Barely a year to the inauguration of the 11th National Assembly, the Senate on Tuesday moved to tighten its internal rules, effectively narrowing the path to its most powerful offices and edging out a class of incoming lawmakers, including serving governors and former senators eyeing leadership positions. In a move widely seen as pre-emptive, the…
The exits of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso have weakened the African Democratic Congress across both chambers of the National Assembly. The National Democratic Congress, which received Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso on Sunday, recorded its biggest gains on Tuesday, adding 17 House members and a senator. Weeks earlier, its ranks expanded when Seriake Dickson,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, held a high-level closed-door meeting withprominent global investors and fund managers in Paris, France, as part of the first leg of his officialthree-nation tour. The engagement, which took place at a leading venue in the French capital, brought together topexecutives from major international financial institutions. Among…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo North Senatorial District, has called on the FederalGovernment to revoke the operating licences of major South African companies in Nigeria, specificallyMTN and DSTV (MultiChoice), in response to renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. The senator made the strong remarks on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, during plenary at the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo on his swearing-in as the newDeputy Governor of Kano State.Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo was officially sworn in by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Tuesday, May 5, 2026,at the Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano.The ceremony followed his confirmation by the Kano State House of Assembly after…
President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned trip by his special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-lawJared Kushner to Pakistan for indirect peace talks with Iran.The announcement came on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Trump stated on Truth Social that he called off thevisit to Islamabad, citing excessive travel time, high costs, and “tremendous infighting and confusion”within…
A presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has warned thatthe opposition risks defeat in the 2027 general elections unless it presents a united front.Hayatu-Deen made the call on Saturday, April 25, 2026, on the sidelines of the National OppositionSummit held in Ibadan, Oyo State. He emphasised that Nigeria’s current challenges, including insecurity,…
Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, the immediate past Minister of Foreign Affairs, has formallydeclared his intention to contest the Bauchi State governorship election in 2027 on the platform of theAll Progressives Congress (APC).Tuggar made the declaration on Saturday, April 25, 2026, after resigning from President Bola AhmedTinubu’s cabinet in March 2026. His resignation complied with the…
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has formally resigned from his position in the FederalExecutive Council.The resignation was contained in a letter dated Wednesday, April 22, 2026, addressed to President BolaAhmed Tinubu, and routed through the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.According to the letter, Adelabu’s resignation will take effect on…
The All Progressives Congress has postponed its presidential and governorship primaries originallyscheduled for mid-May 2026.The party shifted the presidential primary from May 15 and 16, 2026, to May 23, 2026. Thegovernorship primaries were also adjusted accordingly within the revised timetable. The adjustment was announced on or around Wednesday, April 22, 2026, and widely reported onThursday,…
