Tag: Nigeria Politics
AAC Takes Tinubu to Court Over Extended Europe Vacation
ABUJA, Nigeria. The African Action Congress has taken President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to the Federal High Court in Abuja, asking judges...
INEC Deploys AI to Detect Election Result Discrepancies Ahead of 2027
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission has begun deploying artificial intelligence tools to help detect discrepancies in election result records as it prepares for the...
Keyamo Condemns Blockade of Peter Obi’s Benue Visit, Calls for Political...
Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo has condemned the blockade that prevented opposition presidential candidate Peter Obi from reaching Yelwata in Benue State, saying political differences...
2027 Election: Atiku, Peter Obi and Seyi Makinde Resist Pressure to...
Efforts to bring Nigeria’s opposition together behind a single presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 election are facing fresh uncertainty, with Atiku Abubakar, Peter...
Court Opens Trial of Suspects Accused of Plotting Tinubu’s Removal
ABUJA, Nigeria — Suspects accused of plotting to overthrow Nigerian President Bola Tinubu are now facing prosecution, Defence Minister Christopher Musa said, bringing a...
Atiku’s Challenge to Tinubu’s 2027 Eligibility Delayed
ABUJA, Nigeria — Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s legal challenge to President Bola Tinubu’s eligibility to contest Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election has been delayed...
Timipre Sylva Quits Ruling APC as Legal and Political Pressure Intensifies
ABUJA, Nigeria — Former Bayelsa State Gov. Timipre Sylva has resigned from Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress, saying the party has abandoned the principles...
EFCC Summons Timipre Sylva Over Alleged $14.86 Million Fraud
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has renewed its call for former Bayelsa State Gov. Timipre Sylva to appear before investigators...
Fuel Subsidy Battle Intensifies as APC, ADC Clash Over Trillions
Nigeria’s long running argument over fuel subsidies has returned to the centre of national politics, with the ruling All Progressives Congress defending President Bola...
Tinubu Asks U.S. Court to Block Release of FBI and DEA...
President Bola Tinubu is asking a U.S. federal court to keep parts of FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration records out of public view, saying...
