Tuesday, June 30

Politics

Second death in Minneapolis raids ramps up pressure on Trump

The Trump administration faced intensifying pressure Sunday over its mass immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, after federal agents shot dead a second US citizen, and graphic cell phone footage again contradicted officials’ immediate description of the incident. Federal agents on Saturday…

Sole PDP Rep in Borno, Usman Balami dumps party

Usman Midala Balami, the sole member of the House of Representatives elected on the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, platform from Askira-Uba/Hawul Federal Constituency in Borno State, has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Balami’s move came as a…

Tax Laws Alteration: Rep Warns Against Impunity

The Chairman of the House of Representatives minority caucus Ad-hoc Committee investigating alleged alterations of the nation’s tax laws, Afam Ogene, has warned that dismissing the committee’s interim report would only encourage impunity and undermine the authority of the National…

Gov Abba Kabir Yusuf set to rejoin APC on Monday

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, is set to rejoin the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, January 26, 2026, just days after resigning from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The planned defection was confirmed in a statement…

Akwa Ibom Rulers Endorse Tinubu, Akpabio, Eno for 2027

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, traditional rulers in Akwa Ibom State have endorsed President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and Governor Umo Eno for a second term in office, citing their developmental strides and records of governance. The…

Rep slams Bwala over comment on Wike, Rivers crisis

A member of the House of Representatives, Solomon Bob, has lashed out at President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, over comments suggesting that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has been “adequately compensated”…

Osun: Adeleke defends economic policies, faults APC blueprint

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has criticised the economic blueprint unveiled by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Oyebamiji. Governor Adeleke also warned that the proposals could undermine recent economic reforms in the state. In a…

Ogun Oil Exploration: Showunmi Urges Balanced Development

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Otunba Segun Showunmi, has cautioned the Ogun State Government and stakeholders against framing oil exploration in the state as a contest between Tongeji Island in Ipokia Local Government Area and Eba Community in…

Kano commissioner resigns, says govt has derailed

A Kano State Commissioner, Yusuf Kofarmata, has resigned his appointment as a member of the State Executive Council, citing what he described as a deviation from the political ideology that brought the current administration to power. Kofarmata announced his resignation…

Ndume hails Tinubu, Zulum for terror victims resettlement

A former Senate Leader and Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, on Sunday commended President Bola Tinubu and Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum, for the successful relocation and resettlement of Nigerians displaced by Boko Haram and Islamic State West…

Minister warns APC on its 2027 presidential ticket

The Minister of Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has warned that the All Progressives Congress risks undermining its chances in the 2027 general election if it drops a Northern Muslim from President Bola Tinubu’s re-election ticket. Musawa made…

Why godfatherism in Nigerian politics must end

A federal commissioner representing Edo, Ekiti and Ondo states at the Federal Civil Service Commission, Henry Idahagbon, has described godfatherism as a Nigerian invention that must be consciously dismantled. Idahagbon said this in an interview with the News Agency of…

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