Politics

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central in the National Assembly, has claimed her troubles in the Senate started after she rejected Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s sexual advances. Speaking during an interview with Arise TV on Friday, Akpoti-Uduaghan compared her experience to that of a student being unfairly punished by a lecturer for refusing to give […] More

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed claims that the ruling party operates as a “one-man show.” There have been claims from different quarters, including Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, suggesting that the party has become a “one-man show.” The ex-governor criticised the party for allegedly losing focus from its core […] More

LeadNaija— General Obasanjo retired as Head of State in 1979. After twenty years, he returned as President. General Buhari left power in 1985 and returned thirty years later. Asiwaju Bola Tinubu left the stage as Governor of Lagos in 2007. Sixteen years later, he is Nigeria’s incumbent democratically elected President. Nasir el-Rufai should learn from […] More

Nigerian politician and former presidential aide Reno Omokri has publicly refuted claims made by former Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir el-Rufai regarding the failed ministerial nomination. LeadNaija gathered that In a post on his verified official X (formerly Twitter) page on Monday, Omokri addressed el-Rufai’s recent interview, in which the ex-governor alleged that President Bola […] More

The National Security Adviser to President Tinubu Nuhu Ribadu has through his verified page response to the former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai comments on the interview that was held on monday, He said “I won’t join issues with nasir el-rufai.” “My attention has been drawn to the interview granted by Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the […] More

Hashim Abioye, the chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), has accused the Nigeria Police Force of arresting the electoral body’s staff who are on duty in the local government elections across the state. The electoral body chairman made the claim in a trending video on social media on Saturday, February 22. Abioye, […] More

Osun State Chapter of the Labour Party, LP, has announced its withdrawal from Saturday’s local government election in the state. The State Chairman of the party, Adebayo Bello, made the announcement while speaking with newsmen on Friday in Osogbo. Bello said that the party was withdrawing from the election due to lack of adequate security […] More

Stella Okotete, the executive director of Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) had assured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu is building a sustainable nation for generations to come. Okotete who is also a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said she is confident that no opposition party will unseat Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. […] More

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has said the House received over 200 bills seeking alteration of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as emended). He said the committee had received 31 requests for state creation but none of them met the constitutional requirements, prompting an extension of the submission deadline to […] More

Governor Monday Okpebholo said he personally funded the purchase of his office chair after he resumed office as Edo state governor. Governor Okpebholo said his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki, left with the chair bearing Nigeria’s Coat of Arms from the Governor’s office. “Even when I entered government, I had to use my money to buy my […] More

Thirty-nine years after, former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida has thrown more light on two major events that shaped his administration – the assassination of renowned journalist Dele Giwa and the execution of his friend and colleague, Major General Mamman Vatsa, over a coup plot. While he dismissed insinuations of his administration’s orchestration of the […] More