Mr Francis Zimbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won Saturday’s rescheduled chairmanship election in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
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Former Kogi lawmaker, Dino Melaye has again slammed President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. Melaye, who has been a critic of the administration, said on Friday that the government was out of
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode who is currently receiving knocks from some Nigerians for attending Yusuf Buhari’s wedding on Friday in Kano, had in 2017 mimicked the president following
Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has called on the Nigerian government to restructure the country within the shortest possible time. Afenifere’s National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, said the Federal Government should
The Speaker of the Niger House of Assembly, Bawa Wuse and the Clerk, Mohammed Kagara, have gone into isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, the state Commissioner
The Plateau State Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party in Jos was on Friday locked up following a fresh leadership crisis between two factions. The development, which occurred in the
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has complained to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention over the degrading treatment meted out to the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu
A cross section of Nigerians has reacted to the latest backlash by Bishop David Oyedepo of the Winners Chapel against President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Oyedepo, during Sunday service described Buhari’s
The Supreme Court has struck out the appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the review of the Bayelsa Governorship election. The Court in its ruling said the
The Federal Government, through the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, has explained why 104 ‘repentant’ Boko Haram members were freed. She said President Muhammadu
Following the heavy blow dealt on the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa State last week, the APC Young Stakeholders have called on the National Chairman of the party, Adams
Emir of Kano Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II sounded a warning to northern Nigerian leaders on Monday, saying the region is at the verge of destroying itself, if the leadership attitude
Ahead of Tuesday’s Supreme Court review on Imo governorship election, a Third Force Movement consisting of eminent academics and organized civil society have commended the Nigerian Supreme Court for its
A group of protesters under the aegis of Concerned All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday demanded the sack of Adams Oshiomhole, the party’s National Chairman. The protesters, who stormed the
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from deregistering 31 political parties. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu had on February 6th announced that
The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, has observed that in view of the incessant attacks on Nigerian communities by bandits, there is the urgent need to evolve new security measures in
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Suspected bandits invaded Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State and killed 33 people in two villages. The criminals invaded
Shehu Sani, former Kaduna Central Senator, on Friday, condoled with Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, over the death of his parents. Sani prayed God to
The Supreme Court has fixed February 18 for hearing in the fresh application by ousted Imo governor, Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He is challenging the January
Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has said that it is evident that many of the country’s problems can be solved by Nigerians themselves without recourse to foreign aid. He said
