The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday staged coordinated protests across campuses nationwide to press home long-standing demands from the Federal Government, two days before a crucial meeting scheduled for Thursday in Abuja. From Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, to Federal University of Lafia, University of Ilorin, University of Calabar, Abia State University, Usmanu…
The polity had a fore-taste of what to expect in the 2027 presidential elections, yesterday, as the Peoples Democratic Party’s zoning of its presidential ticket to the South is raising dust. Coming against the backdrop of President Bola Tinubu, another southerner, being backed by critical blocs of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to stand for…
The Osun State Government has filed a fresh suit at the Supreme Court against the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), over the alleged unlawful withholding of statutory allocations due to its 30 local government councils since March 2025. The fresh suit filed on Monday comes months after the state government filed an application…
A Canada-based Artificial Intelligence expert, Dr. Biodun Ogundipe, has declared his intention to contest the Ogun State governorship election in 2027 under the African Democratic Congress. Ogundipe, who spoke with journalists on Tuesday in Abeokuta, dismissed the chances of the Peoples Democratic Party in the forthcoming race, claiming that the real contest would be between…
Lere Olayinka, spokesperson to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) decision to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South has come too late. Speaking on Channels Television on Wednesday, Olayinka argued that had the party listened to Wike and other aggrieved members before…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has again bemoaned the senseless killing spree by non-state actors across Nigeria. Quoting figures released by Amnesty International, he said over 10,000 lives have been lost to terrorists, bandits and other criminal gangs in just two years. In a post…
The Peoples Democratic Party’s 102nd National Executive Committee meeting resolved to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South, paving the way for Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and other southerners to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the next election. The party’s NEC also upheld the current National Working Committee zoning formula for the November…
President Bola Tinubu arrived in Brasília early Monday for a two-day state visit aimed at deepening Nigeria-Brazil relations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the presidential aircraft, Nigerian Air Force One (NAF-001), nicknamed “Eagle One”, touched down at Brasília International Airport around 12:30 a.m. local time, 4:30 a.m. (Nigerian time). Tinubu was received by…
Lagos is set to host a major cultural and tourism exhibition in December, bringing together stakeholders from across Nigeria and abroad to address the country’s long-standing neglect of its tourism sector. The three-day event, organised by Migbaci Expo, is expected to attract over 15,000 participants and hundreds of thousands more via social media platforms. The…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for rubbishing the outcome of the August 16 bye-elections in 12 states of the Federation, saying the governors are still wallowing in denial of their expired political vitality. APC also accused them of poor governance, hypocrisy and misleading Nigerians with…
