•Pope Leo XIV and Donald Trump Pope Leo XIV said yesterday he regretted remarks he made were interpreted as a response to criticism from President Donald Trump, insisting he had no interest in debating the US leader. An example was a speech about “tyrants” ransacking the world that he delivered in Cameroon on the second […]
•Billionaire Elon Musk A tweet by tech billionaire Elon Musk has sparked a wave of reactions among Nigerian social media users after many misinterpreted his reference to “APC.” Musk, the CEO of Tesla, took to X (formerly Twitter) yesterday to describe his futuristic vehicle, the Tesla Cybertruck, saying, “Cybertruck is an APC from the future.”...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate will today resume deliberation on the controversial Electoral Act amendment bill, amid mounting public outrage and pressure over delays that critics say could jeopardise the credibility of the 2027 general elections. It was gathered that the upper chamber plans to conclude work on the bill and transmit it this week,...
•Akpabio and Trump The Senate has announced plans to debate recent comments attributed to former U.S. President Donald Trump alleging a Christian genocide in Nigeria. Speaking during plenary, Senate President Godswill Akpabio said he would await the federal government’s official response before making any comment on the issue, reports Channels...
The absence of Kano State All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders during Vice President Kashim Shettima’s condolence visit to the family of the late elder statesman, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, has sparked debate in the polity. While Kano State Government officials who are of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) were on ground to receive the Vice [...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has entered a closed session to deliberate on President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State and the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and other elected officials. The closed session was announced after Senate President Godswill Akpabio read a letter from Tinubu at plenary today, report...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives will today begin debate on the tax reform bills presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for consideration and approval. The House had on November 30 last year suspended its planned debate on the bills indefinitely following opposition to sections of the bills by o...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned that Nigeria could lose its hard-fought democracy if it continues on the current trajectory, alleging plot by the ruling party to destroy the opposition in the country. He spoke on Monday in Abuja as a panelist at a national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria, organised by the [&hel...
•Charterhouse Lagos Charterhouse, a British independent school located in the Lekki area of Lagos State, has once again sparked controversy over its fees, drawing criticism from Nigerians on social media. According to its website, the Charterhouse Family of Schools has been a leading name in British education for over 400 years. The Lagos camp...
•Vice President Kashim Shettima and Kemi Badenoch Former presidential candidate and Economist, Kingsley Moghalu, has advised Nigerian leaders to focus on building the country’s economy, saying that the intense recent debate on Kemi Badenoch’s identity does not hold any value for the country. Moghalu weighed in on the controversy in a post on h...

