In a troubling development, 17-year-old Alabi Quadri, who gained national attention in 2023 after a viral photograph captured him standing with arms outstretched before the convoy of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, has been detained since January on questionable charges. Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong disclosed this information via a Facebook post following a visit to the Magistrate Court of Lagos, Apapa Magisterial District, on 9 April 2025. According to Mr. Effiong, Quadri was...

A former National Auditor of the APC, Sir Paul Chukwuma, who was a leading aspirant in the APC for the November gubernatorial election in Anambra State but resigned from the party before its primary last weekend, has joined the Young Progressives Party – YPP. This development has been received with open arms in many quarters, considering the circumstances that led to Chukwuma’s resignation from the APC, despite the huge resources he had committed to rebranding...

Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has charged African leaders on political will to drive innovative policies, stressing that only leaders with strong political will to formulate and implement innovative policies in agriculture could make the desired impact towards improving food production and meaningfully reducing hunger in Africa. A press statement on Tuesday by media aide of the former president, Ikechukwu Eze, noted that Jonathan also emphasised the importance of deploying science and technology in advancing...

…Restates Its Commitment To IPAC Action Alliance (AA) has disclosed its decision to withdraw its membership from Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP),. According to the party, the association no longer represents their collective values due to lack of legal backing, internal organisational structure and leadership. The party however, restated its commitment to the membership and ideals of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC). The national chairman, Barr (Chief) Kenneth Udeze stated this in a press conference yesterday....

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku has announced the Commission’s commitment to establish a sports institute to consolidate the gains of the Niger Delta Sports Festival and enhance sports development. A press statement on Tuesday signed by Seledi Thompson-Wakama, Director Corporate, disclosed this during the closing ceremony of the maiden Niger Delta Sports Festival organised by the NDDC at the Uyo Township Stadium, Akwa Ibom State. According to...

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, at the 2025 Commonwealth Trade and Investment Summit in London, posited that in Africa’s population and regional collaboration in trade lays strength for development, not aid. In his closing remark at the summit, the State Governor stated that Africa’s economic renaissance lies in extensive trade, not aid or charity. Mbah further charged African continents to exploit the power of intra-Africa trade and opportunities inherent in the African...

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has said the recent killings of over 50 people and thousands rendered homeless in the state are sponsored and genocidal. The governor, who stated this, Tuesday on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’, said the assailants struck in several communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state, displacing many and leaving a trail of destruction behind. Mutfwang, said that the assault in Plateau State was being sponsored and targeted at wiping...