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The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has asked the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to immediately resign his appointment and face his obsession with Rivers State politics. Basiru insisted that the former Rivers governor has no business interfering in the affairs. The APC secretary made the call in a statement …

Reports indicate a collaborative presidential bid between former presidential contenders Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is under consideration as Nigeria gears up for the 2027 general elections. The potential alliance is reportedly aimed at consolidating opposition forces and mounting a formidable challenge against former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who is eyeing the presidential ticket of the coalition-led African Democratic …

On January 10, 2025, the Biden-Harris administration put a $25 million bounty on Nicolás Maduro for information leading to his arrest or conviction. Public safety is not a political game. You do not label someone a narco-dictator one year and then pretend he is no longer a threat the next simply because a different president is in office. That is …

Bola Tinubu is under intense scrutiny after it was revealed that an image he shared, showing a private lunch with Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame in Paris on 4 January 2026, was AI-generated.The photo, which included a visible “Grok” watermark, quickly went viral online, sparking questions about the authenticity of visuals shared by public figures and drawing sharp criticism from social …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has issued a stern warning to Senator Ajibola Basiru, cautioning him against interfering in Rivers State politics following his public comments in support of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Wike delivered the warning while addressing supporters in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State, declaring the state off-limits to political actors he described …

Controversial Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has alleged that his name was secretly placed on a list of individuals marked for elimination alongside Boko Haram members, citing information he said came from security sources in Abuja. Speaking to his congregation, Gumi said he received an early morning call from an undisclosed contact who claimed details of the plan emerged during …

At least 60 people were on Saturday killed in an attack at the Kasuwan Daji Market, Borgu LGA, Niger State. Sources said terrorists who emerged from the Kainji National Park stormed the market around 4pm, surrounded the market and slaughtered traders and buyers, while kidnapping several others, particularly women and children. Among the abducted are pupils and students of St. …

The Eastern Union (EU), a political pressure group for the people of Old Eastern Region, has expressed support for Peter Obi for finally defecting to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party who had been part of the ADC coalition, officially joined the party on December 31, 2025, sealing every hope of …

The Obidient Movement has insisted that it will only support Peter Obi to emerge as the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate. The movement stated that it won’t support Obi as a Vice presidential candidate to anybody. It made the clarification in reaction to reports credited to its National Coordinator, Yunusa Tanko that it will stay in ADC even if …

The Gani Fawehinmi Memorial Organization (GAFAMORG) has rejected the proposed tax reform law being advanced by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing it as an IMF–World Bank–driven agenda designed to deepen poverty and further exploit the Nigerian people. In a statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Babatunde Agunbiade, and the Public Relations Officer, Adeoye Ade-Adewumi, the organisation warned …