Politics
Tinubu: Nigeria Will Intensify Its Leadership Role In Africa.
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria’s leadership role in Africa and the West African subregion will be sustained and intensified.
Tinubu spoke on Saturday through Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, at the passing-out ceremony for cadets of the 73rd regular course and short service course 49 of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna.
The president said Nigeria would continue to promote democracy, stability, security cooperation and economic integration across the continent.
He said the transnational nature of emerging security threats made regional and global cooperation increasingly important.
“Nigeria will continue to enhance our commitments to democracy and stability in our region and indeed globally,” Tinubu said.
“Despite the setbacks in cooperation within the subregion, especially in the Sahel, Nigeria under my leadership, through the auspices of ECOWAS and other regional bodies, will continue to pursue inclusive diplomacy, security cooperation, and economic integration.
“Consequently, with the military’s unalloyed support for democratic governance, Nigeria’s continental and regional leadership role will continue to be upheld and intensified.
“We remain opposed to unconstitutional changes of government; however, we will not abandon our brothers and sisters in Mali, Niger, or Burkina Faso.
“Preserving five decades of ECOWAS achievements, covering free movement, trade, and regional coordination, is essential to our collective security and prosperity.”
Tinubu said despite Nigeria’s diverse challenges, his administration has “remained steadfast, focused, and committed to building a secure, stable, and prosperous Nigeria”.
“Through the continuous and surgical application of all elements of national power, including, and most importantly, the military, we have continued to stabilise the situation, improving our responses and expanding as well as modifying our interventions, which thankfully are yielding desired outcomes,” Tinubu said.
“We aptly recognise that kinetic military operations alone cannot defeat insecurity since poverty, unemployment, poor education, and social disintegration are notable drivers of conflicts.
“That is why under the renewed hope agenda, we are pursuing job creation, macroeconomic stability, human capital development, and social protection in tandem with our security efforts.”
Tinubu said since its establishment in 1964, the NDA has lived up to the nation’s expectations.
He said the academy has evolved in response to emerging security challenges by developing a training curriculum that blends military training and academics and focuses on character development.
The president said the institution has enhanced counter-terrorism and counterinsurgency training designed to suit contemporary security challenges, including the rapid integration of technology into training and research.
“I am particularly encouraged that the Nigerian Defence Academy is increasingly receiving international recognition through invitations extended to its cadets to participate in highly competitive military cadet competitions in the United States, Brazil, and most recently, the People’s Republic of China,” he said.
“Such invitations are earned through demonstrated excellence. They attest to the remarkable improvements in the academy’s training standards, professionalism, and global standing, while affirming that Nigeria is producing officers capable of competing and excelling alongside the very best military institutions in the world.”
Tinubu said the institution also serves as a regional hub for military education, training cadets from several African countries, including Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, The Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
President Bola Tinubu will attend All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rallies in 12 states ahead of the 2027 elections.
According to the party’s campaign timetable released on Thursday, Tinubu is expected to flag-off the campaign in Kaduna on October 24, before attending rallies in 11 other states.
After the Kaduna rally, the president is scheduled to attend rallies in Rivers on November 7, Plateau on November 14 and Oyo on November 21.
He is also expected at rallies in Borno, Enugu and Bauchi on November 25, 28 and 29, respectively.
Tinubu is not scheduled to attend rallies in 13 other states in November. The states are Cross River (November 2), Gombe (November 3), Nasarawa (November 4), Ekiti (November 5), Ebonyi (November 9), Jigawa (November 10), Ondo (November 11), Edo (November 12), Yobe (November 16), Kebbi (November 17), Akwa Ibom (November 18), Anambra (November 19) and Benue (November 30).
Tinubu is expected to continue his campaign tour in December, with rallies scheduled for Sokoto on December 5, Delta on December 12 and Kano on December 17.
His final two appearances are scheduled for Adamawa on January 4 and Lagos on January 9, while party leaders will represent him at rallies in the remaining 12 states scheduled for December.
Overall, the president is scheduled to attend rallies in 12 of Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Three of the states Tinubu is scheduled to visit — Oyo, Bauchi and Adamawa — have prominent opposition figures linked to the 2027 presidential race.
Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, is the presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), which is also the ruling party in Bauchi.
Adamawa is the home state of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate.
At the inauguration of the APC presidential campaign council at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday, Tinubu said he would not attend every campaign rally, saying governance remained a priority.
He, however, said he would make time to address Nigerians directly as party leaders criss-cross the states and local governments to campaign for his re-election.
On Tuesday, the APC announced an expanded list of its presidential campaign council, with Nyesom Wike, the FCT minister; Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun; and Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, among the notable additions.
A former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Arc Aminu Dabo, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with immediate effect.
Dabo, who served as the APC caucus chairman in Dambatta Local Government Area of Kano State, announced his resignation in a letter dated October 7, 2026, addressed to the party chairman of Dambatta Gabas Ward.
In the letter, Dabo said his decision followed careful consideration of personal reasons and his future endeavours.
He confirmed that he had formally submitted his resignation to the appropriate party officials in Dambatta for necessary action.
The former NPA managing director expressed appreciation to the APC leadership for the opportunity to serve, as well as the support and confidence reposed in him.
“I remain grateful for the cordial relationship I enjoyed and appreciative of the experience gained during my time of service,” he said.
He also thanked the party leadership for allowing him to contribute to its development and progress.
Dabo was a governorship aspirant in Kano State and previously served as the state’s Commissioner for Land.
He is also the proprietor and chief executive officer of Aminu Dabo College of Health Sciences and Technology and Aminu Dabo College of Nursing Sciences, both located in Kano.
Unknown thugs have reportedly attacked the secretariat of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.
The attack, which was reported on Wednesday, comes barely one week after NDC supporters were attacked in Enugu, resulting in the death of one person.
No casualties was reported in the Edo attack, but footage of the incident showed that properties at the secretariat were damaged.
Report says the incident marks the latest in a series of violent disruptions targeting opposition political infrastructure across the state.
There are growing concerns over political intolerance and targeted intimidation ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Civil society groups and political analysts have expressed alarm over the recurring attacks on party secretariats, warning that unchecked political violence threatens the credibility of the democratic process.
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