By Jide Ojo For the umpteenth time, Nigeria is in the news for the wrong reasons. The abduction of 25 school children took place in Maga, Kebbi State, on November 17, 2025. Same day news filtered that Brigadier General M. Uba was killed over the weekend by Islamic State West Africa Province fighters after the …
Lawmakers in the Nigerian Senate have expressed grief as the senator representing Enugu North Senatorial District, Okey Ezea, has passed away. Ezea, who was elected on the platform of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, reportedly died in the United Kingdom while receiving medical treatment for an undisclosed ailment. His death was formally …
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise [CPPE] has pointed out that, despite the overall disinflation report, five sectors accounted for 84 per cent of October’s inflationary burden. The sectors are food and non-alcoholic beverages; transport; housing, water, electricity, gas and utilities; education; and health. In a statement on Monday by its Chief Executive …
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has scheduled emergency meetings of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) and National Executive Committee (NEC) for Tuesday, November 18, 2025. The meetings come amid one of the party’s most severe internal crises in recent …
Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) is ready to accommodate “displaced politicians” joining from other parties amid the rising wave of defections. Ndume stated this at the Nnamdi Azikiwe 6th Annual Award Lecture 2025 (121st Posthumous Birthday Celebration) in Abuja. The event, themed “The Power of Pan-African Unity: …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has criticised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention held in Ibadan at the weekend, describing it as a “carnival of shame, lawlessness and impunity.” In a statement issued on Sunday, the APC Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, faulted the decision of the faction loyal to Governor Seyi …
President Bola Tinubu has hailed the Super Eagles for their efforts in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, despite losing to DR Congo in a playoff on Sunday. Nigeria’s World Cup hopes were dashed at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, as DR Congo advanced to the intercontinental playoff following a dramatic penalty …
A major political realignment is underway in Kogi State as former Governor Capt. Idris Ichalla Wada and several notable members of opposition parties are scheduled to formally defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, November 17, 2025. The APC State Chairman, Hon. Abdullahi Bello (Dollar), announced the development in an invitation issued to …
Two former Senate Presidents and chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara and Senator Bukola Saraki, have expressed opposing views over the party’s national convention scheduled to begin tomorrow in Ibadan, Oyo State. Wabara, who chairs the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), insisted the convention must hold as approved by all major …
A group known as the Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa (PAACA) has called on the Nigerian government to delay the implementation of the 15 per cent tariff on import of petrol and diesel until local refineries reach the capacity to meet at least 80 per cent of national demand. The group, which made …
