President Bola Tinubu has directed service chiefs to relocate to Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, following a deadly bomb attack in the city. Tinubu gave the directive in a statement posted on X on Tuesday. The president said the move is part of efforts to take charge of the security situation and intensify operations against…
Omoyele Sowore, activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, says Nnamdi Kanu is in jail because he refused to campaign for President Tinubu like his counterpart, Sunday Igboho. Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is serving a life in prison sentence in Sokoto correctional centre after being convicted of terrorism. Sowore…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has asked the federal government to introduce a temporary cap on petrol prices to prevent further increases in the cost of living. The party said the measure would help protect Nigerians from the effects of rising fuel prices. In the wake of the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran, fuel prices…
Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says he will upgrade the status of traditional rulers in the FCT after they supported the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu. Wike spoke during his “thank-you” tour of area councils in the FCT. The tour followed the February 21, 2026, council elections. He…
Nursing students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) have staged a protest against the school management over an alleged increase in tuition fees from N90,000 to N580,000. In a video circulating on X on Tuesday, the students marched through the streets around the UNIZIK Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) in Nnewi to express their displeasure. The protesters, dressed…
Dauda Lawal, governor of Zamfara, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). His deputy, Mani Mummuni, also joined the ruling party. Mummuni announced the defection on Monday during a meeting with members of the state executive council in Gusau, the Zamfara capital. Meanwhile, Nuhu Anka, director-general of media…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, says the recent attack in Kubwa, Abuja, shows that insecurity is spreading to every part of Nigeria. Obi made the remark in a post on X on Monday. The former Anambra governor said the country is under siege as attacks by terrorists…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, has asked President Bola Tinubu to end what he described as the persecution of political opponents disguised as criminal prosecution. In a post on X on Monday, the former Anambra governor and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) warned that undermining…
President Bola Tinubu has constituted an 11-member committee to oversee the establishment of the Grid Asset Management Company Limited (GAMCO), an initiative aimed at improving Nigeria’s power transmission and grid management. The federal executive council approved the company’s establishment on Wednesday. On Friday in Abuja, Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to the president, inaugurated the…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has criticised the African Democratic Congress (ADC), accusing the party of hypocrisy over its demand for electronic transmission of election results. Shettima spoke on Wednesday in Abuja. He addressed an interfaith breaking of fast for Ramadan and Lent at the State House. The vice-president mocked the party’s online membership registration. He…
