Politics

Doyin Okupe, a former director-general of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign, says President Bola Tinubu legitimately won the 2023 election. Okupe, who resigned from LP after the polls — based on “ideological grounds”— has…

A former vice president Atiku Abubakar has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s newest request for a loan, describing it as “bone-crushing”.  The Senate has approved the ₦1.77 trillion ($2.2b) loan request of President Tinubu after a…

The Senate has granted approval to the ₦1.77 trillion ($2.2b) loan request of President Bola Tinubu after a voice vote in favor of the request. The Senate presided by Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, approved the loan after the…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has announced its decision to support northerners running for the presidency and other offices who might be interested in contesting elections in 2027 in order to save the region and the country in…

The Edo State Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa, has revealed that the former Governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole, opposed the nomination of his son, Cyril, as Commissioner for Health-designate. Governor Monday Okpebholo appointed…

The Senate will approve the $2.2bn (about N1.77tn) loan request of President Bola Tinubu today (Wednesday). This request, submitted by the President, is part of the external borrowing plan outlined for implementing the N28.7tn 2024…

President Bola Tinubu’s special adviser on public communication and orientation, Sunday Dare, has fired back at Olusegun Obasanjo, calling the former president a mischief-maker who ran the most corrupt presidency in Nigeria’s history.…

Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano, has asked the national assembly to reject any attempts to “cheat” the north with the proposed tax reform bills. Kwankwaso spoke on Sunday at the convocation ceremony of Skyline University…

Lucky Aiyedatiwa has emerged victorious in the Ondo State governorship election, securing 366,781 votes to defeat his closest rival, Ajayi Agboola of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 117,845 votes. The Returning…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, says he is not afraid of joining the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, if he wants to. Wike made the assertion statement while explaining reasons for not…

Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has replied to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), over his comment on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2027 presidential ticket. Wike had earlier said…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow the votes of the people of Ondo State to count. While speaking, the governor also emphasized that elections in the country…

Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to FCT minister Nyesom Wike, has exonerated the minister from the protracted political crisis in oil-rich Rivers. Olayinka, in a statement in Abuja,…

A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has condemned the gifting of houses to judges by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The minister had in October flagged off the Design and Construction of 40 Judges’…

Monday Okpebholo has been inaugurated as the governor of Edo, marking an end to the eight-year stint of Godwin Obaseki at the helm of affairs in the South-South state. The ceremony took place on Tuesday at the Samuel Ogbemudia…