Author: Lawrence Idoko
A senior official of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected calls for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidential contest, saying concerns about his age and health were unfounded. Chille Igbawua, a former member of the House of Representatives and adviser to the ADC’s national chairman, made the comments in an interview with National television. Igbawua was responding to suggestions that Atiku, who is expected to be one of the opposition’s leading contenders, should step aside in favor of a younger candidate, including New Nigeria Peoples Party leader Rabiu Kwankwaso. “I do not know where…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has objected to a request by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress to amend their lawsuit seeking to disqualify President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress from the 2027 presidential election over an alleged forged National Youth Service Corps discharge certificate. INEC’s preliminary objection, filed on September 7 by its lawyer Dr. Alex Izinyon, SAN, challenged the competence of the suit on grounds that it is statute‑barred, that the plaintiffs lack locus standi, that there is no reasonable cause of action and that the case amounts to an abuse of…
The National Assembly on Friday said it is suspending all official visits to South Africa and boycotting legislative activities hosted by Pretoria, citing recurring xenophobic attacks that have killed, injured and displaced Nigerians and other African migrants. The move, announced in a statement signed by the Clerk of the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, follows months of escalating hostility toward African nationals in South Africa and repeated appeals by Abuja for stronger protection of foreign residents. The suspension applies indefinitely to all official travel to South Africa by senators, members of the House of Representatives, committee officials and National Assembly staff.…
Minister of Education Tunji Alausa on Friday said that textbooks scoring below 70 percent will be excluded from the federal government’s official ranking, after Nigeria’s first national textbook assessment found wide quality gaps, including titles that scored as little as 25 percent. Dr. Alausa, received the assessment and ranked list produced by the National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), calling the exercise part of a broader quality-assurance push tied to President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. A statement by Ikharo Attah his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, said the ranking system aims to align instructional materials with a…