Thursday, 29 October, 2026

Category: Policy


Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government’s 30-day petrol discount at NNPC stations, describing it as a temporary measure that does not address the Read more…


The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to sanction Rotimi Amaechi, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, over his remarks about President Bola Tinubu and his supporters Read more…


Two commercial vessels were hit within 24 hours — one off Qatar, the first attack in that area in six months, and one off Fujairah in the Gulf of Oman — as IRGC-affiliated outlets suggested Tehran had extended operations beyond Read more…


The vice-presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rotimi Amaechi, has said only “mad men” would vote for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Amaechi made the statement on Thursday at the Edo State ADC stakeholders’ town Read more…


The Asagba of Asaba, Epiphany Azinge questioned former President Obasanjo’s “never again” appeal, recalling that the Odi killings occurred during Obasanjo’s administration as president. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged survivors and families of victims of the 1967 Asaba Massacre Read more…


The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stepped up enforcement of banking regulations, with banks now required to hold capital that reflects the level of risks they take. This comes as the regulator tightened its scrutiny of insider lending, corporate Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra State Commissioner for Information and Value Reformation, Dr. Law Mefor, on Wednesday, opened a three-room Value Reformation Project Office at the ministry in Awka. Speaking at the event, Mefor said the office was a demonstration Read more…


Moscow “fully accepted” the US peace proposal put forward at the Anchorage summit, yet Europe derailed the process, Russia’s top diplomat has said The US gave in to pressure from the EU, which has openly gloated about undermining the Anchorage Read more…


The Presidency has said the growing number of governors backing President Bola Tinubu gives him a stronger political structure and an advantage over opposition candidates ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Read more…


The Rivers State chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC has said its governorship aspirant in the May 2026 primary election, Dr Sokonte Davies, was disappointed after failing to secure the party’s primary election. The party was reacting to Davies’ Read more…


The Obidient Movement has rejected the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) artificial intelligence (AI) initiative for the 2027 general elections, demanding that the technology be excluded from results collation and that every result remain independently verifiable. In a separate statement, Read more…


The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has warned judges against conduct suggesting political alignment and cautioned lawyers against manipulating the judicial process for partisan or strategic purposes ahead of the 2027 elections. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday Read more…