The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State has knocked the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for making allegedly misleading claims about the Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa administration. In a statement by its Director of Media and Publicity, Mr Steve Otaloro, the APC, which is the ruling party in the state, said: “The All Progressives Congress […]

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by the Police Service Commission challenging the judgment of the National Industrial Court which nullified the retirement of 455 senior police officers. The appellate court, in appeal No. CA/ABJ/PRE/ROA/CV/1829MI/2025 between the Police Service Commission and ACP Chinedu Ambrose Emengaha & eight […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said the 2027 presidential election may be his final attempt to become Nigeria’s leader, citing his age and the high stakes involved. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, made the remark during an interview on Arise Television on Wednesday evening. Responding to […]

Scene from the burial of the deceased soldiers. Credit. Army The Nigerian Army on Wednesday buried Brigadier General Oseni Braimah, Captain Ismail, and other soldiers killed in a recent attack by insurgents in Borno State. The officers and men were laid to rest at the Maimalari Cantonment Cemetery in Maiduguri with full military honours. The […]

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, a broad-based national coalition, spanning civil society organisations, professional bodies, labour groups, artisan associations, and other grassroots networks, has unveiled plans to back President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term with a massive target of 20 million signatures. The coalition, spearheaded by the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations […]

By Odogbo Ikiyouleimo Success, I would ordinarily not have joined issues with the author of the piece titled “Ondo South Senate race: Can APC afford to sideline Yoruba core voters?” published in thenationonlineng.net, simply because the name Kayode Adebayo does not ring any bell in the political space or history of Ondo South and Ondo […]

By John Dike, Osogbo A coalition of civil society organisations in Osun State has raised concern over the sudden transfer of the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) and planned redeployment of electoral personnel by the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of the 2026 governorship election. The group, in a statement issued on Wednesday and jointly […]