Politics

    The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has warned Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State against embarking on a probe of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki, urging him instead to focus on the development of the state.   Okpebholo, last Friday, said that his administration will set ...

    The Kano State Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Hashimu Dungurawa, has debunked the rumours going round that the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, is defecting to the African Democratic Congress.   Dungurawa, who was speaking to journalists on Monday, noted that Kwankwaso is not one ...

  Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived London on President Bola Tinubu’s directive following the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari.   Shettima arrived London on Monday morning in the company of the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila.   He was received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf ...

  The Pro Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and an All Progressives Congress leader in Ekiti State, Kayode Ojo, has called on South-West governors to endorse President Bola Tinubu as the sole presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.   Ojo who belittled the ...

  Barring any last-minute changes, the All Progressives Congress is expected to set up a convention planning committee during its National Executive Committee meeting scheduled for July 24.   The PUNCH gathered that the committee will oversee preparations for the party’s National Elective Convention scheduled for December, where new members ...

  The All Progressives Congress has clinched all 57 chairmanship seats and 375 out of 376 councillorship positions in the local government election held in Lagos State on Saturday.   The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, which announced the results on Sunday, said the APC swept the polls in all ...

  Former President Muhammadu Buhari is dead.   His former spokesperson, Mallam Garba Shehu, confirmed the development on Sunday afternoon. According to him, Buhari died on Sunday at a hospital in the United Kingdom.   Further details surrounding his death are yet to be disclosed.

  The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission has declared the All Progressives Congress candidates winner of the just-concluded chairmanship elections in Badagry Local Government, Olorunda and Badagry-West LCDA.   LASIEC officials declared the results late Saturday at the Local Government secretariats in Ajara, Iworo and Kankon, respectively.   In Badagry ...

  Gombe State Government has commenced the distribution of subsidised fertiliser across all 114 wards in the state, as part of efforts to support farmers during the 2025 wet season farming.   This development is in line with the directive of Governor Muhammadu Yahaya to ensure that agricultural inputs reach ...

  The African Democratic Congress has welcomed President Bola Tinubu back to Nigeria, while calling for clarity on his unexplained five-day absence following the 2025 BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.   In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Bola Abdullahi, the party stated that a president ...