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Fresh details emerged yesterday on how efforts by the presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to forge a political deal with Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, until recently regarded as Kano’s “beautiful bride” and a potential election-shaping force, eventually collapsed. Sources familiar with the talks said engagements between Kwankwaso and President Bola Tinubu stretched across several months, with multiple meetings held, …

The Nigerian media community is mourning the death of Mr. Lewis Obi, a veteran journalist, editor and media executive whose career left a lasting imprint on modern Nigerian journalism. He was 77. A native of Amurri in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, Mr. Obi was educated at Methodist Central School, Agbani, and earned a degree in Mass …

The governor of Abia State, Alex Otti has explained why residents of Aba, the state’s commercial city enjoyed uninterrupted power supply despite the collapse of the national grid on Tuesday, January 27. In a video seen by POLITICS NIGERIA, the governor was captured saying that the state is gravitating towards clean energy through the use of biogas to ensure residents …

The Inspector General of Police has re-arraigned Nollywood actress Angela Okorie before the Federal High Court, Abuja, on a 7-count amended charge of cyberstalking. During the court proceedings, Ms Okorie pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecution prayed the court for a short adjournment to enable them to open their case. Counsel to the defendant did not oppose the …

The Governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has announced that his government will take over the running of Onitsha Main Market. The governor had last Monday visited the market and also announced a one week closure over the continued adherence to sit at home protest by traders in the market. The closure had generated a lot of tension, leading …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has condemned the Rivers State Government for denying access to the Yakubu Gowon Stadium for a political rally, describing the action as unprecedented and politically motivated. Speaking at the event, Wike said organisers had formally applied to use the facility but were turned down by the state government. “We applied to the …

Jonathan Laidlaw, counsel to Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s ex-minister of petroleum resources, says his client had no real influence on award of oil contracts during her stint in office. Laidlaw told jurors at the Southwark crown court in London, United Kingdom, on Thursday, that Alison-Madueke was just a “rubber stamp” for official recommendation. Alison-Madueke was minister of petroleum resources from 2010 …

An 18-seater bus carrying passengers to the burial of Bayelsa State’s late Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, was involved in a fatal accident along the Toru-Orua axis of the Sagbama–Ekeremor Road. The crash, which occurred on a major route in the area, claimed the lives of more than 10 people, according to initial reports. Several other passengers sustained injuries and …

Unidentified gunmen have attacked Okporojo community, Oso Edda, in Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, killing many and kidnapping others. The assailants reportedly ambushed the community, setting houses on fire, killing people and then whisked others away. The gunmen allegedly beheaded five persons and took their heads away.

The Taminu Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed to appeal the judgement of a federal high court sitting in Ibadan. The court had reportedly nullified the PDP National Convention held in the Oyo State capital on November 15, 2025, declaring it invalid. In its ruling, the court also barred members of the Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) from parading …