The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, is attending proceedings marking the 2026 Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day, AFCRD, at the cenotaph of the Unknown Soldier in Eagle Square, Abuja. The Vice President is representing President Bola Tinubu, who is ...
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has emphasised the urgent need to save Nigeria from a one-man dictatorship. Momodu made the call on Thursday, speaking ahead of the 2027 general elections. He said, “I’m glad we ...
Ganduje, who is listed as the first defendant in the suit, was granted temporary relief on Wednesday after the court declined to issue a bench warrant compelling his arrest for failure to appear in court. A Kano State High Court ...
Activist, Omoyele Sowore has taunted a former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami for being held in the same correctional facility as Prince Emmanuel, a brother to Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Sowore ...
Former presidential candidate, Dele Momodu, on Thursday officially joined the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Momodu made the declaration in Benin City, the Edo State Capital, while addressing his followers. He noted that he was promoting the interest of the people ...
The criminal charges instituted against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Federal Government have been struck out by the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. This new move by the court brings to an end a high-profile legal ...
Inside the APC, the 2027 conversation is slowly shifting from “Will Tinubu run again?” to a more sensitive question: who stands beside him on the ticket. The pressure point is clear. After the Muslim-Muslim Tinubu–Shettima pairing in 2023, some party ...
[BREAKING] Chaos in Rivers State: Assembly Fails to Reconvene Amid Governor Fubara Impeachment Drama
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 ...