•Atiku The presidency has slammed the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, describing his promise to restore fuel subsidy, as “hypocrisy and deceit”. Atiku had, in a recent interview, said he would consider restoring the subsidy removed by President Bola Tinubu if elected President in 2027. Reacting, a pres...
•Atiku and fuel nozzle The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar has made the restoration of petrol subsidy a major part of his 2027 campaign pitch, arguing that Nigerians have not seen sufficient benefits from the policy’s removal. Speaking during an interview yesterday, Atiku questioned the whereabou...
•Shettima and Tinubu The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has commenced the statutory public display of academic credentials and personal particulars submitted by President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, the All Progressives Congress APC presidential and vice presidential candidates for the 2027 general election....
•Jailed TikToker, Camilla Alhassan A Ghanaian court has sentenced TikToker Camilla Alhassan to one year in prison after she admitted to publishing false claims that President John Mahama sacrificed 32 cows in a ritual to secure victory in the country’s 2024 presidential election. Alhassan, 43, was convicted of offensive conduct and publication...
•A collapsed building in the Altamira neighbourhood following an earthquake in Caracas, yesterday The death toll from Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes has risen to at least 164, with 971 people injured, interim President Delcy Rodriguez said today. Around 30 aftershocks have been recorded following the two strongest quakes yesterday, accor...
•Nigerian Senate The plan by Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, to sponsor a bill seeking to introduce a single six-year tenure for presidents and governors after the 2027 general elections has heightened fears about plans to introduce a constitutional amendment to allow incumbents stay longer in office. Senate Leader Bamidele in an interview wi...
•Nigerian Senate Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed on the floor of the Senate, yesterday, that the 11th Senate would consider a single term for the president and state governors. He also defended the National Assembly’s decision to reject a proposal seeking a fresh probe of military spending in the fight against terrorism, while unvei...
•Omoyele Sowore Former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has officially stepped down as the National Chairman of the African Action Congress (AAC). The party has announced Samuel Ajeigbe as its new National Chairman, reports The Guardian. Meanwhile, Sowore has formally declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election, sayin...
•Gbenga Hashim A former presidential candidate and 2027 presidential hopeful, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has formally confirmed his membership of the Accord Party and declares intention to contest the presidential election on the party’s platform. Speaking with journalists today in response to enquiries, Hashim disclosed that his political structu...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has elected its immediate past President of the Senate, Akinteye Babatunde Afeez, as the new president of the association. Afeez secured victory at the NANS convention held in Abuja after polling 349 votes to defeat his closest rival, Aminu Haruna Maipanpo, who garnered 12 votes, while Odumo...

