Politics

The Rivers State House of Assembly, under the leadership of Speaker Martin Amaewhule, failed to resume plenary on Thursday, one week after adjourning its previous sitting. The House, during its first sitting in 2026, held last Thursday, initiated impeachment proceedings ...

The governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has begun holding meetings with some APC leaders in Kano in preparation for his defection to the ruling party. DAILY NIGERIAN had previously reported the governor’s scheduled meeting with President Bola Tinubu in ...

The Rivers State House of Assembly, under the leadership of Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, has failed to resume plenary on Thursday, January 15, 2026, a week after adjourning its last sitting. In its first sitting of 2026, held on January 8, ...

The Anambra State Police Command has apprehended members of a criminal gang connected to the attack on the convoy of former Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, with two suspects losing their lives during a shootout with security ...

Former lawmaker, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has reacted to the latest US visa restriction on Nigeria. In a post on his verified X handle on Wednesday, Sani said South Africa is not affected despite its attack ...

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has dismissed claims that its 2023 presidential candidate and national leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, endorsed the defection of any member from the party. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ladipo Johnson, made the clarification ...

Fresh efforts to halt the ongoing impeachment proceedings against Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, gained momentum on Wednesday as more lawmakers, traditional rulers and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) stepped in ...

As the 2027 general election gathers momentum in Lagos State, former governor Akinwunmi Ambode is re-emerging in political calculations, with party power brokers said to be working to defer Seyi Tinubu’s governorship ambition to 2031. The contest is shaping up ...

The Obidient Movement has alleged that former governors of Abia State, led by Senator representing Abia North at the National Assembly, Orji Uzor Kalu, are plotting to remove Governor Alex Otti in the 2027 election. Naija News reports that the ...

A knight of the Catholic Church, identified as Sir James Louise AKA Ebube Anaedo, has renounced Christianity after the church failed to acknowledge the efforts of the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah in building Our Lady of Assumption Cathedral. The very ...

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the Bola Tinubu-led administration over reports that the Federal Government approved a $9 million contract for lobbying services in the United States of America. The party described the expenditure as an attempt to ...

The Benue State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed its planned mega defection ceremony in Otukpo and Agatu local government areas of the state. The defection ceremony, slated for January 17 and 18, was shifted to a date yet to ...

Another set of two Rivers State lawmakers has backed down on their support for the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The development followed similar move by House Minority Leader, Sylvanus Nwankwo, and lawmaker from Degema, Peter Abbey, on Tuesday, who ...

The co-founder of#BringBackOurGirls movement, Aisha Yesufu, has described the 2027 general elections as a decisive opportunity for Nigerians to fight for their survival. Yesufu cautioned citizens against expecting miracles or external intervention ahead of the polls, stressing that no one ...

A former presidential Aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Enugu State, Dr SKC Ogbonnia, has dumped the ruling party. Ogbonnia announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the APC chairman of the Owelli/Amoli/Ugbo/Ogugu ward in Awgu Local ...