Politics

A former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the Nigerian judiciary of corruption, claiming that many judges and lawyers have compromised their roles in delivering justice.‎‎Speaking on Monday, May 19, 2025, during the Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association, Bwari Branch, in Abuja, El-Rufai said the Nigerian public no longer trusts the […]

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, has strongly dismissed claims that he intends to join the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. Ganduje stated that the PDP was dead while the APC is gearing up for a decisive victory in the 2027 elections. This was in response to a claim by the former […]

The House of Representatives member representing Yewa North/Imeko-Afon Federal Constituency, Gboyega Isiaka, has lauded President Bola Tinubu for lifting restrictions on the sales and supply of petroleum products to communities that are within 20 kilometres of the country’s border with the Republic of Benin.‎‎Isiaka said that though the lifting of the sanction imposed six years […]

The Peoples Democratic Party and a former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, have paid tributes to the late former president Umaru Musa Yar’Adua fifteen years after his passing.‎‎In a message posted on X on Monday, the PDP — the party that gave Yar’Adua the platform to serve as Nigeria’s president from 2007 until his death […]

Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has firmly denied rumours linking him and four other governors to plans of defecting from the All Progressives Congress (APC)‎‎In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Ahmed Idris, it stressed the governor’s unwavering loyalty to the APC.‎‎However the governor described the speculation as ridiculously malicious and the work […]

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has faulted former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over comments he made about Nigeria during a recent appearance at Johns Hopkins University in the United States.‎‎Sanwo-Olu, in a statement on Sunday, accused Obi of making disparaging comments about the country, saying prominent Nigerians travelling […]

Following the gale of defections sweeping through the ranks and strongholds of the country’s leading opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, the National Working Committee of the PDP has scheduled a meeting for Tuesday to address the wave of defections and other internal crises that have plagued the party over the past years.‎‎The storm had […]

The suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Udaughan, on Sunday, tendered an unreserved apology to Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the controversial sexual harassment allegation she levelled against him.‎‎Natasha perceived apology was veiled in a satirical letter she wrote to the former Akwa Ibom governor, who is currently in Rome for the late Pope […]

Scores of supporters of the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, gathered on Monday across the state’s local government areas to pray for his reinstatement.‎‎The gatherings featured songs, dancing, and prayers, symbolising a call for divine intervention in what they described as a troubling phase in the state’s governance.‎‎However, Supporters reiterated their faith in President […]

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, former presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has charged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on his “own disastrous presidency, saying that Nigeria is in a full-blown state of emergency. In a statement by his spokesman, Paul Ibe, he said while Tinubu is in France, Nigeria has fallen into […]