Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Charlie Boy. Credit: Charlie Boy Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has explained why he developed an admiration for entertainer Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charlie Boy, despite initially being put off by his unconventional style of dress, which he described as “jaga-jaga.” Obasanjo spoke in an interview on the Before Tomorrow […]

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State The Director-General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Folorunsho Aluko, has dismissed reports alleging the removal of Hope Uzodimma as chairman of the forum. In a statement issued on Friday morning, Aluko said no such decision was taken, stressing that no meeting of the forum was held to that […]

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has said there are no plans by Muslims to drive out Christians in Nigeria. Speaking at the first triannual meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, NIREC, in Abuja, Abubakar said Muslims would not remove Christians from Nigeria. The Sultan said, “Today, as I stand here, I want to affirm […]

says ‘Nigeria is working again’ Vice President Kashim Shettima, has returned presidential nomination and expression of interest forms on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, formally entering the incumbent into the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential primary race, on the last day designated for the submission of such documents. At an elaborate event in Abuja, the […]

Oshiomhole Senator Adams Oshiomhole on Thursday declared that Senate President Godswill Akpabio would not qualify to occupy the position under the newly amended Senate leadership rules. Speaking with journalists after Wednesday’s tense plenary session, Oshiomhole argued that if the new requirement mandating at least eight uninterrupted years in the Senate for presiding officers is applied […]

The All Progressives Congress is facing growing internal tensions across several states as its consensus arrangement ahead of the 2027 general elections continues to generate resistance, competing interests, and political realignments within the party structure. Findings show that in some states, including Katsina, Borno, and Jigawa, party stakeholders have adopted the consensus option as a […]

Senate President Godswill Akpabio The Senate on Thursday rescinded controversial amendments to its Standing Orders 2026 following concerns by lawmakers that some of the provisions were inconsistent with the 1999 Constitution. The reversal came barely days after the upper chamber amended portions of its rules, a move that had triggered controversy and sharp exchanges among […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu APC adopts direct primary for presidential ticket  Ugochinyere cautions ADC, NDC, LP against bickering el-Rufai’s son, four others dump APC, PDP for ADC, NDC in Reps Ardo vows not to back down on opposition to NDC’s registration Adebayo decries police siege on secretariat as SDP vows to proceed with convention Obi […]