Tag: Tinubu

UK court names Tinubu, Osinbajo, Aluko in Diezani Alison-Madueke corruption trial

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UK court names

A United Kingdom (UK)’s court has mentioned President Bola Tinubu, former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, and oil businessman, Kolawole Aluko during proceedings in the corruption trial of former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The names were raised as prosecutors presented documents and digital records before the Southwark Crown Court in London. The materials were introduced as part of evidence in the ongoing case against Alison-Madueke. Prosecutors told the court that the evidence includes transcripts of audio recordings, WhatsApp messages, e-mails, and written correspondence. These items were said to have been recovered during…

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2027: ADC says Tinubu, APC must go, to restore democracy

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2027 ADC2

Opposition voices from different political platforms have intensified calls for the removal of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections, citing what they describe as a deepening governance and democratic crisis in Nigeria. The African Democratic Congress, (ADC), said ending Tinubu’s tenure is central to rescuing the country. Speaking on a television programme at the weekend, the party’s spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, declared that the opposition’s focus was unequivocal. “It’s solely to get Tinubu out of power. That is the agenda. There…

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2027: How Kwankwaso’s grip is quietly loosening in Kano according to Tinubu’s playbook 

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Tinubu on Kwankwaso’s grip

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has subtly reworked his Kano political strategy, opting not to accommodate Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso  but to steadily erode his influence. According to a published report yesterday, sources revealed that the Presidency dropped earlier overtures to the Kwankwasiyya leader after concluding Kano could be won without meeting his “excessive” demands. Instead, strategists advised Tinubu to weaken Kwankwaso’s structure by engaging directly with key power blocs and former allies now back in the APC. The shift was driven by electoral calculations. In the 2023 governorship poll, the NNPP…

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“Publish certified copies of tax laws from NASS” – SERAP urges Tinubu

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SERAP gives Tinubu

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has written to President Bola Tinubu, urging him to direct the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), to widely publish certified true copies of the tax Bills received from the National Assembly and the tax laws signed into law. SERAP made the request in a Freedom of Information (FoI) letter dated December 20, 2025, according to a statement yesterday, signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare. The organisation said it made the request amid allegations of discrepancies…

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2027: “Only a fool on a suicidal path’ll challenge Tinubu” – VP Shettima

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VP Shettima on 2027

Vice-President, Kashim Shettima had said only someone hell-bent on a suicidal path or an outright imposter can dare to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. Shettima stated this during the 15th meeting of the National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), which was held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja on Friday. According to him, elections are not won on social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter). “Only a fool hell-bent on a suicidal path or an outright imposter can dare to challenge President Bola…

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2027: Tinubu’ll get 75% of Northern votes” – Ahmed Lawan 

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Ahmed Lawan

Former Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has predicted that President Bola Tinubu will secure over 75 percent of the votes in the Northern region in 2027 with effective mobilisation by the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Lawan, who was the President of the ninth Senate made the prediction on Wednesday. He spoke after he was appointed as the National Patron of ‘Tinubu House-to-House Network’, at his office in the National Assembly. The delegation, according to a statement by Lawan’s media aide, Ezrel Tabiowo, was led by the organisation’s national chairman, Comrade Yahaya…

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Tinubu pays tribute to Tanko Yakasai at 100

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Tinubu pays tribute

…Calls him ‘consensus-builder’ President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to elder statesman and nationalist, Tanko Yakasai, as the prominent independence activist marked his 100th birthday yesterday December 5, describing him as the “last man standing” among Nigeria’s frontline freedom fighters. In a statement he personally issued on Thursday, President Tinubu said Yakasai’s century-long life epitomises courage, patriotism, and unwavering dedication to the quest for Nigeria’s liberation from colonial rule and its continued journey toward unity and democratic consolidation. “Of the noble men and women who stood firm for…

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“Nigeria’s Presidency run from ‘outside’; Tinubu caged in Villa” – Sen. Yari

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Sen. Yari on Asiwaju

Zamfara-West Senator, AbdulAziz Yari, has declared that the Nigerian Presidency is being operated from outside the Presidential Villa. Yari also claimed that President Bola Tinubu is caged in Aso Rock. The former governor of Zamfara State, who spoke during the One Nigeria Project Conference in Abuja yesterday, also declared that United States President, Donald Trump, can’t help Nigeria. Yari said, “This country called Nigeria, America says their own country is God’s own country, but this country called Nigeria is more of God’s own country than any other. This is because…

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Baba-Ahmed slams Tinubu’s ambassadorial list, says President shouldn’t run in 2027

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Baba Ahmed slams Tinubu

Former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has delivered a blistering critique of the administration – questioning both the President’s ambassadorial nominations and his suitability for a second term in 2027. Speaking during separate television appearances over the weekend, Baba-Ahmed urged the 10th National Assembly to subject Tinubu’s newly released list of 32 ambassadorial nominees to rigorous scrutiny, insisting that some of the individuals presented raise troubling concerns. “There are a few of these nominees that require more rigorous scrutiny in terms of their background,…

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“Tinubu not invincible; Nigerians must vote him out in 2027” – Amaechi

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Amaechi on Asiwaju

Former Rivers State governor and presidential aspirant, Rotimi Amaechi, has declared that President Bola Tinubu is defeatable in 2027, urging Nigerians to vote massively to end his tenure. Speaking at the 5th anniversary lecture of ‘First Daily’ in Abuja, themed: “2027: How Can We Make Our Votes Count?”, Amaechi argued that Tinubu’s 2023 loss in Lagos proved he was not unbeatable. “The first solution to electoral reform is not the government – it’s the people”, he said. “Voter apathy will make Tinubu return to the Villa. If he could be…

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