Presidency

Aug
09
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
2027: Jonathan Reportedly Offers Obi Ministerial Slot To Drop Presidential Ambition

2027: Jonathan Reportedly Offers Obi Ministerial Slot To Drop Presidential Ambition

News Flash, Politics, Presidency
2027: Jonathan Reportedly Offers Obi Ministerial Slot To Drop Presidential Ambition Former presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dumebi Kachikwu has claimed that former President Goodluck Jonathan offered ex-Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, a slot of Coordinating Minister of the Economy, if he withdraws from the 2027 race to support him. Kachikwu made the claim at a press conference in Abuja on Friday. He alleged that the Northern political interests have drafted the former president into the presidential race to weaken the South. Kachikwu added that Obi was also told that he cannot get Northern votes because…
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Aug
05
2025
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No Government Can Solve All Problems, Even In 20 Years – Wike

No Government Can Solve All Problems, Even In 20 Years – Wike

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics, Presidency
No Government Can Solve All Problems, Even In 20 Years – Wike Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stated that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu cannot resolve all of Nigeria’s challenges, even if it remains in power for two decades. Wike stated this during a media briefing in Abuja, where he addressed concerns over uncommissioned projects and the government’s development efforts. “I will not say here that every problem has been solved. All problems cannot be solved, even if this government stays for 20 years; no government can solve all problems,” he declared. However,…
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Aug
05
2025
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Single Term: It’s An Insult For Obi To Compare Himself To Mandela – LP Chieftain, Arabami

Single Term: It’s An Insult For Obi To Compare Himself To Mandela – LP Chieftain, Arabami

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics, Presidency
Single Term: It’s An Insult For Obi To Compare Himself To Mandela  – LP Chieftain, Arabambi Factional National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party (LP) Abayomi Arabambi, has slammed Peter Obi for citing Nelson Mandela’s presidency in South Africa as a justification for his single-term vow if elected Nigeria’s president in 2027. The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party recently reiterated his pledge to serve one term of four years, saying he does not need eight years to fix the country. In a recent statement, the ex-governor cited the leadership examples of Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, and Nelson…
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Aug
04
2025
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Stop Distracting Tinubu, Go Find A Job – APC Replies El-Rufai

Stop Distracting Tinubu, Go Find A Job – APC Replies El-Rufai

FGN, News Flash, Presidency
Stop Distracting Tinubu, Go Find A Job — APC Replies El-Rufai The All Progressives Congress (APC) has tasked former Kaduna State Governor and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress(ADC), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, to shelve political campaigns and wait for 2027 before unfolding a media war against the ruling party. National Secretary of the APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru, gave the admonition on Sunday while speaking with Tribune Online in a telephone interview. Basiru was reacting to remarks attributed to El-Rufai on Saturday in Sokoto state, where the latter was addressing ADC faithful in the North-West state as part of the opposition…
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Aug
04
2025
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I’m Not Like Other Politicians, I Keep To Promise – Peter Obi

I’m Not Like Other Politicians, I Keep To Promise – Peter Obi

News Flash, Politics, Presidency
I’m Not Like Other Politicians, I Keep To Promise – Peter Obi The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has declared that he is not like other politicians who make promises they do not intend to keep, insisting that his vow to serve only one term if elected president remains “sacrosanct”. In a statement issued on Sunday, Obi said Nigerians are right to be sceptical because broken promises have become the norm in politics. However, he maintained that he stands apart from that trend. “They are judging me by their own standards —…
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Aug
04
2025
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New FG’s Industrial Policy Plans To Make Going On Strike Criminal – NLC Alleges

New FG’s Industrial Policy Plans To Make Going On Strike Criminal – NLC Alleges

FGN, Human Rights, News Flash, Presidency
New FG’s Industrial Policy Plans To Make Going On Strikes Criminal – NLC Alleges The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed concerns over the newly adopted National Industrial Relations Policy by the Federal Government. In a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday in Abuja, NLC President, Joe Ajaero, alleged that the new policy would make embarking on strikes a criminal issue and silence trade unions. “NLC considers the statement by the Federal Government that the newly-adopted National Industrial Relations Policy is aimed at stopping frequent industrial actions, particularly strikes by trade unions, as very reprehensible. “The statement was part…
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Aug
01
2025
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Kwankwaso Will Be Next President, Akpabio Will Be VP – Cleric Predicts

Kwankwaso Will Be Next President, Akpabio Will Be VP – Cleric Predicts

News Flash, Politics, Presidency
Kwankwaso Will Be Next President, Akpabio Will Be VP – Cleric Predicts An Akwa Ibom-based cleric, Francis Udo, has predicted that former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, will become Nigeria’s next president after Bola Tinubu’s tenure ends in 2031. Kwankwaso contested for the presidency in 2023 under the New Nigeria Peoples Party (PDP). According to Udo, God revealed in a vision that power will return to the North after Tinubu’s presidency, and that Kwankwaso has been divinely chosen to take over. He also said the current Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, will become Kwankwaso’s running mate. “In the…
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Jul
21
2025
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Solidarity Visit By A Seven-Man Delegation Of The UNIEC – A Renewed Appeal For Unconditional And Immediate Release And Rehabilitation Of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu And His Comrades

Solidarity Visit By A Seven-Man Delegation Of The UNIEC – A Renewed Appeal For Unconditional And Immediate Release And Rehabilitation Of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu And His Comrades

Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, Human Rights, Politics, Presidency, Security
Solidarity Visit by a Seven-Man Delegation of the UNIEC Worldwide National Advisory Council to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in Abuja.A RENEWED APPEAL FOR UNCONDITIONAL AND IMMEDIATE RELEASE AND REHABILITATION OF MAZI NNAMDI KANU AND HIS COMRADES Various non Igbos and Igbo leaders, including Chief Edwin Clark and Chief Ayo Adebanjo made similar call for the release of Mazi Kanu , but were ignored and incidentally the two men like Mbazulike Amaechi, Chukwuemeka Ezeife , George Obiozo who also made the call as Ohanaze President General, all are now demised. Other igbo leaders such as Maj Gen Collins R.U Ihekire rtd and…
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Jul
18
2025
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President Tinubu Renames Federal University After Buhari

President Tinubu Renames Federal University After Buhari

Education, News Flash, Politics, Presidency
Tinubu Renames Federal University After Buhari President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday announced that the University of Maiduguri would be renamed in honour of the late leader, Muhammadu Buhari. The institution will now be known as Muhammadu Buhari University, Maiduguri. Presiding over the session, President Tinubu delivered a stirring tribute, celebrating Buhari’s life as one defined by discipline, moral fortitude, and unwavering patriotism. He described Buhari not as a perfect man—no leader is—but as a good, decent, and honourable man. While acknowledging that Buhari’s record, like all legacies, will be subject to debate, Tinubu insisted that the character he brought…
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Jul
08
2025
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How We Are Using Funds Saved From Subsidy – President Tinubu

How We Are Using Funds Saved From Subsidy – President Tinubu

Economy, FGN, News Flash, Presidency
How We Are Using Funds Saved From Subsidy – Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said on Monday that the government was channelling funds saved from the removal of fuel subsidy into the provision of critical infrastructure across the country. He said this at the opening of a National Conference on Public Accounts and Fiscal Governance, organised by the Public Accounts Committees (PACS) of the Senate and House of Representatives in Abuja. The event had as its theme “Fiscal Governance in Nigeria: Charting a New Course for Transparency and Sustainable Development.” Tinubu said the funds were also being channelled into social…
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