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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has challenged politicians who publicly oppose godfatherism but practice it in private, saying credibility in the fight against the phenomenon must be backed by personal example. Akpabio spoke on Saturday at the launch of The Burdens of Legislators in Nigeria, a book written by former Senator Effiong Bob, at the Nigerian Air Force Conference Centre, Kado, …

Wike: But let me say one thing today been 7th of February, whomever is watching this programme, be you Senator, whether you are a House of Reps member, whether you are a Minister, whether you are a Governor and you support betrayal, people will continue to betray you in life. crowd chants Amennnnnn Wike: Let me say it again, whether …

A Chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Minister of Youths and Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has said the rising insecurity in Nigeria shows that the country has no government. Abdullahi, who is the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, was reacting to a 2014 tweet in which President Bola Tinubu lamented the spate of insecurity in Nigeria …

Many Nigerians have shared their thoughts on the incessant foreign trips by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The President has spent 23 days on foreign trips just in January 2026 after leaving Nigeria on December 28, 2025 for Europe. The President spent nine days in France for End-of-year break and holiday. He proceeded to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, …

Fresh concerns have emerged over the ambassadorial nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu, as several host countries may reject or delay approval due to the short time left in the current administration. Presidency insiders and high-ranking officials in the foreign service disclosed to Sunday Punch that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently battling to secure agrément, the required approval …

United States Senator, Riley Moore has cleared the air on reports alleging that the US is planning to divide Nigeria. In a statement on Saturday, the lawmaker said though he was in Nigeria and engaged in multiple high-level meetings with government officials, the discussion of dividing the country never came up. He stated that in all the discussions, the idea …

The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC has described the claims by the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi over rejection of electronic transmission of election results by the Senate as “false and misleading.” Spokesman of the party, Seye Oladejo, made the remark on Saturday, in apparent reaction to Obi’s claim …

Former United States President, Barack Obama has made his first public statement following a controversial video shared by President Donald Trump that portrayed him and his wife, Michelle Obama, as apes. Obama, in a post on X on Saturday, made no reference to the video, which sparked widespread outrage and accusations of racism. Instead, the 44th US president focused on …

President Bola Tinubu will embark on a two-day state visit to the United Kingdom in March, according to Buckingham Palace. Military President Ibrahim Babangida embarked on the last Nigerian state visit to the UK in 1989. The late Queen Elizabeth II had hosted Babangida for four days. The BBC described State visits as a form of soft-power diplomacy, using the …

The Executive Director of Equipping the Persecuted, Judd Saul, has accused Nigeria’s First Lady, Remi Tinubu, of promoting what he described as a false narrative in Washington DC (USA), while violent attacks allegedly claiming the lives of over 300 Christians continue across parts of Nigeria. Saul made the allegation in a video post shared by an X user, Dr. Kenon …