•US President Donald Trump The US Senate is set to vote today on a resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military strikes on Iran, in the first congressional test of support for a conflict launched without explicit approval from lawmakers. The bipartisan measure, introduced by Democrat Tim Kaine and Republi...
•Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State A royal succession crisis has gripped the Onikoyi royal family of Ikoyi in Lagos State, following the installation of Prince Kunle Fafunwa, son of the late monarch, as the new Onikoyi of Ikoyi and Moba Land. At a press conference, nine of the ten ruling branches of the royal […]
•APC women rally Women leaders and members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Eti-Osa East LCDA have called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in ‘‘the unjust substitition of Balogun Fadewe, the only female candidate for vice chairmanship. Speaking at a news conference, APC members decried the removal of Fadewe’s name from the list of [&...
The N50 billion recently released to workers in the federal universities may brew a fresh industrial crisis in the ivory towers. This is because the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have rejected the s...
A cross section of Nigerians, including lawyers and civil society organisations have opposed a bill in the House of Representatives seeking to amend the Electoral Act 2022, to make voting in all national, state and local council elections compulsory for all eligible Nigerians. The bill, jointly sponsored by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen and Daniel As...
•Tinubu and terrorists Amid escalating insecurity across the country, experts and stakeholders have urged the Senate to abandon its proposed two-day national security summit, calling instead for decisive action to address the crisis. They also called on President Bola Tinubu to rejig his security team citing the military’s “embarrassing helple...
•Some PDP governors Governors elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, have declared that they are not in support of any coalition or merger with other political parties towards the 2027 general elections. The governors under the aegis of PDP Governors Forum (PDPGF) made this known today in a communique issued at [&...
•Tinubu and Fubara A coalition of civil society organisations in Nigeria has condemned the declaration of a state of emergency in the Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, describing it as a threat to democracy and an unjustifiable overreach of executive power. Speaking at a press briefing in Port Harcourt yesterday, Christian Onyegbule, repr...
•South-South governors The South South Governors’ Forum has frowned at the declaration of the state of emergency in Rivers State and the suspension of the two arms of government, saying the current political situation in the state does not satisfy the criteria for declaring a state of emergency as outlined in Section 305(3) of the […]...
•Governor Alex Otti of Abia State The landowners in Nsulu, Isialangwa North Local Government Area of Abia State, host to the proposed Abia Airport, have rejected the acquisition of 1,025 hectares of land for the airport project, saying it would have catastrophic consequences on their communities, as the loss of the vast tract of land […...

