Author: Olóyè Gbenga

Bashir El-Rufai has suggested that Northern Nigeria should refrain from presenting a presidential candidate in the 2027 general election, arguing that the South should be allowed to complete the remaining four years of the current political cycle. In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), Bashir, son of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, outlined his personal views on Nigeria’s political trajectory, advocating for the continuation of Southern leadership in the next electoral cycle. “Let the South complete their remaining four years,” he wrote, indicating that Northern political stakeholders should defer presidential ambitions in the interest of political balance and…

Social commentator Isaac Fayose has expressed concern over the delay by the Supreme Court of Nigeria in delivering judgment on the leadership crises affecting the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). It will be recalled that on 22 April, the apex court concluded hearings on the disputes and subsequently reserved judgment after listening to arguments in separate appeals challenging earlier decisions of lower courts. The five-member panel, led by Mohammed Garba, did not specify a date for the ruling, a development that has since generated uncertainty among party stakeholders and political observers. Six days after the…

The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Seriake Dickson, has received former Zamfara Central Senator, Kabir Marafa, into the party from the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Dickson described the development as a significant boost to the NDC’s growing national profile as political activities begin to intensify ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement shared on his official Facebook page on Tuesday, the former Bayelsa State governor revealed that Marafa joined the party alongside a large number of his supporters from Zamfara State. He noted that the former lawmaker was formally received in the presence of the…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the commission investigated Jerry Eze, founder of Streams of Joy International, for six months over suspected money laundering before clearing him of any wrongdoing. Olukoyede made the disclosure on Wednesday while speaking at the Jerry Eze Foundation Business Grant Award Ceremony in Abuja. According to him, the investigation was triggered by intelligence reports and petitions after the commission detected significant inflows of foreign currencies into the cleric’s domiciliary account. “We work by intelligence, we work by petitions. At some point, I saw there was an…

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the Federal Government (FG) to take immediate action to safeguard Nigerian students in South Africa following a surge in xenophobic tensions. Read More Related Breaking Story from Our Nigeria News In a statement released on Wednesday by its Vice President for External Affairs, Aneke Kenechukwu, the association expressed grave concern over what it described as a “disturbing pattern of hostility and targeted attacks against foreign nationals, particularly Nigerians and other Africans”. According to NANS, the situation has created an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty among Nigerian students residing in South…

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has strongly rejected a claim attributed to the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, alleging that six out of ten university students in Nigeria are involved in cybercrime, popularly known as “yahoo yahoo”. In a statement issued on Tuesday by its Senate President, Usman Adamu Nagwaza, the student body described the assertion as misleading, unfounded, and damaging to the image of Nigerian students both at home and abroad. NANS expressed deep concern over what it termed a “fallacious and unfortunate assertion”, warning that such sweeping generalisations risk portraying…

Former Kano State governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has hosted a delegation of senior figures from the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Abuja, fuelling speculation about shifting political alliances ahead of the 2027 general elections. The meeting, which took place on Monday at Kwankwaso’s residence in the Federal Capital Territory, included key party officials such as Mohammed Bakin, the NDC’s national vice-chairman for the North-West. Sources familiar with the discussions indicate that the visit formed part of a broader effort by the NDC to court Kwankwaso and persuade him to join their ranks. Kwankwaso, a prominent figure in northern Nigerian politics,…

The lawmaker representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, James Faleke, has collected the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and Nomination forms on behalf of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election, formally signalling the commencement of Tinubu’s re-election bid. The APC National Organising Secretary, Suleiman Argungu, declared the nomination process open on Tuesday in Abuja, where he presented the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to Faleke, who also serves as a key figure within the Tinubu Support Groups. Faleke reportedly paid the N100 million fee for the forms on behalf of the President, further cementing preparations for…

The Governance Advisory Council (GAC), the highest advisory body of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, has endorsed the Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, as its consensus candidate for the 2027 governorship election. The endorsement was disclosed on Tuesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Jubril Gawat, in a post on X, where he confirmed that the decision was reached unanimously during a high-level meeting held at Lagos House, Marina. “FLASH: The Governance Advisory Council (GAC) today unanimously endorsed and adopted the Deputy Governor of Lagos State Dr Obafemi Hamzat to be consensus candidate…

The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has summoned the former Executive Secretary of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, Jim Obazee, and a serving Commissioner of Police, Eloho Okpoziakpo, to testify in the ongoing trial of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Read More Related Breaking Story form Our Nigeria News Justice Hamza Mu’azu issued the subpoena on 27 April, directing both men to appear before the court on Tuesday, 28 April, for proceedings in the high-profile criminal trial. The order requires their attendance from 9 o’clock in the morning and on subsequent days…