African leaders have been asked to emulate the new Senegalese President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye by declaring their assets publicly. The call was made by a civil...
Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that it is not bothered by the defection of some of its members to the...
Ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ondo State governorship primary election, indications are rife that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa will face a tough contest from some...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Wednesday, 3rd April 2024 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given...
Today’s column is about my conversations with you, my readers. Some of you I knew personally before I started writing, and many of you I only...
Senegal’s opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in yesterday as the country’s fifth and youngest president ever, promising to restore stability and bring economic progress....
A former Vice President and presidential candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last elections, Atiku Abubakar, has returned to Nigeria ahead...
Gov Sani appoints ex-gov’s political ‘foes’ Following the reactions that followed the comment made by Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani regarding the inherited debt from the...
Former gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 general election, Dr. Umar Ardo, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, paid a tribute to...
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore has reacted to the swearing-in of 44-year-old Bassirou Diomaye Faye as...
Some prominent leaders were noticeably absent at the South-East All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders meeting held today in Owerri, Imo State. Naija News reports that the...
Details have emerged from the South-East All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders meeting held in Owerri, Imo State capital on Tuesday. Naija News reports that the meeting...
A former presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 general elections, Dr Sam Ohuabunwa, has said that the involvement...
The National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Isaac Kekemeke, has declared his intention to join the Ondo State governorship race. Kekemeke made the...
Officials in eastern South Sudan reported that youths attacked a village, resulting in the deaths of at least 12 individuals, with 15 children reported missing. The...
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a passionate left-wing pan-Africanist, was officially sworn in as Senegal’s youngest president on Tuesday. After being released from prison just 10 days prior,...
The Kano State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of four individuals as commissioners. This decision was made following the consideration of nominees presented by...
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday congratulated President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his inauguration in Dakar. As the Chairman of ECOWAS, President Tinubu said the successful conduct...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has returned to Nigeria ahead of the much-anticipated National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. NE...
Mr. Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, strongly criticized Nigeria’s increasing debt burden. He expressed deep concern...
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the party in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has returned to Nigeria after a vacation abroad. Naija News learned...
A left-wing pan-Africanist, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was sworn in Tuesday as Senegal’s youngest president. Naija News understands that the swearing took place days after winning the...
Ahead of the much-anticipated National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President and presidential candidate of the party in...
The Kogi NGOs Network, KONGONET, has lamented the growing insecurity in Kogi State. The association made its position known during its first quarter 2024 press briefing....
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in for his third term on Tuesday at the country’s new capital, marking a significant moment in his presidency...
Bassirou Diomaye Faye has on Tuesday, been sworn in as Senegal’s youngest president, promising reforms after recent election victory. The 44-year-old pan-Africanist leftwinger, who has now made...
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi has raised concerns again at the nation’s rising debt profile saying that...
The 44-year-old opposition candidate, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has been sworn in as the fifth Senegalese president. Naija News reports that Faye has become the youngest elected...
A left-wing pan-Africanist, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has been sworn in on Tuesday as Senegal’s youngest president. Faye swept the poll at a first-round victory on a...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has stated that he returned Raymond Dokpesi’s property to the children even though he was not on...
With a few weeks until the primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in...
The Southern Kaduna Progressives League (SKPL) has expressed profound delight at Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, for his “uncommon style of people-oriented governance,” particularly his...
The Southern Kaduna Progressives League (SKPL) has expressed profound delight at Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, for his “uncommon style of people-oriented governance,” particularly his...
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Yekini Nabena, has said if former President Muhammadu Buhari could complete his 8-year...
Egypt’s President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, took his oath before parliament on Tuesday for his third term as the leader of the most populous country in the...
A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Abubakar Yesufu, has declared that godfathers and imposition of candidates will be rejected in the forthcoming governorship...
Eight former local government chairmen in Edo State, under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have returned to the All Progressives Congress, APC, after...
In a historic ceremony held before parliament on Tuesday, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was officially sworn in for a third term in office, marking another milestone...
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, is expecting to have Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli fit for the visit of Luton Town on Wednesday night. Saka limped out...
Eight former local government area chairmen in Edo State have dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the governorship...
US Independent presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has claimed that President Joe Biden is a greater threat to democracy than former President Donald Trump....
Former United States President Donald Trump has finally posted a $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case, thus staving off asset seizures by...
Spokesperson for the Obi-Datti Campaign Organization, Yinusa Tanko, has said the national convention of Labour Party (LP), held recently in Nnewi, Anambra State, was not successful...
Former US President Donald Trump has posted a $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case, thereby staving off asset seizures by the state....
A former spokesman of the Atiku-Okowa presidential campaign council, Daniel Bwala, has said the 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi is hunted by a...
Catholic Bishop of Aba Diocese, the Most Rev Augustine Echema has said Abia State governor, Alex Otti, has secured second term ticket for the office through...
Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as the Best Bank in Nigeria in the Global Finance Best Banks Awards 2024, winning the award for the fourth time...
A community leader from Okuama in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State has provided insights into the tragic events of March 14, which resulted...
The management of Geregu Power Plc has restated its commitment to Nigeria’s power sector, stating that the first listed power generating company on the Nigerian Exchange...
Tens of thousands of people on Sunday gathered outside the Israeli parliament building in Jerusalem in the largest anti government protest since Israel launched its assault...
A member of the House of Representatives, Chinedu Ogah, has reacted to reports of a purported alliance between the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai...
Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president has been endorsed as candidate by two of the oldest political parties in Rwanda. The Liberal Party (PL) and the Social Democratic...
A former spokesman of the Atiku-Okowa presidential campaign council, Daniel Bwala, has said the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is currently in a...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Tuesday, 2nd April 2024 President Bola Tinubu is set to...
When Nigeria returned to democratic governance in 1999, a new crop of “professional politicians” emerged. Nyesome Wike was one of them. Elected chairman of Obio/Akpor Local...
All around the country, there are misgivings about the Tinubu administration especially regarding the effects of its economic policies. Nowhere are these misgivings felt more than...
Witnesses appearing before the Kogi State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal yesterday disavowed their previous depositions before the panel. The four witnesses, all from the Adavi Local...
The Oyo State Chapter of the APC has reversed its decision to boycott the April 27, local government elections. The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC)...
The controversy over the indigeneship of the Lagos State governors has once again sprung up as the leadership of the De Renaissance Patriots Foundation, a group...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has refuted claims of having any ‘questionable academic records’ as political activities in the state intensify ahead of the governorship election....
After months of political maneuvering and internal strife, the main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is gearing up for a crucial National Executive Committee...
Mild drama continued at the Kogi Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday as some witnesses disowned their depositions before the panel. According to the...
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s planning minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka, was Monday appointed as the African nation’s first woman prime minister, state television announced. An economist,...
Ace comedian and filmmaker, Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY, has said his problems started after he declared his support for the Labour Party, LP, presidential...
A popular Venezuelan YouTuber, Oscar Alejandro Pérez, has been arrested in Caracas on terrorism charges. This follows President Nicolás Maduro’s government’s decision to crack down on...
The Co-convener, Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot Soldiers (LACO-FS) in Ondo State, Biyi Poroye, has said the allegation of certificate forgery against Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is...
President Bola Tinubu is set to leave Abuja on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, and head to Dakar, Senegal to attend the inauguration of Senegal’s President-elect, Bassirou...
Ace comedian and filmmaker, Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY, has said his problems started after he declared his support for the Labour Party, LP, presidential...
Yunusa Tanko, spokesperson of the Labour Party (LP) campaign in the 2023 elections, says Julius Abure, the party’s chairman, did not heed Peter Obi’s advice on...
There was a mild drama at the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday as some witnesses disowned their depositions before the panel....
Gombe State Governor, Muhammed Inuwa Yahaya and the All Progressives Congress, APC, are now embroiled in a fierce face-off with a group of legal practitioners in...
Peter Obi The Presidency has made allegations against Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, claiming that he introduced “two dangerous things” into Nigerian...
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State, Olusola Oke, has rebuked those exploiting...
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi on Easter Sunday visited Onitsha Central Mosque in Anambra state to pray with...
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the president, has accused the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi...
The Labour Party, LP, 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has threatened to dump the party ahead of the 2027 general election following the ongoing crisis. Obi...
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State, Olusola Oke, has taken a swipe...
In a landmark move, Germany has officially become the largest member of the European Union (EU) to legalise recreational cannabis, setting a precedent that has been...
Yekini Nabena, a former Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has issued a warning, stating that the party will continue to face unrest...
The convener of the All Progressive Congress (APC), South-East Coalition, Francis Okoye, has reacted to the visit of the former Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai,...
The Labour Party’s current internal turmoil might have been prevented with adherence to Peter Obi’s advice, according to the chief spokesperson for the Obi-Datti campaign organization,...
In a landmark move, Germany has officially become the largest member of the European Union (EU) to legalise recreational cannabis, setting a precedent that has been...
Nigerian comedian, Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY, has revealed how his support for the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi,...
The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly for threatening to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Recall...
Turkey’s main opposition party has celebrated significant wins in major cities, dealing a blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party. In a stunning upset, Istanbul...
The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the Martin Amaewhule-led 27 Rivers House of Assembly members as illegal following threats to...
A former Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Yekini Nabena, has warned that the party will never know peace until it explodes. Nabena...
A former Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Yekini Nabena, has warned that the party will never know peace until it explodes. Nabena...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osita Okechukwu, has dismissed calls by some opposition politicians for a merger to oust the ruling party in...
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Ondo State chapter, has said the most popular among the aspirants seeking the ticket of the party ahead of the forthcoming...
Well-known comedian and actor, Ayo Makun, also known as AY Comedian has opened up on the impact supporting Peter Obi had on his life. The comedian...
The presidency has said that it will not be distracted by the activities and thoughts of the Obidients movement. The Special Adviser to the President on...
All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholders in Enugu State have announced plans to reintegrate members of the party, who were previously suspended or expelled. Enugu APC had...
Bello, son of the immediate-past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has distanced himself from his younger’s outburst against Governor Uba Sani. Recall that Governor Sani...
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has enjoined religious leaders across the country to shun selfish and mischievous politicians that hide under the guise of religion and...
Nigeria observes several public holidays throughout the year, which are designated by the government and often reflect the country’s cultural diversity and religious makeup. Here’s a...
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, says President Bola Tinubu is divinely destined to rule Nigeria for eight years. Umahi, a former Governor of Ebonyi State,...
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has said he was like a prophet he warned about the $350 million World Bank loan request by ex-governor Nasir...
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has said he was like a prophet he warned about the $350 million World Bank loan request by ex-governor Nasir...