Tinubu Receives Alaafin of Oyo at Presidential Villa
President Bola Tinubu on Friday received the newly crowned Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The visit marked the monarch’s first…
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Nigerian politics: the Presidency, National Assembly, parties, elections and governance.
Nine Arrested Over Murder of Adamawa Politician Thomas Godwin
Nine suspects have been arrested in connection with the killing of Adamawa politician, Thomas Godwin, popularly known as Zamfara. Godwin, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic…
El-Rufai Struggle to Rally Opposition After Defection to SDP
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is facing political headwinds following the lack of traction surrounding his recent defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), particularly…
House of Representatives Advances Bill to Make Voting Mandatory in Nigeria
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to make voting compulsory for all eligible Nigerian citizens. The bill, sponsored by Speaker…
South-East PDP Threatens to Exit Party Over National Secretary Appointment
The South-East Zonal Executive Committee (ZEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned it may review its relationship with the party if its recommendation of…
Tinubu Seeks Senate Approval for N1.7 Trillion 2025 FCT Budget
President Bola Tinubu has submitted the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s (FCTA) 2025 Appropriation Bill to the Senate for consideration and approval. The request was conveyed in…
House of Reps Rejects Bill to Rotate Presidency Among Six Geopolitical Zones
The House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected a constitutional amendment bill seeking to mandate the rotation of the offices of the President and Vice President among…
JUST IN: All Kebbi PDP senators defect to APC
The three Peoples Democratic Party senators from Kebbi, on Tuesday, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that their letters…
Wike Warns PDP Cannot Defeat Tinubu in 2027 Without Zoning Reform
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stands little chance of unseating President Bola Tinubu in the…
Rivers crisis: What I told Fubara when he came begging – Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has revealed details of the conversation when his estranged political godson, Siminalayi Fubara, came to beg for…