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The Digest: Vice President Kashim Shettima has dismissed the African Democratic Congress as an "empty bone" with nothing to offer Nigerians. Speaking at the Gusau Trade Fair Complex before a crowd of party supporters, Shettima urged Nigerians not to align with the opposition party, comparing it...

The Digest: Vice President Kashim Shettima is scheduled to formally welcome Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal into the All Progressives Congress on Tuesday, following the governor's defection from the Peoples Democratic Party. Lawal, who announced his move while in Saudi Arabia through his...

The Digest: Vice-President Kashim Shettima has visited survivors of Monday's multiple bomb explosions at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, where 23 victims are receiving treatment. The attacks, which occurred at three locations during Ramadan iftar, killed 23 and injured 108...

The Digest: Chukwuma Soludo has been sworn in for a second term as Anambra State governor, with Vice-President Kashim Shettima and former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan among dignitaries attending the Awka ceremony. Deputy Governor Onyekachukwu Ibezim also took the oath for...

The Digest: Vice President Kashim Shettima has taken a swipe at opposition parties, accusing them of thriving on "lies and hypocrisy" while insisting the ruling APC is in a stronger political position than in 2023. Speaking at an interfaith breaking of fast at the State House, Shettima...

The Digest: Vice-President Kashim Shettima has revealed that the naira would have appreciated to N1,000 per dollar within weeks if the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had not intervened in the foreign exchange market on Monday to ensure stability. Speaking at the Progressive Governors Forum...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has dispatched Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead a high-powered federal government delegation to Kano following the devastating Singer Market fire that destroyed goods worth billions of naira. According to presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, the...

The Digest: Vice-President Kashim Shettima has met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 39th African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Stanley Nkwocha, the VP's spokesman, said the meeting focused on recent developments in Nigeria, the country's...

The Digest: Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, to assess the situation following Tuesday’s terrorist attack on Woro village in Kaiama Local Government Area. He was received at the Tunde Idiagbon International Airport by Governor AbdulRahman...

The Digest: The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially denied and dismissed as false all reports and speculation suggesting a plan to replace Vice President Kashim Shettima as President Bola Tinubu's running mate for the 2027 general elections. In a statement signed by National...

The Digest: Minister of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy Hannatu Musawa has warned the All Progressives Congress against altering its Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket for the 2027 election. She cautioned that dropping Vice-President Kashim Shettima for a Christian running mate could create...

The Digest: The All Progressives Congress is facing internal division over the political future of Vice President Kashim Shettima ahead of the 2027 elections. Tensions flared publicly when Shettima's image was conspicuously omitted from a party banner at a North-East zonal hearing in...

The Digest: Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Abuja following a week-long international mission. He represented Nigeria at the inauguration of Guinea's President, Mamadi Doumbouya, and led the delegation to the 56th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In Davos, he...

The Digest: Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, has publicly protested the exclusion of Vice President Kashim Shettima’s picture from a banner displayed at an All Progressives Congress (APC) event in Maiduguri. The banner featured President Bola Tinubu, five APC...

The Digest: Vice President Kashim Shettima is leading Nigeria’s delegation to the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. According to a statement from his office, this year marks the first time Nigeria will have a dedicated sovereign pavilion, “Nigeria House...

The Digest: Top government officials, led by Vice President Kashim Shettima, gathered at the National Arcade in Abuja for the annual Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony Key Points: Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and Defence Minister Christopher Musa...

The Digest: The Federal Government has allocated N10.61 billion over three years for engine overhauls of Vice President Kashim Shettima's Gulfstream G550 aircraft. The funding is part of a wider N19.27 billion fleet maintenance budget, sparking debate over cost and priorities amid Nigeria's...

The Digest: Vice President Kashim Shettima has asserted that President Bola Tinubu is politically unassailable ahead of the 2027 election, declaring that only “an outright imposter” would dare to contest against him. Speaking at the APC’s NEC meeting in Abuja, Shettima framed the coming...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has canceled his planned attendance at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in South Africa, choosing to remain in Nigeria to address mounting security challenges. According to a statement from the Vice President’s office, Tinubu has delegated Vice President Kashim...

The Digest: Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Kebbi State on a critical mission of solidarity, following President Tinubu's directive to engage with the community traumatized by the schoolgirls' abduction. This high-level visit aims to deliver federal reassurance, revealing...