The Labour Party has said its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, may be unable to contest the 2027 election on its platform due to legal and procedural constraints tied to party membership timelines. Speaking during an interview on Arise TV, the party’s interim national chairman, Nenadi Usman, explained that the Electoral Act mandates political parties
As the world marks twelve years since the abduction of 276 schoolgirls from Chibok in northeast Nigeria, the Murtala Muhammed Foundation (MMF) has called for renewed accountability, warning that the tragedy has come to symbolise a broader pattern of neglect and diminishing global urgency. In a statement released alongside its latest report, MMF said that
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has dissolved the leadership of its Ogun State Joint Campus Council, citing constitutional breaches and internal divisions, and has directed that fresh elections be conducted within 30 days. The decision was announced in a statement released on Tuesday in Abuja, following an internal review of petitions linked to
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced the suspension of its proposed industrial action, directing members across the country to return to work on Wednesday. The decision followed an emergency meeting of the association’s National Executive Council, where members assessed recent engagements with the Federal Government and agreed to continue negotiations rather than
From February 13 to March 13, 2026, the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs in Lagos hosts a landmark exhibition titled Murtala Ramat Muhammed: Life, Leadership and Legacy. Presented by the Murtala Muhammed Foundation and curated by Seun Alli, the exhibition commemorates the golden jubilee of the passing of one of Nigeria’s most influential military leaders
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was detained on Monday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja over allegations linked to a multi-billion naira corruption probe. He reportedly arrived at the commission’s Jabi headquarters around 10 a.m. in response to an invitation and was interrogated for several hours before being held in
The Nigerian Senate will on Tuesday hold an emergency plenary session following mounting public outrage over amendments to the Electoral Act, particularly the removal of the clause mandating real-time electronic transmission of election results. The extraordinary sitting comes barely a week after the passage of the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Amendment Bill, 2026, a
History is often unkind to brevity. Leaders who do not stay long enough are usually remembered as footnotes, interrupted before their ideas could mature. General Murtala Ramat Muhammed defies that pattern. Half a century after his assassination, he remains one of Nigeria’s clearest reference points for what decisive leadership can look like, even when time
The Nigerian CBN’s new fintech policy framework represents a blueprint for regional integration that puts ECOWAS and AfCFTA to the test For years, West Africa’s fintech landscape has been defined by momentum rather than design. Nigeria built transaction volume. Ghana refined regulatory clarity. Côte d’Ivoire strengthened mobile money rails. But no single country has attempted
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced plans to deport at least 79 Nigerians convicted of various crimes, as part of its ongoing crackdown on criminal immigrants. Information published on the DHS website on Monday showed that the Nigerians were listed among individuals described as the “worst of the worst” criminal aliens
