SDP: NWC MEMBERS EMBROILED IN MAJOR CRISIS AFTER El-Rufai’s ENTRANTS The recent appointment of three new members into the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, has thrown the party into crisis. Thus, disrobing the party of its self acclaimed adulation as the only opposition party that is crisis free. The party’s national publicity secretary, Araba Rufus …

ENUGU GOVERNOR, MBAH, INAUGURATES COUNCIL OF EASE OF DOING BUSINESS Today I inaugurated the Enugu State Ease of Doing Business Council to drive and coordinate reforms that will make Enugu one of the most attractive states in Nigeria for investment, enterprise and innovation. This council is a strategic mechanism to deliver on our promise of growing Enugu’s economy from $4.4 …

ALLEGED DEFAMATION: FG LISTS AKPABIO, YAHAYA BELLO TO TESTIFY AGAINST SENATOR NATASHA The Federal Government has filed a lawsuit against Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi Central, over alleged defamatory comments made during a live television interview. The suit, marked CR/297/25, was filed before a Federal Capital Territory High Court on May 16, 2025, naming Akpoti-Uduaghan as the sole defendant. …

I’M EXPECTING MORE POLITICIANS TO JOIN APC – TINUBU REVEALS President Bola Tinubu has said he expects more politicians to join the All Progressives Congress, APC. Tinubu stated this during the ruling party’s national summit on Thursday. According to him, they are “bailing out of a sinking ship with no life jackets.” Tinubu said: “I just need to tell those …

PETER OBI’S MEETING WITH TINUBU IN ROME, WHAT TRANSPIRED, BY BIANCA OJUKWU Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu, has shed light on what actually transpired when former Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi met President Bola Tinubu at the Vatican. Bianca revealed what transpired in a post on her verified Facebook account on Thursday, …

ONE-PARTY STATE: WE DIDN’T FORCE ANYONE TO JOIN APC – TINUBU President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has taunted those saying his administration is pushing Nigeria towards a one-party system, saying that you cannot blame people for their choice of association. Speaking at the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) National summit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the President said, “it is only …

TINUBU PRESENTS RIVERS 2025 BUDGET TO NASS President Bola Tinubu has written the National Assembly for the consideration and passage of the 2025 budget of the Rivers State Government. Tinubu said the N1.481 trillion budget is being presented to the National Assembly. The President said this is in view of the nullification of the state’s 2025 budget by the Supreme …

FG FILES CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST SUSPENDED SENATOR, NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN The Nigerian government has filed criminal charges against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan following her public claims of an assassination plot against her on national television, News360 Nigeria reports. The full details of the charges remain unclear, but one charge relates to statements she made during a live interview on Channels Television’s Politics …

TIME MAGAZINE NAMES DANGOTE AMONG 100 WORLD PHILANTROPISTS Aliko Dangote, the Chairman Aliko Dangote Foundation and President/Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited, has been named in the inaugural 2025 TIME100 Philanthropy list, which recognises the 100 most influential leaders shaping the future of philanthropy across the world. Dangote is the only Nigerian on this distinguished list. The prestigious list, published by …

ANYBODY WHO THINKS TINUBU WILL GET RE-EKECTED IS LIVING IN ANOTHER COUNTRY – EL-RUFAI Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has slammed President Bola Tinubu and his supporters. He was reacting to the influx of defectors to the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to him, anybody thinking that Tinubu will win re-election is living in another country. El-Rufai stated …

I WILL STRIKE OUT YOUR CASE — JUDGE WARNS FG OVER DELAYS IN NNAMDI KANU’S TRIAL Tensions ran high on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja as the long-running trial of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, resumed with a sharp rebuke from the presiding judge to the Federal Government, . Frustrated by the …

I NEVER SOUGHT AUDIENCE WITH TINUBU OVER FIDELITY BANK – PETER OBI It’s obvious that the biggest business for blackmailers now is talking about Peter Obi from every negative perspective. Even my solemn spiritual trip to Rome has been twisted into yet another blackmail campaign by merchants paid ostensibly to propagate anything negative against Obi. One such individual, whose entire …

PDP HOLDS CRUCIAL NEC MEETING MAY 27 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially reaffirmed the date for its 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, set to hold on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. In a public notice released via the party’s official social media channels, the PDP reminded all constitutionally accredited NEC members …

2027: ADC AS THE NEW BRIDE The African Democratic Congress (ADC) appears to have emerged as the new political bride in Nigeria’s opposition landscape, following its adoption by a coalition of opposition leaders as the platform to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Previously on the fringes of national politics, the party was adopted by coalition …

UTME 2025: TRUCK PUSHERS CANNOT DIRECT PILOTS – JAMB REGISTRAR FIRES BACK Professor Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has responded strongly to critics calling for his resignation following challenges during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking during a meeting with key stakeholders, including chief external examiners and civil society organizations in Abuja, …