The Rivers State House of Assembly last week rejected the appointments made by Governor Similayi Fubara over alleged disregard for extant laws in the appointment of...
A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, last week alleged that desperate politicians breached the commission’s result viewing portal (IReV) in...
A court in the United States ordered the return of looted funds totaling $8.9 million to Nigeria. The funds were earmarked for the procurement of funds...
President Bola Tinubu last week suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, over the N585 million disbursement scandal in the ministry. Former...
Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo last week warned on the rising debt profile among countries in Africa. Also, the former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, last...
Gunmen last week killed over 190 people in coordinated attacks across 15 communities in Barkin-Ladi and Bokkos local government areas of Plateau State. The Economic and...
The final report of the Special Investigator on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and related entities, Jim Obaze, last week revealed alleged monumental fraud perpetrated...
The Supreme Court last week declined to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. And, the crisis in...
Troops carrying out air interdictions on suspected bandits last week mistakenly dropped bombs on civilians celebrating the Eid-el-Maulud at the Tudun Biri village in Igabi local...
The Labour Party last week advocated comprehensive reforms in the country’s election process ahead of the 2027 general election. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo the same week...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, last week sacked the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf. The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, the same week lamented the magnitude...
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, last week asked the Federal Government to consider the establishment of state police and true federalism in the interest of the...
Rivers State was rocked by a political crisis last week following a move by the state House of Assembly to impeach Governor Siminalaye Fubara for alleged...
The Supreme Court last week upheld President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 election. The same week the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) confirmed...
The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, last week claimed that the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, won the February 25...
A report by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) fact-checking team last week ruled out forgery of President Bola Tinubu’s academic records submitted to the Independent National...
The Ondo State House of Assembly last week served the state’s Deputy Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, with the impeachment notice. The Assembly had earlier commenced a...
The Kano State election petitions tribunal last week nullified the victory of Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, in the March 18 election in the state. This...
The Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, last week accused the Labour Party of trying to force “a lie” on Nigerians on the outcome of the February 25...
The presidential election petition tribunal last week dismissed the petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) was hit by crisis last week following the suspension of the former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, for holding talks...
The duo of the embattled Labour Party national chairman, Julius Abure, and the party’s factional leader, Lamidi Apapa, last week pushed the party into more crises...
President Bola Tinubu last week assigned portfolios to the 45 minister-designates to kick-start the running of his administration. The Federal High Court, Lagos, the same week...
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, last week accused his deputy, Philip Shaibu, of scheming to succeed him in 2024. Also, the ministerial ambition of the...
President Bola Tinubu last week appointed a special investigator to probe the activities of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the watch of its suspended...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo last weekend lamented Nigeria’s decades of underachievement. This and four other stories we tracked dominated public discourse last week. 1. Obasanjo rues...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) last week arraigned the former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, for alleged corruption after years of postponement. This and...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo last week lashed out at the National Assembly members over allowances. A former minister of education, Oby Ezekwesili, also continued her attack...
The European Union gave a damning assessment of the last general elections in the country. This and four other stories we tracked dominated public discourse last...
President Bola Tinubu last week sacked the service chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police in sweeping changes to the country’s security architecture. This and four other stories...
President Bola Tinubu last week ordered the indefinite suspension of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa. This and four other...
President Bola Tinubu last week suspended the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. This and four other stories we tracked dominated public...
President Bola Tinubu last week declared that the fuel “subsidy is gone” with the announcement triggering the return of queues at filling stations as well as...
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, last week charged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure the devolution of power to states. This and four other stories...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced last week that the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, was under investigation for alleged corruption. This and four...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee last week nominated the former Minister of Niger Delta, Godwill Akpabio, and three others for the National Assembly...
A court in the United Kingdom last week sentenced the former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, and the family’s doctor to various prison terms...
President Muhammadu Buhari last week did a post-mortem of the February 25 presidential election, while the government he leads also postponed the national census slated to...
The crisis in Labour Party deepened last week with all parties involved in the impasse refusing to back down despite appeals from concerned Nigerians. President Muhammadu...
Reports emerged last week that the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was recently arrested and detained by British Immigration officers at Heathrow Airport, London, over...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last week suspended some key members of the party over alleged anti-party activities. Also, the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) last week postponed the governorship and state house of Assembly elections by seven days. This and four other stories we...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, last week emerged as Nigeria’s president-elect after defeating 17 other candidates in the country’s national...
The 2023 general elections got underway across Nigeria last week with Nigerians turning out in large numbers to elect their new leaders. This and four other...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, last week ruled out any last-minute truce between the G-5 and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar...
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last week expelled the former governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, and five other members for...
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, alleged last week that some elements in the presidential villa were working against the presidential aspiration of the All Progressives...