A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday ruled that former President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to contest the 2027 general election. Justice Peter Lifu made the declaration while delivering judgment in a suit seeking to bar Jonathan from participating in future presidential elections, having taken the oath of office twice as president. It will be recalled that Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), last week offered Jonathan a...

A former Director-General of the Department of State Services, Kayode Are, has formally assumed duty as Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States. Are took up the post on Thursday after presenting his letter of credence to the United States government and President Donald Trump at the White House. His appointment is part of the ambassadorial nominations submitted to the Senate by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in November 2025. Tinubu had forwarded an initial list of...

A faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dissolved the national working committee (NWC) led by David Mark and adopted Dumebi Kachikwu as its presidential candidate for the 2027 election. The decision was taken on Sunday at the faction’s national convention and presidential primary held in Abuja, where delegates endorsed Kachikwu through a voice vote. The group also announced a new set of national officers to replace the dissolved NWC. The newly constituted executives...

A presidential aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has advised Nigerian youths to reject recycled politicians who failed to fulfill promises made during electioneering campaigns. Hayatu-Deen gave the advice at a town hall meeting in Abuja, noted that political leaders in Nigeria who were in the system for years have failed to meet the yearnings and aspirations of youths in the country. He attributed it to years of poor...