Political analysis, national security dispatches, and court proceedings from across Nigeria.
PoliticsPreparations for the 2027 presidential contest have gained momentum as the Obi-Kwankwaso Movement announced a 59-member campaign council to coordinate its mobilisation and operations across Nigeria. The council unveiled on Thursday features political coordinators from the six geopolitical zones and the Federal Capital Territory, alongside officials assigned to different departments of the campaign structure. John […]
PoliticsThe Akwa Ibom State Government says it has committed N879.22 billion to infrastructure development since Governor Umo Eno assumed office, with hundreds of projects covering roads, erosion control and electricity. The Commissioner for Works, Prof. Eno Ibanga, made the disclosure during a media briefing in Uyo on Thursday. Ibanga said the administration had funded 234 […]
PoliticsOmoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate has declared that his administration would not create an official Office of the First Lady if he is elected President in 2027, citing the absence of such an office in the Constitution. The AAC candidate disclosed this while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, […]
PoliticsFirst Lady Oluremi Tinubu has urged former Speakers and Deputy Speakers of state Houses of Assembly to remain engaged in public service, using their legislative experience, networks and institutional knowledge to promote national development and support President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms. Remi Tinubu made the appeal on Thursday in Abuja during the national summit of […]
PoliticsThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has clarified the whereabouts of its Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, after the Obidient Movement questioned his absence from Abuja and the appearance of National Commissioner Rhoda Gumus as acting chairman at an official engagement. INEC said Amupitan is currently outside Abuja on an official assignment and has the authority […]
PoliticsThe ADC has raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s rising cost of living, saying petrol prices reaching N1,470 per litre are driving up the cost of transportation, food, education and other basic needs. Bolaji Abdullahi, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, made the position known in a statement in which the opposition party criticised the economic policies […]