Politics

Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has threatened to boycott the 2027 general elections if the National Assembly fails to address concerns in the Electoral Act 2026. The threat is contained in a communiqué issued after the council’s General Assembly meeting held at the council’s secretariat in Abuja on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the communique was jointly …

Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi says Nigeria’s poverty problem is not about a lack of resources but about the choices the country has made. He said a nation blessed with oil, gas and a large, energetic population should not be struggling the way Nigeria is. According to him, the real issue is leadership and a culture that rewards corruption …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has promised to issue Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) to the indigenous people of FCT, living on their ancestral land. Wike made the promise on Wednesday, during a thank-you visit to the people of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). He explained that the move was to give the people a …

President Bola Tinubu has directed the suspension of the newly introduced cashless payment system at airports over traffic gridlock experienced by travellers across the country. Mr Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development disclosed this after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, at the State House, Abuja. He noted that the …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has expressed shock and deep sorrow over the sudden death of its newly elected Assistant Publicity Secretary, Mr Karamo Yesiro. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Yesiro’s passing came barely 24 hours after his re-election as the party assistant publicity secretary at the Lagos State APC Congress held at Onikan …

The Rivers State House of Assembly has invited nine commissioner nominees submitted by Governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara for screening to become members of his cabinet. The nominations follow the dissolution of the previous cabinet after a peace agreement in February in Abuja between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike. In a letter …

Prof. Ben Ayade, former Cross River’s governor, John Owan-Enoh, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment as well as Sen. Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe, were conspicuously absent at the congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the congress also saw the absence of Mr Alphonsus Eba, who was removed from office in …

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, says President Bola Tinubu needs a second term to complete ongoing reforms and stabilise Nigeria’s economy. Oyetola, leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, said continuity was crucial at this stage of national development. In a statement on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr Bolaji Akinola, …

ABUJA: A former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr Mike Igini, has stressed the need for Nigeria to fully embrace electronic transmission of election results as a critical safeguard for electoral integrity and democratic accountability. Igini made the call while delivering a keynote address at a Yiaga Africa roundtable themed, “Electronic Transmission and Electoral Integrity: Safeguarding the Vote under the Electoral …

The National Leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has expressed doubt over the ability of the police to arrest gunmen who attacked the party Secretariat and his residence in Benin on Tuesday. Odigie-Oyegun, also a former Edo governor, stated this on Friday, when fielding questions after the party’s South South Zonal Leadership Committee meeting in Benin. …