Author: Olaoluwa Vincent Ajayi

With less than 12 hours to the local government and chairmanship elections scheduled to hold across the 23 local government areas of the state, Rivers State remains under emergency rule, raising concerns among residents and stakeholders about voter turnout. The state has been under emergency rule since 18 March, spanning six months, following the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Udo, and the elected lawmakers. After the declaration, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas was appointed as Sole Administrator of the state. Despite the declaration, the majority of residents and stakeholders have called for the reinstatement of the suspended…

Nigel Farage has set out radical plans to withdraw Britain from key human rights treaties and carry out the mass deportation of migrants arriving in small boats, declaring immigration to be a “national emergency” and warning that public anger over asylum has reached breaking point. In an interview with The Times, the Reform UK leader outlined a programme that would see the country leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), abolish existing rights to claim asylum, and strike bilateral agreements with nations such as Afghanistan, Eritrea and other countries of origin to facilitate the large-scale removal of people arriving…

The Home Office has scrapped plans to use a Norfolk hotel to house asylum seekers after weeks of controversy and the threat of legal action from the local council. The Park Hotel in Diss, currently accommodating women and children seeking asylum, was earmarked for conversion to accommodate single men. The proposal sparked protests in the town last month and drew sharp criticism from South Norfolk Council, which argued the move would disrupt families who had begun to integrate into the local community. On Friday, the Conservative-run council said it had been told by the Home Office that the hotel would…

A Nigerian man with a long history of failed asylum claims and a conviction for violent disorder has won the right to remain in the UK after judges accepted he would face persecution for being gay if returned to his home country. The man, whose identity has been protected by the courts, first arrived in Britain in 1983. Over the course of more than four decades he has repeatedly sought to secure legal status, advancing claims on the basis of political persecution, marriage, and later family life. Each of these earlier attempts was rejected by the Home Office. In 2003…

Britain’s education system is facing a deepening crisis after the latest GCSE results revealed English and maths pass rates have slumped to their lowest levels in more than a decade, with white working-class children hit hardest. Just 58.3 per cent of pupils across the UK passed maths this year, down from 59.5 per cent in 2024, the weakest performance since 2013. In English, the pass rate fell by 1.7 percentage points to 60.2 per cent, matching a low not seen since 2016 and marking the poorest result since 2004. According to Department for Education (DfE) data, white working-class pupils continue…

In July, prominent political figures adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a coalition platform to challenge the Nigerian ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), ahead of the 2027 general elections. In an exclusive interview with the New Daily Prime, the ADC Coalition’s Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, former Minister of Youth Development and Sports, outlined the ADC’s vision, its plans to do things differently, and the role young Nigerians can play in driving change. New Daily Prime: What does the ADC stand for, and how is it different from other parties? Bolaji Abdullahi: Thank you very much for the…

President Donald Trump will personally greet Russian President Vladimir Putin with a red-carpet welcome at Elmendorf-Richardson military base in Alaska on Friday, in what the White House is billing as a crucial first step toward ending the war in Ukraine. According to BBC News, two senior administration officials confirmed that Trump is determined to meet Putin on the tarmac upon his arrival. The encounter, the first direct talks between the two leaders since Trump’s return to the White House — comes as Russian forces launched fresh overnight attacks on Ukraine, underscoring the urgency and the peril of the diplomatic gamble.…

A faction of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, operating under the banner of the Concerned APC Patriots (CAP), has accused the state’s current Deputy Governor, Monisade Afuye, of incompetence. The group has also rejected her nomination as Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s running mate for the 2026 governorship election. The group, in a strongly worded statement issued on Monday and made available to journalists in Ado-Ekiti, described Afuye’s continued presence on the APC ticket as “a costly mistake that must not be repeated.” The statement was signed by CAP’s convener, Joshua Ademola, who argued that Afuye lacks the competence, qualifications,…

Former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has categorically denied reports linking him to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing ongoing rumours of his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) as “baseless, unfounded, and politically mischievous.” The speculation gathered momentum after a viral conversation circulated on social and digital media, in which former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, allegedly claimed that he and Fayemi were central to forming the ADC coalition before later expanding it to include other political figures. The alleged comments, alongside Fayemi’s history of engaging in cross-party discussions, his repeated criticisms of the APC leadership, and…

In a major shift in tone and policy, U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday formally declared Russia to be an “extraordinary threat” to the United States, citing Vladimir Putin’s refusal to halt the war in Ukraine. This designation came alongside the announcement of fresh economic sanctions aimed at pressuring Moscow into agreeing to a ceasefire. Central to Trump’s response is a new 25% tariff increase on Indian imports, specifically targeting India’s continued purchase of Russian oil—a significant revenue stream for the Kremlin. This secondary tariff, layered on top of existing levies, raises the total import duty on Indian goods to…