Politics

The Ijaw National Congress (INC) and its youth wing, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), have called on the Rivers State House of Assembly to halt ongoing impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara. This comes amid rising political tension in Rivers State, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to the INC ...

Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has warned that the combination of heavy taxation, low wages and rising national debt poses a serious threat to Nigeria’s economic and democratic stability. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, recently had his say at the warning at the book launch and 85th birthday celebration of the founding ...

A political pressure group, Abia Patriots, has fired back at Senator Orji Uzor Kalu over his recent outburst. Recall that Kalu recently said that Goveror Alex Otti is not needed for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress to win the election in Abia. Reacting, Abia Patriots expressed ...

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said that no aspirant will withdraw for another in the coalition. This comes amid calls by Obidients that presidential aspirants in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) should step down for Peter Obi. Totally rejecting any suggestion that he should step aside, Atiku described ...

The vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Dr Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said that former members of the party who have defected to other political platforms are political travellers. He recently had his say while addressing party faithful at a rally held at the ...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned that Nigeria’s democracy is facing an existential threat. He recently accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of deliberately weakening opposition parties and shrinking democratic space, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, Nigerians have endured nearly three years of severe economic hardship under ...

The immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and his son, Abdulaziz, have secured N1billion bail from the Federal High Court in Abuja. The court, in a ruling that was delivered by trial Justice Emeka Nwite, equally granted Malami’s wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe, who ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken its festering leadership crisis to former President Goodluck Jonathan. Members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) recently held a closed-door meeting with him in Abuja to seek guidance, reassurance and direction at a critical moment for the opposition party. According to Taminu ...

A former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has formally thrown his weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. He recently pledged his support through the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, Tinubu stood by him in his time ...

Former governor of Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo, has said that the Igbo deserve a better place in Nigeria. He recently had his say when former Anambra State Governor, Mr Peter Obi, alongside other Igbo leaders, paid him a New Year courtesy visit at his country home in Amechi Awkunanaw, ...

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said that the 2026 budget is a well-planned instrument to solidify the gains of President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda. He recently revealed that the budget is already yielding positive results, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the ...

United States President Donald Trump has shared a list showing welfare rates among immigrants. He recently revealed that about 33.3 per cent of Nigerian immigrant households received some form of public assistance in the United States. The top 10 countries with the highest reported welfare rates include Bhutan – 81.4 ...

The national vice chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress for the North East region, Mustapha Salihu, has rejected reports saying that those joining his party will escape prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He recently had his say while speaking to journalists at his Yola private residence, ...

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has said that Nigeria’s failure to respond to the reported action by the United States against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro exposes a crisis of legitimacy and moral authority under the Bola Tinubu government. The party recently had its say via a press statement by the ...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has warned the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ajibola Basiru, to stay away from the internal politics of Rivers State. He recently accused him of only being interested in the state’s resources, and Nigerians have been reacting. ...

Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has condemned the killing of over 40 people in a terrorist attack on Kasuwan-Daji Market in the Domo community of Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. He recently urged the Federal Government to halt what he described as the growing normalisation of mass ...

Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has expressed sadness over the demise of Senator John Kojo-Brambaifa. He recently had his say via a condolence message issued to newsmen by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah. According to him, Brambaifa was an illustrious son of Bayelsa State, and he’ll be remembered ...

The National leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Sen Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has set conditions and terms to enter a merger under the party or any other political party. He recently had his say while addressing groups of supporters at his Miller Road residence in Kano over the ...

Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said that he was listed for elimination as a Boko Haram figure on the same day the United States conducted an air strike in Nigeria. He recently had his say while addressing his congregation in a video that has since gone viral, and ...

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the military, police and State Security Service to track down and apprehend the perpetrators of the Kasuwan Daji attack in Niger State. Recall that terrorists recently killed at least 30 villagers and abducted scores of women and children. According to him, security agencies must urgently ...