Politics

Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said his political influence and status have grown far beyond what they were when he served as governor of Ebonyi State. Umahi made the statement while speaking at a political gathering, a video of which is currently circulating on X. According to him, he is now ten times bigger than he was during his …

The Obidient Movement has pushed back against comments by the African Democratic Congress (ADC), insisting that its support for a Peter Obi presidency remains firm and that claims portraying the movement as divisive misread political reality. The response followed remarks by ADC spokesman, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, who urged supporters of presidential aspirants, particularly those backing Peter Obi, to abandon what …

Loyalists of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have clinched the tickets of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to contest the House of Assembly bye-elections scheduled for February 21, 2026. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, would on the said date conduct bye-elections to fill two vacant seats at the Rivers State House of Assembly. The constituencies where …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed as inconsequential the growing speculation surrounding a possible joint presidential ticket involving former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi and former Kano State Governor and national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Atiku’s position was conveyed by his media adviser, Mr Paul Ibe, …

Following months of denial and propaganda to quell genocide narratives, the Nigerian Government has finally acknowledged there is a targeted killings of Christians in the country. The Nigerian government through the minister of information, Mohammed Idris, has overtime refuted reports that terrorists operating in the country are engaged in a systematic genocide against Christians. It said such claims are false, …

A member of the House of Representatives, Hon Solomon Bob, has lambasted President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Mr Daniel Bwala, describing him as “an insignificant and attention-seeking operator punching above his weight,” while also accusing him of what he called “malicious narrative distortion.” Hon. Bob was reacting to comments made by Mr. Bwala on a television programme …

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, President Bola Tinubu appears to be in a fix, especially regarding how to pocket the block votes from Rivers State. The President has two choices to make- either to go with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike or the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. Wike, a member of Peoples …

The resignation of Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and his expected formal registration with the All Progressives Congress (APC) has put his deputy, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, under intense political scrutiny, as he remains in the NNPP and has openly reaffirmed his loyalty to the leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. …

Kano State deputy governor, Comrade Abdulsalam Gwarzo, and several officials believed to be loyal to the Kwankwasiyya political movement, were conspicuously absent on Saturday as Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf made his first major public appearance following his resignation from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), underscoring the deepening political crisis in the state. The occasion was the flag-off of the …

Henry Idahagbon, Federal Commissioner representing Edo, Ekiti and Ondo States at the Federal Civil Service Commission, has described godfatherism as a Nigerian invention that must be consciously dismantled. Idahagbon said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abuja on Sunday. According to him, the concept of godfatherism is a uniquely Nigerian invention and could be one …