On Friday, May 30, 2025, the Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) issued a scathing critique of Nigeria’s democratic institutions under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, coinciding with the 8th anniversary of Professor Abubakar Momoh’s passing and the 26th anniversary of Nigeria’s return to democracy. Executive Director Dr. Ibrahim Zikirullahi warned that the […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar condemned the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) for the deplorable conditions during the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), where students wrote the English Language paper in darkness, calling it a “national disgrace” and a “systemic failure” in Nigeria’s education sector. In a statement on May 29, 2025, […]
On May 29, 2025, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, alongside Afenifere, the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), Ijaw National Congress (INC), and Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), sharply criticized President Bola Tinubu’s two-year performance, disputing his claims of improved security and economic growth. Tinubu, marking his second anniversary, highlighted a near 500% increase in external reserves […]
At the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, called for forgiveness, dialogue, and unity to resolve the PDP’s ongoing internal crisis. Wabara emphasized that no personal ambitions or grievances should supersede the party’s […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held its 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, expressing deep concern over Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, economic hardship, and alleged corruption under President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress (APC) administration. In a communique read by Acting National Chairman Ambassador Iliya Damagum, the PDP accused […]
Nigeria’s public debt is projected to exceed N180 trillion following President Bola Tinubu’s request to the National Assembly for approval of N34.15 trillion in additional external and domestic loans, as reported on May 1, 2025. The borrowing plan includes $21.5 billion (N33.39 trillion at N1,590 per dollar) in external loans, comprising USD 21,543,647,912, EUR 2,193,856,324.54, […]
The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) escalated on Sunday, May 25, 2025, as Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike withdrew from all prior agreements aimed at resolving the party’s internal conflicts, just a day before the PDP’s 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for May 27, 2025. In a statement titled […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday, May 25, 2025, rejected recent endorsements of President Bola Tinubu by All Progressives Congress (APC) governors and stakeholders, labeling them as evidence of panic and desperation. Atiku’s Media Adviser, Mazi Paul Ibe, expressed confidence in the opposition coalition’s ability to defeat the […]
A coalition of opposition leaders, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal, and others, met in Abuja on Sunday, May 25, 2025, to strategize on unseating President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives […]
The Labour Party (LP) faced a significant setback on Thursday, May 22, 2025, as factional National Chairman Callistus Okafor announced his exit from the party during a press conference in Abuja. Okafor, citing a seven-year leadership crisis and disappointment with the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, claimed to be leaving with approximately five million […]