Politics

Three public affairs analysts have weighed in on the growing calls for former President Goodluck Jonathan to return to the nation’s leadership.They have offered contrasting but converging perspectives on the issue during separate interviews in Calabar, Cross River State on Monday. Sir Leonard Anyogo, Director General of Good Governance Advocacy International and a notary public, said it was within Jonathan’s …

Tensions resurfaced in Rivers State politics on Sunday as Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, appeared to be on different tracks, raising fresh doubts over the much-publicised peace deal brokered in the state. Governor Fubara, alongside his deputy, the state’s Chief Judge, and top security chiefs, attended an interdenominational church service organised by …

China’s former agricultural minister was sentenced to death on Sunday on corruption charges, with a two-year reprieve, a court statement said. Tang Renjian accepted cash and property bribes totalling more than 268 million yuan ($38 million) between 2007 and 2024, the People’s Court of Changchun in northeast Jilin province said in a statement. The court ruled that the bribes “caused …

A top member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Seyi Olorunsola, says the party can win the 2027 elections for President Bola Tinubu, its governorship candidate, and all APC candidates in the state without the involvement of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Speaking at a press conference in Kano on Sunday, Olorunsola, who is the Convener of the …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s quiet political consultations ahead of the 2027 presidential election may have encountered a setback following a crucial closed-door meeting with Senator David Mark, National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in Abuja on Thursday. The meeting, held at Mark’s residence, focused squarely on Jonathan’s ambition to return to Aso Rock under the platform of the …

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has sharply denounced Western countries for embracing Palestinian statehood, accusing them of sending a message that “murdering Jews pays off.” Speaking at the ongoing United Nations General Assembly, Netanyahu pushed back against diplomatic moves by leading US allies that have deepened Israel’s international isolation over its conduct of a nearly two-year-old war against Hamas militants …

Precious Oruche, popularly known as Mama Pee, has been released from detention following a strong show of solidarity by members of the Obidient movement in Edo State. Her release comes after a coordinated mobilisation effort during which over 30 Obidients gathered at the State Investigation Department (SID) to demand her freedom. The demonstration was led by the Edo State Obidient …

Few hours after the African Democratic Congress, ADC, held its first national caucus meeting in Abuja, former president Goodluck Jonathan paid a visit to the national chairman of the party, Senator David Mark. The visit by Jonathan to the APC national chairman to many cannot be ignored at such a time when every step in politics matters. Sources in the …

Former Kano State Governor and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 elections, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has dismissed reports claiming he and Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf have written to the All Progressives Congress (APC) indicating their intention to return to the party. In a statement on Friday, Kwankwaso described the reports circulating online as …

The UK will make it easier to attract global talent at a time when the US is making it harder, the chancellor has said, in a direct reference to a recent overhaul of American visa policy. On Friday, US President Donald Trump announced a 50-fold hike in the cost of skilled-worker permits to $100,000 (£74,000), causing confusion as staff from …