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The lawmaker representing Enugu East Senatorial District, Senator Kelvin Chukwu, has dumped the Labour Party for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Chukwu, who hails from Amuri Community in Nkanu West local government area of Enugu State, disclosed this on Wednesday during a town hall meeting at the village market square to brief his constituents on some of his achievements …

Pope Leo XIV had described late Bishop Francis Okobo, the first Bishop of Nsukka Catholic Diocese, an ambassador of Jesus Christ, who, according to him, dedicated all his time to the service of God and humanity while on earth. The Pope said this in a condolence message during the burial mass of Okobo at St Theresa’s Catholic Cathedral Nsukka, on …

A Catholic missionary priest based in The Gambia, Rev Fr Kelvin Ugwu, has criticised the muted response in Nigeria to the killing of Rev Fr Matthew Eya of the Nsukka Diocese. Father Eya was shot dead on his way to his parish on September 19. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Fr Ugwu contrasted the reactions to the shooting of …

Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has drawn a sharp contrast between political leadership in Nigeria and the United States. Obi faulted Nigerian leaders for wasteful displays of power despite managing comparatively smaller budgets. In a post on X on Thursday, Obi recounted his ongoing three-day trip to the US, where he visited Atlanta, Washington, and Chicago. He …

A former Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Abduyari S. Lafia has accused the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, of obstructing justice in a rape case involving an American citizen and an Indian national. In a letter dated August 1, 2025, and addressed to the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard M. Mills, Lafia, who was AIG at the time, …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly directed the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to proceed on leave ahead of the expiration of his tenure. Insider sources say the move comes in response to what they described as Mahmood’s “last-minute betrayal” of the All Progressives Congress government that appointed him. Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma …

Confusion and controversy have trailed the ₦20.4 billion birthday fundraiser organized by First Lady Remi Tinubu, after a report by Premium Times listed the late former President Muhammadu Buhari among the donors. According to the report, contributions were made toward completing the long-stalled National Library project. Among those listed as donors were President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and …

The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun has formally asked a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of ex-senator Andy Uba over a N400 million job scam. The police intend to arrest Uba and bring him to court for trial. The IGP sought the arrest order on Wednesday following the persistent …

Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has expressed worry over the growing insecurity in Yorubaland and other parts of Nigeria. The group stated its position in a communiqué issued after its caucus meeting at the Akure residence of its leader, Reuben Fasoranti, on Tuesday. Afenifere decried the worsening spate of banditry in Kwara, Kogi, Ogun, Ondo and Oyo, and described the killings …

A member of the House of Representatives, Yusuf Gagdi (APC, Plateau), has restated his opposition to the creation of state police in Nigeria, arguing that such a move would worsen insecurity rather than resolve it. Mr Gagdi, who represents Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency, made his position known during a visit to troubled communities in Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau, where …