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PoliticsPresident Bola Tinubu’s media aide, Sunday Dare, has responded sharply to Atiku Abubakar after the former Vice President likened the President to a dull student, arguing that Tinubu’s first-class accounting degree contradicts the description. Dare, the Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications, issued the response after Atiku criticised the Federal Government’s decision to introduce […]
PoliticsMinister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has claimed leadership of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign in the FCT, declaring himself the field commander responsible for coordinating political operations in the territory and Rivers State ahead of the 2027 elections. Wike announced his role on Monday during a stakeholders’ meeting of the Rainbow Coalition […]
PoliticsPresident Bola Tinubu has warned politicians aspiring to lead Nigeria against making campaign promises without explaining their costs, funding arrangements and sustainability, insisting that government commitments must not become a financial burden on Nigerians and future generations. The President made the remarks in a post on his X platform on Sunday, arguing that leadership requires […]
PoliticsThe National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared that the party’s internal polls indicate President Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election, although he did not disclose the figures or methodology behind the surveys. Yilwatda made the declaration while appearing on Channels Television’s *Sunday Politics*, where he said the […]
Oil & GasThe Presidency has dismissed Atiku Abubakar’s proposed production subsidy on petrol as “economic illiteracy,” insisting that Nigeria’s limited supply of freely available crude oil makes the plan impractical and could expose public finances to the abuses associated with the former subsidy system. Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, […]
PoliticsPresident Bola Tinubu has pointed to a new World Bank report as proof that his economic policies are beginning to deliver results, citing the stabilisation of Nigeria’s poverty rate for the first time since 2019. However, he acknowledged that reducing food prices and creating more employment opportunities remain major hurdles. The President’s position was disclosed […]