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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Tuesday warned the National Assembly against the proposal calling for the amendment of 2027 election dates. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said that moving could undermine governance in the country. Recall that the National Assembly had proposed to move the presidential and gubernatorial elections from February …

I like to reiterate my strong condemnation of the willful destruction of people’s property, and goods by governments at any level without notice. The recent demolition of citizens’ structures and the destruction of their goods and merchandise remains condemnable. An administration whose policies and style have sent several million Nigerians into poverty in 29 months should show compassion for its …

FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has explained his absence at the recent Council of State meeting, where Prof Joash Amupitan was nominated as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission The minister stated this during the commissioning of the Access Roads in Sector Centre B, Dakibiyu District, in Abuja on Tuesday. Wike explained that he had directed the Minister of State, …

A mild drama ensued in the Senate Tuesday, October 14, after Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan called for an amendment of a motion that considered the abuse of the rights of Nigerian immigrants in Libya. The Senate had a robust debate on the motion earlier. During the deliberation, Senator Natasha called on the Senate to look into the plights of Nigerian women …

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, took a new dimension at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday as the National Chairman, Umar Iliya Damagum and the National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade, disagreed in open court. During the hearing of a suit seeking to stop the party’s planned National Convention, instituted by three aggrieved members, Damagum and …

The Super Eagles of Nigeria cruised to a 4–0 victory over the Benin Republic on Tuesday at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo but fell short of securing automatic qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Despite the emphatic win, Nigeria finished as one of the best second-placed teams in the CAF qualifying series and will now advance to …

Madagascar’s military has taken charge of the African island nation, an army colonel announced on Tuesday, after a rising Gen Z-led protest movement peaked over the weekend. “We have taken the power,” Colonel Michael Randrianirina of the army’s CAPSAT unit said on national radio. The military was dissolving all institutions except the lower house of parliament, Randianirina said, shortly after …

There seems to be an uneasy calm in APC Enugu state as many prominent APC leaders in the Southeast shunned the official defection of the state governor, H.E Peter Mbah into the party. Even when many people expected the likes of Governor Hope Uzodimma, APC governors forum chairman , Sen. Kelvin Chukwu senator representing Enugu East, Hon. Sunday Nnamchi, member …

Senator Kevin Chukwu.House of.Reps Members:Hon Sunday Umeha*Hon Chimaobi Atu*Hon Paul NnamchiEarlier defectors to APC All missing in action as Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State and the state political establishment move in and take over the party

The World Bank report, released on October 8, 2025, shows that a staggering 139 million Nigerians are now living in poverty, an alarming increase from the 87 million Nigerians living below the poverty line reported in 2023, when Tinubu was sworn in as President. What this means is that in two years under the watch of the APC regime, over …