Omoniyi Salaudeen
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LG autonomy: States' defiance puts FG under pressure (opens the original)
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By Omoniyi Salaudeen, with reports by Lateef Dada (Osogbo), Scholastica Hir (Makurdi), and Okey Sampson (Umuahia) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday issued a stern directive to the chairmen of Nigeria’s 774 Local Government Areas to translate the historic financial autonomy affirmed by the Supreme Court into tangible improvements at the grassroots. Represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, at the inaugural Annual National Conference of Council Ch
2027: Opposition coalition faces single candidate dilemma (opens the original)
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As the general election approaches, Nigeria’s anti-incumbent bloc faces an agonising choice between personal ambition, regional balancing, and collective political survival. On Tuesday, the opposition coalition attempted another comeback, but its path to 2027 remains highly volatile and uncertain. Driven by an urgent desire to challenge the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) hold on power, leading political figures have repeatedly tried, and failed, to form a single, formidable electoral bloc cap
As voter registration closes: Options for APC, ADC, NDC, others (opens the original)
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As political parties gear up for the 2027 general election, today marks a critical double deadline. It is both the final day of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) and the close of the nationwide claims and objections window for scrutinising the voter register. The final numbers that emerge will determine far more than voter eligibility; they will shape the political narrative ahead of 2027, setting the incumbent’s reform agenda against an
APC vs opposition: Battle for 2027 begins (opens the original)
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By Omoniyi Salaudeen, with contributions from Romanus Ugwu, Adesuwa Tsan and Okwe Obi The 2027 general election is shaping up to be a highly competitive contest. As outlined in its schedule of activities, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officially lifted the ban on political campaigns on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. With the green light given, opposition parties and their candidates now have a six-month window to present alternative policy options capable of resolving the nat
Tinubu's security reform splits stakeholders (opens the original)
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In a synchronised effort to overhaul Nigeria’s overburdened security framework, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently initiated a suite of structural reforms that combine military expansion and an army pay rise with a legislative push for decentralised state police. Coming simultaneously, these three initiatives directly target the core structural vulnerabilities that security analysts, regional leaders, and military strategists have highlighted for decades: morale, response time, and local knowl
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