President Bola Tinubu has increased the proposed 2025 budget from N49.7 trillion to N54.2 trillion, attributing the rise to additional revenues from key government agencies. The revised figures were communicated in separate letters sent to both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the letters aloud during today’s plenary session. READ ALSO: Tinubu raises retirement age for healthcare workers to 65 According to President Tinubu,…

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for Paris, France, on a private visit before proceeding to Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, confirmed this in a statement today. In Addis Ababa, the President will join African leaders at the 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the AU Heads of State,…

By Alade Adisa The committee set up by the Kaduna State House of Assembly to probe the administration of former Governor Nasir el-Rufai has recommended an investigation and possible prosecution of the former governor over alleged ₦423 billion fraud. According to the committee’s report, sighted by New Daily Prime, it also recommended an investigation and possible prosecution of all Commissioners for Finance who served during el-Rufai’s eight-year tenure as governor.…

A former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has launched a sharp rebuke against his successor, Governor Uba Sani, accusing him of sycophancy and pandering to President Bola Tinubu for personal gain. El-Rufai’s criticism followed remarks made by Sani during a TVC News interview on Monday, February 3, where the governor expressed surprise at the increasing criticism of Tinubu’s administration from some of the founding members of the All Progressives…

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK could take upwards of 60 seats from Labour if a general election was held now, alarming polling has found. A survey of over 17,000 voters, commissioned by Hope Not Hate, suggested the hard-right party would win 76 seats – and the number could be far higher. The campaign group said the findings must be viewed as a “wake-up call”. Projections released by Hope Not Hate found Mr Farage’s party could…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to order an investigation into allegations that over N26 billion in public funds were misappropriated, diverted, or stolen from the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) and the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources in 2021.   SERAP’s demand follows revelations from the 2021 audited report released by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation on November 13, 2024. …

Former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has assured party members that the ongoing leadership crisis within the state chapter will soon be resolved. The 2023 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, spoke at stakeholders’ meetings held in Obiaruku and Kwale, covering Ukwuani and Ndokwa West Local Government Areas. Omo-Agege urged party leaders and members to move past the setbacks of the last election and focus…

The inaugural sitting of the Ondo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal commenced in Akure, the state capital, yesterday. Speaking after attending the inaugural session, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa described the election as historic. The New Daily Prime reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner, defeating Agboola Ajayi of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and other candidates.  Dissatisfied with the…

Obasa’s impeachment deepens APC crisis as opposition parties woo him. He seeks Tinubu’s help, while supporters push for reinstatement amid rising tensions. The removal of former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, continues to create divisions within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State. The impeachment, which took place on January 13, 2025, was carried out by a majority of lawmakers who accused Obasa of…

Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have expressed deep concern over the macroeconomic policies of the Federal Government (FG), which they say have worsened hardship across the nation.   In a communiqué issued in Asaba, the Delta State capital, after a meeting attended by 12 PDP governors, they called on the FG to urgently revisit and reform these policies to mitigate their adverse effects on Nigerians. The communiqué was signed…

Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North in the National Assembly, has left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Nwoko, who defected after months of speculation attributed his action to deepening internal divisions within the PDP, describing the party’s factionalization as irreconcilable. In a resignation letter to the PDP Chairman of Ward 8, Aniocha North Local Government Area, Delta State, Nwoko stated that his decision…

Twelve governors under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are currently in a closed-door meeting in Asaba, Delta State. Sources reveal the emergency meeting is not related to the party’s internal crisis, though details remain scarce. The governors, who arrived at the Government House in Asaba late last night, have been in discussions since then. Journalists are awaiting further updates on the outcome of the meeting. Details to…