For those familiar with Lagos State politics, the common belief is that President Bola Tinubu rarely opposes decisions made by the Governance Advisory Council (GAC). However, in the ongoing Lagos State House of Assembly crisis, Tinubu’s stance appears to be at odds with the majority of GAC members, raising questions ...

Boko Haram, an extremist Islamist organization, has caused significant turmoil in Northern Nigeria since the onset of its insurgency in 2009. Over the years, the terrorist sect’s brutal actions have included bombings, targeted killings, mass kidnappings, and assaults on civilians. This development has severely undermined stability in the region, resulting ...

Beyond concerns about Lagos West’s exclusion from power sharing, President Bola Tinubu is reportedly angered by how Mudashiru Obasa was removed as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly without his knowledge or approval. Sources within political circles who spoke with Saturday Sun have described the removal of Obasa ...

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has reportedly chosen to navigate the ongoing political crisis in the state without consulting key elders and political allies who have backed him. Sources within the Rivers State Government House revealed that the governor has been avoiding consultations, even with leaders who have openly ...

The Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, visited the family of former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, following his demise. Naija News reported that Okupe passed away on Friday morning at the age of 72 after a prolonged battle with prostate cancer. In a post via his 𝕏 handle on Friday night, ...

The authority of the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly to nullify Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s appointment of 19 commissioners is now a subject of litigation at the Rivers State High Court. Naija News reports that the commissioners, whose appointments were cleared by four lawmakers loyal to Governor Fubara, have ...

Some employees of Ikeja Electric have opened up on how they were brutalised by Nigerian Air Force officers from the Sam Ethnan Air Force Base in Ikeja. Naija News reports that the soldiers had stormed the IE headquarters in the Alausa area of the state capital, Ikeja, in a military ...

The Special Adviser on Domestic Affairs to the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Akari Loveday, has been kidnapped. Reports indicate that he was abducted on Friday while traveling along the river to Ayakoro community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, the hometown of NDDC ...

The Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government has enlisted 154 health facilities across Nigeria for free treatment of women who have obstetric complications. Naija News reports that these are women who have health problems or difficulties that arise during pregnancy, labour, delivery, or the postpartum period, potentially affecting the mother’s or baby’s ...

President Bola Tinubu has rejected the National Population Commission’s (NPC) ₦942 billion proposal for conducting the national housing and population census, insisting on cost-cutting measures. Sources familiar with the discussions at the State House on February 24, 2025, revealed to The PUNCH that Tinubu suggested deploying members of the National ...