President Bola Tinubu has recalled driving a taxi and doing menial jobs in the US to pay his way through college, revealing that those early financial struggles informed his decision to establish the ₦372 billion NELFUND student loan scheme to ensure no Nigerian child is denied higher education.
The proposed creation of state police in Nigeria has cleared a major constitutional milestone after 28 State Houses of Assembly formally endorsed the Constitution Alteration Bill, exceeding the required two-thirds threshold for transmission to President Bola Tinubu for assent.
Phrank Shaibu, media aide to Atiku Abubakar, claims the former Vice President paid for President Bola Tinubu’s first pilgrimage to Mecca, challenging the Presidency to contest the record.
Speaking at an APC town hall in Abakaliki, Minister of Works David Umahi declared himself the “lion of the South-East,” dismissed Peter Obi’s four-year presidency plan, and urged the region to support President Bola Tinubu ahead of 2027.
Excerpt: A U.S. Federal Court in Washington, D.C. has dismissed a motion seeking evidence from President Bola Tinubu and DCI Group in an ongoing Freedom of Information Act lawsuit involving the FBI and DEA.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed the Federal Government’s N50,000 monthly cash relief as a political gimmick, asserting that President Bola Tinubu is reacting in panic to opposition momentum.
Governor Ademola Adeleke clarifies that Osun State voters will back APC for the presidential election but strictly support Accord Party candidates for National and State Assembly seats in 2027.
The ADC Presidential Campaign Council has warned against alleged plans to pressure INEC into postponing the January 16, 2027 presidential election under the guise of an Ebola outbreak.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized the Federal Government’s ₦70,000 monthly transport allowance, stating it buys only 50 litres of petrol and fails to solve Nigeria’s cost-of-living crisis.
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Thursday for Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to perform the Umrah pilgrimage and pray for Nigeria’s peace and stability, after commissioning new Nigerian Air Force equipment.
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