Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has asserted that Nigeria’s federal system can only achieve the results envisioned by its founding fathers, specifically Chief Obafemi Awolowo, if the country’s leadership establishes a unified elite consensus. Speaking during the 2026 Obafemi Awolowo Memorial Lecture at the late sage's residence in Ikenne, Ogun State, the governor argued that contemporary leaders have become too complacent compared to the disciplined, data-driven approach of the first […]

In a recent interview on Al Jazeera's "Head to Head" program at London Hall, Daniel Bwala, President Bola Tinubu's special advisor for political communications, dismissed claims that Nigeria's security situation had spiraled out of control. In a lively exchange with host Mehdi Hasan, Bwala argued that the federal government was making significant progress in stabilizing the country. He emphasized that no country is completely immune to security problems and pointed […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has dismissed a graphic circulating on social media which claims that March 26 has been set as the deadline for government officials seeking elective offices to resign. In a statement issued on Friday via its verified X account, the commission clarified that the information did not originate from INEC and described the viral graphic as misleading and unverified. INEC urged members of the public, media […]

Electricity generation on Nigeria’s national grid has declined further, worsening the country’s ongoing power supply challenges across several states. The development was disclosed by the National Grid Nigeria in a post shared on its official X account on Friday morning, indicating a sharp drop in power generation nationwide. The latest decline continues a pattern of instability within the country’s electricity system, with multiple disruptions recorded earlier in the year that […]