Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said the political circumstances that contributed to Peter Obi’s strong performance in the 2023 presidential election no longer exist ahead of the 2027 poll. Wike specifically cited the controversy over the All Progressives Congress’s Muslim–Muslim presidential ticket as one of the factors that helped Obi attract support in 2023. He spoke on Monday during an appearance on TVC’s Journalists’ Hangout. “In 2023, there was this campaign...

Benue State Government has suspended the Chairman and the Executive Secretary of the State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board over allegations of Hajj slot manipulation and financial mismanagement. The decision was reached by the State Executive Council, which also approved the appointments of Ahmed Adamu as acting chairman and Adamu Babi as acting Executive Secretary. The acting officials are expected to manage the board’s affairs while investigations into the allegations are ongoing. The development was disclosed...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), said 21 days have passed since President Bola Tinubu left the country, expressing concern that no one is in charge of Nigeria and that the country cannot be governed on autopilot. Atiku, in a statement on Monday, maintained that no letter had been seen transmitting presidential authority to Vice President Kashim Shettima, insisting that Nigeria cannot be governed by presidential social...

The presidency has disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will return to Nigeria at the weekend, following the extension of his working vacation by a few days. Recall that President Tinubu departed Nigeria on August 30 for London to begin the working vacation. According to a statement signed by President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga on Monday, the President after spending a week in London,  moved to Paris, France, where...

Pursuant to the agreement reached by the Enugu State Government and the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) a year ago, the state government has inaugurated a Joint Technical Committee to develop a framework for implementing financial autonomy for the state judiciary. Inaugurating the Committee, the Enugu State Governor, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, mandated the Committee to submit its final report for presentation by 12 noon on October...