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A federal high court in Abuja will on Friday hear a suit seeking to stop former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election. Justice Peter Lifu had on April 28 ordered that hearing notices be served on the defendants after they failed to file responses in the matter. The suit was filed […]

The Senate has made a U-turn on its Tuesday’s decision as it has rescinded a controversial amendment that barred first-time senators from contesting presiding offices, reopening the 2027 race for Senate President and Deputy Senate President. On Tuesday, the Senate amended its Standing Orders after a marathon executive session with the introduction of stricter eligibility […]

Ambassador Femi Fani-Kayode Ambassador-designate to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode has clarified why he was reassigned to South Africa. He was originally posted to Germany as ambassador designate. Contrary to insinuations that his reposting was because Germany rejected him, he explained that he personally requested his reassignment. The former Aviation Minister made the disclosure in a […]

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has announced that President Bola Tinubu has approved his appointment as Nigeria’s Ambassador-Designate to South Africa. He made the disclosure in a post on his X handle on Thursday, stating that his initial posting to Germany was reviewed following his request for redeployment. According to him, he had formally written […]

Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said contesting Nigeria’s presidency is “not a computer game” as he reacted to calls by youth groups urging him to contest the 2027 election. He spoke on Thursday while receiving some youth groups who visited him at his office in Abuja to press him to return to […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Barely two weeks to the straw polls of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the scramble for prominent positions in the 11th National Assembly has become a source of worry to President Bola Tinubu. Also, the National Working Committee (NWC) of APC waived the screening requirement for President Tinubu, declaring him […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction, led by Kabiru Turaki, has dismissed threats by Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to take action against banks that allow it to open accounts for the sale of nomination forms. On Wednesday, while speaking during his monthly media chat, Wike challenged the Turaki-led group to […]

Nigerian soldiers Nigeria and the United States have inaugurated Defence Institutional Technical Working Groups (DITWGs) under the 2026 Defence Cooperation Roadmap, in a renewed effort to deepen military collaboration amid escalating insecurity across the country. This was disclosed in a statement issued late Tuesday by Samaila Uba, the spokesperson for Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ). The […]

Patty Etete and Godswill Akpabio A former member of the House of Representatives, Patty Etete, has declared his intention to contest the Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial seat currently held by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, after defecting to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). Mr Etete’s move comes amid a growing discontent within the All Progressives Congress […]

Dangote Refinery has effected another upward price adjustment, raising its ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit to N1,350 per litre. The latest adjustment, confirmed on Wednesday by a senior official of Dangote Refinery and pricing platform Petroleumprice.ng, represents a N75 increase from the previous N1,275 per litre, reinforcing a pattern of frequent price recalibrations that […]