The federal government has announced that a high-level Nigerian delegation and United States officials have reached an agreement to work together in tackling the nation’s persistent security challenges. The delegation, led by National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, met last week with senior officials across the U.S. Congress, the White House Faith Office, the State …
As the 2027 election draws closer, former Kano State governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and other Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State are stepping up efforts to expand the party’s support base and rally voters behind President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. In a four-day strategy session, convened by former governor Dr. …
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a party adopted by a broad opposition coalition in July 2025 to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. Atiku confirmed his new political base on Monday via his X handle, posting a photograph of himself holding …
Despite securing a court order directing that he must be granted a chairmanship ticket before the PDP national convention must be held, former Jigawa State governor Sule Lamido failed to gain access to the chairmanship ticket as the convention proceeded without him. Now the party is making fresh moves to win his support and steer …
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has given reasons for his withdrawal from the Osun governorship race less than three weeks before the party’s primary scheduled for December 13. APC National Secretary, Senator Basiru, on Saturday formally announced his exit from the governorship contest, ending weeks of speculation over …
Former Abia State governor and Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has accused some politicians of sponsoring bandits and terrorists in a bid to destabilise President Bola Tinubu’s government. Kalu made the allegation on Sunday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, where he linked the recent rise in killings and abductions to …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday accused the All Progressives Congress–led Federal Government of failing in its constitutional duty to protect citizens, following renewed cases of school abductions in parts of the North. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, said the recent kidnapping …
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has criticised the conviction of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, describing it as a development that could further heighten tension in the country. In a statement on his official x account, Obi said the judgement came at …
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has said that prospects remain for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, despite Thursday’s life imprisonment sentence handed down by a Federal High Court in Abuja. Kalu said efforts toward securing Kanu’s freedom through a political solution were …
President Bola Tinubu has described the death of Segun Awolowo at 62 as a profound loss to the family and the country. In a statement issued late Thursday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President said Segun Awolowo lived a life defined by integrity, distinction, and service, adding that he …
