Politics

The Federal Government has renewed its bid for a permanent seat at the United Nations’ Security Council as part of a wider process of institutional reforms. FG recently cited the country’s growing population and its status as a stabilising force in regional security and a consistent partner in global peacekeeping ...

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has blasted reports of assurances that President Bola Tinubu does not plan to extend his stay in office beyond 2031. The party recently revealed that BAT’s constitutional mandate will still expire in 2027, and Nigerians have been reacting. In a statement signed by its National ...

President Bola Tinubu has said that terrorists hate Nigeria because it chooses tolerance over tyranny. He recently revealed that the country’s bitter experience with terrorism has shown that violence never ends where it begins. Speaking via Vice President Kashim Shettima, who represented him at the ongoing 80th Session of the ...

President Bola Tinubu has conferred posthumous national honours of Commander of the Order of the Niger, CON, on the late Ogoni four: Albert Badey, Edward Kobani, Theophilus Orage, and Samuel Orage. He recently bestowed the honours on the four leaders while receiving the report of the Ogoni Consultations Committee at ...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has reacted to those urging Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2027 presidential election. He recently revealed that the people behind the push are intentionally plotting to plunge the country into crisis. Speaking on Channels Television’s “Politics Today”, Wike said that ...

President Bola Tinubu is set to visit Kaduna State today, September 19, for a one-day trip. The announcement was recently made by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement released on Thursday and titled “President Tinubu to visit Kaduna State.” According to ...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has taken yet another swipe at former Sokoto State governor Aminu Tambuwal and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. He recently accused them of political inconsistency and betrayal, and Nigerians have been reacting. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Wike dismissed Tambuwal’s ...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has confirmed Governor Sim Fubara’s readiness to return to Rivers State following the suspension of the six-month emergency rule imposed on the state. Recall that in March, President Bola Tinubu suspended Fubara, his deputy, Mrs Ngozi Odu and the state House ...

The National Coordinator of the South-South Elders Forum, Anabs Sara-Igbe, has said that Rivers people are happy about Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s return to office. He recently revealed that the state was at a complete standstill during his six-month absence under President Bola Tinubu’s emergency rule. Speaking during an interview with ...

If everything goes according to plan, the suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu, and the 32-member House of Assembly will return to office on September 18. Reports of Fubara’s return broke last week after a closed-door meeting between President Tinubu and the Sole Administrator, ...

This government is fully aware of the economic pressures of the time and will not make decisions that will make things even more burdensome. The Federal Government has no immediate plans to implement the 5 percent fuel surcharge contained in the newly signed Tax Administration Act 2025. FG recently revealed ...

The All Progressives Congress in Lagos State has come out to describe the 2023 Labour Party Governorship Candidate, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, as a politician with no direction. The party’s comment was a reaction to Gbadebo’s Saturday defection from LP to the African Democratic Congress. In a press statement released by ...

A group within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement, GSHM, has said that Nigeria needs a competent president in 2027, not zoning. The movement recently revealed that rather than ignore quality candidates on the guise of zoning the Presidency to the Southern part of the country, Nigeria ...

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has said that more state governors will defect to the ruling party ahead of the 2027 general election. He recently revealed that the added defections will strengthen President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid. Speaking during the 12th Expanded Stakeholders’ Meeting ...

The 2023 governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said that he received the approval of LP’s presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, before joining the African Democratic Congress (ADC). He recently revealed that Lagos State cannot be “pocketed by one man,” and Nigerians ...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has denied reports that he condemned government borrowing. Recall that he expressed concerns that Nigeria’s debt has reached “a critical point” while calling for urgent reforms in borrowing practices and oversight as he presented at the West Africa Association of Public Accounts ...

The National Assembly (NASS) has informed suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, that she cannot resume her legislative duties just yet. Despite the senator serving her six-month suspension in full, the National Assembly recently revealed that Natasha’s suspension remains in effect as the case is still before the Court ...

If everything goes according to plan, the suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu, and the 32-member House of Assembly will return to office on September 18. Reports of Fubara’s return broke last week after a closed-door meeting between President Tinubu and the Sole Administrator, ...

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of “acting like a terrorist organisation.” This is coming after an attack on its members at a church premises in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State last week, a gathering that was attended by party leaders, ...

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, is set to return to the National Assembly later this month after completing her six-month suspension, her lawyer has confirmed. Her counsel, Victor Giwa, recently revealed that the senator is already making plans to resume plenary alongside her colleagues when the Senate reconvenes ...