Politics

US REPORT RAISES HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS IN NIGERIA, PRESIDENCY DEFENDS REFORMS The United States government has raised concerns over security and justice delivery in the country, citing cases of enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions, News360 Nigeria reports. But the Presidency in a swift reaction last night, said the country’s judicial system was not only addressing concerns about lengthy pre-trial periods, …

NIGERIANS REJECT PROPOSED PAY RISE FOR TINUBU, OTHER POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS The Nigerian Government is considering an upward review of salaries for political office holders, following concerns that their current earnings are inadequate and outdated. The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Shehu, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. Shehu noted …

I’M NOT AWARE THERE WILL BE PDP NATIONAL CONVENTION IN IBADAN – WIKE The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, declared that he is not aware of the National Convention being planned by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to Wike, he is not aware that the PDP National …

INEC DECLARES JAILED LABOUR PARTY CANDIDATE, BRIGHT NGENE, WINNER OF ENUGU SOUTH URBAN BYE-ELECTION The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared Hon. Bright Ngene of the Labour Party winner of Enugu South Urban constituency by-election. Hon Bright Ngene is currently serving a seven-year jail term over a community-related matter, which some people considered was politically motivated. The bye-election followed …

WHY INEC CAN’T CONDUCT FREE, FAIR ELECTION UNDER TINUBU – GALADIMA A chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima, has suggested that the independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, can’t conduct free and fair election under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Galadima accused the current administration of abandoning governance for politicking just two years after it came …

TRUMP INTERRUPTS MEETING WITH EU LEADERS TO CALL PUTIN U.S. President Donald Trump has interrupted his talks in Washington with European leaders to call Russian President Vladimir Putin, an EU diplomat told Reuters on Monday. The talks are due to resume after the call, which Trump had initially said would take place after he consulted with European leaders, added the …

US STRINGENT VISA RULE FOR NIGERIANS: WE WILL RETALIATE – FG The U.S government has mandated Nigerian visa applicants to disclose their social mediaprofiles and activities in the last five years, warning that failure to comply with the requirement could potentially result in visa denial. But the Federal Government in a swift reaction, said it will reciprocate the new US …

NIGERIANS MUST PROVIDE FIVE YEARS SOCIAL MEDIA HISTORY FOR VISA APPLICATION – US EMBASSY The United States Mission in Nigeria has asked visa applicants to provide full disclosure of their social media history when completing the DS-160 form. The Mission, in a tweet on its official X handle, emphasised that applicants must include all usernames or handles used on any …

FALANA TO APC, PDP – PROVE YOU ARE NOT TERRORISTS Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has challenged the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to prove that they are not terrorist organisations. This comes following a controversial ruling by a Canadian Federal Court which described both parties as entities that have engaged in …

PRESIDENTIAL TICKET: WE’RE UNDER PRESSURE TO ZONE – ADC The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has said it’s under pressure to zone its presidential ticket in 2027. ADC’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Jackie Wayas, said the party’s National Executive Committee, NEC, holds the final decision on zoning or rotation of the presidential ticket. Wayas also disclosed that the ADC is deliberating …