Politics

Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu met with the US State Department Senior Advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos, in Paris, France.   The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who made this known in a statement, said the US envoy discuss regional security including working together with partners to build a durable peace in eastern Democratic Republic …

A clash erupted at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) headquarters  between supporters of Senator Anyanwu and those of challenger Udo-Okoye, following Anyanwu’s forced exit from the 79th Board of Trustees(BoT) meeting. The tussle began when the party chieftain Sunday Ude-Okoye was ejected from the meeting, Leading him to beckon on his supporters who were lurking outside escalating the situation. Armed …

  A security expert, Retired Air Commodore Darlington Abdullahi has reiterated the need for collaboration among all stakeholders in fight against terrorism and banditry in Nigeria. Air Commodore Abdullahi stated this while speaking on the program, Nigeria and Politics on 3rd EYE TV AFRICA in Abuja. He spoke against the backdrop of the recent attack by Boko Haram and ISWAP …

Armed policemen have arrived the Force Headquarters in Abuja following the scheduled appearance of Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate and activist. After uploading a viral video claiming he was extorted by officers at a checkpoint in Lagos, the police invited him to be questioned. Sowore was called to respond to a number of accusations, such as defying legal orders, …

The ongoing crisis in Plateau State has been a long-standing issue with deep political, ethnic, and socio-economic ramifications. What started as a localized conflict in the northern part of the state slowly spread and settled in the southern part for over three years, eventually triggering a state of emergency. But the dynamics surrounding this conflict shifted dramatically in 2010, when …

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has debunked the rumour that he has left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and has decamped to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A close aide to the former governor mentioned that the rumour is the handiwork of mischief makers, noting that El-Rufai, being a prominent political figure, couldn’t have decamped to the …