NIGERIANS RISK DEPORTATION AS UK SCRAPS SPONSORSHIP FOR OVER 100 SKILLED JOBS Panic has gripped thousands of Nigerians working in the United Kingdom on Certificate of Sponsorship or Skilled Worker visas over the new regulations announced by the British government. The UK government, in its efforts to control immigration, has removed over 100 jobs, including skilled worker roles, from CoS …

WHERE ARE THIRD REPUBLIC GOVERNORS? Nine years after the collapse of the 2nd Republic, the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida, in what was described as a transition to civil rule programme, succeeded in conducting elections for governorship seats in the then 30 states of the federation. The elections which held in 1991, culminated on the verge of electing a …

PARTY LEADERSHIP: ASSESSING APC, ADC LEADERS Between Friday, June 27 when the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Ganduje resigned and Thursday, July 24, when the party chose a new national chairman, all the three major political parties in Nigeria, the APC, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were under …

REP CALLS FOR LEGAL REFORMS TO TACKLE AMBIGUOUS JUDGMENTAL A House of Representatives member, Clement Jimbo, has called for legal reforms to stop the misinterpretation of judgments delivered by courts in Nigeria. Jimbo made this call on Friday, when he featured on ‘Sunrise Daily’, a programme on Channels Television. This is in response to the controversy surrounding the recent court …

KWANKWASO THRILLED AS THOUSANDS OF APC MEMBERS DEFECT TO NNPP IN KANO Thousands of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State have defected to the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), as confirmed by the former presidential candidate of the NNPP and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, He said the defection was a testimony to the growing strength …

2027: NIGERIANS NEED NEW FACES, NOT SAME OLD FOLKS – LAOLU AKANDDE As political realignments intensify ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, former presidential aide Laolu Akande has called for a departure from the recycling of familiar political figures and urged Nigerians to demand genuine alternatives grounded in policy and reform. Appearing on Thursday’s edition of Sunrise Daily on Channels …

ADC SLAMS TINUBU GOVT OVER NON-APPOINTMENT OF AMBASSADORS The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s government for failing to appoint ambassadors to key countries, particularly Washington D.C., the U.S. capital. This was contained in a statement released on Friday and signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi. The ADC described the situation as a …

ALIKO DANGOTE RETIRES FROM DANGOTE CEMENT PLC Foremost entrepreneur and founder of Dangote Cement Plc, Aliko Dangote has announced his retirement as a Director and the Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective July 25, 2025. He is relinquishing his position as chairman and retiring from the board so as to focus more attention on the Refinery, Petrochemicals, Fertiliser and …

ATIKU KNOWS HOW TO GET TICKET, NOT HOW TO WIN ELECTION – APC CHIEFTAIN A former Organizing Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof Ussiju Medaner, has described former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as someone who only knows how to get presidential ticket. Medaner claimed that Atiku does not have people who can help him win election. He stated …

TINUBU REUNITES WITH CLASS OF 99 GOVERNORS President Bola Tinubu hosted his fellow 1999 class of governors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. The Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun also confirmed the meeting in a post on his X handle on Friday. Tinubu was the governor of Lagos from 1999 to 2007. In …

DEFECTIONS TO ADC AND THE END OF PDP AS CREDIBLE OPPOSITION, BY GRACE KANAYO Since the unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a coalition, notable politicians have been defecting to it ahead of the 2027 general elections. PAUL OKAH in this report wonders if these defections mark the end of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the emergence …

WITH PRAYERS PDP WILL FINISH FOURTH IN 2027 ELECTION – FAYOSE Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Friday disclosed that a lot is wrong with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Fayose predicted that the PDP would likely come fourth in the 2027 elections. He made this disclosure while featuring on Channels Television’s programme Politics Today. The former governor …

EKO DISCO ANNOUNCES 25-DAY BLACKOUT IN LAGOS Eko Electricity Distribution Company has announced a 25-day blackout in parts of Lagos State. Eko DisCo disclosed this in a notice to customers on Friday posted on its X account. According to EKEDC, the blackout would commence on 28th July and last until August 21st, 2025, between 8am and 5pm daily. The Disco …

WE’LL CONTINUE ATTACKS ON PLATEAU TO AVENGE INJUSTICE ON HERDERS – MACBAN The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has declared that the incessant attacks and killings on the Plateau would continue due to the injustice herders face in the state. Its National Secretary, Bello Gotomo, who made the assertion after the association’s National Executive Council meeting in …

NATASHA AKPOTI’S OWN APPEAL CONFIRMS NO ORDER MANDATED HER RECALL – SENATE SPOKESPERSON The recent filing of a Notice of Appeal by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s legal team has now vindicated my position and that of all those who have maintained that the judgment of Hon. Justice Binta Nyako did not contain a mandatory order directing the Senate to recall her …