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Callers on two private radio stations in Calabar have urged President Bola Tinubu to cut down on frequent foreign trips, accusing him of wasting scarce national resources. President Tinubu spent some two weeks in Japan and Brazil with a very large entourage two weeks ago. A month before, he was in France and the UK on medical grounds. Today, he …

Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says recent events in Kaduna, Katsina, and other states point to a troubling drift towards authoritarianism under President Bola Tinubu. In a statement on Friday, Abubakar said the invitations extended to Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, and leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the state by the police; the attack on the convoy …

Barely 17 months after the Tinubu administration first expressed interest in establishing a decentralised police force, several sociopolitical groups, civil society organisations and ex-service men and women have intensified calls for its implementation. This followed Tuesday’s meeting between President Bola Tinubu and eminent citizens of Katsina State, where he stated that the Federal Government will hasten the devolution of power …

Barely 17 months after the Tinubu administration first expressed interest in establishing a decentralised police force, several sociopolitical groups, civil society organisations and ex-service men and women have intensified calls for its implementation. This followed Tuesday’s meeting between President Bola Tinubu and eminent citizens of Katsina State, where he stated that the Federal Government will hasten the devolution of power …

Nigerians buying petrol will pay additional N45 for each litre of fuel they purchase come 2026 if the price remains unchanged at the rate of N900. This is due to the provision of a five percent surcharge in the 2025 Nigeria Tax Administration Act on refined petroleum products in a bid to promote the use of clean energy. The five …

Nigerians buying petrol will pay additional N45 for each litre of fuel they purchase come 2026 if the price remains unchanged at the rate of N900. This is due to the provision of a five percent surcharge in the 2025 Nigeria Tax Administration Act on refined petroleum products in a bid to promote the use of clean energy. The five …

President Donald Trump is changing the name of the Department of Defence to the Department of War, the White House announced Thursday, insisting the rebrand will project a more powerful image. While the department’s official name is set in law, Trump, in an executive order, is authorising use of the new label as a “secondary title” by his administration, a …

In August, Tinubu reappointed Muheeba Dankaka as chair of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) but replaced her hours later with Ayo Omidiran. Asu Okang was named to the NDDC board in 2024, only to be replaced by Orok Otuk Duke. Ruby Onwudiwe’s CBN board appointment was withdrawn over her Labour Party affiliation. On March 18, Tinubu asked the senate to …

The apex Igbo socio-cultural group said Dabiri has consistently promoted bigotry and ethnic profiling against Igbos, particularly those in the diaspora. In a statement signed by, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Deputy President-General, and Thompson Ohia, National Spokesman, the group accused Dabiri of using her social media pages to amplify defamatory posts that portrayed the Igbo “as caricatures before national and global …

After months of lingering crisis in the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), there was a seeming sigh of relief when the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) proposed and agreed on November 15 for an enlarged national elective convention. To political watchers, the convention would provide ample opportunity to right the wrongs and reposition the former ruling party for the …