This Dawn News

TDThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Nigeria as a “fully authoritarian state” under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, citing the Human Rights Foundation’s (HRF) newly launched Tyranny Tracker, which classifies Nigeria among countries it regards as fully authoritarian. The PDP made the position known in a press statement signed by Comrade Ini Ememobong, National Publicity Secretary of the party’s Interim National Working Committee.

TD President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for stronger capital-market education among Nigerian undergraduates, arguing that teaching students about the stock market could help build a more prosperous and investment-driven economy. Tinubu made the remarks during a meeting with leaders of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) in August 2026. Therein, he discussed the performance of Nigeria’s capital market, private-sector investment and his administration’s ambition of building a $1 trillion economy.

TD Nigeria spent ₦3.14 trillion servicing its domestic debt obligations in the first quarter of 2026, representing a 20.3 per cent increase from the ₦2.61 trillion recorded in the corresponding period of 2025. The latest figures from the Debt Management Office (DMO) highlight the growing cost of domestic borrowing and the pressure high interest rates are placing on the Federal Government’s finances.

TD A fresh legal and public controversy has erupted over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s educational records, with human rights lawyer Professor Chidi Anselm Odinkalu and Barrister Kalu Kalu challenging Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Babatunde Ogala, over his defence of the President’s position.

TD Former Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ayodele Fayose, has sparked reactions after linking Nigeria’s persistent electricity challenges to population growth. Fayose made the remarks while discussing the broader social consequences of inadequate electricity supply in the country. According to him, unreliable power supply forces many Nigerians to remain indoors after dark.

TD Nigerians have been thrown into deep disappointment after news surfaced that the so-called PFIPC, the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, was a fake governmental agency. Operated by Mr. Adeniyi Mathew, PFIPC was allegedly created with forged signed documents. Yet, it somehow secured office space inside the Federal Secretariat in Abuja and even found its way into the 2026 national budget with about ₦1.3 billion in allocation. This information is shocking enough.

TD The Good Governance Group (GGG) has called for the resignation of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive ordering the removal of the freeze on Osun State Government accounts. The presidential order has continued to generate intense political and legal debate, with some Nigerians questioning the independence of EFCC.

TD The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has raised the alarm over what he described as a suspicious and unauthorised transfer of money into one of his private bank accounts. Alhaji Abubakar warned that the incident raises serious concerns about the security of confidential banking information in Nigeria.

TD Amran Hussain, a former Labour Party candidate for North East Hampshire in the 2015 general election, has been sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of using a forged Oxford University degree to secure jobs within the National Health Service (NHS). The conviction marks one of the most high-profile cases of credential fraud in recent years, drawing attention to the vulnerabilities in recruitment processes across public institutions.

TD The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has appointed Comrade Agu Bryan Diamond as its Acting Spokesperson. CUPP charged him with the responsibility of articulating the position of the opposition coalition on issues relating to governance and the performance of the ruling administration. The appointment was conveyed in a letter dated August 6, 2026, and signed by the Acting National Chairman of the coalition, High Chief Peter Ameh.