2027: Uba Sani backs Tinubu, predicts 95% Northern votes

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Uba Sani backs Tinubu

…As Kaduna reinstates 37 wrongfully sacked workers Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will secure overwhelming support from Northern Nigeria in the 2027 presidential election, while reaffirming his administration’s commitment to justice by approving the reinstatement of 37 local government workers who were wrongfully disengaged under the previous administration. Speaking yesterday during the flag-off of the 122-kilometre Kaduna–Birnin Gwari Road project, Governor Sani declared that the 2027 presidential election had “already been concluded”, predicting that the North would deliver at least 95 percent…

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NEC approves $4.5bn oil-backed loan refinancing

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NEC approves loan refinancing

…Unlocks $3bn fresh liquidity The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the refinancing of the $3.3bn ‘Project Gazelle Pre-Export Finance Facility’ through a new $4.5bn Project Gazelle 2 arrangement. The move is expected to unlock $3bn in fresh liquidity while reducing Nigeria’s crude oil commitments under the facility. The approval was granted at the 159th NEC meeting, held virtually on Monday, and chaired by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, following a presentation by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele. According to a statement issued by the…

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“Sultan has no preferred 2027 presidential candidate” – Media Team

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Media Team on Sultan

…Debunks Tinubu endorsement claim The Media Team of the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that the revered traditional ruler had urged Nigerians to support the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. In a statement issued yesterday, and signed by Prince Bashir Adefaka, the Media Team described the report as false, malicious and an attempt to drag the Sultan into partisan politics. The statement stressed that the Sultan, as a father figure to all Nigerians,…

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5,091 killed in 3 months, as FG intensifies push for state police

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FG push for state police

Nigeria’s worsening security crisis has intensified the push for state police, with fresh data showing that more than 5,000 people lost their lives in violent attacks across the country during the second quarter of 2026. A report released by SBM Intelligence on Monday revealed that 5,091 people were killed between April and June in incidents linked to terrorism, insurgency, armed robbery, kidnappings and communal violence. The report identified Borno State as the worst-hit, recording 1,355 deaths, while 304 security personnel were among those killed nationwide during the period.Africans & Diaspora…

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“We’re done talking; govern better”, Onaiyekan tells Presidency

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Onaiyekan tells Presidency

Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has dismissed criticisms from the Presidency over the recent engagement between President Bola Tinubu and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), saying the bishops have said all they needed to say, and are now waiting to see whether their message will influence governance. Speaking during an interview during a radio programme, the cardinal said the Catholic bishops would not be dragged into a public exchange with presidential aides, stressing that their responsibility was to present the realities facing Nigerians to the President.…

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Insecurity: “FCT may ban okada, ‘keke’ operations in Abuja city centre” – Wike

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Wike on Amaechi

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration (FCTA) is considering banning commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada, and tricycles, also known as Keke-Napep, in parts of Abuja over growing security concerns. Wike said the decision followed recommendations from the FCT Security Council after intelligence reports linked motorcycles to criminal activities. The FCT Minister, who disclosed this during his monthly media chat on television yesterday, revealed that he had approved measures to strengthen security logistics and directed security agencies to identify areas where the operations…

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NBC seeks fresh appeal over court ban on broadcast fines

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NBC seeks fresh appeal

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has asked the Court of Appeal in Abuja to allow it bring a fresh appeal against a Federal High Court judgment restraining it from imposing fines on broadcast stations, following the Appeal Court’s June 17, 2026 decision rejecting the Commission’s earlier appeal for being “fundamentally defective” and incompetent. In a Motion on notice filed on its behalf by Abuja-based lawyer, Dapo Akinosun (SAN), the NBC is asking the Court to extend the time within which it can appeal against the January 10, 2024 judgment by…

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“Tinubu’s industrialisation drive delivering projects, jobs, innovation – Minister Idris

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Minister Idris on Tinubu’s industrialisation drive

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda is translating bold policies into tangible projects, jobs, innovation and economic opportunities across the country. Speaking yesterday at the headquarters of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Abuja, during the ‘Presidential Media Team Tour’ of the agency, the Minister said the ‘National Renewed Hope Media Tour’ was designed to give Nigerians firsthand access to projects and programmes being implemented by the Federal Government. “We want Nigerians to see for…

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Jonathan meets Tinubu at Aso Rock, amid renewed 2027 political speculation

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Jonathan meets Tinubu

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has held a closed-door meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, fueling fresh political speculation ahead of the 2027 general elections. The meeting, which took place at the Presidential Villa at the weekend, was conducted behind closed doors, with neither the Presidency nor Jonathan’s camp issuing an official statement on the purpose of the visit. The only public indication of the meeting was a photograph released showing both leaders together at Aso Rock. Jonathan’s visit comes amid ongoing political discussions surrounding his…

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‘Tinubu to review state police Bill Sept. 3’ – Presidency

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Presidency on state police

President Bola Tinubu will receive the Executive National Policing Bill on for review on September 3, 2026, the Presidency revealed yesterday. This was as it unveiled a public information portal, nationalpolicingbill.com, through which Nigerians can submit memoranda and position papers to shape the legislation before it is reviewed by the President and transmitted to the 10th National Assembly. Chief of Staff to the President and Chairman of the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill, Femi Gbajabiamila, made the disclosures while briefing State House correspondents after convening a meeting…

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