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Hope Uzodimma, Governor of Imo State and chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), has urged transport operators to reduce fares following lower operating costs from the use of compressed natural gas (CNG). Uzodimma made the call after briefing President Bola Tinubu on developments in the country at the President’s Lagos residence. He said the savings from CNG-powered buses should be reflected in the fares paid by commuters. “The transporters and commuters should also be responsible in ensuring that since the cost of transportation has been reduced by the introduction of CNG, that they should now also reduce the fare…

Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will be re-elected in 2027, saying he has faith in God that the President will return for a second term. Umahi, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today, said Tinubu’s performance and the difficult economic situation he inherited were sufficient reasons for Nigerians to give him another mandate. “I have faith in God that God will return him,” the minister declared when asked what gave him the impression that Nigerians might re-elect Tinubu in 2027. According to him, “Power belongs to God, and God brought him,” stressing…

President Bola Tinubu has been charged to direct an immediate investigation into more than ₦94.4 billion in petroleum-sector funds allegedly diverted, unremitted, unaccounted for or irregularly spent. The charge came from a Lagos-based rights group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), through its letter dated October 3, 2026, signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, and addressed to the president. SERAP arrived at the call consequent upon findings contained in the 2024 Volume 2 Annual Report of the Auditor-General for the Federation, published on August 7, 2026. The human rights organisation declared that the audit findings cover various periods between…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said it will deploy youth-only election observers for Nigeria’s 2027 general election as part of efforts to deepen young people’s participation in electoral processes across the region. Head of the ECOWAS Electoral Assistance Division, Serigne Mamadou Ka, disclosed this at the fifth edition of the Sectoral Reflection Series on elections and democracy, organised by the Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa (PAACA) in collaboration with Legis360. Ka said ECOWAS had piloted the youth election observer initiative in Côte d’Ivoire and subsequently replicated it in Benin, with plans to extend it…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned Nigerians about a fake website claiming that the online voter registration exercise is underway. In a public notice on Saturday, the commission said the fake website announced a registration window from September 28 to October 27, 2026. INEC said the online platform, pvc-inecnigeria-org.blogspot.com, has no affiliation with the commission. “Members of the public are strongly advised not to click on the link or submit any personal information on the website, as doing so may expose them to the risk of having their sensitive personal data harvested or misused,” the notice posted on…

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has warned political parties and candidates against weaponising religion, ethnicity and regional sentiments ahead of the 2027 general elections. CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, gave the warning on Friday in Abuja during a press conference marking the association’s 50th anniversary, themed “Walking Together in Faith: Celebrating 50 Years of CAN’s Journey”. Okoh urged political actors to put national interest above political ambition and make the 2027 campaigns about practical solutions to Nigeria’s challenges. “We expect political campaigns to be issue-based and focused on competing ideas about how to improve the lives of Nigerians,” he…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened its portal for the recruitment of ad hoc staff for the 2027 general election. INEC said interested applicants can apply through its INECPRES platform, with the application window scheduled to close at midnight on Wednesday, November 18, 2026. The commission announced the activation of the portal in a public notice, urging eligible Nigerians interested in serving as election personnel to complete their applications within the specified period. INEC ad hoc staff recruitment portal According to the notice, the INECPRES portal was activated at 8am on Friday, September 18, 2026. The official INECPRES…

Tens of thousands of people marched through Madrid and other Spanish cities on Saturday, demanding affordable housing after lawmakers rejected proposed measures aimed at protecting tenants. The protests came a day after Spain’s parliament voted down government-backed housing measures, including automatic renewal of tenancy contracts and restrictions on evicting vulnerable tenants. The rejection has intensified public anger over soaring rents and house prices and created another political setback for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s minority government. Madrid Housing Protest Draws Huge Crowd Authorities estimated that about 70,000 people joined Saturday’s march through Madrid, while organisers claimed the turnout reached 500,000. Hundreds…

The Labour Party youth leadership has opened consultations with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and pro-Tinubu groups over a possible political alignment ahead of the 2027 general election. The proposed realignment could see the youth wing support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. The development was disclosed by Ken Omusi, Edo State youth leader of the Labour Party, in a statement posted on X on Saturday. According to Omusi, the proposal followed a virtual meeting held on October 2 involving Labour Party National Youth Leader Kennedy Ahanotu, members of the national youth leadership, zonal youth leaders and state youth leaders. The…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council has rejected a report by The Economist suggesting that President Bola Tinubu could retain office in the 2027 presidential election despite public discontent. Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, said electoral forecasts could not determine how Nigerians would vote. In a response titled “No forecast can overrule the people: Nigerians will vote out Tinubu and elect Atiku”, Shaibu said factors including incumbency, political machinery, religion and voter turnout could influence an election but should not be interpreted as evidence of public consent. He was responding to…