•A collapsed building in the Altamira neighbourhood following an earthquake in Caracas, yesterday The death toll from Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes has risen to at least 164, with 971 people injured, interim President Delcy Rodriguez said today. Around 30 aftershocks have been recorded following the two strongest quakes yesterday, accor...
•Nigerian Senate The plan by Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, to sponsor a bill seeking to introduce a single six-year tenure for presidents and governors after the 2027 general elections has heightened fears about plans to introduce a constitutional amendment to allow incumbents stay longer in office. Senate Leader Bamidele in an interview wi...
•Nigerian Senate Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed on the floor of the Senate, yesterday, that the 11th Senate would consider a single term for the president and state governors. He also defended the National Assembly’s decision to reject a proposal seeking a fresh probe of military spending in the fight against terrorism, while unvei...
•Omoyele Sowore Former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has officially stepped down as the National Chairman of the African Action Congress (AAC). The party has announced Samuel Ajeigbe as its new National Chairman, reports The Guardian. Meanwhile, Sowore has formally declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election, sayin...
•Gbenga Hashim A former presidential candidate and 2027 presidential hopeful, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has formally confirmed his membership of the Accord Party and declares intention to contest the presidential election on the party’s platform. Speaking with journalists today in response to enquiries, Hashim disclosed that his political structu...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has elected its immediate past President of the Senate, Akinteye Babatunde Afeez, as the new president of the association. Afeez secured victory at the NANS convention held in Abuja after polling 349 votes to defeat his closest rival, Aminu Haruna Maipanpo, who garnered 12 votes, while Odumo...
•Tinubu, Amaechi and late Buhari Former Minister of Transportation and Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has challenged President Bola Tinubu’s assertion that he was chiefly responsible for the election of late former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. Amaechi, who served as Director-General of Buhari’s 2015 presidential campaign, insist...
•Peter Obi Former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has said he will serve only one term if elected in the 2027 presidential election. The former Anambra governor said this today on News Central TV. “I want to be a one-term president because of stability. I would not stay […]
•Peter Obi The Obidient Movement has reaffirmed that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, will serve only one term if elected President in 2027. Obi, who is now a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and among the leading aspirants seeking the party’s presidential ticket, has repeat...
As the search for peace in the Lagos State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo continues, High Chief Linus lgbudu has emerged as the acting president of the organisation. He replaced Chief Sunday Ossai who was accused of “gross misconduct” and removed from office, reports Daily Independent. The organisation also set up a “Peace and Reconciliation Commi...

