Prioritise human rights over political convenience — Onoh tells Bianca. By Emma Nnadozie Denge (Dr) Josef Onoh, former Southeast spokesman to President Bola Tinubu, has congratulated the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, on her appointment as Vice-Chair of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG).
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has urged Nigerians to take a cue from American voters by using the 2027 general elections to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, over economic hardship, worsening insecurity and declining living standards. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC described the American election outcome as a decisive rebuke of the ruling Republican Party’s leadership and economic policies, saying it offered an important lesson for Nigeria’s democracy.
Abia State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Sylvia Uchenna Agu, gave the warning on Wednesday at the 2026 Media Retreat and Press Week of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Abia State Council, held at Bishop Nwedo Pastoral Centre, Umuahia. On technological preparedness, Agu said INEC was building on lessons from previous elections to improve BVAS, IReV, the electronic EC8A and its Results Management System.
Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Wednesday that anyone expecting a shift in US policy was “seriously mistaken”, hours after midterm elections dealt a blow to President Donald Trump. Khamenei, 57, was named supreme leader after US-Israeli strikes at the start of the war killed his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
APC cannot find evidence against Obi – Utomi. Prof. Pat Utomi has said the inability of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government to prosecute the presidential candidate, of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, over alleged wrongdoing reflects the absence of credible evidence against him.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 5 — The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has issued Senator Hassan Omar with a formal and strict warning and severe caution over remarks he made during a public rally in Mombasa on September 11, 2026, after finding him in breach of the Electoral Code of Conduct. The commission’s Electoral Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee (ECCEC) concluded Complaint No. 3 of 2026 against the senator following proceedings in which it examined the evidence, submissions and representations presented by both sides.
Iran's top negotiator says US voters sent a “NO TO WAR” message, as Trump's Democratic opponents take Congress.
By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR Police and other security operatives on Wednesday prevented a possible violent clash in Calabar, Cross River State, between hundreds of supporters of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso and a large group of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters on a campaign walk. He stated, “Cross River State Police Command, through timely intervention and constructive engagement, helped avert a possible confrontation between participants at a presidential town hall meeting organised by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) at Hotel along the Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar and a…
NDA’s thumping success in the local body elections is on the expected line, say political analysts, adding that though results show no hint of anti-incumbency, the alliance partners need to focus on ironing out the rifts
Professor Romila Thapar says a Hindutva reading of Indian history cannot be ‘single and fixed’ and argues that historical inquiry must explain the evolution of Indian society rather than construct statements for contemporary political use
By Henry Umoru ABUJA—THERE are strong indications that the National Assembly is prepared to transmit the State Police Bill to President Bola Tinubu for assent as thirty states have so far approved the bill. The 30 states that have approved the proposal are Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara.
The AERB chairperson’s remarks gain significance in the context of SHANTI Act and the Union government’s policy decision to welcome private players
Olujunwon Obasanjo explains why he is backing Mr Tinubu despite the political differences within his family.
The country’s wealthy elite is aligning itself with the far-right politics of the Motorists party to stifle dissent Oto Klempíř was for many years the frontman of JAR, a popular Czech funk-rock band. Increasingly the government is borrowing methods favoured by Viktor Orbán in Hungary and Robert Fico in Slovakia.
An impeachment investigation would enhance transparency and allow Congress to reassert its authority In Tuesday’s midterm elections, voters sent the Republican party an unmistakable message: their love affair with Trumpism is coming to an end. The overwhelming victory for Democrats in both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate, was foreshadowed by a number of polls showing growing disenchantment with Donald Trump – and it was personal.
Although most of the firsts are Democrats, the Republican Party has also broken some new ground.
Atiku unveils rescue plan, promises to reopen borders, restore subsidy. Atiku said his administration would reopen Nigeria’s land borders to boost trade with neighbouring African countries, tackle insecurity and reduce pilgrimage fares for both Muslim and Christian faithful.
This is the first time in 20 years that a Republican president has lost both houses of US Congress.
Nigeria has opportunity to show, operate strong democracy — UK envoy. We’ll conduct credible, inclusive elections – INEC Speaking, INEC National Chairman, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, assured the international community that the commission would conduct credible and inclusive polls next year.
Shettima says Tinubu administration turning regions into economic powerhouses as APC campaigns in Nasarawa. Mr Shettima described the Akwanga–Jos–Bauchi–Gombe–Biu–Maiduguri Superhighway as a major component of the administration's infrastructure development agenda, explaining that the project will strengthen economic connections between the North-Central and North-Eastern regions.
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday called on Commonwealth member countries to champion reforms in the global financial architecture to address systemic inequalities confronting developing countries, particularly those in the Global South. He expressed Ghana’s support for the Bridgetown Initiative, championed by Barbados, and urged the Commonwealth to prioritise proposals to reform the international financial system and improve access to development financing.
Democrats flipped seats that had long been held by Republicans in a wave of historic leadership firsts.
President John Dramani Mahama has told motorists unhappy with the penalties under the newly introduced TraffiTech-GH traffic enforcement system to avoid speeding rather than complain about the cost of fines. Mr Mahama made the remarks in an interview with 1957 News on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at Jumby Bay Island in Antigua and Barbuda, where he discussed the introduction of the automated traffic monitoring system and concerns surrounding its implementation.
What are the changes in Agniveer scheme, and what prompted government to implement them? The decision, approved by the Cabineton the recommendations of the three services, creates a pathway for the eventual absorption of all willing Agniveers, subject to merit and prescribed selection criteria