The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to Governor Dauda Lawal to reinstate more than 3,000 civil servants recently removed from the state’s workforce. The demand was contained in a statement issued on Monday in Gusau by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris. According to the statement, those affected include …
Khamis Musa Darazo, a loyal supporter of President Bola Tinubu and a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged the Presidency and the party’s national leadership to act swiftly to prevent key figures from leaving the ruling party. Darazo raised the alarm over reports that former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, …
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the National Assembly has begun moves to overhaul Nigeria’s electoral framework. The lawmakers held a joint public hearing on Monday on the repeal and re-enactment of the Electoral Act 2025. The new bill proposes extensive reforms to the electoral system, including early voting for security personnel and election officials, …
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina State, Hon. Abdulaziz Maituraka, has cautioned opposition leaders against politicising the security challenges in the state. Speaking at a meeting with APC supporters over the weekend, Maituraka said it was unfair for opposition parties to blame the state government for problems that predated the current …
Former presidential candidate and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has faulted the Federal Government’s handling of the nation’s worsening insecurity, describing it as “shamefully political and dangerously unserious.” In a statement issued at the weekend, Olawepo-Hashim accused the government of responding to terrorist and bandit attacks with propaganda and partisanship …
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s recent exercise of the prerogative of mercy, saying the mass clemency has weakened public confidence in the criminal-justice system and “emboldens criminality.” In a statement posted on his X handle, Atiku said the presidential power to grant mercy is intended to temper justice with compassion, not …
Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said it is not yet the turn of the Southeast to produce Nigeria’s next president, urging the region to remain patient in its pursuit of the nation’s highest office. Umahi stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, stressing the importance …
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a retired Director of Finance and Administration at the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Garuba Mohammed Duku, to 24 years in prison for diverting ₦318 million belonging to the government. AMMC is under the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). Justice James Omotosho delivered the judgement after finding …
The United Nations has expressed deep concern over the worsening violence and increasing civilian casualties in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, as clashes intensify between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). UN officials have accused the RSF of committing grave violations in the city, including murder, rape, and deliberate attacks …
As Cameroon is set to vote on Sunday, 12th October, the fate of Africa’s longest-serving president, Paul Biya, is once again on the line. At 92 years old, Biya is seeking an eighth term in office, extending a rule that began in 1982 when he succeeded the country’s first president, Ahmadou Ahidjo. If re-elected, his …
