Obi–Kwankwaso ticket push intensifies in ADC
Efforts by some stakeholders within and outside the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to float a joint presidential ticket of former Anambra State governor Peter Obi and former Kano State governor…
Atiku asks NNPC to discontinue proposed refinery deal, insists on outright sale
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to discontinue any proposed deal for its refineries. On November 24, 2025, NNPC announced plans to…
Nnamdi Kanu orders end to IPOB’s five-year Monday sit-at-home in South-East
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it has cancelled the Monday sit-at-home across the south-east with immediate effect. In a statement on Sunday, Emma Powerful, IPOB’s spokesperson, said the…
Senate calls emergency plenary as outrage grows of electoral act ammendment
The Senate has announced an emergency plenary sitting for Tuesday amid mounting public outrage over its recent passage of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, particularly the rejection of a clause…
NLC demands e-transmission of election results, threatens mass action
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened a mass action and boycott of elections if the real-time transmission of election results is not included in the Electoral Act 2022 amendment.…
Police investigates as popular gospel artiste, three others found dead in Lagos studio
Confusion, tears and rising anger have gripped the Abraham Adesanya area of Ajah, Lagos State, following the shocking death of popular gospel artiste, Matthew Ogundele, and three members of his…
SERAP petitions CCB to probe Senate over Electoral Act, tax laws
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has petitioned the Code of Conduct Bureau to investigate members of the Senate and other public officers over alleged irregularities in the passage…
Tinubu set for first UK state visit in 37 years
President Bola Tinubu will embark on a two-day state visit to the United Kingdom in March, according to Buckingham Palace. Military President Ibrahim Babangida embarked on the last Nigerian state…
The silent press and the silent siege, by Segun Adediran
Within the next several years, the invisible architecture of Nigeria’s democracy faces a quiet but existential threat. For decades, the local press served as the bedrock of our national identity,…
US lawmaker says FG’s $9m lobbying deal confirms ‘culture of denial’
United States lawmakers revisited concerns of religious freedom in Nigeria during a hearing on the topic on Wednesday in Washington DC. The hearing examined countries worldwide where the lawmakers…
