adminSaudi Arabia restricts multiple-entry visas for Nigeria, 13 other countries
Saudi Arabia has introduced new visa regulations that will impact travelers from 14 countries, restricting them to single-entry visas valid for 30 days with no option for extension. The…
NEWS EXTRA: Binani won 2023 Adamawa guber poll, sacked REC insists
Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the former resident electoral commissioner (REC) of Adamawa, has insisted that Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), won the 2023 election in…
Lawyer asks politicians to stop begging for Nnamdi Kanu’s release
The lawyer representing the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has stated that no one should plead for his client’s release, as he has committed no…
Senate Terminates Appointment Of Three Suspended RECs
The Senate has officially terminated the appointment of three Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) following a request from President Bola Tinubu, invoking Section 157(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).…
Court Jails UNIUYO Prof For Electoral Fraud
The High Court in Akwa Ibom State has sentenced Professor Ignatius Uduk of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) to three years imprisonment for electoral fraud during the 2019 general…
El-Rufai slams Ribadu for denying anti-Tinubu remarks
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has slammed the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, accusing him of “serious amnesia” over his denial of past comments allegedly made against President…
PDP crisis: BoT backs govs, affirms Ude-Okoye as secretary
The Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees has affirmed former National Youth Leader, Sunday Ude-Okoye, as the party’s National Secretary. BoT Chairman and former Senate President, Adulphus Wabara, made…
Gunshots as Fubara, Wike supporters clash at PDP Secretariat
Supporters of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, believed to be loyalists of the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom…
PDP governors back Udeh-Okoye as national secretary
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have backed Sunday Ude-Okoye as national secretary of the party. The governors’ position is contained in a communique…
Tinubu administration may soon put all government critics in jail, says Atiku
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of suppressing dissent. In a post on X on Thursday, Abubakar claimed the arrests of Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate…
Lagos Lawmakers Storm DSS Office Over Detention Of Colleagues
Some members of the Lagos State House of Assembly are currently at the Department of State Security Office in the Magodo area of the state. Their visit appears to…
Anyanwu, Okoye’s Supporters Clash At PDP BoT Meeting
There was chaos at the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja on Wednesday when supporters of Samuel Anyanwu, the embattled National Secretary of the party,…
Poverty: Democracy Fast Losing Its Essence — Peter Obi
Politician and a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has said described Nigeria’s democracy as “fast losing its essence” as a result of deep-necked poverty ravaging the country.…
Security screens journalists, others at Lagos assembly ahead of plenary
Security officials including policemen screened journalists and other individuals attempting to enter the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday. Our correspondent reports that up to three police vehicles are…
I’m not desperate to be Nigeria’s president – Peter Obi
Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has criticized the state of leadership in Nigeria, adding that he is not desperate to be Nigeria’s president.…
