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The All Progressives Congress has dismissed reports claiming that it altered the timetable for its 2027 primary elections, insisting that the previously announced dates remain valid. The clarification was contained in a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, and published on the APC’s official platform on Wednesday night. According to the […]

Ayo Opadokun Prof Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate, will chair the 32nd anniversary event of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO). According to a statement on Wednesday, the event will also feature the public presentation of a memoir by Ayo Opadokun, the group’s general secretary, and awards to individuals and institutions recognised for their roles in Nigeria’s […]

The recent Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy has continued to generate debate across Nigeria’s political and legal circles, with renewed concerns emerging over its interpretation and possible implications for governance at the grassroots level. At the heart of the controversy is the court’s position on the financial and administrative independence of local governments, […]

Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has said he would serve only one term of four years if elected president, insisting he would serve only one term in office “even with a gun to my head.” Obi made the statement in a clip from an interview scheduled to air on News Central TV on […]

The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said the group rejected requests by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to increase its 7.25 per cent stake in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Dangote stated this in an interview with the Chief Executive Officer of the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund, Nicolai Tangen. The interview […]

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Madueke The defence and prosecution have closed their cases in the ongoing trial of former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, at the Southwark Crown Court in the United Kingdom, with a jury now set to deliver its verdict later this week. Alison-Madueke is standing trial alongside oil […]

Four Nigerian banks have published details of 321,181 dormant accounts in compliance with a Central Bank of Nigeria directive, sparking debate over customer communication, privacy and account reactivation. Access Bank, Union Bank, Stanbic IBTC and Fidelity Bank released the lists after the CBN’s July 2024 guidelines required lenders to publish dormant account details six months […]

No fewer than 30 or 31 governors, 88 senators, 242 members of House of Representatives and President Bola Tinubu’s sole challenger, Osifo Stanley, and 2,620 others will, today, know whether or not they will contest the 2027 elections on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Also, Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma; House […]

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dismissed reports alleging that he has defected to the National Democratic Congress, insisting that he remains a member of the All Progressive Congress. Speaking during an interview with reporters on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, the state capital, Fubara said the rumours were based on misinformation circulating in the media […]

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has fixed its presidential Nomination and Expression of Interest forms at N60 million, as it released the timetable for its primary elections ahead of the 2027 general elections. Its National Chairman, Moses Cleopas, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the sale of forms will […]