The opposition coalition has ordered all its members, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, to resign from their current political parties and fully join the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 elections. The directive was issued after a caucus meeting in Abuja that brought together
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday conferred posthumous national honours of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) on the late Ogoni Four — Albert Badey, Edward Kobani, Theophilus Orage, and Samuel Orage. The recognition was announced at the Presidential Villa in Abuja during the presentation of the Ogoni Consultations Committee report. Tinubu described
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has summoned Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), the immediate past sole administrator of Rivers State, to the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The development comes at a time when scrutiny over financial management during the state’s six-month emergency rule is intensifying. Ibas, who left office on September 17 following the end of
US President Donald Trump delivered a combative speech at the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2025, lashing out at the UN, Europe, and international climate policies. In his first appearance at the world body since returning to the White House, Trump questioned the very purpose of the UN, accusing it of being ineffective
Widespread flooding across Nigeria has claimed at least 232 lives and displaced more than 121,000 people as of September 20, 2025, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). The agency’s figures show that more than 339,000 people have been affected in different ways, with 681 sustaining injuries. The disaster has also left 42,301 houses
Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has sworn in Barrister Orok Bassey Okon as the new Head of Service following the retirement of Dr. Innocent Eteng. The appointment, which took effect from September 19, was formally sealed at a swearing-in ceremony held on Monday in Calabar. Governor Otu reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to restoring the
Nigeria’s economy recorded a strong performance in the second quarter of 2025, with real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanding by 4.23 per cent year-on-year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This marks a significant improvement compared to the 3.48 per cent growth in the same quarter of 2024 and the 3.13 per cent
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 election, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said he is open to rejoining the All Progressives Congress (APC), but only under clear terms that protect the interests of his party and his political movement, Kwankwasiyya. Addressing supporters at his residence in Kano, the
World Bank Group, through its private-sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has completed its first-ever securitisation deal, raising $510 million in a landmark transaction designed to attract more private investment into emerging markets. The deal marks a major step in IFC’s push to shift from its traditional “originate-and-hold” lending model to an “originate-to-distribute” approach,
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of its Cross River State Commander, Chief Narcotics Officer Ogbonna Maurice Uzoma. Uzoma, who only assumed office on August 18, 2025, was found lifeless in his hotel room in Calabar on Thursday, September 18. According to NDLEA’s Director of
