Friday, 13 February, 2026

Category: Politics


Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has lauded the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) for conducting a hitch-free local government council election yesterday, saying the emergency rule would be lifted soon. Wike expressed this when he briefed Read more…


Former presidential candidate, Professor Kingsley Moghalu, has urged Nigeria’s opposition parties to put aside personal ambitions and forge a credible alliance ahead of the 2027 general elections. He made this call as a guest on the Diaspora Dialogues podcast, hosted Read more…


Pope Leo XIV meets with the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, for a private audience in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace. Pope Leo XIV held a private audience with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday, August 30. Afterwards, President Mnangagwa met Read more…


…….as Ikukuoma hosts journalists in Anambra State From Ijeoma John, Nnewi The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate,Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu (Ikukuoma) has hosted journalists in Anambra State ahead of November 8 2025 gubernatorial election. The meeting held on Friday, 30 Read more…


President Donald Trump was not particularly perturbed by Vladimir Putin’s overnight bombardment of Kyiv — the largest Russian assault since the leaders met two weeks earlier. European leaders spent the morning trying to get him there. In a flurry of Read more…


A renowned journalist, author and columnist, Ike Abonyi, has denounced claims by Human Rights Activist and Lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, that the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi offered him money for support.Abonyi, who Read more…


The Zamfara State Coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Organisation in the 2023 presidential election, Senator Kabiru Marafa, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress. Marafa, who represented Zamfara Central Senatorial District between 2011 and 2019, announced his resignation alongside his Read more…


The Anambra State PDP Elders Council on Friday met and warned the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party against any plan to dissolve the elected executives of the party in the state. The council, which met at the home Read more…


Portugal’s president has branded President Donald Trump a “Russian asset,” blasting him for his tepid response to Moscow while Ukraine struggles against Russia’s invasion. Trump has wavered heavily in his public stance on the war that started when Russian President Read more…


The Rivers State Police Command has announced a temporary restriction on human and vehicular movement across the state on August 30, ahead of the local government elections scheduled for the same day. According to the command, the restriction will be Read more…


Bauch State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is actively courting former president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi to join the party and contest for the 2027 presidential election. The governor, Read more…


The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has said it may not present a presidential candidate in the 2027 general election but could align with “progressives who share its ideology.” Ezeokenwa, stated this at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. Read more…