Politics

The Zamfara Good Governance Forum (ZGGF) has called for the immediate resignation of Governor Dauda Lawal over what it described as gross incompetence and unforgivable failure in the face of worsening insecurity in the state, following the brutal killing of 35 abducted villagers in Kaura Namoda LGA despite the payment...

A leading policy think tank within the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Progressive Research Initiative (PRI), has raised concerns about those angling to lead the party, declaring that Senator Tanko Al-Makura and Chief Barnabas Gemade do not possess the competence or contemporary political credentials required to guide the ruling party...

North Central Youths Mobilise 100-Man Delegation to Lobby Akpabio for Sani Musa’s Emergence as APC National Chairman A coalition of youth groups drawn from over 1,000 All Progressives Congress (APC) support organisations in Nigeria’s North Central region has announced plans to dispatch a 100-man delegation to Senate President Godswill Akpabio,...

The North Central APC Accord, a political pressure group within the ruling All Progressives Congress, has formally endorsed Senator Mohammed Sani Musa as the next national chairman of the party, following the resignation of Abdullahi Ganduje. In a statement jointly signed by its President, Rev. Matthias Ikani, and Secretary General,...

A civic watchdog group, the Citizens Alliance for Rule of Law and Justice (CARoLJ), has condemned former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), over his recent criticism of the Bola Tinubu administration, describing his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the African Democratic...

Over 100 civil society organisations on Monday converged in Abuja to present a detailed mid-term assessment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, applauding the administration’s fiscal reforms and commitment to economic transformation. Speaking during the world press conference organised by the Independent Civil Society Groups in Nigeria, the...

A coalition of over 1,000 youth support networks under the platform of the PDP Youth Vanguard for Renewed Hope has declared total support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The coalition made the declaration in a statement signed by its National President, Hon. Charles Onoja, on Sunday. The...

A youth group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), under the banner of the Coalition of PDP Youth Defenders (CPYD), has accused Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere of misleading Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara and dragging the PDP into deepening crisis in the southern region and at the national level. The group...

The Citizens Forum for Transparency and Integrity (CFTI) has raised the alarm over what it described as “a coordinated and sinister plot” by former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, to work with opposition leaders and third force actors to destabilise the administration of President...

A civic coalition under the banner of the Citizens’ Action for Democratic Restoration (CADR) has called for the immediate end of emergency rule in Rivers State, warning that the federal government’s intervention has derailed constitutional order and deepened unrest in the oil-rich state. The group, led by its National President,...