Former vice president and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, nearly settled on the Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as his running mate before finalizing his decision to choose Rotimi Amaechi ...

No fewer than 36 indigenes of Benue State have been rescued by Nigerian Army troops in Cross River State. The victims were held hostage in Imaje Community, Yala Local Government Area, following a reprisal attack sparked by a livestock theft ...

The presidency has dismissed the political threat of the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, declaring that he will not repeat his past electoral victory over President Bola Tinubu in Lagos State. This assertion was made by ...

Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, has defended First Lady Remi Tinubu’s advice that Nigerians, particularly the unemployed, should embrace petty businesses as a source of income. In an interview on the Mic-On ...

Governor Uba Sani has visited the family of Ummulkhairi Usman Aliyu, who was killed by a mob in Maraban Jos, Kaduna, and pledged government support for her children. Governor Sani paid the condolence visit on Saturday, where he met with ...

In a statement on Saturday, Ameh argued that the court overstepped its powers by reviewing its earlier judgment that compelled the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the NDC as a political party. He contended that the application was ...

The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Saturday night following a brief business trip abroad. His arrival comes amid anticipation regarding his choice of a running mate for the ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has swept the just-concluded local government elections across the state. According to the Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission, the ruling party secured all 24 chairmanship seats and all 240 councillorship positions up for grabs. The ...

The Oyo State Government has lifted the dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed on 10 local government areas bordering the Old Oyo National Park following intensified security operations to rescue pupils and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area. The development was announced ...

African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has again accused President Bola Tinubu of attempting to establish a one-party state in Nigeria following a fresh move to deregister the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). Atiku, the presidential candidate of the ...

Political violence seems not to be ending in Osun State ahead of the upcoming August 15 governorship election, as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Taofeek Mustapha, sustained a gunshot wounds after an attack by suspected political thugs ...

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has declared that the state will work towards securing victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections, urging political appointees to intensify grassroots mobilisation in support of the party. The ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially approved the free formalization and corporate registration of 250,000 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the thirty-six states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. The major announcement was made public on ...

Former Kano State Governor and former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has dismissed reports alleging that he accused the Kano State Government of mismanaging public funds through payments made to former councillors. In ...

The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR, has appointed Dr. Ebuka Onyekwelu as his senior aide on media. The appointment on Thursday came three months after the Governor of Anambra State resumed for his second term in ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that it is yet to receive the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Federal High Court judgment in Lokoja which nullified an earlier order concerning the registration of the New Democratic Congress ...

Founder of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, has leveled heavy accusations against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, claiming he is directing deadly violent activities ...

Gunmen have killed John Telle Danjuma, a youth leader and Director of Social for the Miango Youth Development Association (MYDA), in an ambush in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. Danjuma was ambushed and shot dead by suspected Fulani ...

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged a coordinated effort to weaken opposition parties ahead of the next general election, warning that Nigeria could drift towards a one-party state if what it described as the “growing assault on democracy” is ...

United States President Donald Trump has unveiled the design of a limited-edition commemorative U.S. passport to mark the country’s 250th anniversary of independence, featuring his portrait on the cover. Trump shared a rendering of the passport on his Truth Social ...