Associates and close allies of President Bola Tinubu are reportedly orchestrating a bid to dominate Nigeria’s airtime and data credit lending sector, an industry estimated to be worth around ₦400 billion annually. The development was made known by investigative journalist ...

The wave of defections in the House of Representatives gathered momentum on Thursday as four lawmakers from Bauchi State dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), signalling continued political realignments ahead of the 2027 general ...

President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking confirmation of Dr. Zainab Marwa as a member of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), representing the North-East geopolitical zone. The request was contained in a letter ...

The General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has stirred fresh political debate after accusing President Bola Tinubu of manipulating the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary that produced him as the party’s candidate for the 2027 election. ...

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Kenneth Okonkwo, has said that backing Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election would amount to indirectly helping President Bola Tinubu secure another term. Okonkwo made the statement during an interview with Symfoni ...

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has faulted calls for federal intervention over the rising insecurity in Oyo State, insisting that Governor Seyi Makinde must first exhaust the powers available to him before seeking help from President Bola Tinubu. Fayose ...

Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said his former principal, Peter Obi, alongside Atiku Abubakar, should not be regarded as opposition leaders but rather as office seekers. Baba-Ahmed made the statement on Thursday during an interview, where he ...

The House of Representatives was thrown into a rowdy session on Thursday after Philip Agbese, the lawmaker representing the Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo federal constituency, vehemently denied endorsing Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere for the position of Minority Leader. Agbese raised a point of privilege during ...

Paul Ibe, media adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has urged security agencies to immediately engage Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Igboho over claims that he knows those responsible for the recent abduction of students and teachers in Oyo State. ...

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has alleged that some youths planned to bomb the Ondo State Government House, but the plot was foiled through intelligence gathering. Aiyedatiwa made the disclosure during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, ...

The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s counter-terrorism efforts, describing them as inadequate in addressing the country’s worsening security challenges. Atiku said the persistence of attacks across Nigeria reflects the government’s ...

The Oyo State Police Command has reacted to viral social media reports claiming the release of dozens of pupils and teachers recently abducted from schools in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The mass abduction took place in ...

Armed security personnel have taken over major access roads leading to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in the Federal Capital Territory. The massive deployment comes amid tension over a planned mass protest by civil society groups. The demonstrators are demanding ...

Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has come to the defence of Pastor Enoch Adeboye amid growing public criticism, insisting that the respected cleric should not be blamed for Nigeria’s challenges or become a target of public anger. In a ...

Fresh tension has emerged in parts of Ibadan, Oyo State, after a fire outbreak gutted several shops at a market location in Ona-Ara Local Government Area, leaving traders counting losses and raising fresh concerns about recurring fire incidents in commercial ...

The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to resign from office over what it described as the worsening state of insecurity across Nigeria. Politics Nigeria reports that the party made the demand on Thursday, accusing the ...

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 ...