Senate President Godswill Akpabio emphasized that lawmakers were elected to foster policies for national development, not to confront the Executive, in an upcoming documentary marking two years of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, as stated by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Akpabio highlighted the cordial relationship between the National Assembly and the […]
The South East Zonal Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has renominated former National Youth Leader Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the party’s National Secretary, as announced on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Senate Minority Leader Osita Ngwu presented the resolution to the acting National Working Committee (NEWC) in Abuja, referencing efforts by party organs, including […]
In his autobiography, Being True To Myself, presented on May 13, 2025, former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido revealed how he urged the late President Umaru Yar’Adua to avoid a confrontation with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. On pages 257 and 258, Lamido described two incidents that suggested Yar’Adua was challenging Obasanjo. The first involved a National […]
The Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) expressed confidence in securing victory in the upcoming July 12, 2025, local government elections, provided the polls are conducted fairly. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, May 18, 2025, LP Deputy Chairman Olusupo Ajayi highlighted the party’s strong performance in […]
Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State warned intending 2025 Hajj pilgrims from the state against actions that could tarnish Nigeria’s image during a farewell ceremony on Sunday in Gombe. Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibrahim Njodi, the governor urged pilgrims to avoid drug peddling, emphasizing that Saudi Arabia imposes a death […]
Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, a founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum, declared on Sunday, May 18, 2025, that no candidate currently has a better chance of defeating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking to journalists in Abuja, Yakasai said he was unaware of any northern forum, including the Arewa Consultative Forum or […]
On Thursday, May 15, 2025, the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, dismissed claims that the ruling party seeks to transform Nigeria into a one-party state despite recent defections from opposition parties. Speaking in Abuja, Morka argued that the APC’s openness to defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and […]
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Monday, May 12, 2025, dismissed speculations that he plans to defect to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), asserting instead that former Jigawa State Governor and PDP chieftain Alhaji Sule Lamido will soon join the APC. In a statement issued by his […]
The Kano State Government has disclosed that the persistent water crisis in the state stems from the moribund and vandalized water works inherited from the administration of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje (2015–2023). During an inspection tour of the affected facilities on May 6, 2025, Commissioner for Water Resources Hon. Haruna Doguwa revealed that key water […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has dismissed rumors of defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), reaffirming his commitment to the PDP. During a meeting with women members of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) in Abuja on May 5, 2025, Atiku emphasized the […]