Politics

A Nigerian netizen has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of allegedly collecting citizens’ National Identification Numbers (NINs) during so-called “empowerment” programmes and using the data to register participants as party members without their consent. Parallelfacts News reports that the allegation was made by a social media user identified as Harry on X (formerly Twitter). According to him, individuals who …

Trump has announced a tentative forceful takeover of Greenland, including imposing sanction on NATO Countries opposed to this move. However, these countries have vowed a pushback including blocking US access to its market The Nobel Peace Prize is handled by a Norwegian Nobel Committee who have accused Trump of blackmail Throwing a bit more light on Trump’s unusual letter stating …

Powerful forces within the Lagos All Progressives Congress are reportedly working behind the scenes to halt any attempt by Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to contest the Lagos governorship in 2027, insisting that such a move would be politically dangerous and publicly unacceptable. According to a report by Daily Post Nigeria dated January 15, 2026, the Governance …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that governors who defected from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC) would soon regret their actions The opposition party stated this while reacting to the APC’s decision to rule out automatic tickets for defecting governors. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, said the governors who dumped the party for the …

The United States relied on information and reports from Emeka Umeagbalasi, a screwdriver trader in Onitsha, Anambra state, to launch air strikes in Nigeria, according to a report by the New York Times. In October, US President Donald Trump redesignated Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” in response to allegations of a Christian genocide in the country. “Christianity is …

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has dismissed reports claiming it has asked its members to contribute N10,000 each to fund party activities, describing the allegation as false and misleading. This was contained in a press statement issued on Sunday by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Comrade Ini Ememobong. The PDP faulted a publication by The Observer Times titled …

The planned defection of the Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) has experienced a setback as the ruling party has not acceded to the governor’s demand to be offered an automatic ticket in the 2027 governorship election in the state THISDAY gathered that the demand for an …

Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, says he remains leader of the state despite the ongoing impeachment process initiated against him. Fubara spoke on Saturday at the grand finale of the 2026 NPA Port Harcourt International Polo Tournament, where he said he would continue to discharge his constitutionally required duties as governor. He said the peaceful conclusion of the week-long tournament …

The age-long and popular phrase in Kano’s political lexicon, “Siyasar Kano sai Kano”, which literally translates to mean that Kano politics is unique to Kano, or more dramatically, that it can only be properly understood, practised and decoded by Kano people, has once again been thrust into national consciousness. The dynamic, fluid and often unpredictable nature of politics in Nigeria’s …

The United States plans to spend N587 billion ($413.046m) on counter-insurgency operations in Nigeria and other African countries in 2026 amid worsening security conditions across West Africa. The allocation is contained in the US National Defence Authorisation Act for Fiscal Year 2026, obtained by The PUNCH on Thursday. The funds were approved under Title XLIII – Operation and Maintenance. The …