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Frederick Agbedi, who represents Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency of Bayelsa State, has been appointed as the new Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. His emergence followed the resignation of the former Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda of Rivers State, who left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). His defection created ...
Politics
The House of Representatives has adopted the report on the proposed creation of state police and approved 18 constitutional amendment clauses aimed at strengthening governance and security in the country. The decision was taken during Thursday’s plenary session presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. Lawmakers considered and approved the clauses as part of wider constitutional ...
Politics
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cleared four political parties to take part in the Nasarawa North Senatorial District bye-election scheduled for June 20, 2026. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Nasarawa State, Mohammed Abubakar-Sadiq, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing journalists in Lafia. He said the four parties approved for the election are the ...
Politics
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cleared four political parties to take part in the Nasarawa North Senatorial District bye-election scheduled for June 20, 2026. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Nasarawa State, Mohammed Abubakar-Sadiq, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing journalists in Lafia. He said the four parties approved for the election are the ...
Foreign
US President Donald Trump has said Iran will face consequences for taking too long to negotiate a deal over the Middle East conflict. Trump made the statement on Wednesday in a post on his Truth Social platform. He claimed that the Iranian military had been “completely defeated” and said Iran missed the chance to reach ...
Politics
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lost another member in the House of Representatives following the defection of Aliyu Misau, who represents Misau/Dambam Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Misau’s decision was formally announced on Wednesday through a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, ...
Politics
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that political parties will receive access codes to its the candidate nomination portal on June 26, 2026, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, made the announcement on Tuesday during a meeting with leaders of registered political parties in Abuja. Speaking, the ...
Infrastructure
President Bola Tinubu has commissioned the main carriageways of the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX), linking Ring Road 1 Junction to Ring Road 2 Junction in the Federal Capital Territory, as part of efforts to improve infrastructure and ease movement in the capital city. The commissioning took place on Tuesday along the OSEX–Wasa Road project. Tinubu, ...
CRIME
Emmanuel Kanu, younger brother of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has questioned the legal basis of his brother’s terrorism conviction, insisting that no one can be convicted unless the offence is clearly provided for in a valid law. In a statement issued on Tuesday, he emphasized that the ...
Politics
The Independent National Electoral Commission has appealed two recent Federal High Court rulings that questioned parts of its timetable for the 2027 general elections, saying removing sections of the schedule could affect the entire election planning process. The commission made this known on Tuesday in Abuja through its chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), during a ...
Politics
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that political parties will receive access codes to its Candidate Nomination Portal on June 26, 2026, ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, made the announcement on Tuesday during a meeting with leaders of registered political parties in Abuja. He said the access codes ...
News
The House of Representatives has summoned the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, the Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa, and the Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, over the increasing cases of kidnapping and bandit attacks in parts of the country. The lawmakers want the officials to explain the security situation and provide details of funds ...
News
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging that its chairman was harassed during a protest at the party’s secretariat. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Senior Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Lagos APC Chairman, Ayaba Omobola Akingbehin, described the claims as misleading ...
Politics
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Dele Momodu, has disclosed that former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi once rejected his advice to work closely with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, insisting that he was more popular than the veteran politician. Momodu made the revelation during an interview on Symfoni TV on Monday while ...
Energy
The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has reached an agreement with the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative to boost the number of CNG filling stations across Kogi State. The move follows complaints from commercial transport operators over a worsening shortage of compressed natural gas, which has disrupted transport services and increased operational costs for ...
Politics
Former Ogun Central Senator and daughter of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing what she described as persistent disrespect, rejection and unfair treatment by the party’s leadership in Ogun State. In a resignation letter dated May 31 and addressed to the Ogun State APC ...
Crime
The Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has welcomed the rescue of 360 people abducted by terrorists in Ngoshe, Borno State. Atiku in a statement posted on his X handle on Monday urged the Federal Government and security agencies to intensify efforts to free other Nigerians still being held by kidnappers and insurgents. ...
CRIME
The Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has welcomed the rescue of 360 people abducted by terrorists in Ngoshe, Borno State. Atiku in a statement posted on his X handle on Monday urged the Federal Government and security agencies to intensify efforts to free other Nigerians still being held by kidnappers and insurgents. ...
Education
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has said the responsibility of educating children cannot be left to government alone, stressing the need for stronger collaboration among communities, faith-based organisations and private institutions to improve the education sector. Sani made the remark while inaugurating a facility established by the Christian Academy Management in Ungwan Bulus, Sabon Tasha, ...
Politics
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has unveiled Princess Damilola Sonayon-James as the party’s deputy governorship candidate for the 2027 general election. According to a press release issued by the Lagos APC, Sonayon-James will run alongside the party’s governorship candidate, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, in the forthcoming election. Announcing the decision, the ...
