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Special Adviser Media and Public Communication to President Bola Tinubu, Sunday Dare, has declared that nobody in the current administration is afraid of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Dare insisted that Obi was a threat and a nightmare but currently Tinubu’s administration is not afraid of him. Featuring on the latest edition of Mic On Podcast, the presidential aide noted that Tinubu’s administration is standing on a solid ground of performance. He said: “This government is not afraid of Peter Obi, the same right he has to ask Tinubu to resign is the same right the…

Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, has defended First Lady Remi Tinubu’s advice that Nigerians, particularly the unemployed, should embrace petty businesses as a source of income. In an interview on the Mic-On podcast, Dare said many Nigerians misunderstood the First Lady’s remarks urging citizens to engage in small-scale enterprises such as selling akara(fried bean cakes), kuli-kuli, and roasted corn. He described these ventures as legitimate and decent sources of livelihood, revealing that his own mother sold akara and bananas to sponsor his education. Africans & Diaspora “My mother sold akara, bananas and oranges in Jos, Plateau State, and through…

Veteran entertainer cum activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has opened up about his involvement in white-collar crime while living in the United States in his twenties, before eventually turning his life around. This online medium reports that Charly Boy, during an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ programme, made startling revelations about his troubled past, admitting to having committed several “foolish mistakes” in his youth days. Charly Boy, also known as “Area Fada,” said his past life experiences are fully documented in his forthcoming memoir, 999. The activist said he deliberately chose to tell his life story without filtering out the…

The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of pursuing security reforms for political purposes rather than addressing Nigeria’s underlying challenges. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, Baba-Ahmed said Nigerians have lost confidence in the Federal Government’s sincerity in tackling insecurity and other national challenges. “It is not necessarily an opposition thing. It is a Nigerian thing. Nigerians have no faith in the sincerity of this administration. They have very little trust that this administration is sincere about dealing with public security,” he said. The PRP…

Senator Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South in the Senate, has admitted that members of the National Assembly receive more pay than they should at a time when Nigeria is struggling to provide enough funding for its security agencies. This online medium reports that Ndume made the remark during an interview on Trust TV’s Daily Politics programme aired on Friday, June 26, 2026. He spoke while discussing the country’s security challenges and the need for the government to properly fund the military and other security agencies. The lawmaker said Nigeria’s spending priorities need to change, arguing that too much public money…

Tijani Mustapha, media aide to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has faulted the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, over his criticism of the State Police Bill, insisting that he failed to read the legislation before commenting on it. Obi had criticised the Senate’s passage of the bill, describing the process as hasty and lacking due legislative procedure. He argued that the manner in which the bill was passed had fuelled public suspicion about the political motives behind its introduction. The former Labour Party presidential candidate also expressed concern that the legislative process appeared disorganised, noting the…

The Nigerian Army has announced a major reshuffle of its senior officers, with new appointments affecting key operational, command, training and administrative positions across the country. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Appolonia Anele. According to the statement, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, approved the strategic redeployment as part of efforts to strengthen national security and enhance the Army’s operational effectiveness in tackling emerging security threats. The Army said the reshuffle affects field commanders, commandants of military institutions and principal staff officers at…

Nigeria is edging closer to establishing a state police force. This is due to the Senate passing the controversial Constitution Alteration Bill, which seeks to decentralise policing. It has now shifted the battle for the landmark reform to the 36 state Houses of Assembly where at least 24 legislatures must endorse the proposal before it can become law. The passage of the bill by the Senate marks a major breakthrough in a debate that has dominated Nigeria’s security discourse for decades and comes amid worsening insecurity across several parts of the country, including terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, communal violence and organised…

First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to remain hopeful amid the increasing  economic challenges bedevilling the country. She also encouraged citizens to explore small-scale businesses that require minimal capital to start. Speaking on initiatives aimed at empowering ordinary Nigerians, Mrs. Tinubu highlighted the ease of accessing business ventures such as selling akara (fried bean cakes), roasted corn, groundnuts, and kulikuli. “We’re trying to give hope, and to start akara business doesn’t take a lot of money; to start roasting corn, somebody even said something about groundnuts; you see they are saying that, kulikuli doesn’t take much,” Mrs Tinubu said. The…

Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated that the Federal Government is working towards reviewing workers’ salary. The former Speaker of the House of Representatives stated this on Thursday in Abuja at an event organized by Working People United. He said that the N70,000 minimum wage which was approved by thr President Bola Tinubu administration in 2024 is no longer in line with the reality of things in the country. “N70,000 wage, which was a milestone in 2024 must be honestly reassessed against today’s realities,” he said. The former lawmaker added, “I can confirm to you that…