The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, on Wednesday urged aspirants who participated in the party’s recently concluded primaries to accept the outcomes in good faith and work towards strengthening the party ahead of future elections. ...

Peter Obi, the 2027 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has appealed to Nigerian youths to stop attacking the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye. In a statement posted on X, Obi warned ...

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved a compensation package for eligible Band A electricity customers who suffered prolonged power shortages due to generation challenges across the country. Politics Nigeria reports that regulator announced the decision in a public ...

Founder of Salvation Ministries, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, has alleged that politicians are sponsoring the kidnapping of schoolchildren across Nigeria. The cleric made the claim amid a recent wave of abductions involving students and teachers in states such as Sokoto and ...

A former four-term member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will win a second term in office in 2027, stating that the opposition has already lost its opportunity to unseat the ruling ...

Close associates of former President Goodluck Jonathan have broken their silence to dismiss speculations regarding a potential presidential bid in 2027. The associates insists there is absolutely no indication that the former leader intends to return to the ballot, describing ...

Fresh reports have indicated that at least five worshippers abducted during an attack on an Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) congregation in Kwara State may have died while in captivity. The victims were among church members kidnapped when armed men ...

A Nigerian man has publicly expressed frustration over the country’s security situation after claiming that one of his friends was abducted while travelling along the Benin-Lagos Expressway. The man, who appeared in a viral video circulating on social media, narrated ...

The Kwara State Police Command has announced a significant breakthrough in its fight against kidnapping, as operatives arrested the suspected leader of a kidnapping syndicate and recovered two AK-47 rifles. According to a press release issued on Wednesday, June 3, ...

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu representing Abia north, has declared that security chiefs must be held accountable for resources appropriated to tackle insecurity across the country. Kalu spoke on Wednesday while reflecting on senate deliberations on security and public health. The ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Musa Farouk Abubakar, managing director of Abu-Haneefa Oil and Gas Ltd, over alleged corruption and money laundering involving N691.7 million. Abubakar was arraigned alongside Abu-Haneefa Oil and Gas Ltd and Sandra ...

The Nigerian Army has increased troops’ allowances and expanded its welfare flight programme as part of efforts to improve the welfare of personnel serving in operational theatres. The Army announced that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) welfare flight for ...

Buratai had criticised the military and other security agencies during an interview on TVC on Tuesday. “I don’t believe security agencies can’t locate the bandits, if they can locate ordinary citizens and social media influencers,” Buratai stated. In a statement ...

In a statement issued on Wednesday, Comrade Ini Ememobong, national publicity secretary of the interim National Working Committee (NWC), said the appellate court invalidated the basis upon which the caretaker committee was recognised. Ememobong said lawyers representing the faction informed ...

A video has surfaced on social media showing activist Aisha Yesufu at the secretariat of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) expressing frustration over the internal workings of the party. Her outburst follows her inability to secure the NDC senatorial ticket ...

Honourable Bello El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has strongly condemned the escalating incidents of killings and abductions across Nigeria. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the lawmaker, who represents the Kaduna North Federal Constituency, expressed deep ...

The national leadership of the Accord Party has disowned reports claiming that businessman and politician Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has emerged as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election, insisting that no presidential primary was conducted and no candidate has been ...

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State under Chief Emeka Beke has declared all activities, nominations and decisions carried out by the Tony Okocha-led faction invalid following a recent Court of Appeal judgment that affirmed Beke ...

The Lagos State Government on Monday, June 3, 2026, arrested 144 beggars as part of an intensified enforcement operation against street begging and environmental infractions. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed the figure via his verified ...

The arraignment of United Bank for Africa Plc and four others over an alleged N4.29 billion foreign exchange fraud was stalled on Wednesday following the absence of the defendants in court. The case came up before Justice Rahman Oshodi of ...