President Bola Tinubu has formally transmitted the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) State Police Bill, 2026, to the Nigerian Senate for consideration. The correspondence, dated June 15, 2026, was read on the floor of the upper legislative ...

Senator Garba Maidoki representing Kebbi South Senatorial District has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The letter announcing his defection was read on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday by Deputy Senate ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register a new political party called the Citizens Democratic Alliance (CDA) and hand over their certificate. Justice Obiora Egwuatu delivered the judgment on Tuesday, June ...

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has failed in his attempt to secure a relaxation of the bail conditions earlier imposed on him by the Federal High Court in Abuja. The ruling, delivered on Tuesday by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, ...

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has moved to challenge the case brought against him by the Department of State Services (DSS), following the closure of the prosecution’s case at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The development came on ...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has received 177 Nigerian returnees from Libya, under the Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) programme. In a statement issued on Monday, NEMA said the returnees were received by its Lagos operations office in ...

The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has dismissed allegations that the former governor of Kano State and current vice presidential candidate of the National Democratic Coalition (NDC), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, purchased dozens of its nomination forms to hijack its structure. Speaking ...

The United Kingdom government has released its verdict on the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State, praising the overall peaceful conduct of the exercise while raising critical concerns over technical glitches and the accessibility of polling stations. In a ...

Street sweepers working under Taraba State’s sanitation programme are set to earn less following a fresh salary cut approved by the state government. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the Taraba State Government has reduced the monthly pay of workers under the ...

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to immediately release activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, urging the agency to ...

The Nigerian Senate is set to reconvene on Tuesday for an emergency plenary session to deliberate on the proposed State Police Bill, a major constitutional reform widely seen as critical to addressing the country’s worsening security crisis. The emergency sitting, ...

Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike on Monday, June 22, 2026, took a swipe at his friend and political ally, Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda, over the latter’s alignment with President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC). While commissioning ...

The Kano State Government has ordered the immediate suspension of the Manager of the Thomas Regional Water Scheme over alleged sabotage of efforts to address persistent water scarcity in the state. The suspension was announced in a statement issued on ...

The Federal Government has moved to address the growing concern over rising cooking gas prices across Nigeria by convening an emergency stakeholders’ meeting aimed at finding immediate and long-term solutions. The meeting was called amid fresh concerns over the continuous ...

The United States has announced sanctions against three individuals and six businesses accused of facilitating financial transactions for the Islamic State (ISIS), as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to disrupt global terrorism financing networks. The designations, announced on Monday, ...

The United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a fresh warning to Nigerians travelling to America, urging them to strictly obey all visa rules and immigration regulations to avoid penalties that could affect future travel opportunities. The warning comes as ...

State governors are seeking greater constitutional authority over security operations within their domains and guaranteed funding arrangements for the proposed State Police. This push is detailed in a newly revealed report from a meeting convened by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum ...

Governor Dauda Lawal has firmly ruled out negotiations with bandits, even as concerns continue to grow over the abduction of 50 elderly residents of Zamfara State who remain in captivity after attempting to broker peace with armed criminals. The victims, ...

Paul Ibe, media adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the Federal Government’s handling of insecurity, questioning the deployment of security personnel in relation to Omoyele Sowore while communities continue to face attacks from bandits and terrorists. In ...

The Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources has convened an emergency stakeholders’ meeting to address the recent increase in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices and develop measures to improve supply, affordability and market stability. The meeting brought together government officials, regulators, ...