Thursday, 21 May, 2026

Month: May 2026


Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday described the decision by some opposition figures to insist on zoning the presidency to Southern Nigeria ahead of the 2027 elections as “self-defeating” and “intellectually dishonest,” warning that competence and national unity should take Read more…


Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has deposed Joseph Oloyede as the Apetu of Ipetumodu after the monarch’s conviction in the United States over COVID-19 relief funds fraud. Media aide to the governor, Olawale Rasheed, made this known in a statement Read more…


Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has revealed why he decided to form an alliance with former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme on Read more…


Senators-elect who fail to take their oath of office within 14 legislative days from the inauguration of a new Senate risk losing their seats under the amended Senate Standing Orders. This was even as the Senate retained the controversial provision Read more…


The Labour Party has acknowledged that the exit of its former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, dealt a significant blow to the party, describing him as a major force whose departure left a huge vacuum. Speaking on Monday during an interview Read more…


.. As MoLS Oba hosts 2026 Interhouse Sports By Uzo Ugwunze Ndi Anambra especially from the Non governmental and private sectors have been urged to invest in Children’s Sports for all round development and empowerment. The call was made during Read more…


Iran sent its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the Iran war via Pakistani mediators on Sunday, but U.S. President Donald Trump quickly rejected it in a social media post as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” — the latest setback to efforts to Read more…


Against the backdrop of rising costs of living and declining purchasing power, brewing companies have recorded sharp rise in revenues. Filings by the companies to Nigeria Exchange Limited, NGX, indicate that leading brewers, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Guinness Nigeria Plc, International Breweries Plc, Read more…


Senator representing Anambra Central, Victor Umeh, has insisted that former Anambra State governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is fully committed to leaving office after serving only one term of four years if elected president. Read more…


There appears to be uncertainty over the future of embattled governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara, as he appeared and angrily stormed out of the venue of the All Progressives Congress (APC) screening committee in Abuja on Sunday afternoon. The Read more…


The Nigerian Democratic Congress and the ruling All Progressives Congress traded words on Saturday after the NDC zoned its presidential ticket for the 2027 general elections to the South, a move widely seen as a deliberate attempt to weaken incumbent Read more…


By Uzo Ugwunze Human Right Lawyer and Social Critic Sir Ifeanyichukwu Ejiofor Esq has condemned the attitude of some lawyers especially those occupying strategic political communication roles who descend to the level of reckless propaganda devoid of intellectual sincerity just Read more…