Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a former political adviser to President Bola Tinubu, has insisted that the All Progressives Congress, APC, defeat in Osun State is not a trade-off for Governor Ademola Adeleke’s support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Adeleke won Saturday’s keenly contested governor…

…to a Strategic Partnership in 2007. Political engagement has also intensified, with President Bola Tinubu visiting India for the G20 Summit in 2023 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting Nigeria in November 2024. Beyond private investment, India has provided development assistance, concessional financing and technic…

President Bola Tinubu has disagreed with former President Olusegun Obasanjo over claims that the state-owned Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries may never work. In what appeared to be Tinubu’s first clear position on the viability of the three refineries, which have remained moribund despite billions spent on tu…

…the presidential or vice-presidential ticket. Kwankwaso said discussions he held with President Bola Tinubu after the 2023 election were about working together and not about abandoning the NNPP or securing a particular position. He said he had previously played a major role in the APC’s electoral victory, particularly…

…Development, Festus Keyamo, clarifying that the governor has no political deal with President Bola Tinubu. The denial was issued in a statement posted on X by the council's spokesperson, Pelumi Olajengbesi. According to the council, Adeleke's support for Tinubu is driven by the President's performance and economic refo…

…Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, said President Bola Tinubu had directed his ministry to ensure that underserved communities were connected to telecommunications services. Tijani said the government was already installing 3,700 telecommunications facilities in rural commu…

…said the outcome of the just-concluded governorship election in Osun State shows that President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, can be defeated in the 2027 presidential election if Nigerian youths unite like the people of Osun State. Fayose, in a video shared on his Facebook page on Sunday, mocked AP…

…state legislators and other senior officials to Osun in an effort to secure victory for President Bola Tinubu’s party. “The people of Osun have shown Nigerians that no political machine is greater than a determined electorate,” Abdullahi said. The party alleged that the heavy security deployment, coupled with what it d…

…people.” On the Nigerian diaspora, the minister emphasised that under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, the government viewed Nigerians abroad not as a burden but as vital contributors to national progress. “For this government, Nigerians in the diaspora are critical assets of national development. We don’t see…

…a post on his verified X handle on Sunday. He said Davido cannot endorse a failure like President Bola Tinubu. Thiscame after Sowore earlier lashed out at the singer and his uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke for ‘turning Osun State into family affairs. ” I am pretty happy the message sank in very well, to the point that…

…authorities are failing in their duties,” it said. However, the party commended President Bola Tinubu, noting that the Osun election, “with all its attendant lapses, represents the best election conducted under the Tinubu administration. The Kogi and Imo governorships, and the by-elections held in June, were shambolic.…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has reaffirmed his endorsement of President Bola Tinubu for a second term in the 2027 presidential election, describing him as a son of the state. Adeleke stated this during a press conference on Sunday, shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared him the w…

…ahead of the 2027 electionsHe also deleted a separate post appearing to criticise President Bola Tinubu amid tensions over the Osun electionFans online noticed the deletions and began questioning the singer's motives, sparking debate on social mediaPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content wil…

…The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has offered an explanation for why President Bola Tinubu's primary and secondary school certificates are absent from the credentials it published for the 2027 presidential election.A senior INEC official, speaking anonymously to Sunday PUNCH, said the commission simp…

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has thanked President Bola Tinubu following his re-election. On Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him winner of the August 15 governorship poll. Speaking to the press after the declaration, the governor confirmed that President Tinubu has called…

The spokesperson for the Imole Campaign Council, Pelumi Olajengbesi, on Sunday commended President Bola Tinubu for what he described as his commitment to ensuring a free and fair governorship election in Osun State. Olajengbesi spoke shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Governor Ademola…

…Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has told President Bola Tinubu to stop blaming former President Muhammadu Buhari for the country’s refinery woes and instead account for the trillions of naira sunk into the facilities under his own watch. Atiku’s Senior Special Assistant on…

…organisation. Adeyemi had earlier alleged that he paid N400m to the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, through a proxy to facilitate his appointment as Director-General of the agency. He subsequently clarified that he never met Gbajabiamila personally. The Presidency and the Chief of Staff deni…

…from AD to APC did so in pursuit of political power rather than ideological conviction. “President Bola Tinubu was indeed a member of AD and, in my opinion, performed remarkably well as Governor of Lagos State under that platform. As for the APC era, Nigerians themselves must judge the performance of successive adminis…

…performance by the APC in Osun could offer an early signal of how much electoral weight President Bola Tinubu's influence still carries in the southwest ahead of the 2027 general elections.As with most governorship races, local concerns are likely to shape voter decisions. Issues such as road infrastructure, public ser…

Nigerian social media activist, VeryDarkMan, has called out President Bola Tinubu over his alleged involvement in the ongoing Osun State governorship election. Accusing the President of sending All Progressives Congress, APC, governors and senators to manipulate the Osun election, VeryDarkMan told Tinubu to allow the “…

…political parties under the aegis of the G-100 joining forces together to challenge President Bola Tinubu in next year’s general elections. The G-100 had proposed a summit for August 18 but shifted it to August 31, 2026, to allow participating parties to hold further consultations after the National Peace Summit. The o…

…clear of the Working People United, a support group campaigning for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The directive has reportedly created tension among sections of the organised labour movement, particularly after the Lagos State Council Chairman of the NLC, Agnes Sessi, participated in the activities…

…parties to forge a united front and present a single presidential candidate to confront President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress in the 2027 election. According to the group, a fragmented opposition stands no chance of defeating Tinubu in next year’s election. In a statement issued on Friday and signed by…

…calling on the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to ensure strict compliance with President Bola Tinubu’s directive on the conduct of the poll. The council, which is backing the re-election bid of Governor Ademola Adeleke, said the President’s directive to security agencies to protect voters and ensure a peaceful…