Politics

    President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after participating in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government-level Meeting held in Rome, Italy.   There, world leaders gathered to strengthen cooperation against terrorism and violent extremism.   Tinubu had departed Nigeria on October 12 for the meeting scheduled ...

    Vast crowds gathered in western Kenya on Saturday to see the body of a beloved politician, Raila Odinga, for the biggest day of mourning ceremonies that had already claimed at least five lives this week.   There were cries of “Baba” (father) and “We are orphans” from the ...

    As 2025 enters its final quarter, President Bola Tinubu’s administration faces mounting public expectations to deliver on major economic and social pledges that define its reform agenda.   From tackling inflation and boosting growth to driving infrastructure and food security, several commitments made over the past year have ...

    Ivory Coast authorities have imposed a sweeping two-month ban on political rallies and demonstrations just a week before a presidential election, in a move further restricting opposition activity.   The ban, announced late Friday by the interior and defence ministries, applies to all political parties and groups except ...

      The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, has expressed concern that political attention across the country has shifted towards the 2027 general elections while hunger, poverty, and insecurity continue to afflict millions of Nigerians.   Speaking during the 2025 Ofala Festival in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Friday, ...

    The coffin of a much-beloved opposition leader, Raila Odinga, arrived by helicopter to a stadium in his heartland of western Kenya on Saturday, where tens of thousands were packed in to see him.   AFP journalists said there were already signs of chaos as a huge group of ...

      The Federal High Court in Abuja has refused the Nigeria Police Force’s bid to stop the “Free Nnamdi KanuNow” protest, allowing it to proceed as scheduled on Monday, October 20, 2025.   The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, had dispatched police lawyers to the court to ...

      The United States Embassy in Abuja has issued a security alert to Americans in anticipation of a planned protest scheduled for Monday in the Federal Capital Territory.   The protest, organised under the banner #FreeNnamdiKanuNow, is expected to draw crowds to Eagle Square and the Central Business ...

    The founder and Board of Trustees Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Dr Boniface Aniebonam, has said that politicians defecting to the All Progressives Congress are doing so out of their own free will and not under any coercion from President Bola Tinubu.   Aniebonam stated this ...

    The Federal Government has clarified that no inmate has been released under the recent Presidential Prerogative of Mercy exercise, noting that the process is still undergoing final administrative review.   PUNCH Online reported that President Bola Tinubu recently granted a pardon to Sir Herbert Macaulay, as well as ...