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Tinubu Must Resign, Peter Obi Alleges APC Government Is Mired In Grand Corruption

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Tinubu Must Resign, Peter Obi Alleges APC Government Is Mired In Grand Corruption

Peter Obi, the 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has reiterated his position that President Bola Tinubu should resign over incompetence, lack of compassion and failure to deliver campaign promises.

Peter Obi, in a statement on his 𝕏 handle on Sunday, accused Tinubu’s government of presiding over grand corruption, citing an alleged ₦8.83 trillion in unbudgeted expenditure, as highlighted in a recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) consultation report.

He said the reported expenditure was not captured in the 2025 budget, adding that it was outside legislative oversight and administrative scrutiny.

He said the ₦8.83 trillion is about two per cent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), over 35 per cent of the country’s 2025 capital budget of ₦23.96 trillion and more than the combined allocations for education and health.

The ex-Governor of Anambra State argued that the development was not an isolated case but part of a larger pattern of corruption under the Tinubu administration.

Peter Obi said that with daily revelations of the pervasive corruption in the present administration and its total lack of care for the welfare and security of the Nigerian people, the only sane thing to do is for President Tinubu to resign from office.

“The latest report of the IMF consultation further heightens fear about the magnitude of grand corruption under the Tinubu government. The IMF now reveals that about N8.83 trillion expenditure undertaken in 2025 is not reflected in the budget. This is an unbudgeted expenditure and therefore not subject to legislative oversight or administrative scrutiny. This is terrible. The N8.83 trillion is composed of:

1.Approx. 2% of our GDP.

2. Over 35% of Nigeria’s N23.96 trillion 2025 capital project budget. In fact, it is greater than the actual released capital funding for 2025.

3. It is more than the combined budget for education (N3.52 trillion) and health (N2.38 trillion).

“If such an amount is properly used and accounted for, it can transform Nigeria’s public health and education sectors. It has the potential to create hundreds of cottage industries that can provide jobs to thousands of graduates and build a firm foundation for economic development. But we can’t know. It’s not a one-off.

“This is a pattern of grand corruption that has become part of this administration. We have enough to worry about the state of corruption under President Tinubu. Corruption which is rooted in total disregard of elementary rules of public finance management, constitutes a serious threat to national security and the stability of the Nigerian state. The capture of the Nigerian state and the looting of its resources undermine the foundations of state stability and increase poverty and state failure.

“This latest revelation is a testimony to the gross corruption, incompetence and insensitivity of the APC government. With the rising poverty and the pressing demand for massive upgrades of social and physical infrastructure, a responsible and responsive government would ensure that N8.83 trillion is judiciously deployed to bridge these gaps. But not the Tinubu government.

“A few days ago, I called on President Tinubu to resign from office for incompetence, lack of capacity, lack of compassion and failure to improve on his campaign promises. Some thought the call was perhaps excessive. But with the daily revelations of pervasive corruption in this administration and its total lack of commitment to the welfare and security of Nigerian citizens, the only sensible action is for President Tinubu to resign from office. The Tinubu regime’s collapse of elementary forms of due process and the growing evidence of rampant looting of Nigerian public finances further reinforce the case for greater accountability. “It is now time for Nigerian citizens to rise within the law and hold this administration to account.

Suspected IED Explosion Reportedly Kills Three Soldiers, Injures Several

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Suspected IED Explosion Reportedly Kills Three Soldiers, Injures Several

Three Nigerian soldiers were reportedly killed and several others injured after their patrol vehicle allegedly hit an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, near Babanna in Borgu Local Government Area.

Conflict and security journalist Bakatsine reported the incident in a post on X on Sunday.

The report said that on Saturday morning there was an explosion between Machiyan Gyada and Baturen Daji in the Dekara axis as the troops were returning from a security patrol.

Bakatsine said local sources told him that the suspected roadside bomb hit the patrol vehicle, resulting in the casualties.

Yesterday morning, three Nigerian soldiers were reported killed and several others injured after their patrol vehicle allegedly ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) near Babanna in Borgu LGA of Niger State.

“Local sources say the explosion was between Machiyan Gyada and Baturen Daji on the Dekara axis as the troops returned from a security patrol,” Bakatsine wrote.

At the time of filing this report, there was no official statement from the Nigerian Armed Forces or the Niger State Government confirming the incident.

It was learnt that the blast was coming weeks after three separate IED incidents were recorded in Sokoto State, raising fresh concerns over rising use of roadside bombs against security personnel in parts of northern Nigeria.

Atiku Calls For Investigation Into Alleged N8.8tn Off-Budget Expenditure

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Atiku Calls For Investigation Into Alleged N8.8tn Off-Budget Expenditure

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has accused the APC-led Tinubu administration of spending some N8.8trillion of public funds outside the budget, according to a new report by the International Monetary Fund.

Atiku, in a statement personally signed by him on Saturday, said the IMF report published July 1, 2026 by Reuters, showed that the federal government failed to record public expenditures amounting to about 2 percent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product.

“This means that in view of the current valuation of Nigeria’s economy of around ₦441.5 trillion, this amounts to a staggering ₦8.8 trillion of public money that has been spent entirely outside of the statutory framework of Nigeria’s official budget documents, unaccounted for, unaudited and hidden from the Nigerian people,” Atiku said.

The former Vice President described the development as “the most consequential act of fiscal impunity in Nigeria’s recent democratic history” and called on the National Assembly, civil society, the media and other democratic institutions to give it priority.

Atiku quoted the IMF Resident Representative in Nigeria, Christian Ebeke, who attributed the difference to “large-scale government projects carried out entirely off-budget.”

He said, “The Tinubu administration is awarding contracts worth trillions of naira, moving huge public capital and commissioning infrastructure projects completely outside the purview of the Auditor-General, the country’s procurement laws and the legitimate oversight of the National Assembly.

It is a parallel fiscal universe, one that is ruled by executive whim, protected from the constitutional accountability that the Nigerian people are owed,” he said.

Atiku traced the alleged practice to the “Alpha Beta arrangement” in Lagos State when Tinubu was governor and said a similar “off-budget economy” is now being copied at the federal level.

“What the IMF now documented at the federal level, that same Lagos playbook, reproduced at the national level with national consequences,” he said.

The man who mastered the art of the off-budget economy in Lagos has brought that ‘Beta’ form to Abuja and 220 million Nigerians are paying the price.

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He also alleged that ₦800 billion was “illegally deducted from the statutory allocations of state governments” without the National Assembly or court order.

He said the funds, together with the ₦8.8 trillion, showed “the construction of a huge, multi-source political war chest in readiness for the 2027 general elections”.

“When a government is running a secret treasury of this size at a time when it needs to buy election results, the conclusion is not hard to draw,” he said.

The Tinubu government is not reforming the Nigerian economy. It is using the money of the Nigerian people to fund its own political survival.”

Atiku also referred to the recent controversy over the insertion of ₦1.3 billion in the 2026 federal budget for the “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council”, an agency which the government later claimed did not exist.

“It shows that the line between what exists and what is a phantom… no longer has any practical meaning.”

The opposition leader slammed the administration for putting Nigerians on austerity and running a “shadow treasury.”

He said that the removal of ₦8.8 trillion from the productive economy accounted partly for policies such as the removal of fuel subsidy, the devaluation of the naira and high interest rates.

“In the 2023 presidential election, I launched a comprehensive economic recovery programme based on a $10 billion stimulus package to Nigerians… Now the IMF has answered that question. ₦8.8 trillion… was there. It was not unattainable. “It was just going down the drain,” said Atiku.

Ejiofor Calls On FG To Strengthen Protection For Nigerians In South Africa

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Ejiofor Calls On FG To Strengthen Protection For Nigerians In South Africa

Human rights lawyer and lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has urged the Nigerian Government to cease paying lip service to the safety of Nigerians living in South Africa and take concrete steps to guarantee their safety.

Ejiofor in a statement on Saturday said Nigeria should aggressively explore every legitimate diplomatic and legal options available to ensure Nigerians living in South Africa are not harmed.

This comes after xenophobic attacks on foreigners living in South Africa, which has seen several countries evacuate their citizens from the troubled country, while some lives have reportedly been lost.

He urged the federal government to demand credible investigations and prosecutions, insist on concrete guarantees for the safety of Nigerians living in South Africa and cooperate with regional and continental institutions to ensure that xenophobic violence becomes an accepted feature of African coexistence.

In his statement upon his release he said, “The life of every Nigerian is invaluable. Our citizens’ blood must never be cheaper than diplomatic courtesies.

“A sovereign state owes its citizens more than sympathy, it owes them protection and justice,” he said.

He noted that the recent diplomatic spat between Ghana and South Africa over the reported killing of Ghanaian national, Bashiru Isak, allegedly shot dead in Khayelitsha, Cape Town on June 30, 2026, provides a profound lesson in what responsive statecraft should look like.

Ejiofor said the Government of Ghana did not make routine expressions of concern but condemned the killing in no uncertain terms as part of the disturbing resurgence of xenophobic violence against African migrants in South Africa.

He said the Ghanaian Government called for an immediate, transparent and thorough investigation, the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators and better protection for Ghanaian nationals living in South Africa.

N37bn National Assembly Renovation Fails To Resolve System Defects

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N37bn National Assembly Renovation Fails To Resolve System Defects

More than two years after lawmakers returned to chambers renovated at a reported cost of N37 billion, the National Assembly is still grappling with malfunctioning electronic voting equipment and faulty microphones, raising fresh questions about the value of the refurbishment.

Between April 2022 and April 2024, the Senate and House of Representatives chambers were vacated due to renovation works at the National Assembly complex.

Former President Muhammadu Buhari first approved the project in 2019 and it was criticised for its cost before being completed in phases.

Despite extensive rehabilitation, lawmakers have reported recurrent technical problems affecting the plenary sessions.

The main problem has been the malfunction of the electronic voting system, which has forced both chambers to resort to manual voting when considering major constitutional amendments.

On June 11, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas told members of parliament that the electronic voting system could not be used in deliberations on the state police bill.

“The electronic voting system is not working at the moment so we are going to do a head count,” Abbas said before members voted manually.
The Senate also ditched electronic voting on June 24 when its voting machine reportedly malfunctioned while considering the same constitutional amendment.

Meanwhile the problems with faulty microphones have continued to plague proceedings beyond the voting system.

Before the debate on the state police proposal could continue, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu was seen making several attempts to fix a broken microphone when the debate began.

A number of legislators have also had to change seats and use working microphones at other members’ desks during debates.

Journalists reporting from the public gallery on the plenary have also complained about the poor quality of the sound, saying that debates are often hard to follow because speakers are inaudible.

In 2024, lawmakers returned, and worries about the renovated chambers emerged.

In that year, Senator Ali Ndume had during plenary criticised the facilities, saying the Senate chamber looked more like a conference room than a modern legislative chamber.

“There is no voting machine here. “If we are to vote electronically, the facilities are not there but we had that before,” Ndume said at the time.

Reacting, Senate President Godswill Akpabio said the contract for the renovation was awarded in the last National Assembly under the leadership of former Senate President Ahmad Lawan.

The breakdown of the electronic voting system has also revived discussions on the parliamentary voting procedures, particularly on constitutional amendments that require support from at least two-thirds of lawmakers.

Iya Alakara: Nigerians React to Tinubu’s Media Posts AI Picture of First Lady selling Akara

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Iya Alakara: Nigerians React to Tinubu’s Media Posts AI Picture of First Lady selling Akara

The President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre has posted an AI-generated image of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, frying and selling akara, only days after her statements about small businesses sparked considerable outrage on social media.

The photograph, shared on the Presidency’s official social media pages on Friday, depicted the First Lady at a roadside akara stand, wearing an apron with the statement, “Iya Alakara, fueling the nation with love.”

The tweet was believed to follow remarks made by the First Lady during an interview, in which she stated that micro-enterprises such as frying akara, roasting corn, and producing kuli kuli required minimal capital to begin.

Oluremi Tinubu stated that the Federal Government was assisting such projects with grants rather than loans as part of its efforts to improve livelihoods and promote small businesses.

“We’re trying to give optimism, and starting an akara business does not cost a lot of money. To begin roasting maize, or as one person put it, kuli kuli, does not require much. “We didn’t give them a loan; we gave them a grant,” she explained.

Her remarks, however, elicited conflicting reactions from Nigerians, particularly on social media.

While some critics accused the First Lady of being insensitive to the terrible economic realities that many citizens face, others praised her, claiming that she was only directing attention to small companies that anybody could start with modest funding.

The President’s choice to release the AI-generated image has fueled the dispute.

Supporters of the tweet described it as a lighthearted response to criticism, as well as an attempt to reinforce the First Lady’s message of entrepreneurship and self-reliance.

Others, however, criticized the image, claiming that it trivialized the economic suffering that many Nigerians are experiencing, particularly at a time when growing living costs have made survival difficult for households and small business owners.

The debate comes amid ongoing public discussions about poverty, unemployment, food inflation, and the impact of government economic changes on ordinary Nigerians.

Many critics questioned whether government officials properly comprehended the magnitude of residents’ hardships, rather than whether small enterprises could support families.

The following are some reactions to the AI image of the First Lady selling Akara.

Osun Governorship Poll: IGP Expresses Concern Over Spate Of Killings

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Osun Governorship Poll: IGP Expresses Concern Over Spate Of Killings

Osun State: No fewer than 20 people have allegedly been killed in the past few months, the Inspector General of Police, Tunji Disu, disclosed on Friday during a visit to Osun State, as fears of possible violence loom large ahead of the governorship election in the state.

Speaking at a meeting at the Osun State Police Command headquarters in Osogbo, Disu cautioned political actors against turning the electoral process into a violent confrontation.

The police chief told residents and political stakeholders that adequate security arrangements would be put in place to guarantee a peaceful election.

He said he had discussions with Governor Ademola Adeleke during the visit and was briefed in details by the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan.

“According to my records, over the course of a number of months, more than 20 people have been killed. “We are preparing for an election, not a war,” Disu said.

He said security agencies received several allegations and complaints involving members of different political parties in the state.

The IGP also disclosed that the commissioner of police had informed him that some suspects were being protected in the Government House, a development he described as disturbing.

“I raised the issue at my meeting with the governor and he said in clear terms that even if it is his own child that is involved in criminal activities such a person must be arrested,” Disu said, adding that senior police officers, including the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the zone, were present at the meeting.

“Full weight of the law will be meted on anybody who engages in acts of violence or killings, criminal activities will not be tolerated,” the police boss warned.

“You can’t kill somebody else and think you’re going to walk around free. “That is why I came down from Abuja in person to address this matter,” he said.

Disu again emphasized that the police would ensure a secure environment for political campaigns and the election, and highlighted the importance of maintaining peaceful democratic activities.

We will make sure all parties can campaign freely and safely. But to those who are plotting violence, know that it will not be business as usual. He added: “Human life is sacred and no one has the right to take it.

Meanwhile in a video of the IGP and Governor Adeleke meeting, the governor maintained his administration was still committed to peace and stability in the state.

ADELEKE reportedly also said that he had no problem arresting any body found to be involved in criminal activities.

The development is coming on the heels of the rising political tension in the state following the calls by the Imole Campaign Council, which coordinates Adeleke’s re-election campaign, for the redeployment of the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, over allegations of bias and partisanship.

INEC Announces Extension Of Continuous Voter Registration Ahead Of 2027 Polls

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INEC Announces Extension Of Continuous Voter Registration Ahead Of 2027 Polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, exercise by two weeks It also introduced a new online self-service registration portal for first-time voters.

The Commission issued the statement on Friday.

The CVR which began on 18th August 2025 and was scheduled to end on Friday, 10th July 2026, will now run until Friday, 24th July 2026.

The statement said the extension was informed by a review of the exercise and feedback from INEC state offices, political parties, civil society organisations and other stakeholders.

The commission said the extra time is to give more Nigerians who are eligible but yet to register a fair chance to be included in the Register of Voters ahead of future elections.

From Wednesday 8th July 2026, INEC will introduce a fully online self-service registration option for eligible first-time voters on the new self-service online registration.

It said the service would be available on the Commission’s dedicated portal: cvr.inecnigeria.org. According “With the new system, eligible citizens will be able to complete their voter registration, including biometric capture, using their personal devices from anywhere, without visiting an INEC office,” INEC said.

The platform employs robust identity verification, biometric validation and backend checks to uphold the integrity of the National Register of Voters.

The statement read, “The extension underscores the Commission’s commitment to ensuring that every eligible Nigerian has a fair and reasonable opportunity to be included in the Register of Voters.”

INEC also appealed to all eligible citizens who have not registered to take advantage of the extension as well as the new digital option.

It added: “The Commission remains committed to a credible, inclusive and accessible voter registration process, and to the advancement of the use of technology to improve the citizens’ experience in the electoral process.

Orji Uzor Kalu Claims Opposition Lacks Strength To Unseat Tinubu In 2027

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Orji Uzor Kalu Claims Opposition Lacks Strength To Unseat Tinubu In 2027

The Abia North Senator, Orji Uzor Kalu has said that President Bola Tinubu has no serious challenger ahead of the 2027 presidential election, saying opposition parties lack the capacity to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress.

It was gathered that Kalu addressed his constituents in his hometown, Igbere, in the Bende Local Government Area of Abia State during a meeting with stakeholders of his political groups, the OUK Movement and Reality Organisation, and members of the APC in the state.

The former Abia State governor said the opposition parties are still divided, unable to solve their internal crises before the general election.

“I can tell you that just as President Tinubu has no competitor in 2027, APC as a party has no challenge. “The opposition in the country is in shambles, they are yet to put their houses in order, they do not have the capacity to challenge APC,” Kalu said.

The lawmaker also supported the economic policies of the Tinubu administration, calling the President a determined leader prepared to make difficult choices in the interest of the country.

“Tinubu is what a good leader should be, he is not afraid of making decision. “He is making tough decisions for the interest of the country,” he said.

Kalu said the administration’s economic policies had not yet yielded all the desired results but that progress was being made.

“We may not have gotten where we ought to be with the President’s economic policies, but we are getting there. “We are still struggling with the micro economy but the macro economy is doing well,” he added.

On his representation of Abia North in the Senate, Kalu said he remained accountable to his constituents and would leave office anytime they withdrew their mandate.

He said that no senatorial district in the country had surpassed Abia North in terms of attracting Federal Government projects.

He said his representation had also helped in the rehabilitation of several roads, reconstruction of schools and distribution of uniforms and text books to pupils in the constituency.

Kalu was confident of making it back to the Senate and insisted that the APC was firmly rooted in Abia State.

He predicted that Tinubu will win the state in 2027 presidential election.

But the former governor advised the APC leadership in Abia to conduct the party’s affairs with maturity, justice and fairness to avoid the emergence of factions.

In a statement, he said APC members were invited to the stakeholders’ meeting as part of the efforts to promote unity and strengthen the party ahead of the elections.

A former aspirant for governorship in the state on the platform of the APC, Mascot Uzor Kalu, urged party faithful to unite and work for victory in 2027.

Mascot said he withdrew from the party’s governorship primary conducted last month in the interest of unity and peace of the APC.

He charged party members to support Tinubu’s re-election and vote for all APC candidates in Abia State in the 2027 general elections.

Other speakers at the meeting included George Nnanna Kalu and Uche Ogboso who commended Senator Kalu for what they described as quality representation and promised to support his re-election.

 

Father Seeks Death Sentence For Killers During Burial Of Abia Nursing Student

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Father Seeks Death Sentence For Killers During Burial Of Abia Nursing Student

The body of the slain student of School of Nursing Umuologho Obowo, Miss Wendy Achumba was buried on Friday at her father’s compound in Umuokohia, Obingwa LGA of Abia State.

On May 21, 2026, Miss Achumba was allegedly raped and murdered at her lodge in Umuologho after she allegedly rejected romantic advances from an indigene of the community.

The father of the victim, Mr Jerry Achumba, at the interment, appealed to Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, security agencies and the Nigerian judiciary to ensure that anyone found responsible for his daughter’s murder is sentenced to death.

Achumba, who lamented that his slain daughter was abused and murdered in cold blood, said that his family’s ultimate demand is the those who murdered Miss Wendy be tried and sentenced to death, according to law.

“My family will not rest until the person that killed her is tried convicted and executed; my daughter must get justice.
“Say not because she is laid away it is ended. No, it hasn’t ended,” said the bereaved father.

 

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, during the burial speech, assured the bereaved family that his administration will pursue justice against anyone involved in the murder.

The Governor, Otti, who was represented by his Special Assistant on Students Affairs, Chinedu Nwosu, said the state government would not allow an Abia citizen to be killed in such brutal manner.

The government of Abia State will not sit back and watch as our people are subjected to violence. A promising future and a life brimming with talent have been brutally cut short.

“We also reaffirm the commitment of the state government to continue to support the family throughout this judicial journey until justice is fully served,” Governor Otti said.

Students of School of Nursing, Umuologho Obowo in their large numbers attended the burial, weeping profusely as the body of their former colleague was interred during the event.

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