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 […]
PoliticsAfrican Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo has declared President Bola Tinubu unfit to govern Nigeria, accusing his administration of worsening the suffering of citizens through hunger, disease, insecurity and economic hardship. Okonkwo made the remarks while addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, arguing that Nigerians had faced mounting difficulties since Tinubu assumed office on […]
PoliticsThe All Progressives Congress (APC) is looking to the North’s 56.01 million registered voters as President Bola Tinubu prepares to kick off his 2027 re-election campaign in Kaduna on Saturday, even as the opposition argues that economic hardship and insecurity could frustrate the ruling party’s plans. Figures from the Independent National Electoral Commission show that […]
PoliticsFCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has called on PDP members in the Federal Capital Territory to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election and vote for APC candidates in 2027, while taking a swipe at supporters of Peter Obi, whom he said could make him “president of social media. The FCT minister spoke on Wednesday at a political […]
Foreign AffairsAbike Dabiri-Erewa Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has revealed that her office has been receiving numerous requests from foreign nationals seeking Nigerian passports, with some reportedly expressing a desire to remain in the country rather than return to where they previously lived. She disclosed this on Wednesday at a press briefing in […]
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 […]