Politics

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said that the frequent defection of politicians across parties in Nigeria is due to a lack of genuine political ideology in the country’s political system. He recently revealed that the absence of ideological distinction among political parties is one of the major weaknesses of ...

President Bola Tinubu has urged the newly sworn-in Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, to uphold integrity and ensure Nigeria’s elections remain free, fair and credible. He recently made the plea in Abuja after swearing in Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, as the ...

Human rights lawyer and former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Professor Chidi Odinkalu, has said that politicians are the reason for the security challenges confronting the South-East, not IPOB. He recently revealed that politicians financing cultism across the region are responsible for the lingering South-East crisis. Speaking ...

Nigerian activist Omoyele Sowore has been arrested at the Federal High Court in Abuja by armed policemen. His arrest happened briefly after he made an appearance for the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Sowore, who is a frontline agitator for Kanu’s release from detention, ...

A former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Kanu Agabi, has formally applied to withdraw his appearance for the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Agabi, SAN, recently announced his decision to pull out from the case after the proceeding resumed ...

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has said that Nigerians should not be put in situations where they are forced to take dangerous risks in an attempt to live. He recently urged Nigerian leaders to show greater compassion and empathy to ...

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that Nigeria’s electoral process has improved since the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) left power in 2015. He recently reflected on the country’s democratic journey and the lessons learned from past elections. Speaking during Wednesday’s plenary session as the Senate debated a bill seeking to ...

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said that President Bola Tinubu’s government will always be an ally of the media. He recently assured the Nigeria Union of Journalists that BAT is on their side, and Nigerians have been reacting. Speaking while he hosted a delegation of the NUJ leadership at the Presidential ...

Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has said that his second-term re-election bid is a divine project. He recently revealed that his bid to return to office is a mass movement which sparks a sense of collective purpose. Speaking during a campaign rally in Onitsha South Local Government Area of the ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has announced the suspension of its two-week warning strike. The union recently gave the Federal Government a one-month window to conclude the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement and tackle other unresolved issues affecting Nigeria’s university system. Speaking during a press briefing in ...

President Bola Tinubu has sent heartfelt condolences to the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro, and his family over the death of his son, Victor Moro, and grandson, Abba Moro Jr. He recently commiserated with the family, friends and associates of the Senator who represents Benue South Senatorial District in ...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said that he would use twenty days to show Nigerians what Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government has done in the educational sector in Abuja. He recently revealed that citizens who act like social media presidents will be shocked when he unpacks ...

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has warned that anyone undermining Nigeria’s unity or sovereignty will be treated as an enemy of the state. He recently revealed that the Nigerian army is ever ready to defend Nigeria’s territorial integrity. Speaking in Birnin Kebbi, the Kebbi State capital, while ...

President Bola Tinubu has hailed the Ola Olukoyede leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for achieving new heights in asset recovery and convictions. The President, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, recently revealed that the EFCC has recorded more than 7,000 convictions in the first ...

Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has rubbished reports of dumping the Labour Party, LP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC. He recently described the report as a fabrication by political propagandists. In a press statement via the Abia State Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, he revealed that the ...

Civil rights advocate and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has blasted the Nigerian Police and judiciary for their handling of the recent peaceful #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest. He recently revealed that the actions of the Nigerian Police and judiciary amid the calm demonstrations prove that the country is only pretending to practise democracy. Speaking ...

The Nigeria Police Force has defended its enforcement of a court order restricting the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest from accessing key government areas in Abuja. NPF recently insisted that its officers acted within the law and only used tear gas to disperse demonstrators. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, Force Public ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria plans to create at least 20,000 jobs yearly through the launch of the second phase of the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP). The NJFP, a flagship programme of the Federal Government being coordinated by the Office of the Vice-President, is implemented by the United Nations ...

The Nigeria Police Force has warned intending #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protesters against any form of protest around the Aso Rock and its environs. He recently revealed that the warning is backed by an order of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Speaking via a press statement, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin ...

Popular activist Omoyele Sowore has urged the Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, CP Miller Dantawaye, and officers of the Nigeria Police Force to honour their oath to protect citizens. He recently appealed to the Nigeria Police Force to respect the constitutional right to peaceful assembly ahead of Monday’s #FreeNnamdiKanuNow ...