Politics

President Tinubu inherited a battered economy. That is true. He inherited an economy burdened by fuel subsidies, exchange-rate distortions, weak public finances, insecurity and years of structural mismanagement. That is also true. But governments are elected precisely to confront difficult problems. The Nigerian people did not elect Tinubu merely to explain why their lives are difficult. They elected him to …

National Rescue Movement (NRM) Presidential Candidate, Dr Esther Okereke, has condemned the Tuesday blockade of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi’s motorcade in Benue, describing it as violation of the recently signed political Peace Accord. Okereke, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, said the incident was totally against the …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo says it is ready for the 2027 general elections, with its Oredo chapter resolving internal differences ahead of the polls. Mr Lawrence Okha, State APC Secretary, disclosed this on Friday in Benin after a closed-door meeting with ward leaders from Oredo Local Government Area, elected and appointed party officials. Okha said the meeting …

President Bola Tinubu finished ahead of Peter Obi by 1,067 responses in the Oxford–Metro Analytics’ National Trust Poll. The ​‌⁠⁠‌‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‌‌⁠‍​​‌​poll, which closed on Sept. 7, recorded a total of 69,110 approved and unflagged responses in its final analytical dataset. Tinubu received 24,469 responses, representing 35.41 per cent of the total responses, while Obi polled 23,402, representing 33.86 per cent of …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for the January 2027 general elections. The ​‌‍⁠​‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‌‍​‍​⁠‌​list, signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, released on Saturday in Abuja, featured candidates sponsored by 18 political parties competing for the office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the …

Dr Abubakar Fakai, an aspirant for the Federal House of Representatives position on the platform of African Democratic Congress (ADC), has called on Nigerian politicians to put the interests of the country above personal and political gains. Fakai made the call while speaking with newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja, urging political parties and candidates to focus on issues capable of …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disowned an election petition filed in its name challenging the victory of Gov. Ademola Adeleke in the Aug. 15 Osun governorship election. The party National Publicity Secretary, Mr Jungudo Mohammed at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja, said the party did not authorised, sponsored, nor approved petition number EPT/OS/GOV/02/2026 currently before the Election …

The Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has endorsed President Bola Tinubu for re-election in the 2027 presidential election. President-General of the conference, Archbishop Leonard Bature Kawas, announced the endorsement on Wednesday while speaking at the organisation’s 2026 synod. Kawas said the group’s decision was based on its assessment of Tinubu’s administration, arguing that the president had not shown nepotism …

First Lady empowers 2,500 Imo women, adds N100,000 cash to beneficiaries OWERRI — First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has appealed to voters in the South-East to support the re-election of her husband, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the 2027 presidential election. The First Lady said she wanted to enjoy a better Nigeria in her old age, adding that …

Presidential candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, says prices of petrol, cooking gas and aviation fuel, otherwise known as Jet A1, will be reduced to N200 per litre if elected president in 2027. Adebayo made the promise while featuring on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Personality Interview Series on Sunday in Abuja. He said that the …