The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), a relatively new political platform led by former Bayelsa State governor and senator, Henry Seriake Dickson, yesterday formally welcome a wave of defectors from Edo and Gombe states, including serving lawmakers and prominent political figures. The ceremony drew political observers and supporters from diff...
•The lone protester A man believed to be a supporter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has sparked reactions online after staging a one-man protest in Abuja, declaring that he had been abandoned despite his sacrifices for the party. In a now-viral video, the man, dressed in a blue polo shirt, black trousers and a […]
•FCT Minister Wike with Ambassadors-designate The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu has approved the allocation of land to ambassadors and high commissioners-designate in Abuja, as part of efforts to strengthen diplomatic engagement and encourage closer ties with Nigeria. Wik...
•Terrorists Nigeria’s security agencies have been placed on heightened alert following intelligence warnings of a coordinated attack by suspected Islamist militants targeting key infrastructure in the Federal Capital Territory and parts of Niger State. According to an internal security memo reportedly circulated within the Nigeria Customs Serv...
•Protest by police retirees A coalition of retired senior police officers has fixed Monday, April 13, for a major peaceful protest at the Presidential Villa, demanding their exit from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Operating under the aegis of the Association of Retired Police Officers under CPS, they said the demonstration would conti...
•US visa The US Embassy in Abuja has announced the cancellation of all visa appointments, directing applicants to check their emails for details on rescheduled dates. In a notice today, the Embassy said visa operations will continue at the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos. The notice said while American citizen services were available by appoin...
Prominent members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) are leading the “Save Nigeria Democracy” protest in Abuja. Several chieftains of the party, including ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar, a former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, ex-governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso; a former Senate President, David Mark; and ex-Osun Stat...
•Rescue workers at the site of the building collapse, today Six persons have been injured following the collapse of a two-storey building under construction in Jikwoyi, within the Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. The building caved in around 11 a.m. today while workers were on site, triggering an emergency respon...
•National chairman, Tanimu Turaki An emergency national executive committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by the Tanimu Turaki National Working Committee, and the Adolphus Wabara’s Board of Trustees, is holding at the Bauchi governor’s lodge in Abuja. The meeting is the third this week, and matters concerning party, especi...
President Bola Tinubu and members of his cabinet, as well as 32 state governors and 8,453 delegates from across the country, are expected to participate in the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress scheduled for today and tomorrow in Abuja. In addition, top party chieftains from the national, zonal, state and ward levels will [&...

