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Bola Oyebamiji, former chairman of the Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority, has secured the All Progressives Congress ticket for the 2026 Osun State governorship election, emerging as the party’s consensus choice.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said the revocation of the bail initially granted to the former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mallam Abubakar Malami, SAN, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is partisan politics, and not law enforcement.
The Nigeria Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, gas maintained that he has no regrets openly supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, since 2022, stressing that his position has remained consistent before, during and after the 2023 presidential election.
President Bola Tinubu has once again pushed back against claims that Nigeria is experiencing religious genocide, insisting that the country’s insecurity is rooted in criminal violence and extremism rather than faith-based persecution.
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has said concerns about securing a second term in 2027 have prevented him from taking firm action against some underperforming political appointees.
Moves by the Federal Government to pull police officers away from political office holders and influential Nigerians have triggered quiet manoeuvring within Nigeria’s security architecture, with some Department of State Services operatives reportedly seeking fresh VIP assignments.
Nigeria’s Presidency has pushed back against a security warning issued by a United States–based humanitarian group, insisting that claims of planned mass killings in parts of northern Nigeria during Christmas are unsubstantiated and risk spreading unnecessary fear.
The Nigerian Labour Congress has said the Federal Government’s efforts to tackle insecurity should go beyond the replacement of service chiefs, insisting that Nigerians are more interested in seeing concrete results.
Popular Nigerian Songstress, Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, well known as Ayra Starr, has said moving to New York City has been difficult than she expected.
Ace Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Fola has spoken about his humble beginnings, revealing that he once worked at his father’s betting shop before carving out a place for himself in the music industry.