The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has not demonstrated sufficient commitment to improving Nigeria’s electoral process ahead of the 2027 general elections, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said. The presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2023 election made the remark on Thursday during a meeting with a European Union (EU) delegation led by […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice JO Abdulmalik has halted plans by some members of the Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives to remove Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers) as the Minority Leader of the House for his alleged relationship with the Minister of the FCT, Nyelsom Wike. In an order

Oshiomhole slams association for escalating dispute Nigeria’s daily oil and gas production slumped during the three-day nationwide strike by Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, (PENGASSAN). The industrial action was called off Thursday after government-mediated talks with Dangote Refinery. The strike, which began on September 28, was called after the Dangote Refinery,

Amid speculation of internal plots against the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), senior party figures have dismissed claims of a crisis, insisting that the party remains united behind its National Chairman and former President of the Senate, David Mark. Reacting to comments reportedly attributed to former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives

Governor inaugurates new Perm Sec in first appointment after emergency Rivera State governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has reflected on past challenges during the period of emergency saying some permanent secretaries in the state failed to uphold due process and professionalism. The governor spoke while inaugurating a new Permanent Secretary, Mr. Austin Ezekiel-Hart, in his first

A foremost Ifa oracle priest, Chief Ifayemi Elebuibon, on Friday, advocated worship of deities and ancestors as a means to preserve the Yoruba culture and traditions.  The priest, during the 2025 Annual Symposium of Ifayemi Elebuibon Annual Symposium (IFEAS) themed, ‘Veneration/Worshipping Of The Ancestors: Its Place In Iseee Religion,’ noted that preservation of the culture

A member of the House of Representatives, Prince Gboyega Nasiru Isiaka (GNI), has said that despite all the daunting odds, the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has done well to reposition the nation’s economy to the path of recovery and progress. ‎‎Isiaka who revealed that he agreed 100 percent with the government when it

Afenifere, a pan- Yoruba socio-political, has described the recent attacks on communities in Kwara and Kogi states as an attempt to destabilise the country, by people it described as  territorial expansionists, terrorists, and disgruntled elements.  The group, in a statement, Friday, raised concern in a statement, signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, in