Politics

The United States government has clarified that a proposed visa review affecting 36 countries is not a blanket travel ban on Africa or Nigeria. The announcement came during a press briefing on Monday, where US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce addressed concerns raised by journalists about the status of the plan. Bruce, in a June 17 press briefing in Washington, …

ITS INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS TO SPEAK UNDER TINUBU — DELE FAROTIMI Nigerian lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi has raised the alarm that it is becoming increasingly dangerous to speak under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Farotimi stated this on Thursday in an interview during Channels Television’s Morning Brief. The former spokesperson for the 2023 presidential campaign of the Labour …

IT’S IMPOSSIBLE FOR TINUBU TO WIN 2027 ELECTION – EL-RUFAI Former Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai has said that it is not possible for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be re-elected in 2027. The Social Democratic Party, SDP chieftain made this known in an interview shared on X, stating that anybody who thinks otherwise does not live in Nigeria. …

NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR DECLARES JUNE 14 ‘IGBO DAY’ North Carolina Governor Declares June 14 ‘Igbo Day’ To Celebrate Nigerian Heritage, Urges Statewide Observance Governor Josh Stein of North Carolina has officially declared June 14, 2025, as “Igbo Day” across the state. The proclamation honours the vibrant Igbo community, whose roots trace back to southeastern Nigeria. With thousands of Igbo residents—some …

INSIDE APC, OPPOSITION BATTLE FOR 2027 Political pundits and analysts have expressed concerns over the raging “war of words” between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the leading opposition parties in the country over the 2027 general elections. Daily Trust reports that two years to the election, the opposition is already at daggers drawn with the APC over the …

NORTH-CENTRAL APC ANGRY WITH ZULUM FOR ALLEGEDLY MOBILIZING THUGS AGAINST GANDUJE The North-Central All Progressives Congress, APC, Forum has asked Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, to immediately apologize for allegedly mobilizing thugs against the party’s National Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, during the North-East stakeholders meeting in Gombe on Sunday. Zulum reportedly led a protest, which disrupted the meeting, after Ganduje …

TINUBU LACKS UNDERSTANDING, HIS ENDORSEMENTS POLITICAL CARICATURE – EX-MINISTER, DALUNG Former Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung has lamented that Nigerians are going through excruciating pains of hunger, starvation, insecurity and economic strangulation because President Bola Tinubu lacks the understanding of Nigeria’s situation when he assumed office as president on May 29, 2023. He attributed the hardship in …

FG TO EVACUATE NIGERIANS FROM ISRAEL, IRAN AS CRISIS ESCALATES The Federal Government has announced that it is finalising emergency evacuation plans for Nigerian citizens stranded in Israel and Iran following the recent escalation of hostilities between the two nations. According to a statement released by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, on Tuesday night, Nigerian …

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered two new political parties in Nigeria. A notice on the commission’s website, signed by Mrs. A. C. Ogakwu, Secretary to the Commission, states that the newly registered parties are the Independent Democrats (ID) and the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM). The notice said, “The Independent National Electoral …

INEC REJECTS PDP’S NOTICE OF NEC MEETING OVER SIGNATURE IRREGULARITY The Independent National Electoral Commission has raised concerns over the notice submitted by the Peoples Democratic Party regarding its planned 100th National Executive Committee meeting scheduled for June 30, 2025. The development was conveyed in a letter dated June 13 and addressed to the party’s chairman, with reference number INEC/DEPM/PDP/286/iii/80 …