Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has dismissed claims that it is divided following growing disagreements over the party’s structure and preparations for the 2027 general elections, insisting that it remains united despite internal concerns raised by some members. The party’s national leadership, led by Yusuf Mamman Dantalle, maintained that APM...
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Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged state governments to take full advantage of the Electricity Act 2023 by establishing functional electricity markets, attracting private investment and ending their dependence on the Federal Government for solutions to local power challenges. He said Nigeria’s ambition to build a competitive industrial economy...
The Presidential Task Force on Ebola Preparedness, Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats has assured Nigerians it can handle Ebola in the country. The Chairman of the Task Force and Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, said this while speaking to newsmen after...
Former members of the 2023 Presidential Campaign Council of Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Wednesday formally declared support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, unveiling a new political movement known as Batified Obidients and pledging to mobilise support for the All Progressives Congress (APC),...
A man has died while trying to rescue a two-year-old child who accidentally fell into a domestic well in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State, in a tragic incident that also left the toddler missing despite an extensive emergency search. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed...
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has demanded a full account of the ₦10 billion Ebola preparedness fund approved by President Bola Tinubu, arguing that the outbreak has exposed serious questions about the country’s readiness to respond to the deadly virus. The Federal...
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday warned the defence lawyers against delay in the trial of four suspected members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who allegedly kidnapped and killed Ekpeyong Asuquo Owoh, an officer of the Department of State Services (DSS). Justice Joyce Abdulmalik...
The African Action Congress (AAC) has formally written to President Bola Tinubu, requesting permission to inaugurate its Presidential Campaign Council for its Presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja, on November 11, 2026. In a letter dated October 21, 2026, and signed by its National...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned that President Bola Tinubu’s planned implementation of fuel tax may be announced on inauguration day, if he’s re-elected, thereby pushing petrol prices beyond N1,500 per litre and worsening the already devastating cost-of-living crisis confronting millions of Nigerians. ADC was reacting to Finance...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar have paid glowing tributes to the late Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, following his death at the age of 100. In separate messages released on Tuesday, the two political leaders described the elder statesman as a man of...
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has congratulated former Kano State Governor and leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on his 70th birthday, describing him as a brother and partner committed to building a better Nigeria. In a...
Nigeria is mourning the death of elder statesman and leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, who died at the age of 100. Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa announced his passing in a condolence statement, describing the late nationalist as a rare leader whose life...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has denied allegations that the Federal Government is plotting to assassinate the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The council described the claim as false and challenged its promoter, Timi Frank, to provide evidence...
African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has said Senator Abdulaziz Yari, Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, has validated its position that the APC-led government has failed to secure Nigeria and cannot offer credible solutions to the country’s worsening security crisis. The ADC-PCC was...
Federal Government has confirmed an Ebola case in Abuja, prompting an emergency response to stop the deadly virus from spreading. The patient, a woman who recently arrived in Nigeria from Uganda on an international flight, is receiving treatment in isolation. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad...
President Bola Tinubu has urged his supporters and Nigerians to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and continue to promote his administration’s achievements ahead of the 2027 general election. In a statement on Tuesday after meeting with the leadership and members of the City Boy Movement at the Presidential...
Paul Ibe, media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has questioned comments by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, declaring victory for President Bola Tinubu before the 2027 election is held. In a post on X on Tuesday, Ibe argued that only the Independent...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on the Federal Government to provide answers over the 2020 Lekki tollgate shooting, saying six years later many Nigerians, especially young people, are still waiting for justice. In a post shared on his X account on Tuesday to mark the sixth anniversary...
The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has urged Nigerian youths to reject the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the January 16 presidential election, accusing the ruling party of failing the nation’s young people after years in power. The ADC-PCC said the APC,...
Presidential spokesman Daniel Bwala has criticised Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi over comments he alleged Obi made during an engagement with Nigerians in Manchester, United Kingdom. In a post shared on his X account, Bwala accused Obi of encouraging Nigerians in the diaspora not to send...