Saturday, 12 July, 2025

Category: Politics


Brokering a truce will be difficult but realistic, Kirill Budanov said A ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine must be reached by the end of the year, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence, Kirill Budanov, said in an interview with Bloomberg Read more…


Lauretta Onochie, former Special Assistant (SA) to former President Muhammadu Buhari, has claimed that Nigeria’s incumbent President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, did not support Buhari’s emergence as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2014.  Buhari, a two-term president Read more…


Presidential hopefuls under the coalition African Democratic Congress (ADC) will sign a pact to support whoever emerges as the party’s presidential candidate, LEADERSHIP Weekend gathered yesterday.This is an agreement reached in principle by the contenders, who will, however, have to Read more…


The presidency has said that Vice President Kashim Shettima’s comment at a book launch was not about the suspension of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara. During the launch of ‘OPL 245: The Inside Story of the $1.3 Billion Oil Block,’ Read more…


The Labour Party(LP) governorship candidate for November 8 Anambra guber polls, Dr George Moghalu has promised to give the state a quality and qualitative governance. Chief Moghalu made the pledge at All Saints Cathedral, Onitsha on Friday during the flag Read more…


The Senate on Thursday called on the Federal Government to immortalise the late former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Agunwa Anaekwe, in recognition of his distinguished service to the nation and his role in strengthening democratic governance. The Read more…


The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Thursday dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Mr Asue Ighodalo, challenging the declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the duly Read more…


The Senate has named Senator Aniekan Bassey as the new Chairman of the Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the appointment during Thursday’s plenary, confirming Bassey’s replacement of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is currently on Read more…


The interim national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, alongside other party leaders, have met with the chairmen of the party across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The meeting was attended by Read more…


Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied claims that he was asked to step down for a southern presidential candidate in the race for the 2027 ticket. Speaking in a statement released on Tuesday, Atiku called the claim “a malicious Read more…


Insists ACN, other merger parties gave insignificant votes Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has stirred fresh political controversy by dismissing claims that President Bola Tinubu was highly instrumental to Muhammadu Buhari’s emergence as President Read more…


The African Democratic Congress, ADC, on Wednesday said President Bola Tinubu will be removed through the ballot and not bullets. He made the remark in response to a tweet by Tinubu’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, who alleged that the opposition was Read more…