The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has rejected a bill before the United States Congress that seeks to impose sanctions on its national leader, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, over alleged “severe religious freedom violations.” The proposed legislation, introduced on Tuesday by five US lawmakers in the House of Representatives, directs the Secretary of State to submit …
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has scheduled February 12 to hear a series of suits challenging the legality of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s national convention held on November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State. A three-member panel led by Justice Mohammed Danjuma will consider eight separate appeals questioning the validity of …
The Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said he spent months ensuring the inclusion of the south-east in a federal infrastructure loan during his time as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Gbajabiamila served as Speaker between 2019 and 2023, during former President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term, a period marked by …
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the Senate for failing to approve real-time transmission of election results to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s result viewing portal (IReV). On Tuesday, the upper legislative chamber approved the electronic transmission of election results to IReV but included a clause allowing manual collation as a fallback where technology fails. …
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has appointed former Cross River State Governor and ex-presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Donald Duke, as Chairman of its newly established Leadership Forum. Duke, who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was appointed during an enlarged stakeholders’ and executive committee meeting of the ADC in …
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday approved the use of both electronic and manual methods for transmitting election results, following weeks of public anger and protests over moves to limit electronic transmission in the ongoing amendment of the Electoral Act. The resolution was reached during plenary after lawmakers reviewed recommendations intended to address concerns raised by …
Former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, on Tuesday joined protesters at the National Assembly complex in Abuja, where demonstrators are calling for electoral reforms. Sowore, who addressed supporters shortly after arriving at the venue, said Nigeria’s political elite were incapable of reforming the system, accusing elected officials of abandoning the electorate once they assume …
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday approved the use of both electronic and manual methods for transmitting election results, following weeks of public anger and protests over moves to limit electronic transmission in the ongoing amendment of the Electoral Act. The resolution was reached during plenary after lawmakers reviewed recommendations intended to address concerns raised by …
Former Kaduna State Governor and ex-Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed claims of a personal fallout with President Bola Tinubu, saying he never had a personal relationship with the President. El-Rufai clarified the issue during an interview on Trust TV on Monday, saying he supported Tinubu’s 2023 presidential ambition out of …
There was a heavy security presence on Tuesday morning at the national secretariat of the Labour Party in Abuja as the acting National Chairman, Senator Nenadi Usman, took over the headquarters from the Julius Abure-led faction. Usman confirmed the development in a telephone interview through her Senior Special Adviser on Media, Ken Asogwa. When our …
