• Beats Tanko Al-Makura to Clinch Position By Abiola Olawale Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, has been appointed the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement, made during the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja, marks the end of weeks…
By Abiola Olawale The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, to pay N10 million in damages to #EndSARS protesters for violating their fundamental rights during a peaceful memorial procession. Delivering the judgment on Thursday, July 24, 2025,…
By Abiola Olawale A French media conglomerate, Canal+ has finalized a $3 billion acquisition of MultiChoice Group, gaining full control of leading pay-TV platforms DStv and GOtv. The deal was approved by South Africa’s Competition Tribunal on July 23, 2025. Canal+, a subsidiary of Vivendi SE, secured the remaining 55% stake in MultiChoice it did…
By Abiola Olawale Hezekiah Bamiji, Senior Special Adviser on Media to Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has branded the recent defection of two Osun senators from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a monumental miscalculation. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on July 24, 2025, Bamiji claimed that…
By Abiola Olawale A former President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki has criticised recent defections from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accusing those jumping ship to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of acting out of anger rather than strategic foresight. Speaking at the PDP’s Consultative Conference of…
• PDP's Plummet to 50 By Abiola Olawale Four senators on Wednesday formally announced their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defectors include Senator Ekong Samson, the lawmaker representing Akwa Ibom South senatorial district of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Etim Bassey, the lawmaker representing Akwa Ibom North…
By Abiola Olawale A political storm is brewing in Rivers State as former Minister of Transportation and former Governor of the state, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi made a dramatic return, galvanizing massive support for the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Amaechi, a heavyweight in Nigerian politics, who came second to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the 2023…
Flags Abia, Anambra, Adamawa, Bayelsa, Borno, Bauchi, Delta, 11 Others as High-risk Zones By Hamilton Nwosa The United States government has issued a travel advisory urging its citizens to reconsider plans to visit Nigeria due to escalating security risks and inadequate healthcare infrastructure. This is as the US government flagged eighteen Nigerian states as "high-risk…
By Nwosa Hamilton In a strategic move to broaden its options for the 2027 Nigerian presidential election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is reportedly considering former President Goodluck Jonathan, among other prominent southern leaders, as potential candidates to challenge President Bola Tinubu. This was made known by Timothy Osadolor, the PDP’s Deputy National Youth Leader.…
