The president Bola Tinubu administration says recent meetings between Nuhu Ribadu and top United States officials will strengthen cooperation on counter-terrorism, intelligence sharing and regional security. In a statement issued on Saturday, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to Tinubu on information and strategy, said Ribadu visited the United States from May 4 to May 6 for…
Alex Otti says he has received a free governorship nomination form from the leadership of the Labour Party ahead of the next election in Abia State. In a post on X on Friday, Otti said the nomination form was presented to him by the national working committee (NWC) of the party at the Abia governor’s…
Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano State, has hosted Peter Obi, former Labour Party presidential candidate, and Seriake Dickson, national leader of the Nigeria Democratic Party (NDC), at his Abuja residence. The former Kano governor welcomed Obi and Dickson ahead of the NDC inaugural national convention, which is slated to hold on Saturday at the…
The Kwankwasiyya movement says some political commentators have launched “targeted attacks” against Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso over his reported political alliance with Peter Obi. In a statement issued on Friday, the movement said discussions around possible strategic cooperation between Kwankwaso and Obi under the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) had generated panic in some…
Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, an economist and banker, has picked the presidential nomination form of the African Democratic Congress ahead of the 2027 election. Hayatu-Deen picked up the N90 million form at the party’s national headquarters, becoming the first presidential aspirant to officially declare interest in the ADC ticket for the 2027 presidential race. The economist and…
Aisha Yesufu, a social activist, says she will resist any attempt to manipulate the outcome of the FCT senatorial election if she emerges as a candidate. Yesufu had on Wednesday announced her defection from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), declaring her intention to run for the FCT senatorial position…
The Federal government says the 2026 National Examination Council (NECO) exams will be computer-based. Speaking at the 25th anniversary of the council in Abuja on Thursday, Tunji Alausa, minister for education, said that making the examination CBT is part of an ongoing effort by the government to curb examination malpractice. “Today, as we celebrated the…
Danjuma Goje, senator representing Gombe Central, says Nigeria should hand over the management of its electricity sector to China for about 20 years to achieve stable power supply. Goje spoke on Wednesday during the senate confirmation hearing of Joseph Tegbe. The former Gombe governor said repeated interventions across different segments of the power sector had…
Taiwo Oyedele, Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the economy, says the federal government will not reintroduce fuel subsidy, insisting that the policy distorted Nigeria’s economy. Oyedele spoke in Paris during an investment meeting with international investors held as part of Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s visit to France. According to him, the Tinubu administration remains…
All Progressives Congress says its national working committee (NWC) has waived the screening requirements for Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the party’s presidential primaries. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Felix Morka, APC national publicity secretary, said the decision was taken during the 188th meeting of the NWC held on May 6, 2026. According to…
