African leaders and elder statesmen have warned about the impending collapse of democracy in the continent if urgent and strategic actions are not taken by all stakeholders. The leaders, including incumbent and former presidents, made the stark observation during the Democracy Dialogue of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation in Accra, Ghana. The elder statesmen include Nigeria’s former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, …

African leaders and elder statesmen have warned about the impending collapse of democracy in the continent if urgent and strategic actions are not taken by all stakeholders. The leaders, including incumbent and former presidents, made the stark observation during the Democracy Dialogue of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation in Accra, Ghana. The elder statesmen include Nigeria’s former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, …

There is palpable tension in Enugu State following the gruesome murder of a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Matthew Eya, by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. The incident occurred on Friday evening along the Eha-Alumona–Eha-Ndiagu Road in Nsukka Local Government Area. Fr. Eya, until his death, was the parish priest of St. Charles Catholic Church, Eha-Ndiagu. Initial reports had suggested that the assailants were …

Minister of the Federal Capital, Nyesom Wike, has suggested that the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Umar Damagun, betrayed him. Wike claimed that he has turned out to become Damagum’s enemy, adding that the PDP Chairman won’t hesitate to kill him if he had the opportunity. He said that he was the reason Damagun is still in …

Some professors in the country have recounted their struggles with poor remuneration, revealing how meagre salaries have forced them into multiple loans and an unending cycle of debt. In separate interviews, the lecturers described how the government’s weak commitment to education has made life increasingly difficult for them and their families. Their concerns come amid ongoing agitation by the Academic …

As the tenure of the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, ends next month, the question of who will replace him is increasingly becoming of interest to Nigerians, Weekend Trust reports. Yakubu was first appointed as the electoral body’s chairman in 2015 and reappointed for another term in 2020, giving him the record of the …

A Yoruba socio-cultural group, Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá, has called on President Bola Tinubu to publish the names of the beneficiaries of the N330billion cash transfers his administration claimed were disbursed to poor and vulnerable Nigerians. The union alleged that the supposed beneficiaries were largely members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), dismissing the government’s claim as propaganda. In a …

A Yoruba socio-cultural group, Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá, has called on President Bola Tinubu to publish the names of the beneficiaries of the N330billion cash transfers his administration claimed were disbursed to poor and vulnerable Nigerians. The union alleged that the supposed beneficiaries were largely members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), dismissing the government’s claim as propaganda. In a …

Brenda Biya, daughter of Cameroon’s president, Paul Biya, has publicly urged Cameroonians not to vote for her father in the October 2025 election. In a TikTok live session, Brenda—known as “King Nasty”—blamed his father’s 43-year rule for poverty, unemployment, and stagnation in Cameroon. This marks the first time in African political history that a sitting president’s child has openly opposed …

The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA) says none of its demands has been met despite suspending its indefinite strike. Speaking on Friday in Abuja during the flag off of the construction of the Northern Parkway from Ring Road II to Ring III on Shehu Yar’Adua way, by Life Camp, Minister of the Federal Capital …

Some loyalists of former President Muhammadu Buhari have declared their support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, signalling cracks within the All Progressives Congress (APC). The declaration was made on Wednesday at a private meeting in Abuja. State chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Buhari’s original political platform, gathered at Atiku’s residence to chart a new course. …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he is a proud agent of President Bola Tinubu.‎‎Wike described himself as one of the agents Tinubu is using to fix the problems Nigerians are facing due to bad governance in the past.‎‎He spoke during the official flag-off of the construction of Northern Parkway from Ring Road …

Three members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Victor Oko-Jumbo, Sokari Goodboy Sokari, and Adolphus Timothy Oruibienimigha, were conspicuously absent from Thursday’s sitting. The Assembly convened its first plenary session a day after President Bola Tinubu lifted the state of emergency in Rivers State. The plenary session was held at the Assembly quarters, as the State Assembly Complex is …

Download Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu, whom he described as “our father”, for his reinstatement. Fubara also extended his appreciation to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and Senate President Godswill Akpabio, following his return to office. Tinubu had suspended Fubara six months ago to prevent an escalating political …

Siminalayi Fubara on Friday addressed a mammoth crowd in Port Harcourt for the first time since the end of emergency rule in Rivers State. The Rivers State Governor thanked the people for standing by him during the challenging period and assured them that his administration would remain focused on their welfare and development. He said the government’s priority was to …