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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Senate President Godswill Akpabio The Senate on Thursday rescinded controversial amendments to its Standing Orders 2026 following concerns by lawmakers that some of the provisions were inconsistent with the 1999 Constitution.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 […]

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 […]