The Peoples Democratic Party’s(pdp) planned national convention, which was set to take place in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, was halted by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, till further notice. In a lawsuit with…
Justice Ayo Salami, a former president of the Court of Appeal, has clarified why former president Goodluck Jonathan is not eligible to run for president in 2027. According to Salami, the former president cannot run for office again in 2027…
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB), has submitted a new plea to the Federal High Court in Abuja, requesting that all charges against him be dropped and that he be released immediately. In the…
Two military officers are reportedly on the run after being identified as part of a plot to overthrow Nigeria’s democracy. Following questioning 16 of the military officials who were detained during the first week of October in connection with the…
The primaries for different political parties which held at various times between last week and Tuesday April 8, have produced the candidates for the six political parties vying for the number one seat in Anambra State. Chioma Ifemeludike, a Nigerian…
The ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) now has the full support of the Enugu State caucus in the House of Representatives, following a mass defection of all the states reps. Speaker of the House Tajudeen Abbas revealed the defection on Thursday…
Bauchi State government has proposed creation of another 29 additional local government areas in addition to the existing 20 local government areas recognized by the 1999 constitution. With about 10 million estimated population the state will have 49 LGAs. In…
US President Donald Trump ordered the US military on Thursday to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons, for the first time in 33 years, minutes before beginning a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. While travelling by Marine One chopper to…
Tinubu’s Pardon U-Turn: A Deep Dive into Nigeria’s Political & Judicial Controversy The reversal of presidential pardons initially granted to certain high-profile convicts by President Bola Tinubu’s administration has ignited a fierce political debate in Nigeria. The controversy centres not…
The deputy governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has sued the state parliament over a purported attempt to remove him from office. Ewhrudjakpo claimed in the original summons, FHC/ABJ/CS/221/2025, that members of the Bayelsa parliament were pressuring him to resign…
President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow $2.35 billion to cover a portion of the 2025 budget deficit has been approved by the House of Representatives. Tinubu’s request to issue a $500 million debut sovereign sukuk in the international capital market…
President Bola Tinubu has withdrawn Maryam Sanda’s name from the pardon list after she was given a death sentence in 2020 for the culpable murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello. Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Tinubu’s Special Advisor on Information and…
At least four current governors from opposition parties are reportedly in advanced talks to join the ruling party before the end of 2025, according to the All Progressives Congress, or APC. The APC claims that this action is a component…
The Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has reacted to the defection of Hon. Marahazu Salisu Faru, a member representing Maradun Constituency in the State House of Assembly, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The party said…
Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Internal Security, Garba Muhammad, has disclosed disturbing information, stating that the NASS has received threats from terrorists to bomb the complex. Garba revealed this information during a public hearing on a measure to create…
