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...
The Osun State election petitions tribunal last week nullified the victory of Senator Ademola Adeleke in the July 16, 2022 election in the state. This and...
President Muhammadu Buhari said last week his government had spent $1 billion on the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency. This and four other stories we...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) last week published its integrity scorecard on Federal Government’s Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) for 2022....
Reports emerged in the last week of 2022 that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, met with the five aggrieved governors in...
The Federal High Court, Abuja, last week sentenced Dr. Doyin Okupe, a former senior special assistant on media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, to two years imprisonment...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, claimed last week that the Nigerian military was under immense pressure to compromise the 2023 elections. This...
President Muhammadu Buhari last week accused the governors of stealing the allocations of local councils in their states.These and four other stories we tracked dominated public...
Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, last week ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N775 million and three properties in Abuja...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court last week discharged and acquitted the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, on the N544million...
Hoodlums suspected to be political thugs last week attacked the campaign team of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in Borno State. This...
President Muhammadu Buhari, last week, travelled to the United Kingdom for another round of medical check-up. This and four other stories we tracked dominated public discourse...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced its intention to redesign the Naira notes effective from December 15. This and four other stories we tracked were...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, last week endorsed his Lagos State counterpart, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for another four years in office. This and four other stories...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) last week suspended the strike that crippled activities in the institutions for eight months. This and four other stories...
The Federal Government last week registered two breakaway factions of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA), and National Association...
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Friday called for devolution of power to the states. This and four other stories we tracked dominated public discourse...
The National Industrial Court last week ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to suspend its seven-month-old strike. This and four other stories dominated public...
A poll put together by ANAP Foundation, a non-government organization founded by former Chairman of Stanbic IBTC, Atedo Peterside, last week favoured the Labour Party’s presidential...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) extended its strike indefinitely last week. This and four other stories we tracked were among the major issues that...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, last week met with the trio of All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his Peoples Democratic Party...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, last week threatened to wage war against anyone working with the former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),...
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, said last week he would formally seek approval from President Muhammadu Buhari to procure AK-47 and AK-49 riffles by members...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) last week extended its strike by another four weeks. This and four other stories we tracked dominated public discourse...
The Nigerian government said last week that the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), and the broadcasting arm of Media Trust Limited, Trust TV, would be sanctioned for...
The United States-based National Democratic Institute and International Republican Institute (NDI/IRI) last week predicted a runoff in the 2023 presidential election with the emergence of Labour...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, last week picked the former Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate in the...
The Islamic State for West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked the Kuje correctional centre in Abuja and set free hundreds of inmates. This and four other stories...
The Northern Elders Forum last week expressed doubt on the ability of All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...
The former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife were arrested in the United Kingdom for alleged organ harvesting last week. This and four other...
The Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, last week renewed his attack on President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. This and four other stories we tracked made news headlines...
The former Lagos State governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, last week secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket for the 2023 election. This and four other...
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, stunned Nigerians with his remarks on President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the 2015 presidential election....
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar last week emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate for the 2023 elections. This and four other stories we...
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, last week raised the alarm over an invasion of the state by Boko Haram insurgents. This and four other stories...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last week abandoned the zoning arrangement and threw its 2023 presidential ticket open to all the six geopolitical zones in the...
President Muhammadu Buhari last week told politicians planning to rig the 2023 general elections to have a rethink. This and four other stories we tracked made...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Afe Babalola, last week demanded the installation of an interim government to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari next year. This and...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo last week declared his 2023 presidential bid and promised to sustain President Muhammadu Buhari’s legacy if elected President next year. This and...
A former presidential aspirant, Pat Utomi, last week called for a government of national unity spearheaded by people with values, courage, competence and character to heal...
Armed bandits last week attacked an Abuja-Kaduna passenger train and left an unspecified number of people dead with many others injured. This and four other stories...
Six candidates vying for the chairmanship position of the All Progressives Congress (APC) withdrew from the race last week paving the way for former Nasarawa State...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) last week arrested the former Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano, for alleged misappropriation of N42billion while in office. This...
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, said last week his Yobe State counterpart, Mai Mala Buni, had been removed as acting chairman of the All Progressives...
The Federal Government last week approved the extradition of the embattled Head of Police Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, to the United States to face charges...
President Muhammadu Buhari last week signed the Electoral Act with a demand to the National Assembly to amend the contentious Section 84 (12) of the document....
The suspended head of the police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Abba Kyari, was arrested last week for an alleged drug scandal. This and four other stories...