Politics

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the planned August 30 local government elections in Rivers State, which are being organised by Sole Administrator Vice Admiral Ibas Ibok-Ete (Rtd). Atiku described the arrangement as…
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Peter Obi, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has backed a constitutional change that would limit Nigerian presidents to a single tenure. Speaking in Bauchi during a visit to Governor Bala Mohammed, Obi proposed a five-year…
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The African Democratic Congress has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration over reports that armed groups in Zamfara State collected more than N56 million from farmers in exchange for being allowed to plant their crops. The…
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A budget review for the first half of 2025 shows that the Taraba State government, under Governor Kefas Agbu, spent N2.4 billion on renovating the Government House in Jalingo and state lodges between January and June this year. Most of…
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Audu Ogbeh, former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party and minister of agriculture between 2015 and 2019, has died at the age of 78. He passed away on Saturday, August 9. His family announced that he died peacefully and remembered…
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Former African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Dumebi Kachikwu, has accused a group of northern political figures of persuading former President Goodluck Jonathan to enter the 2027 presidential race. He claims the move is…
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‎Former Lagos State deputy governor, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, has urged President Bola Tinubu to officially recognise the late Chief Moshood Abiola as a former Nigerian president. ‎Ojikutu said Tinubu should add Abiola’s name to the list…
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Human rights activist and 2023 African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, walked out of police custody late Friday after spending more than two days in detention at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. His arrest on…
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The Peoples Democratic Party has begun its campaign for the August 16 Edo Central senatorial by-election, pledging to visit every community in the district’s five local government areas. The election will also be held in Ovia Federal…
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‎The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Gusau, Prof Mu’azu Abubakar, has warned that Zamfara State is at risk of a widespread lead poisoning crisis if urgent action is not taken. ‎Speaking at a seminar organised by the…
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