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Adeleke Warns Tinubu Against Election Crisis in Osun

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has warned President Bola Tinubu against allowing the rigging of the August 15 governorship election in the state, cautioning that doing so could trigger political violence reminiscent of 1983.

Addressing party supporters at Orita-Sabo in Olorunda Local Government Area of the state on Monday, the governor said the President must live up to his responsibility of protecting the people from police harassment.

He alleged that the President was watching without concern as political crisis unfolded in Osun at the hands of his party chieftains, despite the fact that the Accord party had endorsed him as its 2027 presidential candidate.

Adeleke stressed that as Chief Security Officer of Osun State, he expected the President, being a Yoruba man in Yoruba land, to take note of the situation, noting that some APC chieftains were fuelling political violence while Tinubu looked away.

He said all that was being demanded was a free and fair election, warning that any attempt to do otherwise could reignite the kind of political crisis witnessed in 1983, when attempts were made to rig Chief Michael Ajasin out of power in the old Ondo State.

He urged the President to call his party members and police chiefs to order, insisting that he remains the substantive governor of Osun State.

He further noted that with Accord having already endorsed Tinubu as its candidate, there was no reason for the crisis to persist, appealing to him to protect the democracy he had once fought for and not allow his associates to undermine it.

He called on the President to wake up to his responsibilities and put a stop to what he described as the ongoing shenanigans in Osun State.

Earlier, the Director-General of the Imole Campaign Council, Senator Lere Oyewumi, urged residents to troop out en masse to vote for the party as the only way to return Adeleke to office.

He said the governor’s track record was reason enough for the people to re-elect him, and called on the electorate to vote and safeguard their votes on election day.

 

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Tinubu Warns Governors Against Wasteful Flyover Projects, Demands Better Roads

President Bola Tinubu urged state governors on Thursday to cease building flyovers in low-traffic areas and instead direct their greatly increased federal budget toward road networks that would improve living conditions and provide security services with greater access to rural areas.

He observed that states were now receiving four to five times as much from the Federation Account as they were previously.

President Tinubu issued the charge while receiving a delegation of traditional rulers from Oyo State, led by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, who visited to congratulate him on the successful rescue of abd*cted schoolchildren and teachers from Oriire Local Government Area after 56 days in captivity.

Addressing Ladoja and other former governors present, Tinubu noted that the cost of running government is high, but argued that the funds now being channelled to states far exceed what was available during previous administrations, whether his own earlier tenure or theirs.

He said states are now receiving four to five times more than before, adding that no state currently needs to borrow money to pay salaries, and that pensioners are being paid as at when due.

He urged state governments to prioritise building roads and artery networks instead of flyovers in areas with little traffic, stressing that better road networks would improve quality of life and give security agencies greater access to penetrate hard-to-reach areas.

Also at the meeting, Tinubu disclosed that the terrorists who abdcted the schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire last May had demanded, alongside a ransom, the release of their jailed members, a demand that was flatly refused.

He revealed that his directive to expand the Army from eight to twelve divisions was a direct operational response to the Oriire abdctions crisis, explaining that the expansion was meant to shorten response times and give security forces the numerical and geographic capacity needed to defeat terr0rism and b@nditry.

Tinubu reiterated that his administration will not negotiate with terr0rists or pay ransoms to secure the release of victims.

Speaking publicly on the matter for the first time since the Oyo abductees were rescued on July 10, he said the criminals had demanded the release of already-arrested members of their gang as one of their conditions, alongside the ransom sought, and that the government refused the deal outright, insisting it would not negotiate with criminals.

He said the perpetrators had committed murd£r and that security forces were prepared to go after their families and communities if necessary, noting that these criminals came from somewhere and were known.

He commended the armed forces for their performance in the rescue operation and said he was accepting the traditional rulers’ commendation on the military’s behalf, promising to relay the message accordingly.

Tinubu explained that the rescue was made possible because the military had detailed knowledge of the forest’s geographical layout, adding that every security incident offers the Federal Government fresh lessons that necessitate structural adaptation.

He said each event forces a re-examination of the country’s security architecture, strategy and operations, noting that the government’s response has combined both geographical and numerical measures.

Refusing ransom payments while leveraging knowledge of the terrain, and expanding the Army from eight to twelve divisions to shorten response times and strengthen the fight against terr0rism and b@nditry.

He added that the government is also addressing long-standing gaps in local-level security, noting that state police will soon be established with safeguards against abuse, and that traditional rulers would be expected to play a greater role going forward.

The President attributed the rise in kidn@pping and terr0rist att@cks partly to the security collapse in Nigeria’s Sahel neighbours, noting that some of those involved are non-Nigerians and that the instability in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic has worsened the country’s security challenges.

He said this underscores the need to strengthen the capacity of forest guards and to establish state police.

 

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Atiku Accuses Tinubu Government of Losing Control Over Nigeria’s Finances

Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of losing control over Nigeria’s public finances.

On Wednesday after it was revealed that the Federal Government borrowed significantly more than the National Assembly had authorized for the 2024 fiscal year.

According to Atiku, the most recent data, which revealed that the Federal Government borrowed ₦4.79 trillion more than its authorized limit.

Bringing the total amount of new borrowing to ₦12.62 trillion, highlighted what he called a pattern of fiscal recklessness, waste, and opacity under the current administration.

In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, the former vice president said Nigerians had been assured that the removal of fuel subsidy, increased taxation and other economic reforms would reduce borrowing and stabilise the country’s finances, but argued that the opposite had happened.

According to him, the latest borrowing figures show that  government‘s economic policies have failed to achieve their stated objectives.

He noted that Nigerians were promised that the painful removal of fuel subsidy, repeated tax hikes and other harsh economic measures would reduce borrowing and restore fiscal stability, yet the country was instead witnessing endless borrowing, ballooning debt and unprecedented waste.

Citing figures from the Budget Office, Atiku noted that the Federal Government had borrowed 61.2 per cent above the amount authorised by the National Assembly, while also questioning the source of an additional ₦3.19tn reportedly obtained as “budget support,” despite no provision for such borrowing existing in the approved appropriation.

He described the situation as part of a broader pattern of financial mismanagement, stating that it was not an isolated incident but fit into a disturbing pattern that had become the defining signature of the Tinubu administration, marked by duplication, opacity and reckless fiscal management.

The ADC chieftain further accused the administration of running duplicated budgets, concealing huge expenditure under the Service Wide Vote, creating what he termed “fake agencies,” and approving extravagant spending on luxury vehicles while critical sectors remained underfunded.

Questioning the real impact of the borrowings, Atiku argued that there was little evidence the funds had translated into improvements in education, healthcare, security or infrastructure, describing it as tragic that Nigerians were being forced to service debts whose benefits they could not see.

He also referenced reports that higher international crude oil prices had generated an estimated ₦7.98tn oil revenue windfall for the Federal Government, arguing that such increased earnings should ordinarily have reduced the country’s dependence on borrowing.

Declaring that a government earning windfalls while still borrowing recklessly was not suffering from a lack of revenue but from a lack of discipline.

The former vice president also raised concern over the country’s rising debt servicing obligations, noting that the Budget Office report showed debt servicing had reached ₦12.36tn, exceeding budgetary projections by more than 52 per cent.

He warned that Nigeria was drifting toward a dangerous fiscal position where government borrowing would primarily serve to repay existing debts, describing the trend not as economic reform but as fiscal vandalism.

He maintained that Nigeria needed a government committed to fiscal discipline, transparency and prudent management of public resources rather than what he called an endless cycle of borrowing.

Adding that an ADC-led government would prioritise blocking financial leakages, eliminating waste and channelling public funds into productive investments capable of stimulating economic growth and improving citizens’ welfare.

He stressed that Nigerians could not continue paying today’s taxes to service yesterday’s loans while tomorrow’s generations inherit nothing but debt.

The statement followed an earlier report citing the Budget Office, which indicated that the Federal Government’s 2024 borrowing exceeded the amount approved by the National Assembly by ₦4.79tn, raising total fresh borrowing to ₦12.62tn.

The report also noted that debt servicing had surpassed budget estimates, reigniting debate over Nigeria’s rising debt profile and the sustainability of its fiscal strategy amid ongoing economic reforms, including the removal of fuel subsidy and tax measures introduced by the Tinubu administration.

Opposition parties have continued to question the government’s borrowing policy, while the Federal Government has maintained that the loans are necessary to finance infrastructure, support reforms and meet critical budget obligations.

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Tinubu Celebrates End of ASUU Strikes Under His Administration

President Bola Tinubu has expressed happiness that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has not gone on strike, calling it a response to the nation’s prayers.

At the State House in Abuja on Tuesday, Tinubu gave a speech to the leaders of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN).

One of the quantifiable advancements under his administration, according to the president, is that there hasn’t been a protracted ASUU strike since he took office, which has helped Nigerian families.

He noted that none of the children of the clerics present, whom he described as belonging to all of them by virtue of their calling as reverend fathers, could complain that a four-year course was no longer running its normal duration.

Pointing out that ASUU was not on strike and was therefore not bringing hardship to their homes, a development he described as an answer to prayers.

Tinubu said Nigerians had endured economic hardship under his administration owing to challenges inherited from the previous government, but noted that the country was now witnessing a level of stability that was already beginning to improve the quality of life.

He explained that he had inherited both the assets and liabilities of his predecessor and had continued to manage the situation, expressing confidence that the government had stabilised the economy and that prosperity was on the horizon, with living standards improving.

The president also reassured the clerics that the country would overcome its current security challenges, stating that Nigeria remained the only country available to its citizens and that, drawing from the complexity and diversity captured in the national anthem, the nation would ultimately thrive, rejoice and prosper together.

Tinubu’s remarks come against the backdrop of longstanding challenges in Nigeria’s education sector, particularly prolonged industrial action by ASUU and other university workers’ unions, as well as persistent security challenges across the country.

Between 1999 and 2022, ASUU embarked on a series of strikes that cumulatively resulted in more than five years of lost academic time, the most recent being an eight-month strike in 2022, the longest in the union’s history.

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APC Chieftain Predicts Tinubu Will Win All 36 States in 2027

President Bola Tinubu is expected to win all 36 states in the 2027 presidential election, according to Sen. Dayo Adeyeye, National Chairman of the South West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA), a political organization that is organizing grassroots support for the president.

Adeyeye made the claim on Tuesday in Osogbo during an event called “SWAGA 2.0,” which was organized to rally support for Tinubu’s reelection and Bola Oyebamiji, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Osun governor.

He attributed his confidence to what he described as the President’s outstanding performance in office, expressing strong belief that Tinubu would secure a second term and win across all 36 states in the 2027 presidential election on account of what he described as performance beyond expectations.

Adeyeye, who also serves as Board Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority, said Tinubu had fulfilled the promises made by SWAGA ahead of the 2023 general election.

He recalled that when the group began mobilising support for Tinubu, they had assured Nigerians he would transform the country, pointing to the absence of strikes in tertiary institutions for four years as evidence.

Alongside what he described as an ongoing infrastructural revolution, including the construction of concrete roads designed to last up to 100 years and the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project.

He urged the electorate to support the APC governorship candidate in the August 15 election, maintaining that Oyebamiji remained the President’s preferred candidate.

In his remarks, Oyebamiji, represented by a former member of the Osun House of Assembly, Tunde Olatunji, said the APC was focused on governance rather than political confrontation, stressing that his interest was not in fighting anyone but in determinedly working to deliver better governance for the people of Osun.

He said his administration, if elected, would ensure the state remained on its current path of progress, adding that he would replicate key Federal Government development initiatives in Osun within six months of assuming office.

Also speaking, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, represented by the Osun State Ambassador of the Renewed Hope Initiative, Sunday Akere, appealed to residents across the state to participate actively in the election, urging voters across the 332 wards and 3,673 polling units in Osun State to turn out en masse on August 15 to vote for Oyebamiji and return the state to the progressive fold.

Earlier, the Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission, Hulayat Omidiran, described SWAGA 2.0 as a platform designed to deepen public engagement, strengthen democratic participation and ensure that the dividends of governance reach communities across the state.

Also, the Chairman of Media and Publicity of the APC Governorship Campaign Council, Remi Omowaiye, expressed confidence that the party would record a landslide victory, urging voters to turn out massively on election day.

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Tinubu Aide Challenges Peter Obi Over 2023 Election Claims

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has been urged by President Bola Tinubu’s Special Advisor on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, to give up hope that he will win the 2023 election after losing the elections.

Bayo Onanuga has said Peter Obi should stop living in denial, insisting that the former Anambra State governor came a distant third in the 2023 presidential election.

He was reacting to Obi’s recent television interview in which the Labour Party’s 2023 candidate claimed he had actually won the election but was rigged out.

In a signed statement, Onanuga described the interview as a public relations disaster for Obi.

He said two issues in particular stood out to him. First, when the interviewer questioned Obi over his political nomadism, Onanuga said Obi appeared dismissive of the question, likening his political journey to that of President Bola Tinubu.

Onanuga rejected the comparison, arguing that Tinubu, unlike Obi, has remained consistently within the progressive political fold since joining party politics in 1991/92, recalling that Tinubu began his political career with the Social Democratic Party, on whose platform he won a Senate seat with the highest number of votes recorded by any candidate in the country at the time.

On the second point, Onanuga said the interviewer had given Obi a clear opportunity to address the outcome of the 2023 election, but argued that Obi ultimately lost that election despite performing creditably as a politician without a formal structure in the states, relying instead on vocal support from followers on social media.

He expressed surprise that more than three years after the Supreme Court dismissed Obi’s petition, the former governor remains unwilling to accept the loss, continuing instead to hold on to the belief that he won, a sentiment Onanuga said Obi’s supporters online continue to echo.

He urged Obi to accept the reality of his defeat and stop insisting on a victory he said never happened.

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Tinubu Speaks on Hardship as He Marks Three Years in Power

President Bola Tinubu marked his administration’s third anniversary on Friday, May 29, with a wide-ranging address in which he defended the bold policy decisions taken since he assumed office, while acknowledging the hardship those decisions have caused ordinary Nigerians.

Tinubu argued that the country he inherited was in serious trouble burdened by costly fuel subsidies that were consuming as much as ₦18.4 billion daily, distorted foreign exchange practices that cost Nigeria over ₦8 trillion across three years, mounting debts, energy shortfalls, and a crisis of public confidence.

He maintained that doing nothing would have pushed the country toward fiscal collapse, and that the painful reforms were both necessary and unavoidable.

On the economy, he pointed to a recovering stock market, growing investor confidence, and improving public finances as signs that the reforms are bearing fruit.

He also highlighted ongoing infrastructure work, including over 2,700 kilometres of roads under various stages of construction, rail modernisation efforts, and progress in the oil and gas sector including the near-completion of the $5 billion NLNG Train 7 project.

He credited domestic refining with reducing Nigeria’s dependence on imported fuel.

In the social sector, Tinubu cited the disbursement of over ₦282 billion in student loans to more than 1.5 million beneficiaries, the delivery of over 10,000 housing units across 14 states and the FCT, agricultural support for millions of farmers, and the revitalisation of primary healthcare centres nationwide.

On security, he acknowledged that challenges persist but insisted that progress is being made, with security forces intensifying operations against terrorist groups, bandits, and criminal networks across the country.

Tinubu closed with a call for national unity, urging Nigerians to set aside cynicism and division, and reassuring citizens particularly young people that their sacrifices would not be wasted.

He also reached out to international investors, reaffirming Nigeria’s commitment to democratic governance and economic reform, and expressed optimism that the country is on a path toward a more secure and prosperous future.

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President Tinubu, Danjuma to Lead Launch of Gowon’s Autobiography in Abuja

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (Rtd), are set to headline the public presentation of the long-awaited autobiography of former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Abuja.

The event will take place at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre and is expected to bring together top government officials, military veterans, diplomats, and dignitaries from across the country.

President Tinubu will serve as the special guest of honour, while Gen. Danjuma, former Chief of Army Staff and one-time Minister of Defence, will perform the official unveiling of the book.

The 881-page autobiography, published by Havilah Group, offers a personal account of Gen. Gowon’s life, leadership journey, and reflections on pivotal moments in Nigeria’s history, most notably the 30-month civil war that lasted from 1967 to 1970.

The book also traces his early years and the circumstances surrounding his emergence as Nigeria’s leader at one of the most consequential periods in the country’s history.

Born in 1934, Gowon assumed the role of Head of State and Commander-in-Chief on August 1, 1966, and held the position for nine years.

After leaving office, he pursued academic studies and earned a PhD in Political Science from the University of Warwick in 1984. Since then, he has dedicated himself to peacebuilding, national development, and spiritual leadership.

His post-service contributions include founding the “Nigeria Prays” movement and championing advocacy efforts against guinea worm, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria through the Yakubu Gowon Centre.

He also serves as Nigeria’s National Goodwill Ambassador for the control of viral hepatitis.

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Olubadan Urges Tinubu to Fast-Track State Police as Insecurity Bites Hard

Oba Rasidi Ladoja, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, has ordered President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s federal government to move quickly to establish state police.

Former Oyo State governor Ladoja stated that this was required to address the degree of insecurity in the nation.

The traditional ruler made these statements on Monday when welcoming students from the Institute for Security Studies (NISS) Bwari, Abuja’s Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC) 19, 2026.

The Olubadan Palace, which is situated in Oke Aremo in the Ibadan North local government region, served as the venue for the event.

In a statement provided to DAILY POST on behalf of the traditional ruler, Chief Solomon Ayoade, the Olubadan’s chief press secretary, clarified that the state police will support the work of other security agencies.

The traditional stated that insecurity is currently Nigeria’s biggest problem.

He then took use of the occasion to urge the federal government to stop wasting additional time on the creation of the state police.

“I call on the Federal Government to expedite action on the establishment of State Police to complement the efforts of other security agencies to ensure community policing,” he declared.

Despite the short notice for the visit, the team’s director of studies, Mrs. Ibahim Halimah Zanna, expressed gratitude for the cordial welcome they received from the traditional monarch.

They are in Oyo State for a week-long research tour, she disclosed.

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Nigeria Has Been Transformed’ — Bola Ahmed Tinubu Aides Unveil Bold Claims Ahead of Nationwide Project Tour”

According to presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Tinubu has done a remarkable job of transforming Nigeria and giving Nigerians something to be proud of.

In order to confirm what the administration has documented thus far, Onanuga briefed journalists prior to a scheduled tour of project locations. He noted that the projects span all of the federation’s states and encompass crucial areas such as infrastructure, human capital, and economic development.

“The purpose of this tour is to showcase in full what the administration has been able to do so far in order to show its seriousness and commitment to the transformation of the whole country,” Onanuga stated, accompanied by other presidential media aides. These projects cut across all sectors of the economy and are in all the states of the federation.

“By the time these projects are presented to Nigerians, it will be evident to everyone that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has transformed Nigeria and has, in fact, given Nigerians new hope.”

In a same vein, Mr. Tunde Rahman, the SSA on Media to the President, stated that the media will soon start keeping an eye on the initiatives carried out by the Tinubu government throughout Nigeria in an effort to revitalize the nation and provide value to its citizens.

Top officials from the ministries of health, transportation, and information presented the administration’s accomplishments thus far at the briefing, noting that the nation has been reoriented to meet Nigerians’ needs in those areas.

Speaking about the health sector’s accomplishments, Nasiru Mohammed emphasized the Presidential Initiative for unlocking the sector, which had led to local manufacturers producing drugs at lower costs. He also mentioned that more multinational manufacturers were on their way to invest in the sector as a result of the Executive Order signed by Mr. President.

Rabiu Musa, an Information Ministry official, cited the establishment of the National Education Loans Fund, or NELFUND, which has made money accessible to Nigerian students so they may easily pursue their academic goals.

and praised the presidential initiative as a first in Nigerian history.

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