Ejiofor Onyia, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), has confidently stated that the party will go ahead to have its convention in order to elect new leaders and regain its former grandeur despite contrary…
The Nigerian Government has suspended the implementation of a 15% import tax on premium motor spirit and automotive gas oil. This was revealed in a statement released on Thursday by George Ene-Ita, the spokesperson for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream…
Mohammed Badaru, the minister of defence, stated on Wednesday that the ministry is looking into the altercation between Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and A. M. Yerima, a navy officer, over a contested plot of land…
The Nigerian Navy officer Lieutenant Ahmad M. Yerima, who defied Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike during a heated altercation in Abuja, has suddenly gained national attention. What started off as a normal stop-work order enforcement on November 11,…
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, has ordered a sweeping ban on the use of mobile phones by staff of the Abuja Geographic Information Systems (AGIS) and the Department of Land Administration, following his viral Tuesday altercation with a naval officer. Beginning…
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives unexpectedly adjourned plenary on Tuesday without discussing a single item on the day’s Order Paper due to tensions around the 2026 budget. It was an strange development, last witnessed only when the chamber suspended…
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has expressed displeasure over the non-payment of Super Eagles allowances, describing it as “what is found in a now disgraced country”. Recall that Tuesday, the Super Eagles players and officials boycotted their scheduled…
A legal expert has stated that the court cannot convict Nnamdi Kanu on a repealed statute, amid attempts by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB, to postpone the November 20, 2025, judgement in his terrorism trial.…
The dramatic altercation between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, and a military officer during an enforcement exercise in Abuja on Tuesday sparked widely spread reactions across the country. According to previous reports, a video clip…
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has publicly acknowledged that there were conversations and attempts to remove Senate President Godswill Akpabio from office. In an interview with reporters at the National Assembly, the former governor of Abia claims that the conspiracy was…
Sule Lamido, the former governor of Jigawa State, expressed his sadness on Tuesday by bringing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before the Federal High Court in Abuja due to his exclusion from the party’s 2025 national convention. Former Foreign Affairs…
Protesters stormed the National Assembly on Tuesday, demanding that the Senate confirm Abdullahi Ramat, President Bola Tinubu’s candidate for Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The demonstrators, who included human rights advocates, civil society organisations, and supporters of…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has formally awarded Certificates of Return to Governor Chukwuma Soludo and his deputy, Onyekachukwu Ibezim, confirming their victory in the Anambra State gubernatorial election on November 8, 2025. The certificates were formally presented in…
As the 2027 general elections approach, former governors of Bayelsa and Rivers states, Senator Seriake Dickson and Rotimi Amaechi, have cautioned that electoral fraud, voter indifference, and political manipulation are the worst kind of coup and pose a serious threat…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC), the opposition alliance, made a spectacular debut in politics in July and positioned itself as a force capable of changing Nigeria’s political landscape. The coalition, which includes notable individuals like former vice president Atiku Abubakar,…