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The planned defection of Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf to the All Progressives Congress, APC, has reignited anxieties around one of Nigeria’s most sensitive traditional disputes – the lingering tussle between Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II and the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero. There are indications that the rumoured move threatens to reopen old wounds in the northwest …

The Federal Government has banned electricity distribution companies and installers from collecting any form of payment for meters, warning that DisCo officials and installers found extorting customers will be prosecuted. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, issued the warning on Thursday during an on-site inspection of newly imported smart meters at APM Terminals, Apapa, Lagos. Adelabu said the meters were …

Thursday marks one year since US President Donald Trump ordered the country’s withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO) just hours after taking office. According to an agreement between the US and the Geneva-based UN agency, the withdrawal is due to take effect on Thursday, after the US has completed a mandatory one-year notice period. Theoretically, one of the conditions …

In a significant development in the prolonged political crisis rocking Rivers State, Bola Tinubu has affirmed Governor Siminalayi Fubara as the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The position was reiterated through Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Daniel Bwala, during an appearance on Channels Television. Bwala emphasized that Fubara holds the party’s leadership role …

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has alleged that the delay of the National Assembly to pass the Electoral Act is a ploy to rig the 2027 elections. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate in the last election, argued that the major setback to the last election was the loopholes in the “Electoral Act 2022 that paved the way for the …

Former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has expressed skepticism over the prospect of ruling All Progressives Congress maintaining long-term dominance, citing historical examples from the country’s political past. He argued that Nigeria’s democracy is not under threat from a one-party state but rather from the weakness of political parties themselves, which he said lack ideology, …

US. President Donald Trump has said that thousands of Christians are being kidnapped and killed in Nigeria by terrorists, describing the violence as widespread and deeply troubling. Trump made the remarks at the Board of Peace signing ceremony held on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as he draws attention to persistent attacks on Christian communities …

Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, says the trend of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), “not being accused of corruption”, must be chcked. El-Rufai stated this in his speech at the 23rd Daily Trust Dialogue, which held in Abuja, on Thursday. The Dialogue has as its theme, “Nigeria’s Fourth Republic: What is Working and What …

Here is the true story of what happened in the Villa when Governor Seyi Makinde visited the President today. First, Governor Seyi Makinde demonstrated that he now lacked enough courage to face the President alone, he had to enlist the support of the Plateau State Governor. The President told him that if it was about official matters regarding Oyo State, …

Amidst the wave of defections affecting the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), particularly among the governors, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has stated he is comfortable in his party. Makinde said after meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday. Answering questions from State House correspondents, Makinde said he is not planning to jump ship. He said, “I am …