The Federal Government has dismissed reports alleging that terrorists are carrying out a systematic genocide against Christians in Nigeria. In a statement on Sunday, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, described such claims as “false, baseless, despicable and divisive.” Idris said portraying Nigeria’s security challenges as a religious war is misleading and plays […]

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused President Bola Tinubu of showing indifference to the wave of killings and abductions in Zamfara and Katsina states. In a statement on Sunday, Bolaji Abdullahi, ADC national publicity secretary, said the administration cannot seek a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council while failing to secure lives

The deputy governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr. Ndubuisi Nwobu, has dismissed the Labour Party governorship ticket held by Dr. George Moghalu, describing it as “tissue paper.”Nwobu, who spoke to journalists in Awka, faulted the decision of Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, to throw his weight behind Moghalu instead

Former chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Perry Osayande, has died at the age of 88. Osayande, who would have turned 89 on Monday, passed away in the early hours of Sunday in a hospital in Benin City, Edo state. His death was confirmed by Fatai Owoseni, a retired Commissioner of Police. Osayande served

   

Former governor of Kano, Abdullahi Ganduje, has revealed that his successor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has received more money from the federation account in six months than his administration got in eight years. Speaking at an All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders’ meeting in Kano, Ganduje accused the governor of reckless spending and poor governance. He said:

A fresh wave of political tension is brewing in Rivers State as loyalists of former Governor Nyesom Wike boycotted the interdenominational church service held on Sunday to mark the commencement of activities for Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary in Port Harcourt.Those absent from the service included members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, elected local

Civil rights group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure full transparency in choosing the next chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).In a letter dated September 27, 2025, and signed by its deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP asked Tinubu to reveal the number and names of

Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s quiet political consultations ahead of the 2027 presidential election may have encountered a setback following a crucial closed-door meeting with Senator David Mark, National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in Abuja on Thursday. The meeting, held at Mark’s residence, focused squarely on Jonathan’s ambition to return to Aso Rock