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Political activist Mahdi Shehu has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Comptroller-General of Customs of promoting nepotism and regional bias in the newly released 2025 Customs Cadet Officers shortlist. In a post shared on X on Saturday, Shehu alleged that the recruitment list shows a clear preference for candidates from the South, especially the South-West, at the expense of …

Political activist Mahdi Shehu has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Comptroller-General of Customs of promoting nepotism and regional bias in the newly released 2025 Customs Cadet Officers shortlist. In a post shared on X on Saturday, Shehu alleged that the recruitment list shows a clear preference for candidates from the South, especially the South-West, at the expense of …

The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians to remain steadfast in faith and shared responsibility as the nation grapples with political, social, and economic challenges. Obi, in a statement after his recent trip to the United States and Rome, said he used the opportunity to “take Nigeria’s situation to God,” offering prayers for unity, …

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has confirmed the claimed authenticity of its certificate presented before the Nigerian Senate for screening by one of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nominees, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. A PREMIUM TIMES’ investigation had picked holes in the NYSC certificate presented by Mr Tunji-Ojo, a second-term member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives nominated to be a minister in …

Another U.S. lawmaker, Jim Risch, has raised the alarm over the killing of Christians in Nigeria to settle political scores, accusing President Bola Tinubu’s government of ignoring the bloodshed. Mr Risch, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, in a post on social media on Thursday called for action against persecution of Christians in Nigeria, Congo, and Mozambique. “Faith should …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has come under criticism after he made a joke allegedly referencing the 2006 ADC Airlines plane crash that killed 96 people, including the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammadu Maccido. The tragedy occurred on October 29, 2006, when ADC Airlines Flight 053 crashed in Abuja shortly after takeoff. The Sultan and other victims were travelling to …

Post analyzes of the offenses of 175 convicts granted clemency by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on October 11, 2025, show thar drug-related crimes top the list at 29.2% and unlawful mining at 24%, based on the official government release. The breakdown, derived from public records, includes sentence reductions for many drug traffickers and full pardons for historical cases like Ken …

Following SaharaReporters’ exclusive report on Thursday that the appointment of Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN) as National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deepened the growing rift between Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Wike’s camp has dismissed the claims. On Thursday, the Council of State unanimously approved Amupitan’s appointment as INEC …

Everyone who is familiar with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s unabashed Yorubacentricism expected him to appoint a Yoruba person to succeed Professor Mahmood Yakubu as INEC chairman. However, because, as I pointed out in my September 20 column, no president, prime minister, or head of state has ever appointed an INEC chairman from his immediate geopolitical region, Tinubu’s Yorubacentric excesses had …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined to grant an interim order stopping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its planned meetings and national convention. In a ruling delivered on Thursday, James Omotosho, the presiding judge, refused the plaintiffs’ ex parte application seeking interim injunctions to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the PDP from proceeding …