Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) ahead of the forthcoming elections. Mohammed made the disclosure on Saturday in Bauchi after an expanded stakeholders meeting. He said that the action was due to the unresolved internal …
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Rabiu Kwankwaso has asked his supporters to resign from the ADC ahead of his planned defection to the NDC next week With Peter Obi. The former NNPP leader, who joined the ADC a few weeks ago, will join the NDC with Peter Obi, who is also expected to announce his …
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has summoned South Africa’s Acting High Commissioner following a wave of anti-foreigner protests and reported attacks targeting Nigerians and their businesses in the country. In a statement issued on Saturday by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nigeria, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, the government …
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The Nigerian Army has explained the circumstances surrounding the arrest of popular blogger and social media influencer, Justice Mark Chidiebere, also known as Justice Crack. In an official statement signed by Colonel Appolonia Anele, Acting Director of Army Public Relations, and released at the weekend, the Army said its attention …
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Leke Abejide, member representing Yagba Federal Constituency, Kogi, has left the African Democratic Congress (ADC), citing what he described as the party’s hijack by coalition leaders. In a statement issued on Friday in Lokoja, Abejide said the party had been overtaken by vested interests. He accused David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola …
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Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has urged staff to uphold the highest professionalism as Nigeria approaches critical electoral milestones across the country in coming months. In his 2026 International Workers’ Day message to staff in Abuja on Friday, titled “The Dignity of Service,” Amupitan described …
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in collaboration with the Federal Government has inaugurated the World’s First International Media and Information Literacy Institute (IMILI) in Nigeria. Ms Mariya Gabriel, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information (ADG/CI) said this in an interview on the sidelines of the …
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The Katsina State Police Command has arrested four suspected cattle rustlers and recovered 18 stolen cows at Tudun Iya Village in Funtua Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The spokesman, DSP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu disclosed this in a statement issued in Katsina on Friday. According to him, the success recorded …
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Yusuf Buhari, son of former President Muhammadu Buhari, has secured the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest for the Daura/Sandamu/Mai’adua Federal Constituency seat in the 2027 general elections. Newsextra24 reports that Yusuf was adopted unopposed following a stakeholders’ meeting held in Katsina on April 28. The consensus agreement was …
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced Nigeria’s emergence as chairman of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council for the Month of May 2026. The ministry’s Spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, saying the last time Nigeria chaired the Council was …
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