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Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday described former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as a political nomad.   This follows Obi’s defection from the coalition African Democratic Congress (ADC).    Reacting to Obi’s announcement via his X handle, Onanuga dismissed the reasons given by the former […]

 Presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, has announced his “decision to leave” the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general election.   In a reflective message shared on his official X handle on Sunday, Obi cited a worsening political climate marked by internal crises, external interference, and growing hostility within party structures. The former Anambra […]

The United Bank for Africa (UBA Group) has confirmed the arrest of three individuals in connection with the circulation of “false and defamatory” claims targeting its Group Chairman, Tony O. Elumelu.   In a statement, the bank described the viral reports alleging that Elumelu had divorced his wife as entirely fabricated, malicious, and intended to […]

 The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have called on the Federal Government, state governors, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory to protect journalists and urgently address worsening insecurity and human rights violations across several parts of northern Nigeria, including Benue, Borno, Kwara, Plateau, and Sokoto […]

The dramatic and unexpected move by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi (SAN), to support a suit seeking the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other parties is, on its face, a tidy exercise in constitutional housekeeping. In practice, it looks rather more like an attempt to prune the […]

Nigeria’s road to the 2027 general elections was dramatically redrawn on Thursday as the Supreme Court delivered twin verdicts that strike at the organizational backbone of two key opposition platforms; the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).   In the ADC case, the apex court declined to finally resolve the party’s […]

The Osun State Government has removed the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu, Oba Gbenga Joseph Oloyede, from office following his conviction and imprisonment in the United States for a COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. In a statement issued Wednesday, the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, confirmed that the monarch’s removal takes immediate effect. He […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Mr Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as Minister of Power, subject to confirmation by the Senate.   The nomination has been transmitted to the Senate for screening and confirmation in accordance with the Constitution.   The nomination follows the resignation of the former Minister, Adebayo Adelabu, who stepped down from office […]

Nigeria’s political landscape is entering one of its most fluid and consequential phases since 1999. The ruling APC remains entrenched, the PDP is fragmented, and smaller parties are trapped in litigation or personality clashes. Yet amid this fragmentation, a rare alignment of political arithmetic, demographic energy, and regional complementarity has emerged: a Peter Obi–Rabiu Kwankwaso […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved the dismissal and prosecution of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Nuhu Usman over the killing of a suspect in Effurun, Delta State.   The action follows the outcome of a review by the Force Disciplinary Committee (FDC), which examined the incident alongside other internal disciplinary procedures. Addressing […]

The EFCC chairman, Olu Olukoyede, however, said that after concluding the investigation, he invited Eze, who is also the convener of the New Season Prophetic    Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has said that he investigated the Lead Pastor of Streams of Joy International, Jerry Eze, for six months […]

The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow ($516,333,007) five hundred and sixteen million, three hundred and thirty-three thousand, seven US dollars in syndicated financing from Deutsche Bank AG.   They approved it during the plenary on Tuesday in Abuja after the presentation of a report by the deputy chairman of […]