The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed displeasure over what it called an unfair assessment of President Bola Tinubu’s two years in office,  accusing former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi and former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai of being united in a desperation for self-serving power. Felix Morka, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, in a press statement on Monday noted that the party strongly rejects the baseless...

Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State has fully cleared N98.8 billion debt owed by the Kogi State Government, within 15 months in office. In the briefing by the Commissioner of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Mukadam Asiwaju Asiru Idris during the State Executive Council Meeting held on Monday in Lokoja, outlined the breakdown of the settled debts to include, the N5 billion Series 1 and N3 billion Series 2 bonds taken by the former Governor HE...

The Federal Government has declared Friday, 6th June, and Monday, 9th June, 2025 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebration. This was announced in a statement issued by the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on behalf of the Federal Government on Monday, 2nd June. Dr Tunji-Ojo congratulated all Muslims in Nigeria and across the globe on the joyous occasion, urging them to reflect on the significance of the festival by embracing the...

Senators have raised alarm over the recent spike in killings, abductions, and terror attacks across the country, linking the violence to political manoeuvring ahead of the 2027 general elections. During a debate on a motion of urgent national importance on Wednesday, lawmakers pointed to disturbing parallels between the current security breakdown and events that preceded the 2015 elections. The motion, sponsored by Senator Shuaibu Isa Lau (PDP, Taraba North), drew support from several senators, including...

The Niger Delta Youth Congress (NDYC) has condemned Amnesty International over unverified reports on insecurity in Nigeria, insisting that Nigeria is not a failed state. NDYC has berated the body for its recent report that over 10,217 Nigerians have been killed in the past two years under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, and told Amnesty International to retract the report, and issue a public apology to Nigerians. NDYC described the report as filled with “unverified data,...