Media Adviser to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has urged the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to announce comprehensive results of the 2023 presidential election before the end of his tenure. Naija News reports that Ibe, in a post via 𝕏 on Sunday, September 7, 2025, said Yakubu should be courageous enough to make public the detailed results from the polling units, even if they had been tampered with, to put to rest lingering controversies over the conduct of the election. According to Atiku’s aide, such disclosure would address public doubts surrounding…
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Former Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has dismissed claims that he abandoned erstwhile Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking on Sunday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today, Rhodes-Vivour explained that Obi was aware of his plan to defect to the ADC. According to him, he has consistently carried Obi along in all his plans. He said, “Certainly, His Excellency was aware. A representative of his was even at the declaration yesterday (Saturday). “His Excellency and I are communicating. We are aligned. There’s no step that’s being taken that he’s…
A former governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, says Lagos state does not belong to President Bola Tinubu or his political structure. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, the politician asserted that Lagos is Nigeria’s shared responsibility. He lamented that successive administrations in Lagos have failed to provide quality governance, relying instead on violence and intimidation to maintain political dominance. “I don’t believe that Lagos belongs to one man. That’s why my entire movement is called Our Lagos. Lagos is our shared responsibility. Lagos is our home. And the idea that Lagos belongs to one man is something I’m…
The Labour Party (LP) has described the sudden defection of its former Lagos governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as hasty and ill-advised. Naija News reports that Rhodes-Vivour has formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking shortly after his defection ceremony held in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos, Rhodes-Vivour stated that the ADC represents a strong coalition to rescue Nigeria ahead of the 2027 elections. However, in a statement issued on Sunday, LP’s interim National Publicity Secretary, Tony Akeni, said Rhodes-Vivour’s action showed he had jumped the gun and failed to imbibe the political approach…
The governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, has stated that it is unnecessary to react to comments by his predecessor, Nasir El-Rufai, describing him as his mentee. Recall that El-Rufai had stated that he was not friends with Sani and described the incumbent governor as ‘My boy.’ However, speaking during an appearance on TVC’s ‘Politics on Sunday’ programme, Sani dismissed suggestions that he was under the political tutelage of El-Rufai. He asserted that President Bola Tinubu and the late human rights lawyer, Gani Fawehinmi, remained his guiding lights. He said, “I don’t think it is necessary to respond to that…
Former Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has alleged that the federal government is plotting to create a one-party state. Naija News reports that Rhodes-Vivour made this statement on Sunday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. He charged Nigerians and political actors to rise and oppose the alleged plans, expressing doubt about the conduct of the 2027 election. He said, “Opposition parties are trying to gather and have meetings and they are being met with violence. From Kaduna to Gombe. Just like what happened in Lagos yesterday. “If you want to talk about…
The lawyer of the Senator who represents Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has confirmed that the lawmaker will return to the National Assembly later this month after completing her six-month suspension. Naija News recalls that Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended on March 6 following allegations of insubordination for rejecting a designated seat during plenary. The suspension, based on recommendations of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, also stripped her of aides, office privileges, and salaries. The lawmaker had consistently argued that her ordeal was linked to her petition accusing Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, of sexual harassment, a claim the Senate…
What is the Dollar to Naira Exchange rate at the black market also known as the parallel market (Aboki fx)? See the black market Dollar to Naira exchange rate for 7th September, below. You can swap your dollar for Naira at these rates. How much is a dollar to naira today in the black market? Dollar to naira exchange rate today black market (Aboki dollar rate): The exchange rate for a dollar to naira at Lagos Parallel Market (Black Market) players buy a dollar for ₦1518 and sell at ₦1510 on Sunday 7th September, 2025, according to sources at Bureau De…
The 2023 governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has declared that he has no intention of supporting President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections as a way to make it easier for him to emerge as the Lagos State Governor. According to him, any thought of supporting Tinubu is a complete waste of time. Rhodes-Vivour added that he can never be a party to any structure that will not allow him to maximize the commonwealth of Lagos for the people of the state. Naija News reports that the former governorship candidate said he is on a political…
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Monday, 8th September, 2025 1. Tinubu Govt Summons Emergency Meeting Over NUPENG Strike The Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government has decided to engage with the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Dangote Refinery over their face-off. Naija News understands that the federal government is appealing to NUPENG to suspend its planned nationwide strike scheduled to begin on Monday, September 8, 2025. Confirming the government’s decision to resolve the dispute on Sunday, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari…
