Author: Amina Mohammed

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF) and former governors have named former Senate President Bukola Saraki as the head of a seven-member reconciliation committee. The PDP-GF Chairman, Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, announced this while briefing newsmen after the forum’s crucial meeting with former governors, on Sunday night in Abuja. Mohammed said that the seven-member committee was mandated to reconcile aggrieved members ahead of the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting schedule for May 27 and the forthcoming national convention in August. “We are here with all the governors elected under the party, that are still in the…

Former First Lady,  Dame Patience Jonathan has ruled out a return to Aso Rock Villa, stating instead that she will campaign with the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, in the 2027 general elections. The former First Lady, noted for her frank opinions, endorsed the notion of rotational leadership, citing the “turn-by-turn” approach as critical to national unity. Jonathan stated this when recognising the President’s daughter and Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, after winning the Women Icon Leader of the Year award from Accolade Dynamics Limited in Abuja on Saturday night. She said, “I was supposed to call her first, but…

World leaders welcomed the election Thursday of Robert Cardinal Francis Prevost as the next leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. Prevost, who took the papal name Leo XIV, is the first pope from the United States. President Donald Trump described the election of new Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States, as a “great honour” for the country. “Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope. It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country,” Trump said on…

The factional president of NANS, Atiku Isah, has retracted a series of allegations against President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu, which he describes as untrue and instigated. This follows Isah’s claim that Seyi Tinubu and the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, offered him a N100 million bribe in Lagos to promote the president, an allegation Seyi Tinubu has since denied. Recall that the controversy started when the students’ leader called the President’s son out and claimed he rejected the bribe, stating that he could not promote a President who had failed to fulfil his electoral promises. He also alleged…

VeryDarkMan has revealed why he was arrested and detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The popular social media critic was apprehended on Friday, May 2, after a visit to GTBank in Abuja. VeryDarkMan’s arrest outraged Nigerians, who condemned the development as unlawful and urged the EFCC to release him. He was released on Wednesday, as announced by Omoyele Sowore and his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju. Speaking in a viral video after his release, VeryDarkMan shared that he was arrested on suspicion of involvement in money laundering. He questioned the anti-graft agency for suspecting him of the crime, hinting that…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has asked President Bola Tinubu to show his belief in his administration’s newly introduced Nigeria First Policy by swapping his Cadillac Escalade presidential vehicle for Innoson, Nord or other Nigeria-made vehicles. The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stated this in a statement on Wednesday. Speaking after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced that the Tinubu administration had introduced the Renewed Hope Nigeria First Policy to strengthen Nigeria’s domestic economy and promote local content. The minister said the policy, which would soon…

Afrobeat superstar, Davido, celebrity barman, Cubana Chief Priest, and other Nigerians have condemned the arrest of social media influencer and activist, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan. The celebrities and fans of VDM said his arrest was carried out like an “abduction”, which left many Nigerians worried, and therefore demanded his release. VDM was reportedly arrested on Friday at a bank branch in the Wuse area of Abuja by a combined team of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission operatives. According to media reports, EFCC has secured a court order to remand him pending the conclusion of an investigation into…

More than 75 percent of candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scored below 200, according to official data released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday. Out of a total of 1,955,059 registered candidates, only 420,415 scored 200 and above, representing just over 21 per cent of the total. A staggering 1,534,654 candidates, or 78.49 per cent, scored less than 200 out of the maximum 400 marks. JAMB’s data also showed that less than 1 per cent of all candidates managed to score above 300. The board revealed that 40,247 underage candidates…

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has reportedly withdrawn from a presidential panel investigating sexual harassment allegations made against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central. Oby Ndukwe, president of Citizens Quest for Truth, revealed this on Saturday, May 3, 2025, during Politics Today on Channels Television. Sources say President Bola Tinubu formed the panel on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, with members including National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the Attorney General of the Federation, and one representative each from Akpabio and Akpoti-Uduaghan. The panel was tasked with probing allegations that sparked national controversy. Akpabio’s withdrawal,…

The federal government plans to roll out advanced technology in its bid to reclaim territories, particularly forests, from terrorists and bandits across the country, President Bola Tinubu has said. A coordinated response by all tiers of government to the menace of the gunmen is evolving, he said during a state dinner hosted in his honour at the Government House in Katsina on Friday night. According to him, enhanced surveillance and security technologies will be deployed to neutralise threats in rural and forested regions across the country. He emphasised that the persistent insecurity in parts of the country, particularly the Northwest,…