•Peter Obi Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has explained the reasons behind his decision to exit the African Democratic Congress, citing internal crises, external pressures, and a worsening political environment. In a statement released today, Obi described Nigeria’s political space as increasingly toxic, marked by intimidation, inse...
•Derailed Abuja-Kaduna passenger train Workers of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) under the aegis of the Nigerian Union of Railway Workers (NUR) have blamed vandalism for the derailment of the Abuja-Kaduna passenger train. Speaking with our correspondent exclusively, the President-General of the NUR, Comrade Innocent Ajiji, explained th...
•Hajiya Salamatu Ahmed, Executive Secretary of the Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board The federal government says many federal workers are unable to access its housing loan schemes because they have mortgaged their salaries through multiple loans from commercial lending agencies. Hajiya Salamatu Ahmed, Executive Secretary of the Fede...
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and former aspirant for the Akure South/Akure North Federal Constituency in Ondo State, Balarabe Akinwumi, has expressed concern over the recent wave of defections by incumbent governors from opposition parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Akinwumi, a lawyer and former aide t...
•Coalition leaders gathered in Abuja yesterday The spokesperson of the opposition coalition, Bolaji Abdullahi, has explained why members of the group selected the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as their political platform ahead of the 2027 general elections. Abdullahi, who was a guest on Channels Television last night, stated that the choic...
•Nasir El-Rufai Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has revealed that opposition leaders are registering a new political party ahead of the 2027 general election due to what he described as the “infiltration” of existing parties by government-backed elements. Speaking yesterday during an interview on Arise TV, El-Rufai said the appli...
•Governor Umo Eno In what has been described as a landmark political movement, Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has led members of the State Executive Council, National Assembly members, State House of Assembly members, local government chairmen and other stakeholders in the Akwa Ibom political space to join the All Progressives Congr...
•VeryDarkMan The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), today, broke its silence on the continued detention of the popular Social Media activist, Martins Innocent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). The anti-graft agency’s response was coming less than 48 hours after some Nigerians stormed the commission’s headquarters in Abuja an...
•Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that his decision to leave the All Progressives Congress is based on the need to build a platform free from godfatherism and internal dysfunction. El-Rufai, who made the remarks while answering questions from newsmen in Kano today, noted t...
•Natasha and Akpabio The crisis rocking the Senate over the reallocation of a seat to the Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) in chambers last Thursday got messier this morning. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, who broke her silence when she appeared on a programme on Arise Television Morning Show in Abuja, accused Senate President Godswill...

