The national screening committee of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has cleared Peter Obi as the party’s sole presidential aspirant ahead of its forthcoming primaries for the 2027 general election. Obi arrived at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja at about 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, accompanied by Victor Umeh, senator representing Anambra Central. He was subsequently screened by the committee headed by Sam Egwu. Speaking after the exercise, Egwu said the panel was satisfied with...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday granted bail to former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the sum of ₦100 million with one surety in like amount. Delivering the ruling, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik imposed strict conditions, directing that the surety must reside in either Maitama or Asokoro districts of Abuja and deposit the original Certificate of Occupancy of a landed property with the court. The court further held that the surety must...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed May 26 to deliver judgment in a suit seeking to disqualify former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election. Justice Peter Lifu adjourned the matter for judgment on Monday after taking arguments from counsel to the plaintiff and the defendants. The suit, filed by Jideobi, seeks to restrain Jonathan from presenting himself to any political party as a presidential aspirant in the 2027 presidential...

President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians to see tax payment as a civic obligation essential for national development. Tinubu made the appeal on Friday at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, where he called on citizens to support government efforts to fund infrastructure and social services. He said many Nigerians demand better roads, hospitals and other public amenities but are often unwilling to make corresponding contributions through taxation. “Nobody wants to pay taxes....

The camp loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, recorded sweeping victories in the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primaries held across Rivers State on Saturday. The primaries, conducted across wards in the state, formed part of the APC’s nationwide exercise to select candidates for the House of Representatives ahead of the next general election. One of the most prominent winners was Amaewhule, Speaker of the Rivers State...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described the reported alliance between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction led by Kabiru Turaki and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) as a “fraud”. The Turaki-led PDP faction had, on Wednesday, announced an alliance with APM ahead of the 2027 general elections, a development that coincided with the declaration of a presidential bid by Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde. Makinde had said the PDP–APM alliance...