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A Yoruba socio-cultural group, Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá, has called on President Bola Tinubu to publish the names of the beneficiaries of the N330billion cash transfers his administration claimed were disbursed to poor and vulnerable Nigerians. The union alleged that the supposed beneficiaries were largely members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), dismissing the government’s claim as propaganda. In a …

A Yoruba socio-cultural group, Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá, has called on President Bola Tinubu to publish the names of the beneficiaries of the N330billion cash transfers his administration claimed were disbursed to poor and vulnerable Nigerians. The union alleged that the supposed beneficiaries were largely members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), dismissing the government’s claim as propaganda. In a …

Brenda Biya, daughter of Cameroon’s president, Paul Biya, has publicly urged Cameroonians not to vote for her father in the October 2025 election. In a TikTok live session, Brenda—known as “King Nasty”—blamed his father’s 43-year rule for poverty, unemployment, and stagnation in Cameroon. This marks the first time in African political history that a sitting president’s child has openly opposed …

The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA) says none of its demands has been met despite suspending its indefinite strike. Speaking on Friday in Abuja during the flag off of the construction of the Northern Parkway from Ring Road II to Ring III on Shehu Yar’Adua way, by Life Camp, Minister of the Federal Capital …

Some loyalists of former President Muhammadu Buhari have declared their support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, signalling cracks within the All Progressives Congress (APC). The declaration was made on Wednesday at a private meeting in Abuja. State chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Buhari’s original political platform, gathered at Atiku’s residence to chart a new course. …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he is a proud agent of President Bola Tinubu.‎‎Wike described himself as one of the agents Tinubu is using to fix the problems Nigerians are facing due to bad governance in the past.‎‎He spoke during the official flag-off of the construction of Northern Parkway from Ring Road …

Three members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Victor Oko-Jumbo, Sokari Goodboy Sokari, and Adolphus Timothy Oruibienimigha, were conspicuously absent from Thursday’s sitting. The Assembly convened its first plenary session a day after President Bola Tinubu lifted the state of emergency in Rivers State. The plenary session was held at the Assembly quarters, as the State Assembly Complex is …

Download Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu, whom he described as “our father”, for his reinstatement. Fubara also extended his appreciation to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and Senate President Godswill Akpabio, following his return to office. Tinubu had suspended Fubara six months ago to prevent an escalating political …

Siminalayi Fubara on Friday addressed a mammoth crowd in Port Harcourt for the first time since the end of emergency rule in Rivers State. The Rivers State Governor thanked the people for standing by him during the challenging period and assured them that his administration would remain focused on their welfare and development. He said the government’s priority was to …

About 36-hours to the conduct of bye-election by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission, EDSIEC, into 63 councillorship seats across 15 local government areas, the State High Court sitting in Benin City has restrained the commission from conducting the election. Edo State Independent Electoral Commission had slated September 20, 2025 for the conduct of the bye-election in the state Justice …