Politics

The Nigerian political elite don’t fear Peter Obi. But they fear his plans.   Yes, that’s it.   They don’t fear Obi because he is also part of the elite class like them. What they fear is what he is preaching: A Working Nigeria.   A working Nigeria will never Continue Reading

Former Borno State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, Ali Modu Sheriff, has said former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is unlikely to receive Northern backing for the 2027 presidential election, arguing that the region believes power should remain in the South.   Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Continue Reading

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said Nigeria needs God-fearing leaders to move in the right direction and achieve meaningful development. Fubara stated this on Thursday while receiving the World President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Pastor Erton Kohler, his wife, Andriene Marques Kohler, their daughter, Mariana Marques Kohler, and Continue Reading

  National Anthem Change, NYSC Adire Debate: Are These Nigeria’s Real Priorities? by bennybuhari(op): 4:35pm On Jul 06 In Nigeria today, under the Bola Ahmed Tinubu presidency, it is one week, one trouble. Maybe one week, one distraction. This government behaves like a seasoned trickster, always with another trick up Continue Reading

The National Vice Chairman (South-West) of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, has demanded a public retraction, apology and N50 billion in compensation from Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over an alleged defamatory statement made during a podcast interview.   The demand was made in a letter issued Continue Reading

In a recent court filing, the agencies argued that confirming or denying the existence of records could compromise privacy interests and national security, as they responded to multiple Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests from plaintiff Aaron Greenspan. The case highlights ongoing tensions between transparency and the protection of sensitive Continue Reading

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, Dominic Alancha, has called on the party to replace Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia as its governorship candidate, saying that the Governor is not popular and is not performing. Alancha made the call for the Governor’s removal when Continue Reading

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise by 2 weeks and also launched a new self-service online registration portal for first-time voters. This was disclosed via a statement by INEC on Friday 03 July 2026. The CVR which began 18August2025 and was Continue Reading

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that Nigeria may not survive another civil war, noting that many of the conditions that triggered the Biafra war remain unresolved. Obasanjo issued this warning on Wednesday at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta when he received a historical publication titled ‘Asaba Massacre’ Continue Reading

A Kaduna State High Court has dismissed a fresh bail application filed by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai, after the National Hospital Abuja disowned a medical report submitted in support of his request. Justice Darius Khobo rejected the application, which was based on claims that El-Rufai was suffering from advanced metastatic prostate Continue Reading