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Politics

’18 states under investigation over funds mismanagement’ – EFCC

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EFCC on states under investigation

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)  has disclosed that about 18 states are currently under investigation over allegations bordering on the mismanagement of public funds. The Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Wilson Uwujaren, made the disclosure during an interview on television yesterday, but declined to name the states involved. Uwujaren spoke while responding to questions on the Commission’s decision to restrict an Osun State Government account, which he said was one of several similar actions the EFCC had taken or was preparing to take against state governments. Pressed to…

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2027: “This is last chance to unite Nigeria” – Obi

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Obi on 2027

Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has warned that the 2027 general election is the last opportunity to unite Nigeria, noting that all hands must be on deck to change what he called the country’s “sad narrative”. This comes as the member representing Awka-North and South Federal Constituency, Prof. Lilian Orogbu, raised fresh alarm over an alleged plot to use fake security operatives to manipulate the upcoming election, stating that any such attempt would be resisted. Peter Obi, who spoke at an empowerment scheme convened by…

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“North suffered more from poor leadership, corruption than insecurity” – SDP Chairman, Adebayo

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SDP Chairman, Adebayo on North

The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2027 election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has said the Northern region has suffered more from decades of poor leadership and corruption than from insecurity or population growth. Adebayo, who described the North as Nigeria’s greatest untapped economic asset, said the region possesses the land, population and productive capacity required to drive the country’s economic transformation if its leaders prioritise good governance over politics. The SDP candidate, who spoke at the ‘Arewa Awareness Summit on Unity Against Insecurity’ in Kaduna, said…

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‘Nigeria of today worse than Abacha era’ – Pat Utomi

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Pat Utomi

A Professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, has lambasted the administration of President Bola Tinubu, saying that Today’s Nigeria is worse than the military-era Sani Abacha. Utomi said this during an interview on radio while discussing the state of the nation and recent concerns raised by the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria. According to him, the frustration expressed by the Catholic leaders reflects a wider feeling among Nigerians, stressing that the Catholic Church has a structured process through which its positions on national issues are developed. The professor pointed out that…

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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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“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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“Nigerians, not Obasanjo, will decide 2027 election” – ADC insists

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ADC insists on 2027

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declared that Nigerians, not former President Olusegun Obasanjo, would determine the outcome of the 2027 presidential election, accusing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of hiding behind attacks on its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to avoid accounting for President Bola Tinubu’s record on the economy, insecurity and the rising cost of living. According to the opposition party, millions of Nigerians are more concerned about the hardship they face daily than political personalities, insisting that the real contest in 2027 will be over the Tinubu…

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New Anti-Tinubu coalition: G-100, moves to broker single opposition candidate for 2027

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New Anti Tinubu coalition

…Summons Atiku, Obi, others to National Council of Opposition Leaders An anti-Bola Tinubu coalition of 100 Nigerians, under the aegis of ‘G-100’, has called on leaders of the opposition to unite behind a single presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 general election, warning that a divided opposition cannot defeat what it described as a consolidating ruling party. In an open letter, titled: ‘The Doctrine of a Necessary Democratic Opposition’, the group said it would convene a National Council of Opposition Leaders within two weeks, where every aspirant would be confronted…

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2027: “Amaechi not a political asset to Atiku” – Wike

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Wike on Amaechi

…Says he couldn’t deliver 25% for Buhari in Rivers Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says Rotimi Amaechi, vice-presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), will not be a political asset to Atiku Abubakar in the 2027 elections.  Amaechi lost the ADC presidential ticket to Atiku during the party’s primary in May. Shortly after the primary, the ADC named the former governor of Rivers as Atiku’s running mate for the 2027 elections. The ADC spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, said in a statement Amaechi that, as one of…

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