After weeks of speculation over their political future amid the lingering crisis within the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, and the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, have joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).

Nigerians and other African migrants living in South Africa are increasingly living in fear following renewed anti-foreigner protests in parts of Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town, and KwaZulu-Natal, where tensions have prompted many to close businesses early and avoid public gatherings.

Troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, have foiled a planned attack and neutralised nine terrorists, including two identified kingpins, during coordinated operations in Katsina and Zamfara States between 1 and 3 May 2026.

The Federal Government has said that no Nigerian was killed and no Nigerian-owned property was destroyed during recent anti-foreigner protests in parts of South Africa.

The Federal Government has confirmed that 130 Nigerians in South Africa have applied for voluntary evacuation as tensions rise following renewed anti-foreigner protests in parts of the country.

Crime activist Harrison Gwamnishu has raised fresh concerns over the handling of the investigation into the killing of Oghenemine Ogidi in Effurun, Delta State, alleging discrepancies in the identification of those linked to the incident.

The Labour Party has fixed ₦50 million as the cost of expression of interest and nomination forms for aspirants seeking its presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aligned with Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has fixed an emergency meeting of its National Executive Committee (NEC) for Monday, moving swiftly to stabilise the party after a Supreme Court ruling dismantled its National Working Committee (NWC).

Foreign physicians will now be able to obtain and renew visas to practice in the United States after the Trump administration quietly reversed a policy that had effectively blocked many of them from continuing their work under a travel ban-related processing freeze.

Governor Francis Nwifuru has lifted the suspension earlier imposed on some members of the Ebonyi State Executive Council and other government officials.

Public affairs analyst, Babajide Balogun, has described the latest political move of a former Governor of Anambra state, Mr Peter Obi, specifically his departure from the African Democratic Congress ADC, as evasion of responsibility dressed up as principle.

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s economic stewardship, warning that Nigeria risks a catastrophic fiscal reckoning unless the government immediately abandons what he described as the reckless depletion of external reserves to artificially prop up the Naira. Spewkjng through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank […]

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: A chieftain of the opposition African Democratic Congress ADC and former Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum PGF, Mallam Salihu Moh. Lukman, has cautioned a former Governor of Kano state, Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, against dumping the ADC, saying such an attempt “will simply diminish you as someone who is […]

By Femi Bolaji JALINGO — The race for the 2027 governorship election in Taraba State has gathered momentum as Governor Agbu Kefas, alongside former Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief David Sabo Kente, have obtained the party’s expression of interest and nomination forms. Governor Kefas, who […]

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party, led by its Chairman, Adolphus Wabara, has formally assumed administrative leadership of the party following a recent judgment by the Supreme Court of Nigeria.