Politics

CAN TRUMP SERVE A THIRD TERM AS US PRESIDENT? Donald Trump has said he is “not joking” about wanting to serve a third term as US president. The US Constitution says that “no person… shall be elected more than twice”, but some Trump supporters have suggested there could be ways around that. Why is Trump talking about a third term? …

WHY BRITISH BOARDING SCHOOLS ARE EAGER TO OPEN IN NIGERIA For many years, well-off Nigerians have sent their children to prestigious British boarding schools – but now some of those institutions are setting up campuses in Africa’s most populous nation. Last year, Charterhouse launched a primary school in the city of Lagos and will open a secondary school this September. …

WHY BRITISH BOARDING SCHOOLS ARE EAGER TO OPEN IN NIGERIA For many years, well-off Nigerians have sent their children to prestigious British boarding schools – but now some of those institutions are setting up campuses in Africa’s most populous nation. Last year, Charterhouse launched a primary school in the city of Lagos and will open a secondary school this September. …

MORE RESIGNATIONS, CRACKS ROCK GOV YUSUF’S KITCHEN CABINET IN KANO The unexpected resignation of the Kano State Commissioner for Internal Security and Special Services, Maj. Gen. Muhammad Inuwa Idris (Rtd), on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, has further fuelled concerns over the internal crisis rocking the ruling New Nigeria Peoples Party in Kano State. Although the party has been grappling with …

KOGI GOVT BANS CONVOYS, RALLIES AS NATASHA PLANS HOMECOMING RALLY TOMORROW KOGI STATE GOVERNMENT PRESS STATEMENT SECURITY ALERT: BAN ON RALLIES AND REGULATION OF SECURITY CONVOYS INTO KOGI STATE The Kogi State Government remains unwavering in its commitment to protecting the lives and property of all residents and ensuring that the state remains a haven of peace and security. In …

WIKE’S AIDE REACTS TO MINISTER’ S RUMOURED DEATH, OBITUARY PHOTO Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has responded to an alleged obituary photo of his principal circulating on social media. Rumours claiming that Wike collapsed at an event in Abuja on Friday flooded …

FORMER ENUGU LABOUR PARTY GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE, CHIJIOKE EDEOGA, RETURNS TO PDP The Labour party Governorship candidate in 2023 general election, Hon. Barr. Chijioke Edeoga, has rejoined PDP, following appeals from the State Leadership of the party, led by Dr. Martins Chukwunweike. Dr. Chukwunweike and members of the state executives had visited Barr. Edeoga, months ago in his Enugu residence to …

RIVERS ASSEMBLY EXPLOSION: EHIE FINGERS AMAEWHULE, SAYS ONLY SPEAKER HAS ACCESS TO COMPLEX Mr Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has denied any involvement in the explosion that occurred at the Rivers State House of Assembly chambers on October 29, 2023. Speaking as a guest on Channels Television on Sunday, Ehie emphasized …

TINUBU THREATENS TO SACK WIKE OVER FCT ELECTIONS President Bola Ahmed Tinubu threatened to sack the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, if the results of the upcoming FCT elections goes ‘too much in his favour’ and that of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Tinubu, speaking during a dinner held on Saturday evening to celebrate Eid-Al-Fitri, said that …

HOW APC GAINED 40,000 VOTES, PDP LOST 10,000 VOTES IN EDO, ONDO ELECTIONS – REPORT A new report released by the Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI) has uncovered significant discrepancies in the vote counts of the 2024 governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states.The findings raise serious concerns about the transparency of the electoral process, particularly regarding the integrity of the …