A chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), Abayomi Arabambi, has instituted three separate legal actions against the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) over the academic credentials of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC). The suits, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seek orders of mandamus to compel the institutions to release official records relating to certificates allegedly issued to Obi. Arabambi predicates his actions on the alleged refusal of the federal institutions to release the details in line with the…
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President Bola Tinubu finished ahead of Peter Obi by 1,067 responses in the Oxford–Metro Analytics’ National Trust Poll, Vanguard reports. The poll, which closed on September 7, recorded a total of 69,110 approved and unflagged responses in its final analytical dataset. Tinubu received 24,469 responses, representing 35.41 per cent of the total, while Obi polled 23,402, representing 33.86 per cent. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar came third with 18,430 responses, representing 26.67 per cent. The result gave Tinubu an advantage of approximately 1.54 percentage points over Obi. The poll’s regional distribution suggested a significantly different electoral map from the 2023 presidential…
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has suffered a major setback as its National Assistant Secretary, Malam Hassan Muhammadu (Babadalan Dukku), has officially resigned from the party and is set to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) . The resignation, which took effect immediately, was confirmed in a post shared on social media on Saturday with an attached letter. While the official resignation reason has not been made public, sources indicate that the decision followed extensive consultations with political stakeholders in his home state of Gombe. Malam Hassan Muhammadu, a prominent political figure in…
Former Labour Party (LP) vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has declared that only divine intervention can prevent President Bola Tinubu from winning the 2027 presidential election. Speaking in an interview with Trust TV while assessing the political landscape ahead of 2027, Baba-Ahmed acknowledged Tinubu’s formidable political machinery, even while remaining critical of his policies. He noted that Tinubu spent about 16 years building a political base and played a pivotal role in bringing former President Muhammadu Buhari into the alliance that won the 2015 election. “Even though I don’t entirely agree with him, he did what others were not able to…
Omoyele Sowore brands himself a revolutionary, a man of the people ready to bleed for Nigeria. But while he sermonizes about “taking back our country,” his wife and two children live in Haworth, New Jerseysafe, comfortable, and a world away from the chaos he agitates for. When the heat turns up, Sowore runs. After 20 months in Nigeria, he has returned to his New Jersey home, announcing his arrival with theatrical defiance. This is a pattern, not a one-off. He has spent two decades living in the United States on a green card, building his media empire and raising his…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, has reiterated his claim that he won the poll, alleging that former INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, worked against him despite publicly assuring the international community of a credible process. Speaking during an interview on Arise TV, Obi said Nigerians took INEC at its word in 2023, believing Yakubu’s assurances while the commission was allegedly working for his political opponents. “In 2023 we took things for granted, we believed the INEC… when he was actually working for the opposite,” he said. When asked if he had proof of…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has said it will seek campaign donations from “ordinary” Nigerians in a move aimed at reducing the influence of wealthy individuals in the country’s democracy. Podium Reporters gathered that NDC national leader, Seriake Dickson, disclosed this on Wednesday during an appearance on Arise News’ Prime Time. He said the party would allow Nigerians to donate as little as N1,000 to support its activities. Dickson stressed that democracy cannot be funded by moneybags. He argued that relying on wealthy sponsors gives them excessive control over politics and undermines the voice of the people. According to him,…
After more than two decades of waiting, protests and repeated appeals, former workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways Limited have finally begun receiving their outstanding severance benefits, The Nation reports. The development was disclosed by Comrade John Ogbe, National President of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN). Ogbe commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for resolving the long-running labour issue, saying: “I want to thank the President of the country, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for resolving a long labour issue that has been affecting the workers of Nigeria”. He confirmed payments were being made in batches, with…
The Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has formally endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The endorsement was announced at the grand finale of the CBCN’s 2026 Synod and the International Communion of Charismatic Archbishops, Bishops and Apostles in Abuja. CBCN President-General, Archbishop Leonard Bature Kawas, said the decision was based on President Tinubu’s performance in office and his ability to unite the country. “We support him now, we support him today, we support him tomorrow, and we support him for as long as he is willing to be our President,”…
Social media influencer and businessman Afolabi Kazeem Michael, known as KC Luxury, has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to set aside a 30-day detention order granted to the NDLEA. He has been in custody since his arrest on August 13 in connection with a cocaine seizure of 184.5kg valued at N39 billion. Through his lawyer, Abdulakeem Labi-Lawal (SAN), KC Luxury argued the detention order violates the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), which permits an initial remand of no more than 14 days. He maintained that the court lacks jurisdiction to remand an uncharged suspect just to allow…