“Nigerians are complaining about petrol price. I was in London last week at a filling station to compare fuel prices of Nigeria and UK. A litre of fuel costs over N3,000+ there in UK, We are enjoying here.” - Governor Okpebholo
Dear @Donald_Duke thank you for describing me as a “voice of conscience” and acknowledging that I say the things others in politics are too “civil” to say, even when they know those things are true in today’s @vanguardngrnews
But let me clear up your uncertainty and this is important for posterity, I AM RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN 2027. In fact, INEC’s final list released has Omoyele @Sowore as the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress @aacparty just as it has @DonaldDuke as the candidate of the @PrpNigeria .
Perhaps what makes my candidacy difficult for some members of Nigeria’s political establishment (including yourself) to understand is that I am not running for office in the conventional sense of seeking power for its privileges, appointments or access to the national treasury.
We, in the @aacparty are running to fundamentally change Nigeria.
We are running to dismantle the rotten political order that has kept our people poor while enriching a tiny ruling class.
We are running for equal rights, revolutionary justice, a living wage, free and quality education, decent healthcare, security, electricity, housing and a country that finally works for its people.
And that is precisely why we will not disappear into an “opposition coalition” whose principal ambition is merely to replace Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT with another member of the same establishment. Essentially replacing a thief with a burglar.
So, my dear Mr. Former Gov. @DonaldDuke, there should be no confusion, yes, I am a voice of conscience, yes, but that voice is also on the ballot.
See you on the campaign trail!
By the way, consider yourself lucky that you arrived late to the presidential debate at the Nigerian Bar Association @NigBarAssoc Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt. I would have cleared your doubts by now.
Ask @PeterObi and @ChibuikeAmaechi they will tell you how serious of a candidate @sowore is
#Sowore2027 #TakeItBack
@elaomoosin@fisayosoyombo@fijnigeria You're right but the fact that he doesn't disguise for same roles repeatedly would be a kind of relief from such fears. Besides, if this makes everyone starts behaving well that's all good since that must be the motive actually...
Five days into my next undercover investigation, set to be released by @fijnigeria later this week, I sent the picture in Frame 1 to my three-man backroom team. They all laughed at me, one of them remarking I looked “like a fisherman”.
The pictures in frames 2 and 3 are from my 44th day on the field. Nobody was in ebullient mood this time. They all screamed instead. None of them could say it, but I knew I could pass for a mad man on the streets.
Meanwhile, Frame 4 is who I was before I embarked on the project.
It is the first time ever that I’ve given the public a glimpse into the making of an undercover investigation. I do it this time to contextualise public understanding of the physical, material and mental cost of investigative reporting. Behind every daring work of investigation you have read is several weeks, sometimes months, of self-sacrifice by the journalist.
Of higher importance, I do it to remind younger journalists that investigative journalism isn’t the white-collar stardom propeller many seem to think it is; more often than not, it is about getting your hands dirty while still believing this is hands down the best job in the world!
It feels good to be fully back on social media after nearly five months out…
An American called out President Trump over the increase in fuel prices in the United States due to his war in Iran.
Trump is the reason the world is experiencing this present fuel price crisis, not Tinubu.
Every Progressive should share this video for others to see.
STATEHOUSE PRESS STATEMENT
President Tinubu gives an update on the National Affordable CNG Transit Programme
On August 27, I met with the governors of our 36 states, and we agreed on a clear objective. From October 1, more Nigerians should begin to see measurable reductions in transportation costs.
We subsequently established an implementation committee for the National Affordable CNG Transit Programme under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, chaired by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
I am aware of the considerable work already underway by the committee, PI-CNG & EV, the States, and other critical stakeholders to identify priority transport corridors, determine appropriate interventions, and put the necessary arrangements in place.
This work has become even more urgent amid the current global energy crisis.
We already have evidence from across Nigeria of what is possible when cheaper energy translates into cheaper transportation.
In Borno, CNG-powered and electric public transport services are moving commuters for between ₦50 and ₦100 on routes where commercial operators charge between ₦300 and ₦600.
In Kaduna, 100 CNG-powered buses are providing free transportation on major routes across the state. In their first year of operation, the buses carried about 3.2 million passengers, saving commuters more than ₦3.5 billion in transport costs.
In Oyo, CNG buses deployed to Pacesetter Transport brought the Lagos–Ibadan fare down from about ₦8,000 to ₦3,200 during the initial deployment.
In Adamawa, alternative-energy transit services have cut fares by as much as 50 per cent, from ₦8,000 to ₦4,000.
In Enugu, where 100 CNG buses have been deployed, the Enugu–Nsukka fare has been reduced from ₦2,500 to ₦1,500.
In Plateau, government-supported buses carry about 13,000 commuters every day at ₦200, compared with more than ₦500 commercially.
Through our partnership with the NURTW, passengers on CNG-converted commercial vehicles on several Abuja commuter routes receive a 40 per cent fare reduction. Area 1 to Gwagwalada, for example, has fallen from ₦1,500 to ₦900; Nyanya from ₦700 to ₦420; and Wuse from ₦400 to ₦240.
In Niger, passengers on the Suleja–Abuja service are paying ₦550 compared with about ₦800, while Abia has deployed 40 electric buses with fares subsidised by 50 per cent.
These are not projections. Nigerians are already experiencing these savings.
I commend the governors and state governments that have moved quickly. However, I believe more still needs to be done. The Federal Government will support you to scale further.
Disruptions to global energy supplies are once again pressuring petrol and diesel prices and increasing transportation costs worldwide.
Nigeria cannot control events in global energy markets. But as a gas-rich nation, we can reduce our exposure.
That is what we have been doing.
Over the last three years, my administration has deliberately invested in building a CNG transportation ecosystem across Nigeria. Today, more than 120,000 vehicles have been converted; we have over 400 certified conversion centres and more than 90 CNG refuelling stations across the country, and these figures are increasing daily.
At a time like this, our answer cannot be to return to the ruinous petrol subsidy regime that consumed trillions of naira and left our economy exposed to every movement in international oil prices, as some have suggested.
We must accelerate the cheaper alternatives we have been building at home.
It is reassuring to see the movement spreading. Edo already has 50 CNG buses in active service. Kano has converted more than 1,000 commercial vehicles while rapidly expanding its conversion and refuelling network. Delta, Kwara and Lagos are expanding CNG-supported transport services, while Akwa Ibom has taken delivery of 50 CNG buses ahead of commercial operations.
I encourage every state to maintain the momentum towards October 1. Work with transport unions and commercial operators. Support conversion and fleet deployment. Facilitate the infrastructure required. Above all, ensure that savings from cheaper energy reach Nigerian citizens through lower fares.
The Federal Government will continue to support the scaling of CNG infrastructure and access, expand conversion capacity, and create the enabling environment for states, transport operators, manufacturers and private investors to participate.
Nigeria has the gas. We are building the infrastructure. We are already seeing the savings.
Now we must move faster and scale this so more Nigerians feel those savings in the fares they pay every day.
PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU
September 19, 2026
The reported decision by President Bola Tinubu to stay away from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is becoming harder to dismiss as an ordinary change of travel plans.
The context matters.
For months, the Tinubu administration has spent enormous political and financial capital trying to repair its standing in Washington. The Federal Government entered into a $9 million lobbying arrangement aimed partly at countering damaging narratives about Nigeria, while senior officials, including NSA Nuhu Ribadu, were deployed for sustained engagements with the American establishment.
The government also advertised a proposed Nigeria-US mining agreement expected to be advanced around UNGA.
Then came the retreat.
And hanging over all of this is the unresolved FOIA litigation seeking the release of US law-enforcement records concerning President Tinubu.
Tinubu has filed litigation to block the release of those documents. It is, however, not a trivial political inconvenience for a government seeking privileged access to a Trump administration that has elevated the destruction of drug-trafficking organisations and transnational cartels into a major national-security priority.
The White House's own 2026 National Drug Control Strategy speaks of dismantling cartels, pursuing foreign narcotics networks, prosecuting money launderers and disrupting international drug supply chains.
So Nigerians are entitled to ask some uncomfortable questions.
After the millions spent on lobbying, the diplomatic ground-softening and the public boasting about deals supposedly ready for signature, why is President Tinubu reportedly staying away from UNGA?
What happened between the celebration and the cancellation?
Were the meetings the Presidency expected in New York and Washington actually secured?
Is the much-advertised mining arrangement proceeding as announced?
And, most importantly, has the controversy surrounding the outstanding US law-enforcement records particularly the ones linking the President to alleged heroin trafficking become an obstacle to the kind of high-level political embrace the Tinubu administration desperately wants from Washington?
The optics are unmistakably awkward: Tinubu government spending heavily to improve its image in Washington at precisely the moment an American administration is intensifying its war against international narcotics networks, while litigation continues over American law-enforcement records concerning the Nigerian President.
That is the contradiction the Presidency cannot lobby away.
Instead of propaganda, Nigerians deserve disclosure. Instead of expensive image laundering, let the records speak. And instead of telling Nigerians that everything is normal, the Presidency should explain why, after all the lobbying, all the diplomatic exertions and all the advance celebration of American deals, the President is reportedly no longer going where all that groundwork was supposed to matter most.
President Tinubu only attended the UNGA in 2023 and has deliberately skipped the 2nd, 3rd and will skip the 4t under his tenure.
He has been sending his vice president since then.
What is he running away from?
How busy is he that he cannot attend such a prestigious event where world leaders attend?
Nigeria has witnessed the worst terrorists attacks and he jetted out of the country.
What excuse does he have?
He's currently in vacation.
If the excuse is that he has an upcoming campaign for the 2027 elections, what about 2024 and 2025?
What medication did they give you APC pundits?
That medication must really be strong.
Because, I just can't explain your level of delusion and blind loyalty.
And you say that you want a better Nigeria?
AJD.
@mrmacaroni@officialABAT You all you listen to this.
Once you are able to understand who we are dealing with you will take next elections seriously.
APC has failed Nigerians and we must never reward and reinforce failure
Dino is a pathological liar
“The President of Nigeria is the most powerful president in the world. He decides who becomes INEC Chairman, IGP, Chief of Army Staff and CBN Governor. There is no president in the world with such power.”
This claim needs some serious fact-checking.
Nigeria certainly gives the President substantial appointment powers, but Nigeria is NOT the only country where the president has significant authority over the appointment of people heading major state institutions.
Here are examples:
🇬🇭 Ghana — The President appoints the Electoral Commission leadership on the advice of the Council of State. The President also appoints the Inspector-General of Police in consultation with the Council of State. Ghana’s President is also Commander-in-Chief. (Ghalii)
🇰🇪 Kenya — The President has extensive appointment powers over senior state officials, with parliamentary approval required for many appointments. The Constitution expressly gives the President powers to nominate and appoint various public officers. (Ministry of Defence)
🇺🇬 Uganda — The President has significant appointment authority over senior security and public officials, although several appointments are subject to parliamentary approval.
🇷🇼 Rwanda — The President has substantial constitutional appointment powers over senior public, military and security officials.
🇹🇿 Tanzania — The President has extensive executive and appointment powers and is Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.
🇿🇲 Zambia — The President has substantial appointment powers over senior public officials and military leadership, with some appointments subject to parliamentary ratification.
🇲🇼 Malawi — The President has appointment powers involving senior military and police leadership.
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe — The President appoints senior military commanders and has other significant constitutional appointment powers.
🇿🇦 South Africa — The President has extensive constitutional appointment responsibilities and is Commander-in-Chief of the defence force.
🇸🇳 Senegal — The President has significant appointment authority over senior civil and military officials.
And it doesn’t stop in Africa.
🇧🇷 Brazil — The President appoints the Central Bank leadership subject to Senate approval and is Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, with authority to appoint military commanders.
🇵🇭 Philippines — The President has extensive appointment powers over executive officials and senior military officers, while appointments to the Commission on Elections involve presidential nomination and confirmation through the Commission on Appointments.
🇺🇸 United States — The President is Commander-in-Chief and nominates numerous senior federal officials, with Senate advice and consent required for many appointments. The U.S. Constitution expressly gives the President this appointment power. (https://t.co/XUtcaG8ADj)
So the statement that “there is no president in the world with such power” is simply too broad.
Even in Nigeria, the President does not have completely unrestricted power. The Constitution provides checks. For example, INEC appointments are made by the President but require Senate confirmation, and the President must consult the Council of State regarding INEC appointments. (International IDEA)
The actual debate should therefore be:
How much appointment power does the Nigerian President have compared with other presidents, and are the institutional checks strong enough?
That is a legitimate constitutional debate.
But saying “no president anywhere in the world has comparable appointment powers” is not a factual statement that survives international comparison.
Presidential systems around the world give their presidents substantial powers to nominate or appoint people responsible for elections, security, the military, monetary policy and other major government institutions.
The difference is often the checks attached to those powers, not whether the president has appointment powers at all.
Who no like better thing?😍😂
Affliction Progress Congress swear say you no like this kind God’s gift😍🤣
Just look at my Incomings…😍
2027 = We Must be OK ✌🏽🎤🇳🇬
H.E. Peter Obi has been a Chartered member since 1986.
Think about that for a moment 1986. That’s 40 years of membership. No wonder people keep asking questions about the depth of his wealth.
The man has been around the game for a long time. What do you think?
WAR ON ARISE TV THIS MORNING!!!
ABATI: "Rufai, be careful, you'll bring lawsuits on this station that the station will never be able to pay. Only you have maliciously impugned on the integrity of the PDP candidate. You have also created innuendo to tarnish the image of Sarafadeen Alli. BE CAREFUL"
RUFAI: "It's only when I disagree with your views that you start shouting lawsuits"
AYO: Guys, please, let's do this off-camera
I can't wait for the day Abati slxps that guy