By: Tunji Okunlola Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has rejected claims that the minister acted treacherously by backing President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election. Olayinka said Wike had openly declared his support for Tinubu long before the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) produced its…
By: Tunji Okunlola The National Sports Commission (NSC) is set to put forward names for an eight-member Normalisation Committee to FIFA, but the world football governing body will carry out extensive background checks on the nominees before determining who will lead the committee, The Guardian has learnt. NSC Chairman Shehu Dikko recently led a delegation…
By: Yetunde Ayedogbon The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has ramped up grassroots mobilisation efforts in Kogi Central ahead of the 2027 general elections, with party supporters in Okehi Local Government Area publicly declaring their support for the re-election of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The mobilisation drive took place on Thursday, as party loyalists, youths, women and…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has said the appeal by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) for federal intervention to curb fuel price increases exposes the weakness of the Tinubu administration’s position on petrol subsidy removal. However, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu pushed back against…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The Lagos State Ministry of Health has dismissed allegations that officials at Randle General Hospital delayed treatment for a vulnerable patient and attempted to extort money from her, stating that the woman who raised the alarm also misstated her daughter’s age. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Federal Government of Nigeria has distanced itself from a failed coup attempt in the Republic of Niger, dismissing claims that it played any role in backing the plot. The attempted mutiny took place in Niger’s capital, Niamey, beginning in the early hours of Saturday, 29 August 2026. Reports indicate the unrest…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Defence Minister Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.) has shed light on the tactics security forces use to free abducted victims without engaging in gunfights or killing their captors.y The explanation comes as public concern grows over the continued prevalence of kidnapping for ransom, and as questions persist about military operations including recent ones…
By: Tunji Okunlola National Sports Commission (NSC) Chairman, Shehu Dikko, travelled from Abuja to Zurich yesterday alongside two Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officials for talks with senior FIFA officials, with the meeting scheduled to take place today. Joining Dikko on the trip are the NFF’s Acting Secretary General, Emmanuel Ikpeme, and Okey Obi from the…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Nigeria’s opposition parties yesterday began laying the groundwork for a single presidential candidate and four-year transition programme ahead of 2027, as a faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) rejected the coalition and challenged Atiku Abubakar’s candidacy. The Nafiu Bala Gombe-led faction said: “The African Democratic Congress is not and will not be in…
By: Tunji Okunlola APC National Chairman, Dr Ajibola Yilwatda, has described President Bola Tinubu’s ambition to grow Nigeria’s economy to $1 trillion as more than a statistical goalframing it instead as a broader national mission to boost local production and exports, draw in investment, generate employment, and give young Nigerians a stronger foothold in the…
