Politics & Power

Senate president: Tinubu asked me to support Akpabio, Umahi says

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi says he stepped down for Godswill Akpabio as senate...

Adamawa REC arrested for ‘illegally’ declaring election result

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, who was suspended for...

Atiku returns to court, says Tinubu is citizen of Guinea

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has filed new papers to...

Tinubu returns to Nigeria, says “I’m very strong”

Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s declared president-elect, has returned to the country after a one-month stay...

Labour Party suspends factional leader Lamidi Apapa

The Labour Party has suspended its national deputy chairman (South), Lamidi Apapa, and some...

Ahmadu Fintiri wins second term as Adamawa governor

Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party has won re-election as governor Adamawa state,...

Gov Bello snubs ally Onoja in Kogi governorship race

Preparations for the All Progressives Congress governorship primary in Kogi state took an unexpected...

INEC, APC seek dismissal of Obi’s election challenge

The All Progressives Congress has asked the Court of Appeal in Abuja to dismiss...

Economic crisis: Nigeria records huge foreign direct investment fall

Foreign direct investment into Nigeria decreased by a third in 2022 and fell massively...

Junior petroleum minister Timipre Sylva resigns

Nigeria’s minister of state for petroleum, Timipre Sylva, has resigned to seek a second...

PDP reverses suspension of Fayose and Anyim

The Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) says its highest decision-making arm, the National Working Committee,...

SSS alleges interim govt plot to stop Tinubu’s inauguration

Nigeria’s secret police, SSS, says it has identified a plot to set up an...

PDP removes national chairman Iyiorchia Ayu

The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyorchia Ayu, has left office after...

Inec fixes date for suspended Adamawa, Kebbi governorship elections

Nigeria’s electoral commission, Inec, has announced a date for the suspended governorship elections in...

Gov. Adeleke of Osun wins election case at appeal court

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upturned the ruling of an election tribunal...

PDP suspends top members Fayose, Anyim

Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, has suspended former Senate president Pius...

Alex Otti wins in Abia as Labour Party’s first governor

Finally, Alex Otti, candidate of the Labour Party, has been declared winner of the...

Protests brew in Enugu, Abia over delayed election results

Four days after the March 18 governorship elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission is...

U.S. vows punishment for those behind Nigeria election violence

The United States government has urged Nigerians authorities to hold to account those responsible...

Obi files petition challenging Tinubu’s presidential victory

The candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, in the Feb. 25 presidential election,...