The United States government has identified an alleged terrorist financier operating in Nigeria alongside other individuals and entities across Europe, the Middle East, and West Africa. The individuals have been designated as financial facilitators for activities linked to the terrorist ...

The Rivers State Ministry of Health has intensified its clampdown on illegal medical practice, sealing six health facilities and arresting seven individuals over alleged involvement in child trafficking, employment of unqualified personnel, and other unethical practices. The Chairman of the ...

The Osun State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to ensure the arrest and prosecution of all individuals allegedly connected to political killings in the state. The demand was contained ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented Certificates of Return to candidates who won the bye-elections held on June 20, 2026, in Rivers, Enugu, Nasarawa, Ondo and Kano states. The electoral body announced the development in a statement, noting ...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has assured that he will continue to deliver on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directives. Wike gave the assurance on the 10th day of his administration’s ongoing project commissioning across the FCT, held ...

Barring any last-minute change, the Senate is ready to pass the State Police Bill on Wednesday. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that senators cut short their recess on Tuesday to consider the bill, which seeks to amend the 1999 Constitution and decentralise ...

The Nigeria Union of Teachers in Oyo State has said public schools across the state will only reopen after the government puts strong security measures in place to protect teachers and students. This follows growing concerns over insecurity after the ...

Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has banned serving officers of the Nigeria Police Force from engaging in unauthorised social media activities, warning that violators risk dismissal, demotion, salary forfeiture, and possible prosecution. The directive affects officers using platforms such as ...

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 ...