Politics

Nigerian politician Senator Shehu Sani has come out to say that the opposition figures attacking President Bola Tinubu are not doing it out of concern for Nigerians. He recently revealed that they are all speaking out of frustration for losing power in 2023, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to ...

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has come out to say that INEC has received letters of intent from 110 associations seeking registration as political parties ahead of the 2027 general election. He recently revealed that as of June 23, the commission is carefully processing ...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has blasted the Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Damagum, for ordering the National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, to resume duty at the party’s national secretariat. He recently revealed that Umar Damagum does not have the authority to issue such ...

President Bola Tinubu has come out to blast the politicians behind a proposed political coalition aimed at preventing his re-election bid in 2027. He recently described them as political “internally displaced persons,” and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the alliance involving Atiku and El-Rufai is a misguided political ...

The Federal Government has come out to say that President Bola Tinubu will sign the tax reform bills into law today. FG recently revealed that the bills will transform the country’s fiscal and revenue framework, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, ...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has come out to say that the 2027 general elections will be a turning point for Nigeria. He recently revealed that a coalition has been formed to support opposition leaders in their mission to recover and rebuild Nigeria. According to him, the coalition is his ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come out to praise his country for its “historic victory” during the 12-day war against Iran. He recently vowed to prevent Tehran from rebuilding its nuclear facilities, and the world has been reacting. According to him, Israel takes pride in destroying Iran’s nuclear project, ...

Prof. Pat Utomi has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to strike out the suit filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) over his alleged plan to establish a shadow government in the country. He recently made the application as the court begins hearing the suit today. According ...

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has come out to say that the Nigeria Police Force does not arrest Nigerians for criticising or abusing public officials. He recently revealed that no citizen would be arrested for abusing a politician online. According to him, the people will continue to have ...

Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for a quick integration of Africa’s vast informal economy into the formal intra-African trade framework. He recently described it as vital to exploiting the continent’s full economic potential, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, Africa’s development does not depend on its ...

The United States Mission in Nigeria has advised American citizens to avoid non-essential travel to military and government facilities in Abuja due to increased global security concerns. The warning, released by the US Embassy, declared that all embassy personnel and their families are currently prohibited from visiting military sites or ...

Bayelsa State Governor Senator Douye Diri has ordered security commanders to ensure the safe and unharmed release of Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, a High Court Judge who was abducted by armed men in Yenagoa. He recently gave the directive during his ongoing local government thank-you tour in Sagbama Local Government Area, ...

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to transforming Nigeria into a global agricultural force through increased mechanisation and youth engagement in farming. He recently said that the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme would modernize farming and improve its appeal to young Nigerians. According to him, over two thousand ...

The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Amb. Umar Iliya Damagum has distanced the party from recent statements made by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba. Recall that Debo recently shared that INEC does not have the constitutional power to regulate its meetings. According to him, ...

The leader of a faction of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Oba Oladipo Olaitan, has come out to explain why the group is against President Bola Tinubu’s government. He recently revealed that the current state of the nation led to Afenifere’s stance, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, ...

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has come out to blast the Federal and Benue State Governments for failing to prosecute suspects arrested in connection with ongoing violent attacks across Benue State. He recently shared that despite several suspects getting arrested over the years for different crimes, most of them are ...

The Presidency has come out to refute allegations made by former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, concerning President Bola Tinubu’s role during the annulment of the June 12, 1993. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, recently had his say via a press statement, ...

The palace of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has come out to say that all is well between him and the Ooni and Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade. The palace recently revealed that the viral clip hinting at a discord between them was edited to misrepresent their peaceful ...

A former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has come out to accuse President Bola Tinubu of supporting the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election. He recently revealed that BAT was not even part of the early pro-democracy resistance that followed, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to ...

The Senate has come out to say that about 85 per cent of the N1.48 trillion 2025 budget submitted by the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), was originally drafted by suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The Senate recently revealed that the current administrator only drafted the ...