Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and former Edo governor John Odigie-Oyegun escaped an assassination attempt on Tuesday after gunmen attacked Odigie-Oyegun’s residence in Benin City, Edo state. The attack occurred shortly after Obi and other leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) attended the formal declaration of Olumide Akpata into the…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has warned that the federal government will be held responsible if anything happens to Malam Nasir El-Rufai in detention. Atiku made the statement in a post on X on Tuesday amid ongoing concerns over El-Rufai’s detention. Demands Clarity on Detention Earlier, Muyiwa Adekeye, media aide to El-Rufai had alleged that he…
Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss charges filed against him by the Department of State Services (DSS), describing them as incompetent and lacking merit. The DSS instituted the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026 against him. The court fixed February 25, 2026, for hearing before Justice Joyce…
Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, has reportedly suffered nose bleeding while in the detention of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). In a statement on Monday, his media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye, also alleged that authorities denied the ex-governor access to his wives, who came to deliver food to him….
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says he remains determined to rescue Nigeria and deliver on his promises to citizens. Tinubu spoke on Monday night while hosting state governors to an interfaith breaking of the fast at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The event brought together all governors as Muslims observe Ramadan and Christians mark Lent. Call for…
Paul Moses, candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) election, says he had already won the poll by 3 p.m. on Saturday before what he described as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s “magic” began. Moses spoke on Monday during an interview on Prime Times, a current affairs programme…
Kogi youths presented a N100 million cheque to the All Progressives Congress on February 23, 2026. They aimed to cover the cost of President Bola Tinubu’s presidential nomination and expression of interest forms for the 2027 election. Usman Ododo, Governor of Kogi State, led the delegation to the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. The group…
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has urged the National Assembly to urgently review its position on electoral reforms. Specifically, the bishops highlighted real-time transmission of election results as a major concern. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the body called for the mandatory transmission of results from polling units. The bishops…
Jibrin Okutepa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has faulted the conduct of the February 21, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council election. In a statement posted on X on Monday, Okutepa said the outcome showed that the will of the people did not count. He insisted that Nigerians did not truly determine who governs…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the low voter turnout recorded in Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council elections. In a statement issued on Sunday by his media office, Atiku described the turnout, which reportedly averaged below 20 percent, as alarming. He specifically highlighted the Abuja Municipal Area Council,…
