Day: September 1, 2025

2027: ADC woos Jonathan, as APC dismisses his comeback bid

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ADC woos Jonathan

The African Democratic Congress, (ADC), has intensified moves to draft former President Goodluck Jonathan into the 2027 presidential contest, even as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the possibility of his comeback as a serious threat to President Bola Tinubu. Sources close to Jonathan and the ADC told Saturday Tribune that the former president is “seriously considering” returning to the ballot, with influential figures in the party convinced that he could provide the platform a winning chance if he accepts their offer. Jonathan, however, is said to be…

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Tinubu mourns former IGP Solomon Arase

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Tinubu mourns

President Bola Tinubu has condoled  with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over Solomon Ehigiator Arase (CFR), the 18th indigenous Inspector-General of Police (IGP), who died yesterday at 69. A press statement from Bayo Onanuga, his  Special Adviser, read in part: “President Tinubu commiserates with the family, friends and associates of the highly resourceful officer. Arase’s reforms as IGP and later as Chairman of the Police Service Commission brought lasting changes to the force. The President acknowledges the dedication of the former IGP to enhancing security in the country, through initiatives…

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2027: “PDP risks not having presidential candidate if it fields Jonathan” – Keyamo

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Keyamo on PDP

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), risks having no presidential candidate in 2027 if it fields former President Goodluck Jonathan. Posting on X yesterday, the Minister said the possibility of PDP fielding Jonathan poses a major constitutional risk. “One of its attractive targets as a Presidential candidate is ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, because of his purported eligibility to run for only one term. “But, if he is fielded, the Party runs the RISK of NOT HAVING A CANDIDATE AT ALL by virtue…

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Sokoto: Residents seek help after bandits sack 8 communities

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Sokoto residents

Hundreds of residents in Shagari local government area of Sokoto State have fled their homes following coordinated attacks by bandits that emptied entire villages. The National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA), and the Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) confirmed the mass displacement during a joint assessment visit to a temporary Internally Displaced Persons settlement at the 30 Houses Estate in Shagari town on Friday. Community leaders, including the Hakimin ‘Yan Dundaji, Malam Magaji, and the Maigarin Tungar-Barke, Muhammadu Tudu, said the bandits struck three days earlier, forcing families from at…

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‘Over 23,000 Nigerians still missing’ — ICRC

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ICRC

The International Committee of the Red Cross, (ICRC), says more than 23,659 people remain missing in Nigeria, leaving 13,595 families in anguish, most of them women struggling with uncertainty and hardship. Protection of Family Links Team Leader of ICRC in Damaturu, Ishaku Luka, disclosed this yesterday, during activities to mark the International Day of the Disappeared. He said 68 percent of those still searching for answers were women, while 59 percent of those missing were minors at the time of their disappearance. According to him, Yobe state alone accounts for…

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SERAP faults FG over Int’l passport fee hike

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SERAP faults FG

…Says its unlawful The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has urged the Federal Government to urgently reverse the new passport fees announced by the Nigeria Immigration Service. In a statement issued yesterday, SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, described the increase as arbitrary, unlawful, and discriminatory against poor Nigerians. The group said decision would amount to a denial of access to passports for millions of socially and economically vulnerable Nigerians. The statement read: “Millions of disadvantaged Nigerians cannot realistically afford to pay the increased fees. “These Nigerians should not be…

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Rivers: APC wins 20 LGAs; PDP claims 3

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Rivers APC wins2

The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has won 20 of the 23 local government areas in Saturday’s local government elections in Rivers State. The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, (RSIEC), declared the results in Port Harcourt, yesterday. The candidates of the APC for the chairmanship and councillorship elections are loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Some of the LGs won by the APC include Ahoada East with 84,125 votes; Akuku Toru with 63,593 votes; Andoni with 126, 181; Asari Toru LGA with 56,383; Bonny LGA…

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“Buhari, Tinubu betrayed Nigerians, pushed country into poverty” – Sule Lamiɗo 

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Lamiɗo blasts APC

: Says North’ll reject Tinubu in 2027 Former Governor of Jigawa State and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Sule Lamiɗo, has launched a scathing attack on the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing former President Muhammadu Buhari and President Bola Tinubu of betraying Nigerians and pushing the country deeper into poverty and despair. Speaking at the PDP expanded caucus meeting in Dutse, Jigawa State, Lamiɗo said the APC governments had inflicted “hardship, deceit, and betrayal” on Nigerians, leaving the nation more impoverished and divided. “Since Buhari and now Tinubu, Nigerians are…

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