that Section…

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has appointed former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo as president of its board of trustees (BoT). The appointment was announced on Wednesday at foundation’s annual general meeting in Lagos. Osinbajo succeeds Philip Asiodu, who stepped down after serving as president of the board for more than 25 years. Speaking at the meeting, R.I.B. Adebiyi, chairperson of the foundation’s national executive council (NEC), commended Asiodu for his contributions to environmental conservation and institutional development She said Asiodu’s tenure was marked by “wisdom, foresight and an unwavering commitment” to environmental protection, adding that he leaves behind a stronger organisation…

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 general elections, Peter Obi, has alleged that his life is under serious threat and that he might be killed at any moment. Obi alleged that the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government is deliberately frustrating his activities and those of other opposition figures, claiming the pressure has become so intense that he cannot guarantee he will still be alive before the 2027 general elections. Obi made the allegations during an interview on With Chude, hosted by media personality Chude Jideonwo. A clip of the interview was shared on Jideonwo’s…

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, says he is a victim of the activities of the fake Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC. Kalu made this known at the floor of the green chamber during plenary on Wednesday. He said said his pictures are all over the screen standing side by side with the self-acclaimed Director-General of the PFIPC, Adeniyi Adeyemi. “I was a victim, and I’m sure if you watch the news, you would see my picture all over the screen side by side with the purported DG of this organization. “In May 2025, my office…

The House of Representatives was on Wednesday afternoon, thrown into chaos and a heated debate over the alleged non-funding of constituency projects across the country. Alex Mascot, member representing Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency in Abia State, had moved a motion demanding that President Bola Tinubu be summoned to the House to explain the persistent lack of funding for constituency projects. “Come and explain to us why we are spending trillions of naira drilling roads, doing constant roads, yet Nigerians are dying.” The motion was seconded, with lawmaker proposing an amendment that the House should shut down for one week until…

The Senate has decided not to invesgitate the budgetary allocation and operations surrounding the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). The move for a holistic probe was initiated by Senator Suleiman Kawu (APC, Kano South), who raised a point of order during plenary. Citing Order 9 and Rule 9(c) of the Senate Standing Orders (2026), Kawu presented a motion titled, “Urgent Need to Investigate the Budgetary Allocation, Operations, and Controversy surrounding the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) to safeguard the Integrity of the Senate and the Federal Government.” In his presentation, Kawu argued that the controversies surrounding…

The wife of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Hajiya Asiya El-Rufai, on Tuesday, appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure that her detained husband receives what she described as fair treatment. Asiya, who was flanked by El-Rufai’s other wife, Aichatou, recalled the support she and the former governor gave the President during the 2023 presidential campaign. Speaking with journalists at her residence in Abuja on Tuesday, she said the family was not asking the President to interfere in the judicial process or halt the prosecution of the former governor. Rather, she urged Tinubu to ensure that El-Rufai enjoys his constitutional rights,…

President Bola Tinubu has named his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, as the chairman of the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill. The committee, which was inaugurated on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, is tasked with the responsibility of preparing the legal framework for implementing state police across the country. This online medium reports that Tinubu, who was represented at the inauguration by Gbajabiamila, said that while the constitutional amendment carried out by the National Assembly creates the framework for state police, the National Policing Bill would provide the legal structure for its implementation. He said, “The Constitution Amendment Bill establishes…

Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, who claims to be the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, PFIPC, has questioned how the agency was captured in the national budget despite the Presidency’s insistence that it never existed. Speaking in a chat with social media activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, Adeyemi said he was in police detention during the period the budget was being prepared and therefore could not have participated in the budget defence process. According to him, he was invited by the Nigeria Police Force on October 27 over a petition allegedly filed by the President’s Chief of Staff,…

Former Borno State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Ali Modu Sheriff, has said former Vice President Atiku Abubakar should wait until 2031 if he intends to contest for Nigeria’s presidency, insisting that it is currently the South’s turn to produce the next president of Nigeria. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Sheriff said the North would not support Atiku’s 2027 presidential ambition because President Bola Tinubu should complete his second term. He said Nigeria’s political leaders reached an understanding on rotational leadership after the civil war to ensure regional balance in the country’s leadership. “After the civil war our leaders have…