Local government elections in Nigeria have become a key instrument for ruling parties to consolidate power and maintain influence over grassroots governance. In 2024, following the supreme court ruling granting...

In Nigeria, elections do not always end at the ballot box. Very often, they end under the wooden gavel of judges in crowded courtrooms, far from the noise of polling...

The aisle was already crowded when the argument began. Cabin crew on an Ibom Air evening service from Uyo to Abuja tried to calm a passenger who insisted she wouldn’t...

When speculations about former president Goodluck Jonathan’s return began circulating, Nigerians reacted with a mix of nostalgia and cautious hope. Jonathan, who once said his ambition was not worth the...

Weeks after the African Democratic Congress was chosen as the umbrella for opposition leaders hoping to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027, uncertainty still clouds its future. The Abuja launch...

Governor Hyacinth Alia insisted he played no role in the leadership crisis that led to Dajoh’s resignation as speaker. The assembly has been mired in disputes since February when lawmakers...

Utomi recalled that Obi had long championed a one five-year term, rotating among Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. He insisted critics doubting Obi’s sincerity were only being mischievous, stressing the position...

EFCC deported 50 Chinese and one Tunisian in latest crackdown, raising total number of foreign deportees to 102. NOA DG Lanre Issa-Onilu stressed Nigeria would not tolerate criminal enterprises or...

NDLEA said a Toyota Thundra used for transporting 354,480 tramadol pills was seized during the Adamawa operation. Another suspect, Neche Okonkwo, was arrested in Kogi with opioids while crossing River...

Obi emphasised that Nigerian heroes should live in dignity while alive and not only be remembered after death. The Labour Party leader argued that a nation’s greatness is measured by...