•Trump and Tinubu A threat of military action by United States President Donald Trump over the alleged persecution of Christians has sharply divided Nigeria’s leadership. While the government rejected the claim, the move has exposed sharp fractures over national sovereignty, security failures, and simmering religious tensions, reports The Guar...
•Obasanjo and El-Rufai The Democracy Watch Initiative (DWI) has said that recent debates over remarks by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, reflect concerns earlier expressed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo about his leadership style. In a statement signed yesterday by its Director of Strategic Communication, Dr Tunji Bamidele...
•Tinubu and Trump The United States government has raised concerns over security and justice delivery in the country, citing cases of enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions. But the presidency in a swift reaction last night, said the country’s judicial system was not only addressing concerns about lengthy pre-trial periods, alongside...
The newly-approved Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) four per cent free on board (FOB) valuation charge has stirred concern among importers, clearing agents and the business community, who express worry of the consequences of an increase in the cost of clearing for the citizens’ survival. Already, concerned stakeholders have warned that the cost o...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) faces scrutiny for its inaction on the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s early campaign activities ahead of the 2027 elections. INEC’s constitutional mandate includes monitoring political parties’ activities and ensuring compliance with electoral laws, reports Nigerian Tribune. However, its ...
•Governors Diri (Bayelsa), Fubara (Rivers) Eno (Akwa Ibom) and Oborevwori (Delta) The membership tsunami raiding the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set for Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom states. With one-too-many party grievances yet unresolved and 2027 political calculations on overdrive, there is a growing concern about what ...
•Ogun State map A new dimension has crept into the clamour for the creation of Ijebu State from the old Ijebu Province, with Remo Committee submitting its report to the Akarigbo and Paramount ruler of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, and demanding that the capital of the new state be sited in Sagamu. The name of […]
•Tinubu and National Assembly complex, Abuja President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Justice and the National Assembly to work on concerns raised over the tax bills. Criticisms have greeted Tinubu’s transmission of the Tax Reform Bills to the National Assembly. The move has pitted the president against some governors with th...
•Naira notes There is rising complaints by bank customers and Point of Sale (POS) operators in some states across the country over alleged cash squeeze just as citizens try to meet their increasing demands for notes especially as yuletide shopping begins. The states where these concerns are being raised include Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Kano, Keb...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised concerns about the decision of the Supreme Court to uphold the governorship elections in Imo and Kogi states, according to the party, despite confirmed reports and evidence that the elections were heavily flawed and blatantly compromised. A statement issued by the national publicity secretary of th...

