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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday administered the oath of office to six newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), urging them to uphold integrity, transparency, and the rule of law in the discharge of their duties. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony held…
Suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed heartfelt gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his decisive intervention in the prolonged political crisis that rocked the state, describing it as timely and instrumental in preserving democratic stability. Speaking in Port Harcourt on May 29, during a solidarity event…
Operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) have apprehended a suspected ritual murderer and kidnapper, Levi Obieze, popularly known as “E de Play, E de Show,” at the Gbaji checkpoint along the Badagry–Seme Road in Lagos State. In a statement on Thursday, NIS Public Relations Officer Akinsola Akinlabi announced that…
As the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu marks two years in office, former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has issued a scathing critique of the government’s performance, accusing it of gross incompetence, rising public debt, and deepening hardship for Nigerians.…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially presented the All Progressives Congress (APC) flag to the party’s Anambra State gubernatorial candidate, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, and his running mate, Senator Uche Ekwunife, ahead of the forthcoming governorship election. The presentation took place at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where President Tinubu received…
The internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has deepened, following a dramatic withdrawal from all reconciliation efforts by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. In a strongly worded statement issued on Sunday and personally signed, the former Rivers State Governor accused key PDP figures—most notably…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially published the personal particulars of candidates contesting in the upcoming 2025 Anambra State governorship election. This development follows the successful conclusion of party primaries conducted by 16 registered political parties and the subsequent submission of candidates’ nomination forms via the commission’s dedicated…
In a swift legislative move, the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday approved the second reading of a ₦1.78 trillion statutory appropriation bill for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), just hours after its introduction by President Bola Tinubu. The bill, aimed at funding the FCT Administration for the 2025 fiscal year, was…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has confirmed that the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, recently paid him a visit in Abuja as part of ongoing reconciliation efforts to resolve the political crisis in the state. Wike, who served as the immediate past governor…
Leading political scientists in Nigeria have voiced growing concern that the country’s return to democratic rule in 1999 has not translated into meaningful improvements in its foreign policy direction or international standing. In a statement signed by Professor Hassan Saliu, National President of the Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA),…
