Politics

The former President returned to Abuja on Thursday following his evacuation from Guinea-Bissau after a military coup. He landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport after being airlifted from Guinea-Bissau in the wake of the takeover. He thanked the President of Ivory Coast and President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria for sending planes to lift him from Bissau. Jonathan had been in …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed military intervention in Guinea-Bissau, demanding announcement of Sunday’s election. How a group of military officers claimed “total control” of the country, a day after two leading candidates – President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Fernando Dias – each declared victory. Calling themselves the “High Military Command for the Restoration of Order”, the officers ordered the …

Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has berated former Edo Governor and lawmaker representing Edo North Senatorial District, Adams Oshiomomole over recent uncouth, disparaging comments credited to him on national television and targeted particularly at a notable Nigerian opposition leader and former …

United States President Donald Trump has declared that he will “permanently pause” immigration from all so-called Third World countries, including Nigeria. He made the announcement in a statement posted on his Truth Social account late on Thanksgiving Day. Trump said the move is intended to allow the U.S. immigration system to “recover” while reversing what he described as “millions of …

As of 2025, all UK visa applications from Nigeria are now handled by VFS Global — the previous provider (TLScontact) no longer processes visas. For study and work visas submitted on or after 15 July 2025, successful applicants may get an eVisa (digital immigration status) instead of a traditional vignette sticker in the passport. Regardless of eVisa adoption, you will …

The attention of the Atiku Media Office has been drawn to yet another hollow, ill-considered statement issued by the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), wherein its spokesman, Seye Oladejo, attempted to mock former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for joining the African Democratic Congress (ADC). As usual, the Lagos APC displayed its trademark hypocrisy, selective amnesia, and …

The spokesman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdullahi, has accused the Federal Government of “making deals with insurgents” in a bid to free abducted victims. He stated this while reacting to the release of 24 schoolgirls who were abducted by bandits during an attack on the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, Kebbi State. “What is clear …

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, officially joined the African Democratic Congress, ADC, the coalition-backed party he has aligned with ahead of the 2027 elections. Coming exactly 130 days he resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, a party on which platform he unsuccessfully ran for the presidency twice, ADC is the sixth party he would be joining …

As so often with Donald Trump it was a half-digested news item that prompted him to reach for his box of matches. After watching a segment on Fox News about attacks on Nigerian Christians, the US president took to Truth Social for one of his customary blasts. If Nigeria didn’t stop the killings, he warned, he would deploy the US …

The White House, the United States’ seat of power, was reportedly placed on lockdown on Wednesday following a shooting involving members of the U.S. National Guard near the nation’s capital, raising security concerns in the area. The shooting occurred close to the Farragut Metro Station, coinciding with a controversial troop deployment to Washington, D.C., ordered by President Donald Trump. In …