Politics

Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the spokesperson of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has acknowledged concerns over the presidential bid of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 general election. Speaking on Friday during an appearance on Arise TV’s The Morning Show, Abdullahi said the situation poses a challenge that worries the …

Leading American political analysts say the People’s Democratic Party has just taken its most significant institutional step since losing national power in 2015. The introduction and issuance of a formal expulsion certificate created under the initiative of the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN–led National Working Committee (NWC) after the Ibadan Convention expelled Nyesom Wike and ten others is being described as …

,I just returned from a Congressional delegation to Nigeria with @HouseAppropsGOP. While there, we visited Benue State. We met with Bishops Anagbe and Dugu and Tor Tiv. We met with suffering IDPs who are all Christians. They are forced to live in camps that are regularly attacked by Fulani Islamic radicals. We heard heartbreaking stories from survivors of this horrific …

The United States is proposing a change to its visa-free travel programme which could impact millions of international travellers. Under new guidelines announced by the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday, individuals seeking entry through the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation will now be required to provide their social media history from the past five years. This proposed revision, published …

Maria Corina Machado, a pro-democracy activist, stepped onto the balcony of Oslo’s Grand Hotel shortly before 2.30am on Thursday after spending more than a year in hiding in Caracas. The 58-year-old was smuggled out of Venezuela with help from the US in defiance of a ⁠decade-long travel ban imposed by authorities in her home country, and after spending more than …

The army officer who led the coup in the Republic of Benin, Pascal Tigri, fled to Togo on Sunday to seek refuge. BBC reports that the officials of the Beninese government disclosed that Mr Tigri had fled after the coup to oust President Patrice Talon failed. The officials also disclosed that the government is aware of Mr Tigri’s current location …

The Rivers State House of Assembly has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of making false claims regarding his meetings with lawmakers. The allegation comes in response to Governor Fubara’s comment on Wednesday, in which he dismissed speculations of a rift between him and federal or state lawmakers from Rivers State, insisting that reports of strained relations are unfounded. Addressing journalists during …

“When we cried out that hunger was ke-ee-ling our children in the Sahel, they turned a deaf ear. When we screamed for help as thieves in white kaftans emptied our treasuries and fled with our wealth, they remained deaf. When we demanded just a fair share of the gold, uranium, and lithium being carted away to build foreign cities while …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stepped in to sort out diplomatic issues around the Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft seized by the government of Burkina Faso. Recall that the Confederation of Sahel States, AES, had in a statement signed by Assimi Goita, the Mali junta leader, alleged that the NAF plane entered the airspace of Burkina Faso without clearance, …

With the defection of almost all the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP)governors and majority of federal lawmakers to the All Progressives Congress (APC) fears have heightened over the 2027 general elections turning out to be one party contest. Eighteen parties participated in the 2023 elections with a few not presenting presidential candidates but participating in the governorship, national and state assembly …