Category: Politics

Iyabo Obasanjo suspends Ogun governorship aspiration
Iyabo Obasanjo has suspended her aspiration to contest the Ogun state governorship election in 2027.
The daughter of former President Olusegun Obas [...]

Atiku hires lobbying firm for $1.2m to strengthen his reputation in the US, counter FG lobbying scheme
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has hired Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., a Washington-based lobbying firm, to protect and strengthen his reputat [...]

Tinubu’s fresh loan request drives debt to N195trn
A request made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the National Assembly on Tuesday, March 31, seeking over $6 billion foreign has pushed Nigeria’s debt [...]

Political rumble brews between Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Adejumoke Senbanjo
A political storm is quietly gathering in Apapa Local Government of Lagos State as the council chairman, Senbanjo Idowu Adejumoke, has reportedl [...]

Tracyniter Ohiri apologises to Umahi over sexual harassment claim
Tracyniter Nicholas Ohiri, a businesswoman, has issued a statement retracting her earlier allegations of sexual harassment and unpaid contracts agains [...]

Peter Obi donates ₦60m to two universities
A presidential hopeful of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Peter Obi, has donated a total of ₦60 million to two Nigerian univers [...]

Civil society group accuse Benjamin Kalu, speaker House of Reps of certificate forgery
Dominic Ogakwu, leader of the Civil Society Groups of Good Governance has claimed that it was statutorily impossible for Kalu to have completed his Na [...]

FG awards N22bn NAMA contract to controversial businessman Nasiru Danu who was once arrested at Heathrow with a fake passport
When aviation minister Festus Keyamo stood at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport last week to break ground on a new N21.68 billion headquarters for [...]

Modele Sarafa-Yusuf eyes Ogun government house a second time
Bothered by the inability of Dapo Abiodun, the Ogun State governor to make good on his campaign promises, former sports caster, Modele Sarafa-Yusuf ha [...]

Report flags 92 fraudulent projects under Tinubu administration
A new civic accountability report tracking federal government-funded projects under President Bola Tinubu administration has uncovered cases o [...]