Tuesday, 20 January, 2026

Category: Politics


At his first Angelus greeting of 2026, Pope Leo urges everyone to “build a year of peace, by disarming our hearts and refraining from every form of violence.” Greeting around 40,000 people gathered in Saint Peter’s Square on the first Read more…


Public affairs analyst, Jide Ojo, has claimed that former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, may be acting on inside knowledge that he will be handed the 2027 presidential ticket on the African Democratic Congress (ADC) platform following his defection. Read more…


President Bola Tinubu herald the New Year with a bold declaration that 2026 ushers in a “more robust phase of economic growth” for Nigeria, spotlighting record GDP expansion, tamed inflation, booming stocks, and relentless security offensives against terrorists. In his New Read more…


Unity and mutual support are driving the country forward to new goals and achievements, the president has said Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered the traditional New Year’s Eve address on Wednesday, speaking about the country’s achievements, national unity and support, Read more…


By Eche Nwaobasi-Nnewi/Onitsha. Hon Uche Okonkwo the federal legislator representing idemili North and south constituency Anambra state in the house of representatives and son of the former senator that represented Anambra Central Senatorial zone during the regime of president Musa Read more…


Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system has entered active service in Belarus, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, as the U.S. efforts to broker a deal to end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine have entered a pivotal stage. The ministry released a video showing combat Read more…


Two chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State yesterday dismissed claims that the former Senate president, Dr  Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has aligned with the All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP chairman in Kwara central,  Alh Isiaka Owolabi Read more…


In 2025, Nigeria’s Senate stood at the intersection of lawmaking, crisis management and political power, navigating a year defined by economic pressure, worsening insecurity and contentious politics. Under the leadership of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the 10th Senate exercised its constitutional Read more…


Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has boasted that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and other opposition elements lack the wherewithal to challenge let alone wrest power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. Read more…


From Ijeoma John, Nnewi The Okpuno-Egbu community in Umudim Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State has elected Engr. Chibueze Onwuka as the new Chairman of the Okpuno-Egbu Improvement Union. The election held at the Obi Okpuno-Egbu’s palace on Read more…


Moscow deems the self-governing island as an integral part of China, the foreign minister has said Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, and Russia stands firmly against the island’s independence in any form, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has Read more…


A former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has announced that he will not be anybody’s running mate in the 2027 election. Obi made this known on Sunday night while speaking during an X Spaces conversation, where he Read more…