Politics

The Anambra State APC Deputy Governorship Candidate, Senator Uche Lilian Ekwunife (Iyom), PhD, CON, has launched a scathing attack on Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, questioning his competence and describing his style of governance as petty and insensitive. Ekwunife’s remarks came in response to Soludo’s recent campaign comments in which he reportedly questioned her academic qualifications and dismissed the prospect of …

The United States of America swore in 47,819 Nigerians as naturalised citizens from 2019 to 2023, an updated U.S. Naturalisations Annual Flow Report by the Department of Homeland Security shows. The report, updated in August 2025 and compiled by the Office of Homeland Security Statistics, draws its figures from Form N-400, the application every would-be American citizen submits. The data …

Fresh details have emerged about why President Bola Tinubu sacked Fegho Umunubo, his Special Assistant on Digital and Creative Economy, who worked in the office of Vice President Kashim Shettima. Sources in the presidency told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr Umunubo was dismissed after being linked to a series of scams in the creative industry, which he allegedly executed under the …

On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, Senator Shehu Sani reacted to the Nigerian Senate’s decision to block Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from resuming her legislative duties. “If the pending court issues has to be resolved before the Kogi Senator resumes, then the resumption has no date,” Sani wrote. His remarks followed the Senate’s insistence that her six-month suspension remains in force until …

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may be grappling with widening cracks as fresh defections and mounting criticism from influential northern politicians raise fears of a looming repeat of the ‘Jonathan treatment’ in 2027. Just recently, Kabiru Marafa, former Zamfara Central lawmaker and one-time coordinator of President Bola Tinubu’s campaign in the state, announced his resignation from the APC alongside …

In a powerful address at the Museum of the Bible, President Donald J. Trump emphasized the enduring role of faith in America’s identity, highlighted his Administration’s unwavering defense of faith-based values, and reaffirmed his commitment to protecting our religious freedoms. The President also launched the America Prays initiative — a call for Americans to unite in prayer for the nation’s …

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, is set to return to the National Assembly later this month following the expiration of her six-month suspension. Her lawyer, Victor Giwa, confirmed that the lawmaker, currently in London on vacation, has completed all necessary arrangements to resume plenary when the Senate reconvenes on September 23. “Everything is in place, and the six months …

Inside INEC’s Secret Plot To Manipulate 2027 Elections For Tinubu, APC; Abdulrazak Yusuf Tipped To Replace Yakubu – SaharaReporters The manipulation of IReV, according to the insider, is already in motion. It was reportedly deployed in recent by-elections and is set to be tested again in the upcoming governorship elections in Anambra, Osun, and Ekiti states. SaharaReporters can exclusively reveal …

The long-running debate over whether former President Goodluck Jonathan can legally return to the presidential race took a dramatic turn last week after a Federal High Court in Yenagoa ruled that he cannot be barred from contesting on the basis of Section 137(3) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). Justice Isa H. Dashen, who delivered judgment on May 27, 2022, …

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has accused the government of President Bola Tinubu of plotting to silence him. Speaking when he appeared on Hard Copy, a Channels Television programme, Sowore said the current administration has adopted the same strategy used by ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. “Well, I think it is just a recycling of the same strategy …