Respected northern elder and former special adviser to Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has voiced strong concerns over what he describes as growing marginalisation of the North in Nigeria’s political space. In a widely circulated video, Baba-Ahmed urged northerners to remain united and vigilant, warning that continued neglect of the region’s interests may push it to make a bold political move. “The north will stand to defend herself, I swear to God,” he declared. “North...

The Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently address Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, hunger, and national despair, saying the country is “gradually becoming a huge national morgue.” In his 2025 Easter message titled “Mr President: Please Bring Us Down From This Cross”, Bishop Kukah employed the metaphor of the crucifixion of Christ to depict the suffering and hopelessness that many Nigerians currently endure, blaming...

Valentine Ozigbo, a governorship hopeful, has challenged the legitimacy of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary conducted on April 5, in Anambra State, in a lawsuit he filed at the Federal High Court, Awka. The suit which named the APC, Mr. Nicholas Ukachukwu, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as defendants, also sought the nullification of Ukachukwu’s nomination, urging the party to recognise Ozigbo as the rightful candidate. In an accompanying personal statement...