Political analysis, national security dispatches, and court proceedings from across Nigeria.
ConsultingA two-storey building under construction has collapsed in Fadeyi, Lagos State, leaving one person dead and several others feared trapped beneath the debris, according to the state emergency management agency. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the incident on Friday in a statement by its Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, as emergency responders […]
ConsultingGeorge Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, has told Northern politicians to respect the North-South power-sharing arrangement and allow the South to complete eight years in the presidency before pursuing the office in 2027. Akume stated this in Abuja while receiving members of the Order of the Knights of St. Mulumba Nigeria, led […]
ConsultingPolice fired tear gas at Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Funso Doherty, the Lagos governorship candidates of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), respectively, during a memorial marking six years since the 2020 #EndSARS shootings. The incident happened on Tuesday at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, where the candidates joined other participants […]
ConsultingOgun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has shifted responsibility for explaining how petrol subsidy-removal gains are being spent to state governors, saying they receive the increased allocations generated by the policy. Abiodun spoke on Thursday during an APC rally at the Dipo Dina International Stadium in Ijebu-Ode, where he defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision to remove […]
ConsultingPresident Bola Tinubu has hailed the Hausa people as “great pillars” of Nigeria, saying their role in promoting national unity and progress extends beyond the country through the growing influence of the Hausa language. The President made the declaration on Wednesday as the Hausa community marked Hausa Day at the historic Daura Palace, describing the […]
ConsultingWorks Minister David Umahi has declared that the era of temporary repairs on the Ibadan–Ijebu Ode Road is over, as the Federal Government begins work on the 56.5-kilometre dualisation of the strategic corridor. Umahi made the declaration in Ibadan, Oyo State, during the flag-off of the project, describing the road as a critical economic route […]