Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has appealed to politicians to stop playing politics with the schoolteachers and students’ abduction in Oriire Local Government Area of the state. It will be recalled that former Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, accused the Oyo government of orchestrating the kidnap of the students and teachers. He stated this during an interview on Channels TV on Monday, where he alleged that the kidnap was orchestrated by the Oyo...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Abuja following the Eid-el-Kabir holiday in Lagos State. The President’s aircraft touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at exactly 5:17 p.m. on Tuesday, where he was received by top government officials, including the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; and Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu. Tinubu’s stay in Lagos during...

Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, on Saturday formally accepted his nomination as the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 general election, pledging to pursue what he described as a “New Nigeria” anchored on national unity, economic reform and institutional rebuilding. Speaking at the party’s convention in Abuja, Obi expressed gratitude to party leaders and delegates, outlined his policy priorities across security, health, education, agriculture, power and governance reform, and...

The Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) has ratified former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. The decision was taken at the party’s national convention held in Abuja on Saturday. At the event, Senator Victor Umeh, representing Anambra Central, moved the motion for Obi’s ratification, while former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege seconded it. Obi had earlier picked the party’s presidential nomination and expression of interest forms on 17...

Ahead of Ekiti Governorship election scheduled for June 20, 2026, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted National Campaign Council headed by Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani. The campaign council, unveiled by the APC National Secretariat at Buhari House, Abuja, has President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio as Vice Chairman of the council with other top party leaders, governors, ministers, federal lawmakers, and key political stakeholders...