The Northeast caucus of the National Assembly has accused President Bola Tinubu of shortchanging the region in the execution of major projects, political appointments and other decisions by his government. The allegation was made on Thursday by the caucus, which is the umbrella body for Senators and members of the House of Representatives from the … Read more
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has confirmed that his tenure as the head of Nigeria’s electoral body will come to an end later this year. Yakubu made the announcement while addressing his colleagues at the Extraordinary General Assembly of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) in Banjul, … Read more
The Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued a directive barring further public commentary on the ₦2 billion libel suit filed by the Chief of Staff to the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminialayi Fubara, Edison Ehie. Naija News understands that the case is against the immediate past Head of Service, George … Read more
Former All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant, Paul Chukwuma, has officially emerged as the governorship candidate for the Young Progressives Party (YPP) for the November 8, 2025, election in Anambra State. Naija News reports that Chukwuma, who recently resigned from the APC, citing irregularities in its primary process, clinched the YPP ticket through a consensus … Read more
A former presidential aspirant of the Labour Party (LP), Faduri Oluwadare Joseph, has said the sack of Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the party is an opportunity to right the wrong and properly reposition the party ahead of the 2027 election. Naija News reports that the United States-based Nigerian Nurse who is also … Read more
Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has dispatched a high-level delegation under his Deputy Aminu Abdulsalam, to Uromi town in Edo State, to address the recent killing of 16 Hausa travelers. In a statement issued by Ibrahim Shuaibu, spokesperson to the Deputy Governor, the committee included prominent figures, the Emir of Rano, Ambassador Mohammad Umar; Commissioners … Read more
State House, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed the Anambra state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Sir Basil Ejidike, as the Chairman, Governing Board National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike. Basil Ejidike as appointed as chairman of National Root Crops Research Institute In a letter of appointment dated March 28, … Read more
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi and former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Thursday, were among the distinguished dignitaries at the Afenifere symposium held in honor of the late Ayo Adebanjo. The symposium, titled ‘Afenifere – Identity, Ideas and Ideology’, was organized to celebrate the legacy … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Africa’s foremost industrialist, philanthropist and founder and President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote on his 68th birthday. The President, in a release issued on Thursday by his Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, celebrated the life of a visionary whose resilience and unwavering commitment to Africa’s economic … Read more
The Labour Party (LP) faction led by Julius Abure has accused its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, of orchestrating a plot to seize control of the party’s leadership structure for personal political gain. In a statement on Thursday, LP National Secretary, Umar Farouk Ibrahim, described a recent National Executive … Read more
Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo on Thursday signed six bills into law to foster investment and security in the state. Soludo signed the bills at the Governor’s Lodge in Awka, where he was joined by the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Somtochukwu Udeze, and the Majority Leader, Ikenna Ofodeme. Notable among them is … Read more
The lawmaker representing Borno Central under the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kaka Shehu Lawan, has advised the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, to stop politicizing the issue of insecurity in the country. He stated this amidst concerns raised by the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, over the worsening security situation in … Read more
Nigerian hip-hop veteran and activist, Eedris Abdulkareem, has lashed out at the Federal Government following the ban placed on his latest politically charged single, “Tell Your Papa”, by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The NBC, in a memo dated April 9, 2025, declared the song “Not To Be Broadcast (NTBB)”, citing Section 3.1.8 of the … Read more
Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle has promised to give opportunities to new players to represent Nigeria at the Unity Cup in London. Nigeria will battle Ghana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago for the 2025 edition of the Unity Cup. Chelle invited four new players for the World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe, and the … Read more
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has signed the Delta State Electricity Power Sector Bill, 2024, and six others into law. The governor, who performed the function at the government house, Asaba, on Thursday, described the electricity bill as a game changer in the state’s rapid industrialisation drive. Other bills passed are the Delta State … Read more
The Nigerian government has issued a warning that approximately 1,249 communities across 30 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are at high risk of flooding this year, as the rainy season intensifies in some parts of the country. The warning comes as many Nigerians are still recovering from last year’s devastating flood disasters. Joseph … Read more
Host communities of OML-25 in Kula Kingdom, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, are demanding a binding agreement with the new operator of the oil facility before oil production can resume in the area. Shell had divested the oil asset to Renaissance Africa Energy Holdings in the wake of a protracted dispute with the … Read more
The Nigerian Police has vowed to leave no “stone unturned” in its investigation into a case of jungle justice that resulted in the death of a man identified as Peter. Dog theft: One killed, one injured The Bauchi state police command’s spokesman, Ahmed Wakil, in a statement on Thursday, Apil 10, said the incident which … Read more
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the postponement of the party’s zonal congress in the North Central, South South and South West Zones. Naija News reports that the zonal congress were earlier scheduled for Saturday, April 12, 2025. This was made known in a statement to journalists on … Read more
The Tanzanian government, on Thursday, charged prominent opposition leader Tundu Lissu with treason over remarks he made regarding the upcoming general elections. Lissu, chairman of the main opposition party CHADEMA and a key challenger in the 2020 presidential election, is accused of inciting rebellion and urging the public to disrupt the electoral process scheduled for … Read more