Political analyst and founding National Secretary of the Alliance for Democracy, Udenta Udenta, has alleged that the National Assembly is being used to amend the Electoral Act in a way that could favour President Bola Tinubu ahead of future elections.…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Bona Nlemadim, has officially resigned from the party and joined the opposition Action Peoples Party. Nlemadim said his decision was driven by what he described as the long-standing marginalisation of Ngor Okpala in…
Kelechi Anosike, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abia State, has maintained that the faction of the party aligned with Nyesom Wike remains the only one recognised by law and the Independent National Electoral Commission. Anosike dismissed…
Femi Gbajabiamila has disclosed that the Federal Government is considering a review of workers’ salaries. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja at an event organised by Working People United, Gbajabiamila said the N70,000 minimum wage approved by the administration of Bola…
Troops of Sector II of the Nigerian Army under Operation FANSAN YAMMA have arrested a suspected supplier of logistics to terrorist groups and recovered 150 pairs of combat boots alongside other tactical items in Zamfara State. According to an operational…
Political analyst and former ally of the African Democratic Congress, Segun Sowunmi, has predicted that President Bola Tinubu may record a weaker performance in the 2027 presidential election. Sowunmi said the contest is likely to be mainly between Tinubu and…
Siminalayi Fubara has submitted the 2026–2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) to the Rivers State House of Assembly. The Speaker of the House, Martin Chike Amaewhule, announced the submission during an emergency plenary session held on Thursday, where he read the…
Public affairs analyst Pascal Oluchukwu has pushed back against claims by Oguzor Nwali that Francis Nwifuru deserves re-election in 2027. In a statement issued on Thursday, Oluchukwu argued that the governor has not delivered enough development in Ebonyi State to…
Concerns over the absence of two major political parties, Accord and the All Progressives Congress, dominated discussions at a peace meeting organised by the Nigeria Police Force in Osogbo on Wednesday ahead of the 2026 Osun State governorship election. Representatives…
The Christian Association of Nigeria in Oyo State has instructed churches across the state to suspend late-night programmes and strengthen security around their premises in response to rising insecurity. The directive was contained in a communique jointly signed by the…
Primate Elijah Ayodele has denied allegations of defamation made against him by former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Kwankwaso had accused the cleric of defaming him over a prophecy in which Ayodele allegedly claimed he would betray former Anambra…
The Kwankwasiyya Movement has said it remains open to criticism but will not tolerate what it described as false and defamatory claims against its leader, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. In a statement released by its spokesperson, Habeeb Sale Mohammed, the group…
The Delta State Government has dismissed reports claiming that former governor Emmanuel Uduaghan is dead. In a statement issued by Ossai Ovie, media aide to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, the government clarified that the former governor is alive and in good…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has evacuated a second batch of 66 Nigerians from South Africa following renewed xenophobic attacks. The returnees arrived at the Lagos international airport on Wednesday night as part of the government’s ongoing evacuation exercise approved…
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai before the Federal High Court in Kaduna over an alleged N8.68 billion fraud linked to a CCTV surveillance contract. Also charged alongside the…