Friday, 13 February, 2026

Category: Politics


While condemning violence, Bishop Kukah cautioned against revenge or the use of force, insisting that Christians must resist the temptation to respond to evil with violence. He noted that insecurity, poverty and poor leadership have deepened despair among citizens but Read more…


The Presidency has denied a widely circulating report that President Bola Tinubu has replaced his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila with his Principal Private Secretary, Hakeem Muri-Okunola. It described the report as false, urging Nigerians to disregard such claims. A Read more…


Palestinian Christians have gathered at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem for the first time since Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza began in 2023 to celebrate Christmas. Bethlehem’s mayor says the municipality has chosen to restore the city’s festivities after a Read more…


The faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nyesome Wike, has fired back at Governor Seyi Makinde, over his remarks against Wike. Makinde, during a media chat had claimed that Read more…


The illegal and unauthorized alterations made to Nigeria’s tax legislation after passage by the National Assembly represents a brazen act of treason against the Nigerian people and a direct assault on our constitutional democracy. This draconian overreach by the executive Read more…


A public affairs analyst and activist, Adekunle Adebayo, has raised the alarm over what he described as a plot to arrest and intimidate key opposition figures in Nigeria, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi. Read more…


Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has launched a sharp political and personal attack against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, declaring that he would not support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. Makinde, who made the Read more…


The South American country is facing a naval blockade in the Caribbean Russia has reaffirmed its full support and solidarity with Venezuela as the country faces a US military blockade in the Caribbean, Moscow’s Foreign Ministry has announced. Washington has Read more…


Lawmaker representing Nnewi North, Nnewi South and Ekwusigo Federal Constituency of Anambra State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Peter Uzokwe, has dismissed claims that lawmakers deliberately failed to criminalise vote-buying during party primaries in the ongoing amendment of the Read more…


The United States Embassy in Nigeria has confirmed that it will partially suspend visa issuance from January 1, 2026. This was confirmed in a post on its official X page on Monday night. Nigeria is one of 19 countries affected Read more…


Abia State governor, Alex Otti, has distanced himself from either presidential, vice presidential or senatorial ambition after leaving office as governor. Otti stated this in Umuahia, the state capital, while reacting to a viral report where he was berated for Read more…


Posters bearing the image of former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi have surfaced across major streets in Kaduna, fuelling speculation about early political manoeuvring ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The posters, which prominently display Amaechi’s portrait, describe him Read more…