Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has resigned from the African Democratic Congress (ADC). This comes days after the emergence of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 election. Lawal stated ...

The Vice Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has urged the public to disregard a viral social media message falsely claiming that he is organising a national protest over the country’s worsening security challenges. ...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said residents of Abuja cannot deny the impact of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, particularly in the area of infrastructure development. Wike made the remark on Monday during his monthly media ...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described opposition figures, including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, as “liars,” accusing them of misleading Nigerians with promises of political reform. Wike made the remarks during his monthly ...

Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, popularly known as Portable, has said many entertainers are reluctant to publicly condemn insecurity and hardship in the country because they fear possible repercussions from the authorities. The singer made the remarks while responding ...

Businessman and economist, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has announced that he will not challenge the election results in court following his third-place finish in the recent African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary. Hayatu-Deen made his intention known in a statement released on ...

Former Kano State governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has expressed concern over the continued captivity of students and teachers abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Kwankwaso, ...

Gunmen reportedly attacked operatives of the Anambra State Police Command, killing at least two officers. The state had experienced relative calm for several months following a sustained crackdown on criminal elements, particularly armed groups operating under the guise of separatist ...

A video circulating online obtained by POLITICS NIGERIA shows the Imo State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Bernard Thompson Ikegwuoha, confronting a Reverend Father over the punishment of students who reportedly arrived late to school. In the video, the Commissioner is ...

Residents of Oyo state have taken to the streets to demand the immediate release of dozens of school children and teachers who were kidnapped in the Oriire Local Government Area.  The development follows a directive from the national leadership of ...

A senior commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Ba’a Shuwa, has reportedly declined an offer to assume a top leadership position within the terrorist group following the death of veteran insurgent leader Abubakar Mainok, also known as ...

Christians in Nasarawa State have accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of systematic political marginalisation. The Integrity Youth Alliance, a Christian group, expressed deep concern over the outcome of the APC’s recent primaries, which it alleged was manipulated in favour ...

Adewole Adebayo, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate for 2027, has accused President Bola Tinubu of failing in his constitutional responsibility as Commander-in-Chief to effectively lead the Nigerian Armed Forces. Adebayo made the remarks while appearing as a guest ...

Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has criticised moves by a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to draft former President Goodluck Jonathan into the 2027 presidential race, describing the development as belated and politically motivated. Sani made the ...

The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has faulted the policies of President Bola Tinubu, saying the lives of Nigerians are not better off since the former Lagos State governor assumed power in 2023. Adebayo made ...

Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has appealed to residents to forgive the shortcomings of his administration and those of elected lawmakers, while urging them to renew their support for the All Progressives Congress in the 2027 general elections. The ...

The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has strongly criticised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over his recent comments on the 2027 general elections. Wike had claimed that Atiku and the ADC ...

Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria’s first lady has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthening national security and dismantling criminal syndicates operating across the country. She gave the assurance on Saturday during an engagement with traditional rulers in Ekiti State at ...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has explained the purpose of his recent visit to fellow presidential aspirant Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, saying the meeting centered on the state of the nation and efforts to reposition their party ahead of future political engagements. ...

Peter Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, Senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District has declared that he has no political rival ahead of the 2027 senatorial election, dismissing the ambition of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) senatorial candidate, Mr. Chikaodiri Ojimba. Nwaebonyi described ...