Politics

  Paul Ibe, Media Adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has said that the letter announcing his principal’s resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party was leaked.   Ibe stated this during an interview on Wednesday night on Arise News, while reacting to the controversy surrounding the timing of Atiku’s ...

  Contrary to the usual practice of placing caskets in an aircraft’s cargo hold, the body of former President Muhammadu Buhari was flown to Nigeria in the main cabin of a Nigerian Air Force jet.   The decision, it was gathered, followed the discovery that the casket could not fit ...

  Aare Adetola Emmanuelking Mourns the Passing of the Awujale of Ijebulan   The Group Chairman of Adron Group, Sir Aare Adetola Emmanuelking KOF, has paid glowing tribute to the late Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, His Royal Majesty, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona. He described his passing as the ...

  Dignitaries, former government officials, and political heavyweights on Tuesday began arriving in Katsina State, for the final burial rites of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.   A heavy security presence was observed in and around the town, with personnel of the Department of State Services, Nigeria Police Force, ...

  A former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo (retd.), has mourned the passing of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a leader who was firm yet fair.   Gambo, who served under Buhari from 2021 to 2023, in a statement on Tuesday, stated that ...

  The founder of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has revealed that there was no formal written agreement for the late former President Muhammadu Buhari to hand over power to him.   Bakare had a history with Buhari, serving as his running mate in the 2011 presidential ...

  The Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, on Tuesday, described the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, as an exemplary monarch who made a significant positive impact during his 62-year reign.   He stated this in his tribute to the highly revered monarch, who joined ...

  On Sunday, July 13, 2025, a chapter closed in Ijebu royalty, as 91-year-old Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebu land, Oba Sikiru Adetona, passed on, after reigning for 65 years.   On Monday, the deceased monarch was buried according to Islamic injunction at his Igbeba GRA residence.   Oba ...

  The National Assembly has suspended all legislative activities in honour of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away on Sunday in London at the age of 82.   In a statement signed by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, the Senate President and Speaker of the House ...

  As Nigeria gets ready for another presidential election in 2027, the race is not just between political parties but also between old friends who have now turned against one another   President Bola Tinubu, who became famous for saying “Emi lo kan” before winning the 2023 election, is now ...