Political analysis, national security dispatches, and court proceedings from across Nigeria.
PoliticsThe African Democratic Congress has called on the Presidency to explain President Bola Tinubu’s continued absence from Nigeria after his originally announced three-week vacation was extended beyond its scheduled end. The ADC Presidential Campaign Council said the President’s vacation was initially expected to end on September 21, but Tinubu remained outside the country as of […]
PoliticsFormer Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently increase the national minimum wage, saying rising petrol, food, transport and housing costs have eroded the purchasing power of Nigerian workers. Atiku, who is the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, also expressed support for organised labour’s demand for a substantial […]
PoliticsVice President Kashim Shettima is back in Nigeria after leading the country’s delegation to the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, where Nigeria pressed for UN reforms, stronger African representation and greater support for developing countries. Shettima left Abuja on September 20 after President Bola Tinubu directed him to represent him and lead […]
PoliticsFCT Minister Nyesom Wike is facing growing resistance from APC chapters across several states over his Rainbow Coalition, with party leaders insisting he must join the ruling party if he wants to work fully for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election. The disagreement has opened another political front between Wike and members of the APC ahead […]
PoliticsZamfara Governor Dauda Lawal has reignited the political dispute over Nyesom Wike’s allegiance, insisting that the FCT Minister must choose where he stands as political alignments ahead of 2027 continue to generate controversy. Lawal said he would raise Wike’s political position with President Bola Tinubu, maintaining that supporting the APC while simultaneously backing other political […]
PoliticsWith Nigeria’s 2027 presidential contest taking shape, NDC chieftain Buba Galadima has questioned whether the 2027 presidential election can truly be guaranteed free and fair, warning, “If you are dealing with criminals and fraudsters like these ones we have, you can’t be sure of anything. Galadima made the statement while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics […]