Politics

Storm of public anger and dissatisfaction have continued to greet the Nigerian Senate’s latest move to amend the Electoral Act without providing for compulsory electronic transmission of election results. Criticisms grew louder on Tuesday after the Senate plenary, with many Nigerians accusing Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the 10th National Assembly of deliberately weakening the country’s electoral process ahead of …

The United States has deployed about 200 troops to Nigeria to train the country’s military in the fight against Islamist militants, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. An American military official told the newspaper that the deployment comes weeks after US President Donald Trump accused Nigeria of failing to protect Christians from terrorist attacks. The …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the lingering political crisis in Rivers State as timely and fatherly, saying the President acted in the best interest of peace and stability. Wike made the remark following a late-night meeting convened by President Tinubu in Abuja, which brought together Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as “a party of forgers and riggers,” accusing the party of undermining democratic processes in Nigeria. Atiku spoke in Minna after a closed-door meeting with former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd.), at the IBB residence. The meeting lasted nearly two hours, during which journalists and …

Transparency International, a global coalition against corruption, has again ranked Nigeria as the 36th most corrupt country in the world The country retrogressed from 140th in 2024 to 142nd out of 182 countries in 2025, where 1 represents the cleanest country and 182 the most corrupt. Despite the downward ranking, the most populous African nation retained the same position as …

The Senate has reconstituted a 12-member Electoral Act Conference Committee to harmonise differences in the proposed amendments to the Electoral Act, appointing Simon Bako Lalong as chairman. The committee is expected to interface with its counterpart in the House of Representatives to reconcile discrepancies in the amendment bill and produce a unified version for final legislative approval. The President of …

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has welcomed the 10th Senate’s decision to roll back disputed sections of the Electoral Amendment Bill, calling it a significant win for Nigerians. In a statement released on Tuesday by the party’s spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC acknowledged the role of sustained public advocacy, both online and on the ground, in influencing the Senate’s action. …

Abia State Deputy Governor, Nenadi Usman, others forcefully break into National Secretariat, cart away valuables, and bar staff from gaining access. The leadership of the Labour Party has condemned the forceful breaking into and occupation of the National Secretariat by the Abia state deputy Governor, Ikechukwu Emetu and Senator Nenadi Usman, amongst others on Tuesday. The invasion according to security …

There was a heavy security presence on Tuesday at the national secretariat of the Labour Party in Abuja as the acting National Chairman, Senator Nenadi Usman, took over the headquarters from the Julius Abure-led faction. Usman confirmed the development in a phone interview through her Senior Special Adviser on Media, Ken Asogwa. When our correspondent visited the party’s national secretariat …

Barely two weeks after Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf officially defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), concerns are mounting over the fate of both new entrants and long-standing members of the party. Political analysts had earlier predicted possible clashes among APC members with competing ambitions following the defection, although such projections …