Politics

One of the most amazing things about Nigerian politics is how a tiny rumour develops wings and flies around the ecosystem, nestling in the minds of the people and gaining significant media mileage in no time. President Bola Tinubu had hardly been inaugurated in 2023 when rumours started gushing out that he had become estranged with Vice-President Kashim Shettima and …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu spent 22 days outside Nigeria in January 2026 alone, according to a review of his officially announced foreign trips. Within the period, the president visited France, the United Arabs Emirates and the Republic of Türkiye. The president’s foreign trips have drawn flak from civil society groups and opposition political parties which alleged that spending that number …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has met with the National Chairman of the Action Democratic Party, ADP Yabagi Yusuf Sani, and other senior executives. The meeting reportedly took place on Saturday at Atiku’s residence in Abuja. The meeting is coming on the heels of rumours of an alliance between some opposition figures ahead of the 2027 presidential election. There are …

Veteran Nollywood actor and politician, Kenneth Okonkwo has described Bola Tinubu’s administration as terrible, asserting that Nigerians are fully aware that his government’s time is limited as the 2027 elections draw closer Speaking via a statement released on Sunday, via his X account, Okonkwo said Nigerians are truly yearning for a change because the current crop of leaders has not …

The African Democratic Party (ADC) has expressed concerns over alleged coercion of civil servants and government workers to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) e-registration. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said reports coming from several states indicated that workers were being pressured to participate in the ongoing APC membership registration. “The African …

The Senator Esther Nenadi-Usman-led Interim National Working Committee, INWC, of Labour Party, LP, has set a March, 2026, date for its nationwide congresses to elect new set of party executives from ward to national levels. This was sequel to the official recognition given to the LP INWC by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, last week. The process is expected …

Former Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for spending much of January abroad. Obi, in a post on his X handle on Sunday morning, noted that while leaders in other countries focus on domestic governance at the start of the year, Nigeria’s president has prioritised foreign engagements …

Activities marking the defection of members of the Labour Party, LP, in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, were violently disrupted on Saturday after unidentified hoodlums invaded the venue. The event, jointly organised by LP and ADC to publicly acknowledge the movement of party members, was first scheduled to hold at the LP …

The Governor of Abia State and leader of the Labour Party, Alex Otti, on Saturday met with members of the National Executive Committee of the party in Abuja, a few days after a court affirmed that Julius Abure was no longer the National Chairman of the party. The meeting was aimed at addressing the internal affairs of the party and …

Bishop Sarah Mullally DBE has become the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, at her Confirmation of Election at St Paul’s Cathedral. She is the first woman to hold the office in its 1,400-year history. Henry Ndukuba, the archbishop of the Church of Nigeria, said it was insensitive “to the conviction of the majority of Anglicans who are unable to embrace female headship …