By: Ganiyu Olayinka The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Shehu Usman Bawa, has appealed to residents of Southern Kaduna to back the party’s bid to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 governorship election. Bawa made the appeal on Friday in Kafanchan while addressing PDP supporters and stakeholders…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Supreme Court has restored key provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 governing political party membership and candidate nomination in a ruling that could impose greater statutory obligations on political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. A seven-member panel led by Justice Adamu Jauro on Thursday allowed an appeal filed by…
By: Tunji Okunlola Some members of the House of Representatives, operating under the platform of the Save Democracy Group, have called on the National Assembly to reconvene to determine whether President Bola Tinubu complied with the constitutional requirement to notify the legislature of his absence from Nigeria. The group made the demand in a statement…
By: Tunji Okunlola Photo source: EFCC/X The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the now-defunct pension reform task team (PRTT), a wanted man. Maina appears on the commission’s wanted persons portal in connection with an alleged case of “receiving stolen properties.” According to the notice, “Maina, 61, is…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Bilateral trade between Nigeria and China climbed to $18 billion in the first half of 2026, a 35% rise over the same period last year, according to China’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai. Yu disclosed the figures at a reception hosted by the Chinese Embassy to mark the 77th anniversary of the…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to submit executive bills to the National Assembly seeking dedicated legislative seats for women and persons with disabilities (PWDs). Abbas disclosed this while hosting the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Alliance for…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Federal Government could spend close to N2 trillion subsidising electricity this year as it holds firm on its decision not to raise tariffs in the near term. Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, laid out the government’s position at a media parley in Abuja on Monday, held to mark his first 100…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The long-pending Nigeria-EU re-admission agreement, first initiated in 2016, took centre stage in talks between Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and the EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, on Monday in New York. According to a statement issued Wednesday in Abuja by Magnus Eze, Special Assistant…
By: Tunji Okunlola Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has spoken out about the reticence of some former associates, friends, and family members since his current troubles began, insisting he holds no bitterness toward those who have kept their distance. In a statement titled “My Relationships and the Aftermath,” posted to his X account on…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) concluded its 307th meeting in Abuja today with a decisive pivot toward monetary easing, cutting the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 350 basis points to 23.00%, down from 26.50%. Governor Olayemi Cardoso announced the decision at the end of the two-day meeting, which…
