President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently meeting with governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State House in Abuja.
A federal high court in Lagos has granted the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) an order extending the detention of Afolabi Kazeem Micheal, the socialite popularly known as KC Luxury, for 30 days.
Former Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, on Wednesday, faulted
President Bola Tinubu for allocating funds accrued from the fuel subsidy
removal to state governors in return for their votes and support in 2027.
Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has described the reported mass abduction and killings in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State as a national emergency requiring immediate government response.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised the Federal Government’s newly announced $1 billion social protection programme, calling it a belated and politically timed response to the economic hardship Nigerians have endured under President Bola Tinubu’s reforms.
Stakeholders from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Ekiti State gathered in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday to map out plans for grassroots mobilisation behind Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s presidential bid for the 2027 general elections.
The Ondo State House of Assembly descended into chaos on Thursday after suspected thugs stormed the legislative complex in the heat of the impeachment saga against Speaker Olamide Oladiji.
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has directed the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to present Afolabi Kazeem Micheal, popularly known as KC Luxury, before it.
Ibrahim Gusau has confirmed his resignation as the president
of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
He officially announced his resignation at a press
conference in Abuja on Thursday.
“After consultation with family, friends and stakeholders, I
just want to tell you that I have decided to resign from my position,” he said.
“As Nigerians, nobody is greater than this country. We all
love our country and its progress. And as people who have been in football and
managing football, we need to look at ourselves and ask, ‘What next?’ so we
made a lot of consultations.”
Gusau added that he also advised members of the NFF board to
follow his footsteps. He clarified, however, that he cannot say whether they
would heed his advice.
A few minutes after Gusau’s announcement, the NFF said on
its X page that Mohammed Sanusi had also stepped down as the federation’s
general secretary.
The mass resignation comes a few weeks after the Super
Falcons failed to qualify for the women’s World Cup for the first time since
the competition’s inception. The disappointment triggered backlash for the NFF
board members.
TheCable understands that the NFF leadership was pressured
to step down after intervention from top brass of the federal government, from
the National Sports Commission (NSC) to the presidency.
Gusau was elected NFF president in 2022, and his tenure was
supposed to end next month, with an elective congress scheduled for September
27.
The fate of the congress is uncertain as reports claim that
a normalisation committee will be set up to oversee the federation’s affairs
until further notice.
Under Gusau’s leadership, the Super Eagles, like the
Falcons, also failed to qualify for the men’s 2026 World Cup, despite Africa
getting 10 slots for the first time. The failure also extended to age-grade
football, with the men’s U-17 and U-20 teams missing out on World Cups.