Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has formally taken over the national leadership of the party, citing constitutional provisions and the need to prevent a vacuum after a decisive Supreme Court judgment. In a statement issued on Thursday, the BoT said its intervention became necessary...
By OFFOR CALLISTUS, Abuja
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr Rilwan Babalola as Special Adviser to the President on Power and as Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Power Sector Reset and Restoration. The President has also redesignated the Office of the Special Adviser (Energy) as the Special Adviser (Oil &...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised concerns over its internal stability following a split judgment by the Supreme Court that upheld the nullification of its Ibadan convention, warning that the development could steer the party into a “dangerous bend.” In a press statement issued on Wednesday, the party described...
Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday in Kaduna launched a major humanitarian intervention involving 100 trucks of rice and N1.2 billion in financial support targeted at vulnerable households across the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The initiative, executed in collaboration with the Office of...
Former Governor of Bauchi State, Mohammed Abubakar SAN, popularly known as MA Abubakar, has formally received his All Progressives Congress (APC) Bauchi State gubernatorial nomination form, signaling his return to the political frontline ahead of the 2027 elections. The nomination form was purchased and presented to him in Abuja...
PhD students of Peace and Conflict Studies from Nasarawa State University have engaged key security and peacebuilding institutions in Plateau State as part of efforts to deepen research on post-conflict recovery and insecurity in Nigeria. The study tour, led by the Director of the Institute of Governance and Development...
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday said troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria neutralised 201 terrorists and rescued 188 kidnapped victims in coordinated operations carried out across the country in April 2026. The military also disclosed that 284 suspects, including terrorist collaborators, logistics suppliers and key ring leaders, were...
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has held a diplomatic engagement with the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Abuja, where both parties reaffirmed their commitments to strengthening trade relations and customs cooperation between Nigeria and the UAE. During the engagement, the UAE Ambassador to...
Supreme Court has overturned an earlier directive by the Court of Appeal in Abuja which ordered parties to maintain the status quo ante bellum in the ongoing leadership crisis within the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The appellate court’s ruling had prompted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw...
The prosecution in the case of four persons standing trial for the April 2026 killings in Angwa Rukuba, Jos North LGA of the state, on Thursday told a High Court of Plateau State that allowing the suspects leave the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) was a...
Supreme Court of Nigeria on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by the Taminu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), effectively nullifying the party’s Ibadan national convention. In a majority judgment delivered by Justice Stephen Adah, the court held that the November 15–16, 2025 convention in Ibadan, Oyo...
A field study examining how indigenous communication influences climate change mitigation and adaptation among rural farmers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja—specifically in Kawu, Zuma, Igu, Dobi, Kaida, and Dota across Bwari and Gwagwalada Area Councils—provides critical insight into why climate policies underperform at the community level. Using...
The NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company (NGIC), a wholly owned subsidiary of NNPC Limited, has successfully completed the River Niger Crossing of the 130-kilometre Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben (OB3) Gas Pipeline, marking a major milestone in the expansion of Nigeria’s national gas transmission network. The successful crossing unlocks the full potential of the...
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has strongly criticised Nigeria’s borrowing pattern, warning that debt taken without productive purpose poses grave risks to the nation’s economic future. In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), Obi likened unproductive borrowing to deadly diseases, arguing that loans not...
Federal Government has declared Friday, 1st May, 2026, as public holiday to mark International Workers’ Day. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Magdalene Ajani. The statement said the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on...
Senator representing Borno Central, Kaka Shehu Lawan, has formally entered the 2027 governorship race in Borno State after obtaining his Nomination and Expression of Interest forms under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Lawan, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), collected the forms on Wednesday in Abuja,...
Deputy Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Hon. Engr. Abdullahi Musa Askira, has announced his withdrawal from the race for the Borno South Senatorial seat ahead of the 2027 general elections, throwing his weight behind the incumbent senator, Mohammed Ali Ndume. Askira made the announcement on Thursday...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe, has launched the Renewed Hope Youth Empowerment Scale-Up Grant in Jos, Plateau State, with more than 2,000 beneficiaries receiving financial support and vocational equipment. The initiative, unveiled at the Tamarald Event Centre, involves the disbursement of ₦300 million...
National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, has assured party members that the ADC would be on the ballot for all elections in 2027, despite ongoing legal challenges. Speaking on Wednesday night after receiving a briefing from the party’s legal team on the recent judgment of...
Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has called for unity and restraint among political actors as activities ahead of the 2027 general elections begin to gather momentum, warning against actions that could fracture structures of the All Progressives Congress (APC) In a strongly worded statement on Thursday titled “2027: Don’t...