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 …
Kwara State government has ordered the closure of schools in five districts following a deadly attack on a church in the town of Eruku earlier this week. The closures aim to prevent schools from becoming targets of armed gangs. The Education Commissioner, Lawal Olohungbebe, stated on Thursday that schools would remain closed until security agencies …
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has warned that politics should not be treated as a playground for unruly conduct, stressing that leadership requires responsibility, nation-building, and restraint. Jonathan made the remarks on Thursday during the 10th anniversary dinner of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, which also marked his 68th birthday. He noted that Nigeria’s democracy is …
The Niger State Government has blamed the Thursday night kidnapping of an unspecified number of pupils and staff of St. Mary’s School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, on the failure of school authorities to observe security directives. The state government described the development as distressing and preventable. In a statement issued on Friday by …
The Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ward 4 in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State, on Thursday reaffirmed the suspension of Senator Gbenga Daniel, representing Ogun East Senatorial District, declaring that the action remains valid despite the intervention of the party’s national leadership. At a press conference held at the Ward …
The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee held a hearing on Thursday examining rising insecurity in Nigeria and allegations of widespread attacks targeting Christian communities, insisting that the Nigerian government must intensify efforts to curb the violence. The session also reviewed global cases of religious persecution and urged immediate action to halt genocidal attacks wherever …
President Bola Tinubu has postponed his planned trips to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola, as he awaits security briefings on the recent abduction of schoolgirls in Kebbi State and the attack on worshippers at Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, Kwara State. In response to a request from the Kwara State Governor, President Tinubu directed the …
