Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Yekini Nabena, says no political coup or merger of political parties can truncate President...
Chairman of the Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. John Joseph Hayab, has outlined measures that would enthrone a truly democratic...
The Kogi State government has queried the Ohimeghe-Igu of Koton-Karfe, Alhaji Abdulrazak Isa-Koto, over his alleged involvement in politics. In a letter dated November 22, 2023,...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday, affirmed the election of Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Similarly, the...
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed worry over the credibility of the country’s judiciary in playing a critical role of ensuring justice, protecting citizens’ rights,...
Two bills seeking to ban the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and his deputies from participating in politics scaled the second in the...
The crisis between former Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun and his successor, Dapo Abiodun has taken a new twist after hundreds of Amosun’s loyalists on Friday,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday, celebrated its 25th year of existence and declared that the 16 years the party was in power were the...
The National Working Committee (NWC), of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has suspended two of its founding members, Dr Boniface Aniebonam and the National Publicity...
Mark Rutte, the Dutch Prime Minister, has announced that he will leave politics after a general election set to hold as a result of his government’s...
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THE main goal of the Structural Adjustment Programme[SAP] was to keep the Nigeran economy, which wasand stil soverly reliant on crude oil, afloat as oil prices...
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has stated that the May 29 inauguration...
Taraba State governor, Darius Ishaku, has denied allegations that the sum of N2 billion had been approved for the purchase of luxury vehicles for him, his...
CLAIM: Senator Dino Melaye, in a tweet on Friday, shared a video of suspected thugs arrested and made to lie on the ground by security agents....
Nigerians have been advised to be wary of a recent campaign promise by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed concern over the politics of bitterness and negative energy being exhibited by the political class in the build-up to the...
The 2023 elections in Rivers State will be a “fight to finish”, according to Governor Nyesom Wike, as he noted that the election is coming at...
The New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Thursday described the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as total failures...
The Catholic ArchBishop the Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has again, criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s seven years of stewardship, describing his level of preparedness for office...
Michael Lana, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate for governor in the upcoming 2023 elections in Oyo State, declared on Wednesday that he intended to file...
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu, has said he is ready to stand as a surety for the detained leader of the secessionist group,...
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, has been accused of complicity regarding bribery and misappropriation of public funds. This came to...
These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you. 1. PRESIDENTIAL RACE: Like Obasanjo, Niger Delta leader, Clark, endorses Obi A former Federal Commissioner...
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has berated the former Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, for insisting on reclaiming a mandate from him. Oyetola had during his visit...
As Nigeria prepares for yet another historic election in a few months’ time, expectations are high as per who will eventually take the baton from President...
The litany of fire outbreaks in Edo State in the last few months has led to a confrontation between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has revealed how President Muhammadu Buhari had disabused him from investigating false allegations levelled against him (VP) in past years. Osinbajo, who...
The Taraba State House of Assembly has elected John Bonzena as the new Speaker during an emergency sitting on Wednesday. Bonzena, who is from Zing State...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has lampooned perceived ‘enemies’ of President Muhammadu Buhari as well as blind opposition for “trying to downplay the...
The systemic killings in most parts of Kaduna State have lately become a dominant issue in the polity. This was as Shehu Sani, a federal lawmaker...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has told ‘desperate politicians’ buying up Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) to manipulate the 2023 elections that they are engaging in...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar...
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, has said elections in Nigeria are not fought and won on social media. Moghalu...
Thousands of civil servants in Cross River State struggle to stay alive as they are denied their gratuities and monthly pensions. Some have died in the...
Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), has confirmed that the Federal Government would resume the prosecution of Boko Haram terror...
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has blamed the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government for the proliferation of Internally Displaced Peoples (IDP) camp scattered all...
The National Secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been called upon to as a matter of urgency, constitute an investigative Committee to look...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday criticised politicians seeking the blessing of religious leaders for their 2023 aspirations. Wike, who spoke at the Rivers...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has challenged governors of the nine oil producing states in Nigeria to make public, details of spending of the...
Dapo Abiodun, the governor of Ogun State, and Ladi Adebutu, the PDP’s candidate for governor in the state, engaged in verbal sparring on Friday over an...
The federal government on Wednesday increased pressure on state governors to account for the funds they collected, this time focused on ecological funds. President Muhammadu Buhari...
President Muhammadu Buhari and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been sued by Nigerians who are of voting age and reside in the UK and...
The Nigeria Interreligious Council, on Tuesday, allayed concerns that the elections in 2023 would make or break the nation. Under the joint direction of the Sultan...
President Muhammadu Buhari has again, reiterated his commitment to handing over the reins of leadership to an elected president on May 29, 2023. Buhari made the...
These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you. 1. After dumping APC, PDP appoints Dogara into campaign council A few days after his...
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...
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as well as the State Police Command have given reasons why some chieftains of the Peoples...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has warned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) the Labour Party (LP) and other political parties in the country not to...
Barely three months to the 2023 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has blamed its failure to prosecute electoral offenders on the inability of...
Following the continuous accusation of poor treatment meted out to air travellers by airlines, the House of Representatives, last week, mandated its Committee on Human Rights...
