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2027 Presidential Ticket: We’re Worried About Peter Obi, Atiku – ADC Admits

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has voiced concern over what it called the growing “conundrum” involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, made the statement on Friday while speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show, noting that the issue, though not the “greatest threat to democracy,” remains a significant challenge the party must address.

The presidential ambitions of both Atiku and Obi have cast doubts over the ADC coalition.

Abdullahi said the ADC is currently focused on strengthening its structures nationwide rather than discussing potential presidential candidates.

He explained that the party is working to establish a strong presence across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory as part of its preparations for the election cycle.

According to him, while the Atiku-Obi question is one of the matters the party must eventually resolve, the ADC will prioritise building consensus when the time comes. If consensus fails, he added, the contest would be open to all aspirants.

Abdullahi clarified that the race is not centred solely on Atiku and Obi, as other individuals have also indicated interest in seeking the party’s presidential ticket, noting that the ADC is exploring multiple options, including discussions with other political parties, to form a formidable coalition ahead of 2027.

He said: “I may not describe the situation in such superlative terms to say that it’s the greatest threat to democracy at the moment. But is it a conundrum? Yes. Is it a challenge? Yes. Is it something we are concerned about? Yes.

“We have also tried to maintain that it’s not just about Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi. Nobody in the ADC at this time is having conversation about who the presidential candidates will be. So we have so much work to do – to establish our presence, real presence; to be in a position to contest election in all the 36 states of the Federation and FCT.

“So this has preoccupied us in the last couple of months, but we know that is an issue we have to deal with. The most important thing is at this time, when we get to that point, we try to engineer consensus – a consensus, which is an option for us, but if we are not able to do a consensus, then we’ll possibly just open it up for everyone to contest.

“And it’s not just about Atiku and Peter Obi, there are other people who are also interested in contesting the presidential race. You know, so we have to make allowance for that. It’s not a central case between Atiku and Peter Obi.

“I agree with you it’s an option. But there are also other options that we are looking at, even within the other political parties that we are also having conversation about how to build a formidable coalition to see what is possible.”

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Tinubu’s Anti-Corruption War Has Derailed Into Political Witch-Hunt – Atiku Blows Hot

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned that Nigeria’s anti-corruption campaign is veering dangerously off track and evolving into an outright political witch-hunt.

Atiku warned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and other anti-graft bodies to purge themselves of partisan contamination before they permanently lose the trust of Nigerians.

He was reacting to the arrest and detention of a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami.

In a statement signed by his media team, titled: “Anti-Corruption Fight Has Derailed Into a Full-Blown Political Witch-Hunt,”

Atiku said the anti-graft agency is “straying far from the noble principles upon which it was created. Instead of upholding justice,” he said, “the agency is now weaponising its powers to serve narrow political agendas.”

According to him, “The politicisation of corruption investigations has rendered the EFCC’s credibility suspect and rubbished the very ideals that inspired its establishment.

“We expected the EFCC to voice its objection to the appointment of former governors with unresolved corruption allegations. But partisan loyalty prevailed over integrity.

“The EFCC, now operating like a political rottweiler, is deployed to intimidate and coerce politicians into joining the APC. And once they bow to pressure, their corruption cases mysteriously vanish.”

The former Vice President said the selective pursuit of Malami by the EFCC was “shameless.”

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Step Down For Nigeria’s Sake – Baba-Ahmed Tells Tinubu

Former presidential adviser Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has urged President Bola Tinubu to consider stepping aside, suggesting that it could be the best decision for the country.

Speaking on Arise TV’s Daybreak on Monday, he said the President’s two and a half years in charge have not matched the promises made or the achievements often credited to him.

He argued that official claims from the government do not reflect what Nigerians are facing daily.

“There’s a wide discrepancy between what he says he’s doing and what people say they are living,” he said.

Baba-Ahmed also criticised the President’s approach to security.

According to him, “President Buhari left a terrible security situation and Tinubu doesn’t appear to have improved it; rather, it appears that he has made it worse.”

He suggested that Tinubu’s age, his long-held ambition to become president, and having “no further value to offer” may be reasons for asking him to step aside.

“If President Tinubu loves the survival of Nigeria, I think he should call it quits,” he said.

He added that Nigerians should find someone else in 2027, “whether within or outside his party, who has better qualities.”

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Tinubu Nominates Ex-CDS Christopher Musa As Defence Minister

President Bola Tinubu has nominated former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, to serve as the new Minister of Defence.

The nomination was contained in a letter sent to Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday, announcing Musa as the replacement for Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, who resigned from the position on Monday due to health reasons.

In his letter to the Senate, the President expressed confidence in Musa’s capacity to lead the Defence Ministry and strengthen Nigeria’s security framework.

The nomination was confirmed in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

The statement added, “General Musa, 58, on December 25, is a distinguished soldier who served as Chief of Defence Staff from 2023 until October 2025. He won the Colin Powell Award for Soldiering in 2012.

“Born in Sokoto in 1967, General Musa received his primary and secondary education there before attending the College of Advanced Studies in Zaria. He graduated in 1986 and enrolled at the Nigerian Defence Academy the same year, earning a Bachelor of Science degree upon graduation in 1991.

“General Musa was commissioned into the Nigerian Army as a Second Lieutenant in 1991 and has since had a distinguished career. His appointments include General Staff Officer 1, Training/Operations at HQ 81 Division; Commanding Officer, 73 Battalion; Assistant Director, Operational Requirements, Department of Army Policy and Plans; and Infantry Representative/Member, Training Team, HQ Nigerian Army Armour Corps.

“In 2019, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff, Training/Operations, Headquarters Infantry Centre and Corps; Commander, Sector 3, Operation Lafiya Dole; and Commander, Sector 3 Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Chad Region.

“In 2021, General Musa was appointed Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai. He later became Commander of the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps before being appointed Chief of Defence Staff by President Tinubu in 2023.”

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FG Will Soon Reveal Terrorists And Their Financiers In Coming Days – Presidency Says

President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has announced that the Federal Government is prepared to reveal the identities of terrorism financiers in Nigeria in the coming days.

Bwala made this revelation on Sunday during an interview on Television Continental, TVC.

He stated that the Federal Government was making far-reaching decisions, noting that the results will soon be noticeable.

According to him, terrorism is a global issue, stressing that the demand is now on governments across the world to see how they can cooperate with Nigeria.

He added that terrorism became a global issue since the incident of world trade centre in the United States on September 11, 2001.

Bwala further stated that any part where there is terrorism, it is the concern of the rest of the world, stressing that it is the reason Nigeria needs global support to end it.

“They were in the Middle East, and gradually they are coming towards the Sahel to create a hub of terrorism. That is why the demand is now on the world governments to see how they can cooperate with Nigeria.

“At home, the government is making far-reaching decisions, and in the coming days we will know who the terrorists and their financiers are,” he said.

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Boko Haram Began Under Your Watch, Presidency Fires Back At Obasanjo

Sunday Dare, Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication to President Bola Tinubu, has condemned former President Olusegun Obasanjo and other critics, accusing them of making “ignoble” attempts to undermine the administration’s ongoing efforts to tackle terrorism in Nigeria.

In a statement titled “Between Tinubu’s Capability and the Ignobility of Pseudo Statesmanship,” issued via his X handle on Sunday, Dare addressed recent comments from Obasanjo and “habitual presidential aspirants” portraying the Tinubu government as incapable of protecting Nigerians.

Dare argued that such criticisms ignore the reality of widespread terrorist threats and amount to “capitulation” rather than genuine statesmanship.

Obasanjo and other opposition leaders, including ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former presidential candidates, had in recent weeks criticised the rising attacks in the country and faulted the Federal Government’s non-kinetic approach.

Speaking at a Jos, Plateau State event on Friday, Obasanjo expressed displeasure over rising insecurity, saying Nigerians have the right to seek foreign intervention to cover what he described as the government’s failure to protect its citizens.

“No matter what religion you belong to. No matter where you come from. No matter your profession, we Nigerians are being killed, and our government seems to be incapable of protecting us.

“We are part of the world community. If our government cannot do it, we have the right to call on the international community to do for us what our government cannot do for us,” he said.

Reacting, Dare described the ex-president’s comments as “hypocritical and ignoble,” stating they ignored historical realities and insisting that Boko Haram incubated and grew under Obasanjo’s civilian administration.

“The suggestion that Nigeria should effectively subcontract its internal security to foreign governments is not statesmanship; it is capitulation.

“Before recommending surrender, the former President should reflect on what he failed to do when these terrorists first began organising under his watch,” the statement reads in part.

“It is historical fact that the ideological foundations and early cells of Boko Haram were incubated during Obasanjo’s civilian presidency. While they recruited, indoctrinated, built camps, and flaunted authority, the state failed to act decisively. 

“What began as a preventable extremist sect transformed into a violent insurgency, a cross-border terrorist franchise, a regional menace aligned with global jihadist movements.


“For the leader under whom the first seeds of terrorism were allowed to germinate to now issue public lectures is not just ironic, it is reckless,” Dare added.

The presidential aide stressed that Tinubu is confronting a multifaceted terrorist threat through a combination of military pressure, intelligence-led operations, governance restoration in contested areas, and community and counter-radicalisation programmes.

Dare added that undermining the government’s capacity could embolden terrorists.

“When former leaders disparage the nation’s capacity, they hand psychological victories to the very terrorists murdering, kidnapping, and extorting Nigerians.

“If Obasanjo wishes to help, he should acknowledge the past failures that allowed terrorists to gain a foothold, and then support ongoing efforts, not undermine them.

“Let him put his position and connections at Nigeria’s disposal like he has done for other countries. Not seek to put down an administration that is fully engaging on many fronts: economic turnaround, providing security, and building key infrastructure,” he added.

The aide called on all Nigerians to support the administration’s security strategies.

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains committed to securing every inch of Nigeria by confronting terrorists with strength, unity, and a whole-of-government strategy. Let all patriots join hands now and not raise alarms.

“This administration will not be distracted by selective amnesia wrapped in elder-statesmanship, nor will it allow those who midwifed Nigeria’s early security failures to rewrite history,” Dare said.

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Show Mercy, Grant Nnamdi Kanu Presidential Pardon — Nigerians In Germany Beg Tinubu

Ndi Igbo in Germany and Nigerians in the diaspora have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to show compassion by granting a presidential pardon to the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

The appeal was made in a communiqué on Friday jointly signed by Benjamin Chinaka, National Coordinator, and Chinasa Ezeji, Secretary General.

The plea followed an emergency meeting of the association held on November 21, 2025, in Frankfurt, Germany, where members expressed deep concern over the reported life sentence handed down to Kanu by a Nigerian court.

The group warned that the judgment could deepen ethnic tensions and worsen the nation’s fragile political climate.

“Nigeria is currently grappling with serious security and socio-political challenges. At such a delicate time, this judgment may further widen divisions among ethnic groups and undermine democratic cohesion,” the statement read.

“We respectfully appeal to His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to exercise his constitutional prerogative of mercy and grant a presidential pardon to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.”

NIG noted that many of Kanu’s long-standing grievances reflect the frustrations of ordinary Nigerians, particularly in the South-East, who feel economically disadvantaged, politically marginalized, and insecure within the current national structure.

The group urged President Tinubu to “take a magnanimous decision in the interest of national unity, peace, and stability,” adding that releasing Kanu could be a pivotal step toward rebuilding trust in the Nigerian project.

The appeal comes amid growing domestic and international calls for a reconciliatory approach in addressing separatist agitations and regional discontent in South-East Nigeria.

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, had convicted Kanu and sentenced him to life imprisonment for terrorism-related offenses, after which he was transferred to the Sokoto Correctional Facility.

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2027: Nothing Will Stop ADC – Atiku Sends Message To Tinubu

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has stated that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is well-positioned to achieve significant political gains ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Atiku, who formally registered as a member of the ADC on Thursday in Yola, Adamawa State, made the declaration in a post on X on Friday.

The former VP had shared photographs of himself receiving his membership card and a customised Waziri 01 jersey.

The brief but symbolic ceremony drew a sizeable crowd of supporters, party leaders and community stakeholders.

Reaffirming the party’s momentum, Atiku stated that the ADC’s nationwide mobilisation was ongoing.

“Yesterday, the ADC train made a stopover in Jalingo for the unveiling of the Taraba State secretariat of the Coalition Party.

“There’s no stopping the ADC; it is heading your way,” Atiku wrote on X.

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President Tinubu Declares Nationwide Security Emergency, Orders 20,000 New Police Recruits

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency, directing the Nigerian Police and Armed Forces to recruit additional personnel in response to escalating insecurity across the country.

In a statement issued from the Statehouse, the president directed the police to recruit 20,000 new officers, bringing the total planned intake to 50,000.

He also authorised the use of National Youth Service Corps camps as temporary training facilities for the recruits.

The statement read, “Today, in view of the emerging security situation, I have decided to declare a nationwide security emergency and order additional recruitment into the Armed Forces.

“By this declaration, the police and the army are authorised to recruit more personnel. The police will recruit an additional 20,000 officers, bringing the total to 50,000.

“Although I had previously approved the nationwide upgrade of police training facilities, the police authorities are, by this statement, authorised to use various National Youth Service Corps camps as training depots.

“The officers being withdrawn from VIP guard duties should undergo crash training to debrief them and deliver more efficient police services when deployed to security-challenged areas of the country.”

Tinubu gave the Department of State Services authority to deploy trained forest guards to flush out terrorists and bandits operating in Nigeria’s forests, and ordered the recruitment of more personnel to strengthen these operations.

“My fellow Nigerians, this is a national emergency, and we are responding by deploying more boots on the ground, especially in security-challenged areas. The times require all hands on deck. As Nigerians, we should all get involved in securing our nation,” Tinubu said.

The president commended security agencies for their efforts in rescuing 24 schoolgirls in Kebbi and 38 worshippers in Kwara State, and vowed to sustain efforts to free students still held hostage in Niger State.

He also praised the bravery of soldiers who have lost their lives in recent operations, including Brigadier-General Musa Uba.

Tinubu called on the National Assembly to review laws to allow states to establish state police where necessary and urged local authorities and religious institutions to improve security measures.

He further highlighted the government’s Livestock Ministry initiative, urging herders to end open grazing, surrender illegal weapons, and adopt ranching to prevent farmer-herder clashes.

“States should rethink establishing boarding schools in remote areas without adequate security. Mosques and churches should constantly seek police and other security protection when they gather for prayers, especially in vulnerable areas.

“Our administration created the Livestock Ministry to address the persistent clashes between herders and farmers. I call on all herder associations to take advantage of it, end open grazing, and surrender illegal weapons.

“Ranching is now the path forward for sustainable livestock farming and national harmony. The Federal Government, in collaboration with the states, will work with you to solve this problem, once and for all,” he added.

The president urged Nigerians not to succumb to fear, stressing that the government remains committed to safeguarding citizens, ensuring national unity, and supporting security forces in restoring peace.

“Report suspicious activities. Cooperate with security agencies. We are in this fight together, and together we shall win.

“May God continue to bless Nigeria and keep our armed forces safe,” the statement concluded.

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How President Tinubu Reacted To The Release Of 24 Kebbi Schoolgirls

President Bola Tinubu has expressed relief and gratitude over the safe return of the 24 schoolgirls kidnapped by terrorists in Maga, Kebbi State, last Monday.

Recall that terrorists struck the school at dawn on November 17 and abducted the girls, moments after a military detachment left the premises.

The Kebbi incident triggered other copycat kidnappings in Eruku, Kwara State, and Papiri, Niger State.

It was reported that all 38 kidnapped victims in Eruku were freed on Sunday.

On the same day, the Niger State chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria said 50 of the missing students of the Catholic school in Niger had been found in their parents’ homes.

Bayo Onanuga, the spokesperson to the President, said that Tinubu has applauded the security agents for their efforts in securing freedom for all the victims taken away by the terrorists.

He further tasked the security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue the remaining students still being held captive.

“I am relieved that all the 24 girls have been accounted for. Now, we must put as a matter of urgency more boots on the ground in the vulnerable areas to avert further incidents of kidnapping,” Tinubu said, according to Bayo Onanuga.

“My government will offer all the assistance needed to achieve this,” President Tinubu said.

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