• Ruling party strong enough to manage defectors’ expectations – Otu The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, has revealed that more politicians from opposition parties are set to defect to the ruling APC in the days ahead. Yilwatda made this known during a meeting Plateau APC stakeholders held at

Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, yesterday described a report circulating online that he will run against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election as falsehood and blackmail. Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Public Communications and Social Media to the minister, Lere Olayinka, in a statement said: “As far as Wike is concerned,

• Says US satisfied with Tinubu’s handling of farmer-herder conflicts, pledges support The Senior Advisor to the United States of America President Donald Trump on Arab and African Affairs, Mr. Massad Boulos, has dismissed recent claims of Christian persecution in Nigeria. He said the American government is aware that terrorist groups like Boko Haram and

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stormed Apo-Dutse District in Abuja, where 11 duplexes built by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) under high-tension power lines were demolished. Wike condemned what he described as a brazen abuse of power by the police, following the arrest and detention of FCT Development Control enforcement

The United States Embassy in Abuja yesterday issued a security alert to Americans ahead of a planned #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest scheduled for Monday in the Federal Capital Territory. The protest, organised under the banner #FreeNnamdiKanuNow, is expected to take place at the Eagle Square and the Central Business District, according to a former presidential candidate of