Politics

Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Media and Political Communication, said his primary responsibility is to defend the policies and programs of the Tinubu administration everywhere in the world. He criticized what he described as “opposition research-style journalism” during his recent interview with journalist Mehdi Hasan. Bwala made the remarks in a statement released Saturday in …

NBBF presidential aspirant Igoche Mark reveals first order of business As the Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF) elections approaches, a presidential aspirant Igoche Mark, basketball league promoter Mark D’ Ball, has revealed that his first task as NBBF president will be to broker unity among stakeholders in the sport. Mark, who addressed sports journalists in Abuja at the weekend, stressed the …

As part of its objectives of improving the well-being of the people, the Lawrence Olanrewaju Foundation (LOF), on Saturday 8 March 2026 hosted its first Ramadan Conference and Iftar Package for Muslims and Non-Muslims with the theme “Hope for the Future: Building a Better Life After Ramadan”. As part of the initiative, Iftar parcels (food items and cash gifts) were …

Post views: 31 By Kennedy Onwunali The captain of the Imo State women’s handball team, Chidera Osinachi, has attributed the team’s success at the just concluded Niger Delta Games to the motivation and support received from the state commissioner for sports, Obinna Onyeocha. Osinachi said the encouragement from Onyeocha and the other referees boosted the players’ morale and helped …

The Kebbi State Government has warned religious leaders against using their pulpits to level inflammatory and unverified accusations against the government, and urged those interested in political criticism to openly join partisan politics. The warning was issued by the Ministry of Religious Affairs following comments attributed to Islamic cleric, Malam Bashir Jega, who reportedly accused the administration of Governor Nasir …

By: Folorunso Fatai Adisa It has been terribly heartbreaking to read a number of comments on social media, particularly from individuals who should know better, media-savvy political actors and self-styled analysts. What is striking in many of these reactions is not just disagreement, but a worrying mix of intellectual arrogance and informational poverty. For some, any analysis that does not …

Governors elected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have urged party members and supporters to remain calm as the country awaits a landmark ruling from the Nigerian Court of Appeal on Monday regarding the ongoing party leadership dispute. The decision is widely seen as a watershed moment for the opposition party, which has been grappling with internal strife for months …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu’s government for “failure to revoke the patently illegal mass wiretapping regulations known as the ‘Legitimate Interception of Communications Regulations, 2019.'” The lawsuit followed allegations by former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, that the telephone conversation of National Security Advisor (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, had been intercepted. …

The recent state convention of the Taraba state branch of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which produced new leaders, took a new turn as a presidential aspirant, Alhaji Haruna Hadi Lau, at the weekend, dragged the party to the Federal High Court in Jalingo. Lau, while briefing journalists at the weekend in Jalingo, said he was unfairly excluded from the …

APC mourns party leader Dunkwu The All Progressives Congress (APC) has mourned the death of a party leader, Dr Chamberlain Dunkwu, who died at the age of 54. A statement by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said the late Dr. Dunkwu was an energetic, selfless and loyal Party man who contributed enormously to building and strengthening the Party …