Former Senate President David Mark has formally submitted his resignation letter to the Peoples Democratic Party, resigning from the party to join the National Coalition of Political Opposition Movement in Nigeria. In a letter addressed to the party’s Ward 1, Otukpo, Otukpo LGA, dated June 27, 2025, Mr Mark stated that he had decided, after…
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufai has said that he sought for the permission of former President Muhammadu Buhari before he left the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP). He spoke in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, monitored by our correspondent in Kaduna on Thursday….
Former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, has formally resigned his membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to focus on a newly established platform, the Northern Star Youth Empowerment Initiative (NSYEI), recently launched at Arewa House, Kaduna. Bafarawa, who served two terms as Governor of Sokoto State, presented his resignation letter…
US President Donald Trump ordered the declassification Thursday of the last secret files on the assassination of president John F. Kennedy, a case that still fuels conspiracy theories more than 60 years after his death. Trump signed an executive order that will also release documents on the 1960s assassinations of JFK’s younger brother Robert F….
The Nigerian Army says Fisayo Soyombo, founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), was arrested at an illegal oil bunkering site. On Friday, FIJ reported that Soyombo has been arrested and detained by the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt for three days. Since news of his arrest broke, there have…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, has announced she will resume legislative duties on Tuesday, following a court judgment nullifying her suspension. Addressing jubilant supporters in a video circulating on social media, the Kogi Central lawmaker expressed gratitude for their steadfast backing. “I thank you for your support. I…
Veteran Nollywood actor Pete Edochie has stirred reactions across Nigeria with his outspoken comment on the political fate of Igbo men in national positions. In a recent interview with Afia TV, the veteran actor argued that Igbo men are unsuitable for political leadership due to their unwillingness to tolerate betrayal. Edochie, emphasised that politics requires…
Newly appointed Super Eagles manager, Bruno Labbadia, has turned down the job less than two weeks before crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin and Rwanda, according to reports from German publication Kicker. The Nigeria Football Federation had announced Labbadia’s appointment on Tuesday, positioning him as the successor to Finidi George, who resigned…
Following the House of Representatives resolution to investigate allegations of bribery against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Joint Committees of the House has extended an invitation to the chairman of the commission Ola Olukoyode. In a letter dated 27th September 2024, the committee asked the EFCC Chairman and the Comptroller General of…
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 elections, Omoyele Sowore, was reportedly attacked on Saturday morning by suspected thugs at the Lagos City Marathon. Sowore was attacked by the thugs alongside crew members of his media outfit while participating in the marathon. The thugs also attacked some journalists covering the event,…