Atiku Abubakar Picks Rotimi Amaechi As Vice-Presidential Running Mate In 2027 Election

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) officially announced former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi as the vice-presidential running mate to its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for the 2027 general election. 

Nigerian Actor Emeka Ike To Contest For Federal House Of Representatives In 2027

 

 Veteran Nollywood actor Emeka Ike has officially declared his intention to contest for a seat in the House of Representatives ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The actor announced that he will run for the Abuja Municipal/Bwari federal constituency under the platform of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC).

Governor Fubara Withdraws From APC Governorship Primary Election In Rivers State

 

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced his withdrawal from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in the state.

Important Facts To Note In Nigeria President Tinubu’s 65th Independence Day Broadcast

 

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his 65th Independence Day address on Wednesday, assured Nigerians that the country’s most difficult economic period is over. He said ongoing reforms are already yielding results and called on citizens to remain patient and hopeful.

Nigeria First Lady Remi Tinubu Raises ₦20billion For National Library Project

 

The First Lady disclosed this while addressing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, noting that the initiative was part of her 65th birthday celebration held on September 21, 2025.

Earlier, she had appealed to well-wishers to convert birthday greetings and gifts into donations under the “Oluremi at 65 Education Fund,” coordinated by the Federal Ministry of Education.

Ibas Makes Final Broadcast As Rivers State Administrator, Hands Over To Sim Fubara

 Now, as I hand back the reigns of leadership to his excellency Governor Siminalayi Fubara I do so with confidence and respect. I call all Rivers people to support him wholeheartedly because leadership and followership is a shared responsibility.

Tinubu Ends State Of Emergency In Rivers State, Restores Fubara As Governor

Tinubu Ends State Of Emergency In Rivers State, Restores Fubara As Governor 

President Bola Tinubu has announced the end of the six-month state of emergency imposed on Rivers State, declaring that Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Nma Odu, and members of the State House of Assembly will return to office from Thursday, September 18, 2025.

Trump Wants To Use Jonathan Against Tinubu In 2027 - Primate Ayodele Reveals

  "US President Donald Trump plans to use Fmr. Nigeria's President, Goodluck Jonathan, against Tinubu in the coming election"- Prinate Elijah Ayodele warns the ruling party.

The X post by Chudé features a video of Primate Elijah Ayodele, a Nigerian religious leader, making a political prediction that US President Donald Trump plans to use former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan against the current Nigerian President Bola Tinubu in the upcoming 2027 election.

Tanzania Gets First Female President, Her Name Is Samia Suluhu Hassan

                                        

 Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan was on Friday sworn in as the country’s first female president after the sudden death of John Magufuli from an illness shrouded in mystery. Hassan, 61, a soft-spoken Muslim woman from the island of Zanzibar, will finish Magufuli’s second five-year term, set to run until 2025. Wearing a bright red headscarf, Hassan was sworn in as the country’s sixth president, at a ceremony in Dar es Salaam, where neither she nor the majority of attendees wore a mask, in the Covid-sceptic nation.

African Action Congress Has Expelled Sowore From The Party

                                           

The Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 general election, Omoyele Sowore, has been expelled from the party, the AAC leadership has said.

Speaking to newsmen on Wednesday, the National Chairman of AAC, Dr. Leonard Nzenwa, said Sowore’s expulsion was ratified by its highest decision-making organ.

Joe Biden Has Been Sworn In As The 46th President Of America

                                   

Joseph R. Biden, Jr., has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, taking the reins of power at a perilous time in American history and urging a bitterly divided country to unite around defeating the deadliest pandemic in a century. "This is America's day. This is democracy's day," Mr. Biden said in his inaugural address. "Today we celebrate the triumph not of a candidate, but of a cause. The cause of democracy. The people, the will of the people, has been heard,

Donald Trump Impeached For The Second Time

                                     

 Donald Trump became the first US president to be impeached twice. The House voted to impeach Trump on incitement of insurrection, after the president incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol last week, resulting in five deaths. Ten House Republicans voted in favor of impeachment.

Femi Adesina Reveals Ebonyi Governor Umahi Can Contest For President In 2023

                               

Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), says Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, can contest for president in the 2023 elections. He said though the ruling All Progressives Congress has not come out with its zoning formula, Umahi has the right to aspire for any position in government "as long as he can muster the needed support and momentum for victory".

Senegal’s President, Macky Sall Dissolves Government

                                       

Senegalese President Macky Sall has dissolved his 32-strong government team with immediate effect. Sall signed a decree to terminate the functions of all ministers and state secretaries, the presidency said in a statement late on Wednesday. Presidential spokesman, Abdou Latif Coulibaly said Sall had signed a decree to that effect but gave neither a reason for the move nor a date for the formation of a new cabinet.

Ize-Iyamu Reveals He Won't Challenge Obaseki's Victory In Court

 Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the recently conducted September 19 Edo Governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, says he will not be challenging the victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki in court. Obaseki, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party had defeated Ize-Iyamu in a keenly contested election which was deemed free and

Joe Biden Picks Senator Kamala Harris as Vice President

                               

 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has named Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate - the first black woman and Asian American in the role. Once a rival for the top job, the California senator of Indian-Jamaican heritage had long been considered the front-runner for the number two slot.

Popular Rapper Kanye West Announces He Will Contest For President Of America

American rapperKanye West, a vocal supporter of US President Donald Trump, announced on Saturday that he would run for president in 2020 in an apparent challenge to Mr Trump and his presumptive Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki Finally Joins PDP

The much-awaited day finally came as Governor Godwin Obaseki formally joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after his recent resignation from the All Progressives Congress. He was received by the leadership of the party led by the state Chairman of the PDP, Hon Tony Aziegbemi.

Ondo Governor Appoints 26-Year-Old Igbo Lady As Special Assistant

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu is under fire in Ondo state for appointing 26-year-old Owerri-born Ngozi Ugochi-Igbo as a Special Assistant on Gender, Research and Documentation. Ngozi’s appointment was announced on Sunday, to the shock and disappointment of some of the residents because she is from Owerri, Imo state.

List Of Senators Who Sponsored 3 Controversial Bills That Angered Nigerians

In any democracy, bills are sponsored either by the executive arm of the government or the members of the National Assembly. The bill usually passes through three stages before it finally becomes the law.