The defection of former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi, to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has sparked a sharp exchange between the Presidency and the opposition, with an aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar accusing Aso Rock of panicking ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Nigerian lawyers have raised concerns over the recent annulment of the Nigerian Bar Association’s Section on Public Interest and Development Law, NBA-SPIDEL, electoral process, warning that the development could cast a shadow over preparations for the 2026 NBA general election.

As Nigeria navigated economic reforms, political realignments and the demands of democratic consolidation in 2025, the leadership of the National Assembly came under intense national scrutiny.

Oyo State Government has disclosed that the N30 billion released by the Federal Government, as part of the intervention fund approved for the January 2024 Bodija explosion, in Ibadan, has remained untouched, about two years after the tragic incident.

At least two persons lost their lives while six others sustained varying degrees of injuries in three separate road crashes recorded across major corridors of Lagos State on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2026.