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Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai has called on opposition leaders to remain united and focused on removing President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. El-Rufai made the remark when former Vice President Atiku Abubakar visited him after security agents allegedly attempted to detain him at an airport. El-Rufai said the incident had strengthened his resolve to challenge the …

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted a request by an activist, Mr. Emorioloye Owolemi, to inquire into the academic qualifications of Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo Justices Binta Nyako granted the permission while ruling in an ex-parte application brought before her by the social crusader, Owolemi. Owolemi had approached the court seeking an order granting him permission to …

Nigerians living in the United States may be among those impacted as the United States government moves to significantly expand efforts to revoke citizenship from naturalised Americans, following fresh immigration directives linked to former President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. According to officials familiar with the development, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun reassigning personnel and redeploying immigration …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the timetable for the 2027 General Elections. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, released the timetable at a press briefing in Abuja, on Friday. He said the while the Presidential and National Assembly elections would hold on February 20, 2027, governorship and state assembly elections would take place on March 6, 2027. Amupitan …

Nigerians living in the United States may be among those impacted as the United States government moves to significantly expand efforts to revoke citizenship from naturalised Americans, following fresh immigration directives linked to former President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. According to officials familiar with the development, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun reassigning personnel and redeploying immigration …

First Lady Senator Remi Tinubu’s soft-power diplomacy in the United States of America fell flat on her face. The ruse is a sneak preview of a bigger trouble that awaits Nigeria for installing Bola Ahmed TInubu president despite his messy drug case in America. The gist is that President TInubu is now deploying his lackeys to do his bidding because …

An American Christian missionary, Alex Barbir, has alleged that Fulani militias are behind a wave of killings across parts of Nigeria, accusing the Federal Government of failing to act and attempting to suppress what he described as a “targeted campaign” against Christians. Barbir, who recently visited Nigeria, made the claims while addressing concerns over insecurity in several states in an …

A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has warned that it might be tough for the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to convince voters in southern Nigeria to support a presidential candidate from the North. Amaechi advised the party to think carefully about the different regions and how they might affect the election before the next general election comes around. The …

I am not disappointed with one Peter Ayodele Fayose for his inability to make a distinction between Ambassador Phrank Shaibu and my humble self (Paul Ibe). Sir, if indeed you read the statement titled “Peter Ayodele Fayose’s Beer Parlour Tales Of Infamy”, you would have seen that it was actually authored by Amb. Shuaibu and not Ibe. Is it possible …

I saw the response of one Paul Ibe, one of the Media Aides to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, to my release on what transpired at his (Atiku) meeting in Minna, with Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, and I can’t but be amused. However, because of my respect for Atiku, I will want to assume that he did not …