Politics

  The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has warned against threats to opposition leaders.   Atiku, in a post on his X handle on Tuesday, stated that any threat against Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is a threat to all opposition figures.   ...

  The Peoples Democratic Party is set to commence its 101st National Executive Committee Meeting on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Abuja.   The crucial three-day gathering, which extends through Thursday, July 24, and Friday, July 25, is expected to address key party matters, internal reforms, and strategic planning ahead ...

  The Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria has expressed grief over the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a labour-friendly president.   In a press statement on Tuesday, signed by the National President, Dr. Kabiru Minjibir, and the Secretary General, Auwalu Kiyawa, the union extended ...

  I didn’t hate Buhari, Ortom defends stance on Benue insecurity   Olugbenga Ige   A former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has dismissed claims that he hated the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari over his government’s handling of the security in the North Central state.   The chieftain of ...

  The Edo State Government on Sunday said that Governor Monday Okpebholo’s warning that the Labour Party’s Presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, should get security clearance before coming to the state, should not be misconstrued as a threat.   On July 18, the governor said that ...

  A Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Emmanuel Fayose, has expressed concern over the deplorable state of federal roads in the state, urging the government to urgently intervene.   Fayose lamented that the poor condition of the roads has caused untold hardship, exposing motorists and travellers to ...

  The Nigerian Medical Association, Katsina State branch, has expressed “grave disappointment” and “unequivocal condemnation” over a circular purportedly issued by the Federal Government to address salary adjustments for medical and dental practitioners in Nigeria.   The NMA described the circular as “grossly inadequate, misleading and a flagrant violation of ...

  President Bola Tinubu has departed Abuja for Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State to attend the eighth-day prayer ceremony in honour of the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona.   This was disclosed on Sunday in a post on X (formerly Twitter) by the Special Assistant to the President on ...

  The New Nigeria Peoples Party and the All Progressives Congress have conducted their primary elections for the forthcoming by-election for the House of Representatives, representing Garki/Babura Federal Constituency in Jigawa State.   PUNCH Online reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission scheduled August 16, 2025, for the by-election for ...

  The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has cleared aspirants for its July 21, 2025, party primaries ahead of the August 16, 2025, National Assembly bye elections for Edo Central Senatorial District and Ovia Federal Constituency.   According to a statement by the Publicity Secretary of the ...