Peter Obi, the former Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, has formally defected to the African Democratic Congress. He urged Nigerians and opposition forces to unite under a broad national coalition to “rescue Nigeria from poverty, disunity…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered that former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre while awaiting the hearing of his bail application. The order was…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims that he promised President Bola Tinubu he would “hold down” the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 general election. Wike’s reaction follows rising tensions within the…
In a dramatic turn of events, the former Attorney General of Nigeria, Abubakar Malami, now finds himself at the center of a corruption storm he once directed against others. Facing serious charges from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),…
United States President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that American forces had carried out deadly airstrikes against Islamic State terrorists operating in northwestern Nigeria. He warned that further attacks would follow if the group continued killing Christians. In a statement…
The Presidency has dismissed allegations of having clandestinely amended certain sections of the recently passed tax reform laws, saying that the process was conducted within the legally prescribed framework of the constitutional process. President Bola Tinubu recently signed four bills…
It is becoming clearer by the day that President Bola Tinubu’s route to 2027 is paved, not with people’s votes, but with power play. Coming from a government that has presided over a reduction of purchasing power to its lowest…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday presented the ₦58.18 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly. He pledged that 2026 will usher in a decisive move toward tighter budget discipline and a governance framework firmly focused…
Nigeria’s most capped player, Ahmed Musa, has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 33, drawing the curtain on a 15-year career with the Super Eagles. The decision follows his omission from Nigeria’s squad for the 2025…
Nigeria’s tax reforms are now in treacherous waters, following an investigation launched by the House of Representatives on Thursday into supposed amendments of the tax laws passed and signed by President Bola Tinubu. This followed claims by a PDP lawmaker,…
The Nigerian oil sector was plunged into a state of uncertainty yesterday when the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority resigned, along with the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, following a…
President Donald Trump yesterday issued new restrictions on entry into the United States for foreign nationals from 24 countries including Nigeria, citing “demonstrated, persistent, and severe deficiencies in screening, vetting, and information-sharing” that threaten the national security of the United…
Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (retd.) is dead. The retired judge is reported to have died aged 71 years old in the early hours of Tuesday in a hospital in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia,…
Former First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has recounted how rumours spread within Aso Rock that she wanted to hurt her husband, the late President Muhammadu Buhari. She said the rumour created an atmosphere of fear and mistrust that made him stop…
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the constitutional power of the President to declare a state of emergency in any state to avert a breakdown of law and order or a drift into anarchy. The judgment was arrived at by…