The brother of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Ambassador Blessing Fubara Senior, has announced his intention to run for governor under the Nigerian Democratic Congress, promising to serve just one term if elected. Ahead of the party’s primary election, he…
Estranged wife of Senator Ned Woko, Regina Daniels, has said she is no longer interested in marriage following her separation from her husband. The mother of two, however, maintained that she still wants more children and is determined to have…
The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday sanctioned Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority, a new agency that collects fees from vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a statement that “The Iranian military’s latest attempt to extort…
Former vice president and now African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections. Abubakar while speaking implied that Tinubu would lose the 2027 election. He also told the president to…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress(NDC), has disclosed fresh updates about its upcoming Presidential, National Assembly, Governorship, and State Assembly primaries. In a statement, National Chairman Senator Moses Cleopas and National Secretary Barr. Ikenna Alex-Morgan Enekweizu said the primaries will hold nationwide…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has emerged winner of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary election. The returning officer of the ADC presidential primary election, Tunde Ogbeha made the announcement late on Wednesday night after collation. Atiku Abubakar polled 1,846,370…
The Presidency has vowed to prosecute Nigerian social media critic, Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as Verydarkman, VDM, for allegedly sharing a fake audio of President Bola Tinubu. An X user, @Pious_minister, earlier drew attention to the President’s AI-generated audio…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction loyal to FCT minister, Nyesom Wike has declared Sandy Onor as its consensus presidential candidate for the 2027 elections. Former governor of Benue and chairman of the party’s presidential primary collation committee, Samuel Ortom…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has shifted the collation of results for its presidential primary election. Ikechi Emenike, chairman of the ADC presidential primary election committee, announced the development late Tuesday night after over than four hours of result collation…
Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to peace, unity, security, and development as the state marks its 59th anniversary. In a goodwill message issued on Wednesday to commemorate the anniversary, the Rivers State governor said that…
Suspected political thugs reportedly assaulted the Wike-backed PDP secretariat in Bauchi, causing damage to automobiles and injuring a few party members. The assault occurred during in Bauchi State, during a governorship declaration hosted by the Abdulrahman Mohammed-led faction of the…
The Nigerian military has issued a warning to residents in the North-East region over possible attacks by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. In a statement issued on Monday, the Headquarters Joint…
For the last 13 days, the Oyo schoolchildren have remained in hostage of their abductors, while families have continued to wait in silence heavy with fear and unanswered prayers. Yet, as the days have stretched on, what began as a…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has formally cleared former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest in the 2027 presidential election. In a judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu on Tuesday, he upheld a N20 million fine against the lawyer, Johnmary…
The Federal Government has cancelled $717.7m in undisbursed World Bank intervention financing designed to revive Nigeria’s struggling electricity sector. The cancellation came after the Federal Government formally requested it and all parties decided to stop funding under the Power Sector…