2027: APC, ADC clash over northern support, regional interests

ADC Interim National chairman, Senator David Mark Ahead of the 2027 elections, the All Progressives Congress and the opposition coalition, African Democratic Congress, have clashed over which party commands the support of northerners and is better positioned to safeguard their interests. ADC Interim National Chairman and former Senate President, David Mark, described the poverty, insecurity, […]

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Akpabio, Bamidele’s exchange normal – Senate

Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu. The Senate has described the clash between its President, Godswill Akpabio, and and Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, during a recent executive session, as a normal feature of democracy. Its Committee on Media and Public Affairs chairman, Senator Yemi Adaramodu,in a statement on Sunday debunked the […]

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Dabiri-Erewa debunks Kemi Badenoch’s lies about Nigeria

Nigerians in Diaspora Commission chairman, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has tackled United Kingdom Conservative leader of Nigerian descent, Kemi Badenoch, over alleged false claims about Nigerian women and their citizenship status. Badenoch, in an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria had said she is unable to transfer her Nigerian citizenship to her children because of her gender. She […]

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Compel Osun to refund seven months LG allocations, FG tells court

Attorney General of the Federation and Justice Minister, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN The Federal Government has asked the Supreme Court to compel Osun State Government to refund seven months’ local government allocations to the Finance Minister. Attorney General of the Federation and Justice Minister, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, made the request in a response filed through his […]

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Marginalisation: Northern groups back Kwankwaso as FG, Afenifere push back

Northern socio-political groups, including the Arewa Consultative Forum, the Coalition of Northern Groups, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, the League of Northern Democrats, and Arewa Youth Consultative Council, have thrown their weight behind former Kano State Governor and national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, following his claims that the President Bola […]

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Why I met Aregbesola – Lauretta Onochie

Niger Delta Development Commission’s former chairman, Lauretta Onochie, has disclosed why she met with ,Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, former Minister of Interior and current National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). She disclosed the meeting, which held on Thursday, July 24, 2025, via her verified Facebook page on Friday. The former presidential aide, said the […]

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2027: PDP zones presidency to South

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to the South. Also, it announced that its Elective National Convention would now take place in Ibadan, Oyo State. The party took these decisions at its 101st National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting in Abuj. Chaired by the party’s acting National Chairman, Ambassador Iliya Damagum, […]

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Stop poking your nose in opposition affairs – Atiku fires Tinubu, APC

Former Vice President and opposition leader Atiku Abubakar has criticised President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for allegedly interfering in the affairs of opposition parties, instead of tackling Nigeria’s worsening economic and security problems. The criticism was contained in a statement signed by Atiku’s Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, following Tinubu’s latest […]

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Fasoranti says credible census will strengthen Nigeria’s democracy

Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, has stressed that credible census will strengthen Nigeria’s democracy by providing accurate data. He spoke in his Akure home while receiving the Ondo State’s National Population Commission’s federal commissioner, Mrs Kemi Iyantan, who had paid him a courtesy visit, and allayed the fear of bloated, inconsistent population figures. Fasoranti,represented […]

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Nigeria harbours 40% of W’Africa’s 500 million illegal arms – CDS

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Christopher Musa, has raised the alarm over Nigeria’s growing vulnerability to global insecurity, revealing that the country harbours 40 per cent of the over 500 million illegal small arms and light weapons circulating in West Africa. Speaking in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday, during a lecture titled “Global Fragility […]

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