Politics

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has admitted that internal leadership failures, instead of external political pressure, led to the defection of former Osun governorship aspirant, Ademola Adeleke, to the Accord Party. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, recently had his say while speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief. ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign former Minister of Labour and Productivity and ex-Anambra State Governor, Dr Chris Ngige, on Friday. This comes after his arrest on Wednesday in what relatives described as a forceful dawn operation at his Abuja residence. In a press statement ...

The Office of the former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, SAN, has defended the ex-minister over the alleged withdrawal of his bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The office recently had its say via a press statement signed by Mohammed Bello Doka, Special Assistant on ...

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that Nigeria is providing strong regional leadership under President Bola Tinubu. Its spokesman, Mr Seye Oladejo, recently had his say via a press statement, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, with Tinubu in charge, the country ...

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has said that his decision to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Accord Party was driven by uncertainty within the PDP. He recently stressed the need to protect his political future and the stability of the state, and Nigerians have been reacting. According ...

President Bola Tinubu has expressed displeasure over the backlog of debt amounting to about ₦1.5 billion owed to federal contractors. He recently had his say via his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to Tinubu, he was enraged after learning that about ...

The Osun State Commissioner for Information, Kolapo Alimi, has revealed that the recent Peoples Democratic Party convention in Ibadan delayed the state governor, Ademola Adeleke’s public declaration for the Accord Party. He recently had his say while speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, and Nigerians have been reacting. According ...

Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has blasted what he described as the excessive deployment of security operatives around the family of President Bola Tinubu. He recently warned that such overreach undermines Nigeria’s security priorities, and Nigerians have been reacting. Speaking at the 20th Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) ...

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has officially joined the Accord Party ahead of the party’s governorship primary, scheduled for Wednesday. His defection comes days after a resignation letter, dated November 4, surfaced online on December 1, following which the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) conducted its primary that produced Adebayo Adedamola ...

The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor recently announced his defection while addressing stakeholders at a meeting held at the Government House, Port Harcourt. According to him, he met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on ...

Former National Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr Abdullahi Sani Shinkafi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to unify the command structure of the Ministry of Defence. He recently had his say via a press statement, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, Nigeria’s security challenges will ...

President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve deploying troops to the neighbouring Republic of Benin as part of a peace mission. This comes two days after rogue soldiers briefly seized control of a TV station in Cotonou, Benin’s economic capital, before being repelled by government forces. In a ...

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a failed political arrangement. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Lagos APC spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, reacted to the ADC’s public call for Peter Obi to clarify his political intentions. According to him, ...

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has blasted the Federal Government over its fast intervention in the attempted coup in the Benin Republic. The party recently had its say via a press statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi. According to him, the development raises important questions about ...

Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has applauded President Bola Tinubu for quickly approving the Benin Republic’s request for Nigerian military support to foil Sunday’s attempted coup in the neighbouring country. He recently had his say via a press statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced plans to hold a nationwide protest on Dec. 17 over insecurity in the country. This was recently revealed via a communiqué jointly signed by the NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, and the Acting General Secretary, Mr Benson Upah. According to him, the NEC ...

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has said that he is expecting a sweeping victory for the ruling party in the 2027 general elections. He recently had his say while receiving the leadership of Women Leaders Support Advancement, a political advocacy group promoting greater inclusion ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he still does not know his exact age. He recently had his say while speaking at the Toyin Falola Interview Series, themed “A Conversation with His Excellency, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo,” and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, his only reference point comes ...

President Bola Tinubu has hailed the Nigerian Armed Forces for their swift intervention in Benin Republic following an attempted military coup in the neighbouring country. He recently had his say via a press statement, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the Government of Benin formally requested Nigeria’s military ...

Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren. A United Nations source and local media recently confirmed their freedom, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to the insider, the children from St. Mary’s Catholic school in Papiri are set to be handed over to local government officials in ...